There are many restaurants in the city in which one can enjoy a fine cheesecake but let's not forget that there are also other options available. Saigon has more than its fair share of bakeries and patisseries that offer an eclectic range of our favourite dessert and as CT members enjoy a bit of variation every now and then, we decided that this week we would do something a little different.
Meike kindly invited us to her lovely home in order to sample a selection of cheesecakes from 4 well-known bakeries around town: Voelker (Thao Dien, An Phu), Pat-a-Chou (Thao Dien, An Phu), Schneiders (Pasteur D.1) and Tours Les Jours (Hai Ba Trung D.1). In order to add a little mystery to our otherwise dull lives, testers did not know which cakes were purchased from which bakery. The selection of cakes looked very impressive, excitement was in the air and spoons were poised ready for action. The tension mounted.
The results are hereby listed in order of appreciation.
In fourth place is Korean chain, Tours le Jours: CT members were disappointed to find two creamy sponge cakes being labelled as Cheesecake by the bakery. Whilst the cakes were very nice, they did not fulfil the criteria of a Cheesecake (the main issue being that they were not made from cheese...) Needless to say, we ate them anyway but will not be giving them a score.
In third place is German Bakery, Schneiders: These cakes are very heavily decorated and look exquisite, the thick chocolate fudge swirl is particularly tempting. However, the hardened edges of the cake put CT testers off and whilst the cake is generally tasty, it is nothing special.. 6/10
Taking Second is French pattisserie, Pat-a-Chou: This cake has a particularly spongelike consistency, to the extent that CT found it difficult to ascertain whether the cake is actually made of cheese. The general consensus stated that it did actually classify as cheesecake leaves the cheesecake addict feeling somewhat underwhelmed. 7/10
Storming into first place is French pattisserie, Voelker: CT testers agreed that this cake really does have it all. A thick and creamy consistency with a buttery, flaky pastry base. The cake is an elegant cylindrical shape - larger than most of this shape - and has sophisticated chocolate and shortcake decorations. The taste is out of this world! Voelker's cheesecake is one of the most expensive of Saigon's cheesecakes but you get what you pay for. The only thing that lets this cake down is the thickness of the outer crust which had hardened after a day in the chilled cabinets; maybe fresh this would not be the case. 9.5/10
Verdict: Voelker is Victorious!
An absolutely AMAZING 9.5/10
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