Mamasons Dirty Ice cream (Chinatown London)

The Place

London's first ice cream parlour dedicated to serving up Filipino-style ice cream. Don't worry, there's nothing dirty about it. The name pays homage to the way ice cream is churned by hand on the streets of the Philippines – not with a fancy machine, but with just ice, salt, and a steel pot. You'll find traditional flavours on offer here – choose from the bright purple ube, the curiously black buko or the sour calamansi. Unpretentious, delicious and highly Instagrammable, it's no wonder that Mamasons has earned a special place in the hearts of many.

Insider Tips

Go for the Bilog, an ice cream sandwich of sorts featuring your flavour of choice in a toasted pandesal bun, a traditional bread commonly eaten in the Philippines. It may just be the best ice cream sandwich you've ever had.

Things To Order

Go for the Bilog, an ice cream sandwich of sorts featuring your flavour of choice in a toasted pandesal bun, a traditional bread commonly eaten in the Philippines. It may just be the best ice cream sandwich you've ever had.

Zed Ox
Zed Ox
20 May 2019
5/5

Excellent place for a pit stop and a cool dessert. Had the Ube flavoured Bilog, which is like a hot ice cream sandwich, warm on the outside cold on the in. My only comment is, put some Mango flavours options and maybe a plain coconut flavour 😊

Supersupergirl blogger Foodie
Supersupergirl blogger Foodie
15 Mar 2020
3/5

There are two branches of Mamasons Dirty Ice Cream and they are famous for its purple ube ice-cream and other sweet treats. Mamasons specializes in Filipino ice cream with special items during the weekend when there are more people. There are two branches, one in Chinatown and one at Camden. As I was at Leicester Square, I tried Mamasons over the weekend as they had the donuts as well. I went for the ube icecream on ube brownie as well as the donut. If you have tried Flipino food, a majority of it can be quite sweet but overall Flipino food is extremely delicious especially dinuguan, pinkabare, taro leaves etc. At the Chinatown branch of Mamasons, you can expect it to be quite busy being in a prime location so best to visit on week days. The ube donut was just pretty, an ordinary donut contrasted by the purple creme which had a rich and fragrant ube taste, however the doughnut dough was a little disappointing because it wasn't yeasty and it was rather oily and yellow just like Chinese donuts. As for the ube brownie, it was definitely different because it was made of ube hence the dark purple. Unfortunately, I found the texture too sugary but luckily the ube ice-cream fared better. Also had tea, but it was too hot to handle as they didn't have cup sleeves but luckily they gave me another cup.

Saeed Al-Suwaidi
Saeed Al-Suwaidi
6 Jun 2019
5/5

Flavors that will rock your head and will not find these flavors anywhere else. Had a taste of things on the menu and will definitely be visiting soon. Loved the fact the deserts were not to sugary.

Diana Ogarkova
Diana Ogarkova
26 Dec 2019
4/5

Nice vibe, milo ice cream with a milk bun was nice. A bit too sweet for my liking, seating is a bit tough. I'd say priced 50% higher than real value, good nevertheless. Great music.

Joyce Ho
Joyce Ho
5 Aug 2019
5/5

Mamasons’ Halo Halo, while not authentic according to my native friend, is still a refreshing dessert. Jackfruit & coconut strands, plenty of shaved ice, cornflakes (?), red beans, flan and my new fave flavour of ice cream: ube! I like that purple yam isn’t too sweet. So many different textures in my mouth. The best parts are at the bottom so make sure you mix it. Finally, drink up the remaining liquid! Portion is fair at £6.50 and they don’t take long to serve it to you even when busy.

Overview
Opening Hours
Monday: 12:00 – 8:00 PM Tuesday: 12:00 – 8:00 PM Wednesday: 12:00 – 8:00 PM Thursday: 12:00 – 8:00 PM Friday: 12:00 – 8:00 PM Saturday: 12:00 – 8:00 PM Sunday: 12:00 – 8:00 PM

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