China's wildly popular dessert chain Yi Man Fen Dessert (怡满分糖水), also known as Sugar Rush, has made its first-ever overseas debut at 313 Somerset in July 2026. Founded just two years ago, the brand has already expanded to more than 90 outlets across 14 Chinese cities, and Singapore is the first market outside China to get a taste.
What Is Yi Man Fen?
Yi Man Fen specialises in handcrafted sweet soups, shaved ice desserts and tea-based drinks, made fresh in-store daily without pre-made bases or artificial flavourings. Every bowl is prepared to order for maximum texture and flavour. The brand leans on carefully sourced ingredients, including Jianning lotus seeds, Suizhou peach gum, premium white fungus and red beans from northeast China. Dessert bases and tea brews are slow-simmered in-store each day rather than shipped in as concentrates.
Signature Desserts to Try
The menu is built around five headline items, with prices held at SGD 5.80 for the dessert bowls. That pricing is in line with what the chain charges in China, which is part of why the brand has built such a loyal following so quickly.
- Grand Slam 100 (SGD 5.80): A hearty bowl with fresh milk, grass jelly, peach gum, white lotus seeds, red beans and chewy handmade sweet potato balls. This is the order most regulars recommend for first-timers.
- Grassava 100 (SGD 5.80): Brown sugar cassava with snow fungus, corn germ, peach gum, handmade sweet potato and taro balls, plus the brand's signature giant bursting taro balls, finished with a drizzle of fresh milk.
- Mango Snowy (SGD 5.80): Seasonal Keitt mangoes with Shaanxi-style black glutinous rice balls, served over shaved ice and topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Refreshing for a hot afternoon.
- Pearls Creme Brulee Poke Ice (SGD 4.50): Brown sugar and fresh milk with a torched creme brulee top and chewy pearls. The most photogenic item on the menu.
Tea and Beverages
Yi Man Fen does not just do desserts. The beverage list runs to a dozen options, with a few standout picks worth ordering alongside your dessert. The Heart Peach Gum (SGD 7.20) is a slow-simmered peach gum drink served warm or chilled, the Whole Loquat Iced Tea (SGD 6.20) is a seasonal tea brewed with whole loquats, and the Dubai Chocolate Squeeze Cocoa (SGD 7.20) is the brand's viral chocolate drink, modelled on the Dubai pistachio chocolate bars that swept through China in 2024. If you want something lighter, the Mango Snowy also works as a drink-dessert hybrid.
Why the Hype
Yi Man Fen's expansion outside China has been watched closely because of how fast the brand grew at home. Founded in 2024, it hit 90 outlets across 14 Chinese cities within two years, which is unusually fast even by Chinese F&B chain standards. The chain's strategy has been to keep prices accessible while refusing to use pre-made dessert bases, which is rare in the dessert category. Whether that translates to Singapore remains to be seen, but the brand's first overseas outlet at 313 Somerset is being treated as a proof-of-concept for further Southeast Asian expansion.
The Details
- Address: 313 Orchard Road, 313 Somerset, Singapore 238895
- Nearest MRT: Somerset MRT Station (North-South Line), direct underground link
- Opening: July 2026
- Operating hours: To be announced, expected to align with mall hours of 10am to 10pm
- Website: yimanfen.cn
- Halal status: Not halal-certified
What to Order on Your First Visit
If you only have room for one order, make it the Grand Slam 100. It is the dessert that built the brand's reputation in China, and it gives you a sense of what Yi Man Fen does best, layered textures, slow-simmered ingredients and a balance of sweet and milky that does not tip into cloying. Add a Heart Peach Gum if you want a warm drink to balance the cold dessert, or a Whole Loquat Iced Tea if you want something tart and refreshing.
Come early, queues at Yi Man Fen outlets in China are legendary, and the Singapore debut at 313 Somerset is expected to draw crowds in the first few weeks, especially on weekends and after work. The outlet is on the basement food level, a short walk from the Somerset MRT exit, so plan a slot before the lunch or dinner rush if you want to skip the line.
