Birds of Paradise Gelato Boutique

What we know

• Founded by Edwin Lim in Katong in July 2016, in his words 'the concept of a botanical gelato boutique, which is the first of its kind in Singapore, and possibly the world' (Vulcan Post, 16 Dec 2021 — page is marked '[sponsored-tag]', quote attributed directly to Edwin Lim)
• States on its own site that it infuses real botanicals — fruits, flowers, pods, herbs and spices from South East Asia — into its gelato, deliberately eschewing bottled flavourings, essences and colourings (birdsofparadise.sg, About Us page, fetched 21 Aug 2026)
• Listed in the Michelin Guide Singapore selection in 2018, 2019 and 2021 according to Vulcan Post's profile of the business
• One of its first flavours, White Chrysanthemum, was built as a play on the chrysanthemum tea 'mummy' used to make, and customer reactions were, in Lim's words, 'priceless' once they tried it (Vulcan Post, 16 Dec 2021)
• In 2021 sourced fresh cold-pressed coconut milk from The Coconut Club for a limited-run coconut sorbet that was brought back permanently after 'overwhelming love' from customers (Vulcan Post, 16 Dec 2021, quoting Edwin Lim)
• Founder in a fetched first-party interview says the business set out deliberately against the market: '[Other gelaterias] are all selling the same typical flavours [like] bacio, stracciatella [and] menthe,' explained Edwin, of his decision to build a distinctly Southeast Asian range instead (Vulcan Post, 16 Dec 2021)