DOTORI MOCHI is a dessert shop at 5C/15 Gooch Place in Somerville, Auckland, with a 4.4 Google rating from 14 reviews. Diners rave about the mochi — the strawberry matcha with black sesame dipping sauce earned one reviewer's highest praise — though one was less sure about the bingsu toppings, and it pays to check the Instagram for opening times before setting out.
Mochi is at its best the day it is made, as the chew fades as it sits, so shops working in small batches usually have the freshest trays. Bingsu, the Korean dessert of shaved milk ice, lives or dies on texture: done well it is snow-fine and melts on the tongue, with toppings chosen to complement the ice rather than bury it. Both are treats to eat promptly, not carry around.
Between the mochi, the bingsu and the much-mentioned soufflés, DOTORI MOCHI gives Somerville a proper dessert stop.