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Recommended matcha sweets in Kyoto

[2023] 17 Recommended Matcha Sweets in Kyoto

When it comes to gourmet food that you can't miss in Kyoto, "Matcha" is the one. This time, the local editorial department will introduce recommended matcha sweets that you definitely want to try when you come to Kyoto. There are many variations, from Japanese sweets to parfaits, ice cream, and rice cakes, so you might be at a loss as to which one to choose. Be sure to check out the shops, including those loved by the locals.

Contents of this article

1.
[Kanmidokoro Noan] Have a blissful 3 o'clock with matcha ice cream / Higashiyama
2.
Enjoy a matcha-filled parfait at [Otanien Tea Shop] / Higashiyama
3.
Taste thick tea Mont Blanc decorated with black soybeans from Tanba at [Wa Cafe Tokinone] / Shijo Kawaramachi
4.
At [Fuya Yanagiryoku], feel the charm of Minamiyamashiro Village tea that has been passed down for 800 years / Shijo Kawaramachi
5.
At [Marukyu Koyamaen Nishinotoin branch Sabo Genan] store-limited melty roll cake / Karasuma Oike
6.
Matcha ice cream at [Nanaya] where you can choose the strength of matcha / Karasuma Oike
7.
A new pairing of Japanese tea and sweets [Gion Kitagawa Hanbei] / Gion
8.
Enjoy matcha flavored parfait at sweets shop [Gion Komori] / Gion
9.
New white matcha ice cream [SHUHARI KYOTO] / Nishijin
10.
Parfait with fluffy texture [Kiyomizu Ippouen Cafe Kyoto Main Store] / Higashioji Shichijo
11.
Authentic matcha ice cream produced by the famous tea store [Yano Jisakuen] / Sanjokai Shopping Street
12.
An adult parfait with rich matcha and coffee [Maeda Coffee Meirin] / Karasuma
13.
Jelly from [Nakamura Tokichi Honten] that makes use of the pure sweetness of Uji tea / Uji
14.
Feel the charm of matcha [Tsuji Rihei Honten Saryo] matcha parfait / Uji
15.
Exceptionally rich and satisfying matcha parfait at Mugakusanbo Salon de Muge / Gion
16.
[Kyuemon Ito Main Store/Teahouse] Limited to take-out! Freshly made deliciousness / Uji
17.
Matcha parfait at [Sasaya Iori Bettei] that fills your mouth with happiness / Umekoji

1.[Kanmidokoro Noan] Have a blissful 3 o'clock with matcha ice cream / Higashiyama

Despite being a popular tourist area, a store that Kyoto people should definitely know about was born in [Entokuin] in Higashiyama. For the warmer months ahead, we recommend matcha soft serve ice cream made with Ujitawara matcha and matcha ice cream in the middle. A popular dish with a rich yet easy-to-eat taste for children. In addition, Japanese sweets that are perfect for filling a small stomach at 3 o'clock are said to be used as tea sweets at temples and shrines due to their elegant sweetness. If you have it with tea, it will be a blissful three o'clock.

Noan no Nene-san in the middle

Nene-san monaka 550 yen. Filled with plenty of Uji matcha ice cream, which has just the right amount of bitterness and refined sweetness, the monaka is filled with rice flour dumplings and red bean paste. Takeout is also possible.

Sweets shop Noan

  • Kanmidokoro no An
  • 530 Kodaiji Shimogawaramachi, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 5 minutes on foot from the bus stop "Higashiyama Yasui"
  • Tel.075-741-8118

2.Enjoy a matcha-filled parfait at [Otanien Tea Shop] / Higashiyama

[Otanien Tea Shop], which is close to [Tofukuji], is a Uji tea specialty store founded in 1930 (Showa 5). At the café corner, you can enjoy rich Japanese sweets made with carefully selected Uji tea. In particular, we recommend the voluminous Koto no Koisho parfait, where you can enjoy homemade Uji tea ice cream, matcha castella, and bracken-starch dumplings all at once.

The Koto no Koisho parfait is 1,080 yen and is accented with the original matcha raw chocolate "Koto no Koisho." Luxurious toppings such as homemade Uji tea ice cream, matcha castella, and bracken-starch dumplings

Otanien Tea Shop

  • Otani Enchaho
  • Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, Higashiyama Ward, Imakumano Wanomori-cho 7
  • 8 minute walk from JR Tofukuji Station
  • Tel.075ー561ー4658

3.Taste thick tea Mont Blanc decorated with black soybeans from Tanba at [Wa Cafe Tokinone] / Shijo Kawaramachi

[Wa Cafe Tokinone] is a place where you can relax and enjoy the view of Kawaramachi Street without worrying about the hustle and bustle of the city. He enthusiastically researches menus that use Japanese tea, and Japanese sweets such as matcha parfait and matcha chiffon cake are always popular. The koicha Mont Blanc 770 yen contains plump black soybeans from Tamba, so you can enjoy a deep taste with the gentle sweetness of the cream and the aroma of matcha.

Japanese Cafe Tokinone

Koicha Mont Blanc (770 yen) is made by hand every day to enjoy its rich aroma.

Japanese Cafe Tokinone

  • Wa Cafe Kinone
  • Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Nakagyo Ward Kawaramachi Street Shijo Agaru Yoneyamachi 384 Kuramoto Building 4F
  • 1 minute walk from Hankyu "Kyoto Kawaramachi Station"
  • Tel.075-213-2288

4.At [Fuya Yanagiryoku], feel the charm of Minamiyamashiro Village tea that has been passed down for 800 years / Shijo Kawaramachi

Fuya Yanagiryoku is an antenna shop connected to Minamiyamashiro Village, the only village in Kyoto known for producing Uji tea and sencha. At the Japanese tea cafe [naturam RYU-RYOKU by Kazuya Sugiura] on the 2nd floor, you can enjoy RYU-RYOKU, which is a combination of matcha green tea terrine and Miyama milk, and KA-HO-RI, which combines the mild flavor of roasted tea with the sourness of citrus fruits. , You can enjoy a plate of dessert that expresses the charm of tea in Minami Yamashiro Village.

Signature menu RYU-RYOKU 1650 yen. Rich yet melt-in-your-mouth matcha terrine and ice cream made only with Miyama milk bring out the flavor of matcha even more.

Fuya Yanagimidori

  • Fuyari Ryuryoku
  • Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Nakagyo Ward Fuyacho Street Rokkakugaru Shirakabecho 439
  • 3-minute walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Subway Station
  • Tel.075-201-7862

5.At [Marukyu Koyamaen Nishinotoin branch Sabo Genan] store-limited melty roll cake / Karasuma Oike

Established in the Genroku era, Marukyu Koyamaen is a long-established Uji tea manufacturing company that handles many famous teas, including the favorites of the Sansenke family. At the teahouse facing the inner garden of a renovated Kyomachiya, you can enjoy a variety of teas such as light tea, strong tea, gyokuro and sencha, as well as tea sweets such as matcha roll cakes and ice cream.

Roll cake of Marukyu Koyamaen Sabo Motoan

The matcha roll cake set with rich matcha cream melts in your mouth for 1,300 yen.

Marukyu Koyamaen Nishinotoin Teahouse Genan

  • Marukyuu Koyamaen Nishinoto Inn Sabou Motoan
  • 561 Sanbo Nishinotoin-cho, Nishinotoin-dori Oikeshitaru, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 6 minutes walk from Subway Karasuma Oike Station
  • Tel.075-223-0909

6.Matcha ice cream at [Nanaya] where you can choose the strength of matcha / Karasuma Oike

A sweets shop where you can enjoy gelato made with carefully selected ingredients such as Kyoto's finest matcha green tea, as well as carefully selected strawberries and black sesame seeds. Among the matcha ice creams that you can choose the thickness of, the richest matcha premium No. 7 has a strong impact as if you were eating matcha itself. Try it once!

Popular matcha ice cream with different strengths from No.1 to No.7 from 400 yen

Nanaya Kyoto Sanjo

  • Nanaya Kyoto Sanjo
  • 92-1 Aburayacho, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 6 minutes walk from Subway Karasuma Oike Station
  • Tel.075-251-7780

7.A new pairing of Japanese tea and sweets [Gion Kitagawa Hanbei] / Gion

A cafe run by Kitagawa Hanbei Shoten, a matcha wholesaler in Uji founded in 1861. A tea wholesaler who knows everything about tea proposes a pairing of Japanese tea and sweets. If you're looking for sweets that use matcha, it's better to avoid matcha in your drink and pair it with Japanese black tea or Japanese oolong tea. Enjoy the synergy of sweets and Japanese green tea.

Gion Kitagawa Hanbei's matcha degreinezon

Matcha degrinezone (with drink) 2,800 yen with 5 kinds of sweets such as cakes, jelly, and cookies made to bring out the deliciousness of Japanese tea.

Gion Kitagawa Hanbei

  • Gion Kitagawa Hanbei
  • 570-188 south side of Gion-cho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 6 minutes on foot from Keihan Gion-Shijo Station
  • Tel.075-205-0880

8.Enjoy matcha flavored parfait at sweets shop [Gion Komori] / Gion

A popular sweets shop on Shimbashi-dori in Gion, where you can feel the atmosphere of Kyoto. At the townhouse, which used to be a tea house, you can enjoy sweets and tea that are carefully made with carefully selected ingredients such as Dainagon adzuki beans from Tokachi and Yoshino arrowroot. If you like matcha, we recommend the parfait topped with plenty of matcha ice cream that has just the right amount of sweetness and bitterness.

Gion Komori's Matcha Bavarian Parfait

Matcha bavarian parfait 1600 yen. A popular parfait where you can enjoy various textures such as matcha ice cream, bavarois, and shiratama dumplings.

Gion Komori

  • Gionkomori
  • Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Higashiyama Ward Gion Shimbashi-dori Yamatooji Higashi-iri 61 Motoyoshicho
  • 5-minute walk from Keihan Gion-Shijo Station
  • Tel.075-561-0504

9.New white matcha ice cream [SHUHARI KYOTO] / Nishijin

Inside "Kyoto Nishijin Rooji" where rows of tenements make you feel like you've slipped back in time. The matcha produced in Wazuka, which is the largest producer of Uji tea, is supported by famous patissiers both in Japan and overseas. "White matcha ice cream" is made by pickling tea leaves, the raw material of matcha, in milk and extracting only the umami of the tea leaves.

SHUHARI KYOTO

(Left) White matcha ice cream 650 yen. (Right) Single-origin matcha and fruit latte 690 yen. Choose from 3 seasonal flavors including orange

SHUHARI KYOTO

  • Shuhari Kyoto
  • April 09, 2021 open
  • Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, Kamigyo Ward, Jofukuji-dori, Ichijo-dori, Higashi-nishi Tawaraya-cho, 144, Kyoto Nishijin Loji
  • 20 minutes on foot from Subway "Imadegawa Station"
    18 minutes on foot from Randen "Kitano Hakubaicho Station"
    4-minute walk from the bus stop "Senbon Nakadachiuri"
  • Tel.050-3702-1981

10.Parfait with fluffy texture [Kiyomizu Ippouen Cafe Kyoto Main Store] / Higashioji Shichijo

The specialty tea shop [Kiyomizu Ippouen Cafe Kyoto Main Store], which operates near Sanjusangendo Temple, has a reputation for its elaborate tea sweets. The "Shimizu Parfait", which has been upgraded and revived for the first time in about four years, is a rich sweet that uses Uji matcha espuma, which can only be made from a single tea mill and only 500g per day, and homemade thick tea syrup. Quantities are limited each day, so visit before they sell out.

Parfait at Shimizu Ippouen

Shimizu parfait 1280 yen. A full-size parfait with fluffy matcha espuma, shiratama dumplings, boiled red beans, fiantine, Japanese chestnuts, and thick tea jelly.

Tea Master Kiyomizu Ippouen Cafe Kyoto Main Store

  • Chasho Shimizu Ippoen Cafe Kyoto Honten
  • 665 Hongawara-cho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 12 minutes on foot from Keihan Shichijo Station
  • Tel.075-202-7964

11.Authentic matcha ice cream produced by the famous tea store [Yano Jisakuen] / Sanjokai Shopping Street

A high-quality tea shop located in the Sanjokai shopping district, known for its roasted green tea, which is carefully roasted in small batches using a roasting machine. Another popular product, the green soft serve that was born in 1955 (Showa 30), is a specialty store where you can enjoy the clear flavor of matcha. The price is reasonable because we want shoppers in the shopping district to eat casually.
* Soft-serve ice cream sales are closed irregularly, so please check by phone.

Matcha ice cream from Yano Jisakuen

Green soft serve 250 yen. Made with the same manufacturing method as when it first went on sale about 60 years ago, the soft-serve ice cream is mildly sweet and has the aroma of matcha green tea.

Yano Self-made Garden

  • Yanoji Sakuen
  • 10 Mibubabacho, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 8 minute walk from JR Nijo Station
  • Tel.075-841-2567

12.An adult parfait with rich matcha and coffee [Maeda Coffee Meirin] / Karasuma

[Kyoto Art Center] When the [Kyoto Art Center] opened, [Maeda Coffee Meirin] entered the classroom on the 1st floor as a cafe. The coffee and matcha parfait, which is only available here, has a rich and deep taste of matcha ice cream and rich vanilla ice cream that match [Maeda Coffee]'s coffee jelly.

Coffee and matcha parfait from Maeda Coffee Meirin

Coffee and matcha parfait 1680 yen. If you like the brown sugar syrup that accompanies it

Maeda Coffee Meirin

  • Maeda Coffee Meirinten
  • Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Nakagyo Ward
  • 3 minutes walk from Hankyu Karasuma Station
  • Tel.075-221-2224

13.Jelly from [Nakamura Tokichi Honten] that makes use of the pure sweetness of Uji tea / Uji

A long-established tea merchant in Uji with a history of over 160 years. The sweets made by making use of the good taste of the tea leaves that have been cultivated are popular. The elegant raw tea jelly, which contains the taste of freshly ground matcha, is like the tea you drink every day. Enjoy the chewy texture of the jelly and the refreshing scent of matcha.

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Jelly, rich matcha ice cream, shiratama (rice flour dumplings), and adzuki beans in a bamboo bowl for 1,180 yen. Take-out products are also available for souvenirs.

Nakamura Tokichi Main Store

  • Nakamura Tokyo
  • 10, Uji, Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 1 minute walk from JR Nara Line "Uji Station"
  • Tel.0774-22-7800

14.Feel the charm of matcha [Tsuji Rihei Honten Saryo] matcha parfait / Uji

A tea house run by a long-established tea store in Uji [Tsuji Rihei Honten]. Founded in 1860, it inherits the vision of the first generation, and you can feel the "charm of genuine Uji tea" with sweets made with strong tea, light tea, and mellow matcha. The most popular is the "Okoicha Parfait Uji Honore" where you can enjoy various flavors of matcha. The Japanese chestnut truffle topping is wrapped in matcha couverture after ordering. You can enjoy an even richer matcha flavor by pouring the accompanying dark tea sauce over it.

Tsujirihei Main Store Tea House

Rich tea parfait Uji honor 1760 yen. Tencha jelly, matcha chiffon, agar, etc. are layered over and over, making it the most popular standard parfait regardless of the season.

Tsujirihei Main Store Tea House

  • Tsujirihehonten Saryo
  • 41 Ujiwakamori, Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 5 minute walk from JR Uji Station
  • Tel.0774-29-9021

15.Exceptionally rich and satisfying matcha parfait at Mugakusanbo Salon de Muge / Gion

Sanbo is located next to Kikunoi, a traditional Japanese restaurant in Gion, so that you can casually enjoy authentic Japanese cuisine. The modern sukiya-zukuri space further deepens the flavor of the matcha sweets. The "Dark Matcha Parfait", which looks beautiful, is a rich ice cream that uses about four times as much matcha as the amount you make.

Muho Sanbo's rich matcha parfait is 1,760 yen. Topped with homemade castella, shiratama dumplings, etc.

Salon de Muge

  • Muge Sanbo Salon de Muge
  • Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, Higashiyama Ward, Shimogawara Street, Kodaiji North Gate, Washiocho 524
  • 15-minute walk from Keihan Gion-Shijo Station
  • Tel.075-561-0015

16.[Kyuemon Ito Main Store/Teahouse] Limited to take-out! Freshly made deliciousness / Uji

A tea shop founded in the late Edo period. In addition to Uji tea, there are always about 100 types of matcha sweets that change with the season in the product sales corner! Uji matcha fresh dorayaki, which is made by sandwiching carefully cooked white bean paste with rich matcha in a fluffy dough, is a rare item that can only be obtained at the main store.

Itohkyuemon's Uji matcha raw dorayaki

Freshly made matcha green tea dorayaki with chestnuts 285 yen (takeout only). Limited to the head office, sold only on Saturdays and Sundays. Chestnuts are available from September to November.

Ito Kyuemon Main Store / Teahouse

  • Ito Kyuemon Honten Sabou
  • 19-3 Aramaki, Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture
  • 5 minutes walk from Keihan Uji Station
  • Tel.0774-23-3955

17.Matcha parfait at [Sasaya Iori Bettei] that fills your mouth with happiness / Umekoji

A villa created by Sasaya Iori, a long-established Japanese confectionery store with a history of over 300 years, in a high-quality space. It has become a hot topic because even one person can enjoy afternoon tea with Japanese sweets. The proud matcha parfait has a rich taste and texture, and is satisfying to eat! The matcha used in the ice cream and jelly is changed, and it is calculated so that the taste will be completed in your mouth when you eat it.

Sasaya Iori's matcha parfait

Matcha parfait with rich matcha ice cream is 1430 yen. Matcha ice cream, shiratama dumplings, jelly, etc.

Sasaya Iori Villa

  • Whispering Ori Betei
  • Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Shimogyo Ward Suzakudo Noguchicho 20-4 Hotel Emion Kyoto 1F
  • 2 minute walk from JR Umekoji Kyoto Nishi Station
  • Tel.075-322-8078
*Please note that the information contained herein is subject to change without notice.
*Since this site uses automatic translation, the translation may differ from the original Japanese content.

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