6 Delicious Matcha Dessert Places You’ll Love in Kyoto Tea Country

Dan Dan Cafëis an incredible place that offers a feast for the eyes and mouth. Their matcha gelato offers a truly intense and satisfying tea experience. In warm seasons, they also serve a luxurious parfait using this rich gelato. If you are hungry, you can enjoy their delicious homemade lunch, too. Furthermore, you can view Wazuka Town’s most famous tea plantation from the cafe. The stunning scenery is unforgettable once seen. This tea plantation is a part of the Japan Heritage (Japanese Tea: Eight Centuries of Tradition).

At Roadside Rest Area Ocha-no-Kyoto Minamiyamashiro Village , featuring Minamiyamashiro Village’s culture including local specialties such as matcha, vegetables, mushrooms, fruit and rice, you can enjoy amazing meals, desserts and drinks as well as shopping. Their soft-serve ice cream, made with a generous amount of matcha, is truly delicious and attracts many people. The rich matcha flavor and the melty, smooth texture are blissful. Their matcha shaved ice, which appears in summer, is also a luxurious treat. It’s refreshing and perfect to beat the summer heat. In addition, various limited-time matcha sweets such as parfaits and zenzai (a warm dessert soup with mochi rice cakes), appear throughout the year.

Maiko Tea Boutique is a cozy cafe that serves a variety of desserts featuring Uji matcha. This layered parfait is a matcha lovers’ dream. It’s topped with matcha jelly and ice cream, as well as shiratama dango (chewy rice dumplings), azuki (red beans), a chestnut, and more. The harmony of the traditional Japanese ingredients and flavorful Uji matcha is divine.

Matcha desserts offer a unique and delightful way to satisfy your sweet cravings while enjoying the healthy goodness. The Kyoto Tea Country region is a treasure trove of delicious matcha sweets, from historical tea shops to modern cafés. In addition to what we introduced above, a variety of matcha desserts await you, such as roll cakes, chocolates, pancakes, dango (Japanese dumplings), and daifuku (rice cakes stuffed with sweet filling). What you’ll savor here is authentic. Experience the profound flavors that have been grown with a long history and tradition, from tea cultivation and processing to the creation of exquisite sweets.

Beyond the amazing treats, you’ll find various elements of Japanese culture in the tableware, accompanying ingredients, ambiance of the place, the surrounding scenery, and so on. This journey might even spark a newfound curiosity about Japan’s rich heritage.

Come indulge in the rich flavors of matcha. Have a blissful experience!