Forget your typical matcha order, Toronto’s cafés are matcha-ing it up with unconventional creations.
The premium Japanese green tea powder makes the well-known matcha that many Torontonians love. After the drink went viral in 2024, Toronto cafés started shaking it up with matcha-infused desserts and alcohol — basically, everything matcha.
With National Matcha Day coming up on Saturday, Now Toronto compiled a list of out-of-the-box matcha-based drinks and desserts available in the city.
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Matcha Beer
Location: 915 Dupont St
Rooms 915 Dupont introduced matcha beer on Thursday. The alcoholized drink makes a matcha-made-in-heaven, combining ceremonial-grade matcha with classic Japanese beer.
“The sweetness and umami of matcha soften the bitterness of the beer, while the hops blend with the floral notes of green tea. The carbonation lifts everything, making each sip feel bright, refreshing and incredibly smooth,” the business described the flavours in an Instagram post.
White Matcha
Location: 407 Church St
M2 Cocktail Bar by MATCHA MATCHA is the weekend bar made by the beloved daytime matcha shop. Located inside Matcha Matcha’s downtown location, converted into a bar at night, M2 offers a $19 alcoholized matcha drink. It features cacao butter-washed tequila, pineapple, vanilla yogurt, matcha, and whey. The drink contains 17 per cent alcohol.
Matcha Sakura Sundae
Locations: 596 Yonge St | 255 Beverley St
Matcha doesn’t need to be limited to drinks. Bloom Cafe released a matcha sakura sundae last month. The limited-edition item, planned to stay for two to three months, combines sakura’s slight saltiness with matcha’s rich bitterness, according to their Instagram post.
The soft-serve sundae is layered with house-made strawberry jam and matcha cookies.
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Carrot Cake Matcha
Locations: 100 King St W. | 324 Bathurst St | 890 Queen St E
Matcha Haus knows matcha — it’s in their name. The shop offers a popular seasonal spring beverage: carrot cake matcha, priced at $9.50. It features a house-made carrot syrup, ceremonial matcha and non-dairy cream cheese foam — on trend with the HAUS-made syrups and vegan cold foam of the brand. This drink is known for its balanced, sweet, and spiced flavour profile, similar to carrot cake.
Matcha Shot
Location: 100 Western Battery Rd, Unit 1
Instead of a juice shot, try a matcha shot — the perfect slightly caffeinated drink. The Liberty Village shop, TonTon Matcha + Coffee, is selling this shot for $5 to give your day an energy boost.
Strawberry Matcha Tiramisu
Locations: 329 Yonge St, second floor | 1967 Yonge St | 86 Gerrard St E. | 144 College St
Tiramisu’s a well-loved dessert. Matcha too. Late April, 18feet released a new menu item: the strawberry matcha tiramisu. It combines matcha’s earthy flavour with the Korean café’s housemade strawberry cheong, making the tiramisu a bit sweet, slightly bitter and very creamy.
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Green Tea Matcha Bingsu
Location: 397 Spadina Ave
As warm weather’s approaching, enjoy a refreshingly cold dessert — with a matcha twist. Han Bingo, a Korean Café, sells green tea matcha bingsu, made with housemade red bean and housemade green tea matcha ice cream. The dessert is priced starting from $9.99.
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Dubai Chocolate Chewy Cookies Matcha Pistachio Cream
Locations: 17 various locations
Dubai Chocolate has made headlines in 2023 and hasn’t left the spotlight since. If you can’t choose between Dubai chocolate and matcha, what if we told you there’s a dessert that combines both favourites: a chewy Dubai chocolate flavoured with matcha pistachio cream. Marry Me Mochi released this new chewy almost two months ago at all 17 locations.
Mango Passion Fruit Matcha Fizz
Locations: 8-160 Baldwin St | 540 College St | 240 Augusta Ave
Little Pebbles is known for making trendy drinks and desserts from Dubai chocolate to giant croissants, and has now introduced a mango passion fruit matcha fizz. For matcha lovers who also love sparkling drinks, this is the perfect combination. This refreshing, tropical Japanese-inspired beverage features premium matcha, layered with mango purée, passion fruit and soda. The drink is priced at $6.90.
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