ŌNO Specialty Coffee & Matcha

ŌNO checks all the boxes - a fine curation of matcha, coffee, pastries, inventive drinks, sandos, all in a lovely sunlight filled space. If you find yourself in PJ looking for coffee or matcha, be sure to drop by ŌNO. Nestled in a quiet corner of PJ, ŌNO was opened in late 2021 by Malaysia’s top matcha purveyors (Niko Neko) and coffee baristas-turned-roasters Curate Coffee Roasters. Behind the slightly confusing swinging front door and an intimidatingly minimalist interior, ŌNO serves up great Japanese-inspired sandos and exactingly brewed drinks. Customers get a view of the bar, where the small team works on brewing matcha and coffee. Try the ceremonial matcha, or go for rotating Champion reserve single origin beans brewed with the method of your choice. The menu sports some standouts like juicy chicken katsu sando, ichigo sando or dashi tamago sando, but for us, the unassuming winner is the houjicha ogura sando - made with fluffy Japanese shokupan, homemade red bean paste, and hojicha cream.