Originally from Kyoto, this matcha café offers sticky Uji matcha warabimochi (bracken starch jelly) and is certain to satisfy both green tea and mochi lovers.
Saryo Suisen’s warabimochi are served hot or cold and you can choose a stronger level of matcha flavour for more bitterness. It comes in a set with a pot of tea (gyokuro hojicha or sencha), shiratama (sweet white rice dumpling), red bean paste, kinako powder and kuromitsu (brown sugar syrup). The classic warabimochi set costs ¥1,180 (or ¥1,380 for a stronger matcha flavour). Other options include a bitter matcha soft cream and warabimochi covered in kinako (roasted soybean powder; ¥1,080), or strong matcha warabimochi in zenzai (sweet red bean soup; ¥990).
Apart from warabimochi, Saryo Suisen has many other dishes made with Kyoto tea, such as Japan-inspired parfaits (from ¥980), a selection of matcha cakes like cheesecakes (¥550), mont blanc (¥580) and mille crêpes (¥580), and Kyoto obanzai (traditional Kyoto savoury cuisine). You can accompany your meal with matcha beer (¥880) or an exclusive 3D matcha latte (¥780) with the design of your choice.