Matcha Cookie

For our Sunday brunch, we called for Tokyo matcha cake (Rs 310), matcha cream croissant (Rs 310), matcha white chocolate cookie (Rs 260), and matcha waffle with maple syrup (Rs 330)—all four lived up to our expectations. The cake, lightly dusted with matcha was reasonably moist; on par with some of the better matcha cakes we’ve had in the Far East. The croissant, our first with matcha filling, truly won our hearts. The creamy filling oozed right out when we warmed it up in the microwave, giving us a pool of matcha cream in which we dunked the flaky croissant and savoured the treat. Bet it would have tasted delicious even if we hadn’t heated it. Waffles are usually tricky to make, but this one was done to perfection and it carried a mild bitterness of matcha, which was cut by the gentle drizzle of maple syrup.

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The cookie had crumbled by the time we could get it out of the box, but the blend of white chocolate with matcha made it an irresistible pairing. All four of the dishes didn’t have an overtly sharp taste of matcha, nor were they wretchedly sweet.

Matcha Latte

The drinks we ordered were matcha vanilla bean latte (Rs 335); tropical matcha (Rs 335), and salted caramel matcha (Rs 399). While the latte didn’t disappoint entirely, we thought it was too milky. They do have options of oat milk, almond milk and cashew milk at an additional cost for all milk-based drinks. Ditto with the salted caramel matcha. Besides, you don’t get any of the frappuccino fun of whipped cream swirls you see in the menu photos—it can’t survive the Mumbai heat. The tropical matcha was average and more of an acquired taste, even for us. Will we order again? The desserts, yes, but for the drinks, we may want to trek to Bandra where we’ve heard that they serve a few items at Ritual Daily Coffee.

What: Tokyo Matcha Bar
At: Shop no.5, Kenwood CHS, Near, Zig Zag Road, Pali Hill
When: 7 am to 12.30 am
Call: 8108017036
Rating : Good
Tokyo Matcha Bar didn’t know we ordered from them. Sunday Mid Day reviews anonymously and pays for meals.