Founded in Montreal and the first-ever sub-brand of Fuwa Fuwa, Café Noya offers a fresh take on Japanese cuisine in a unique coffee and bar place. It serves comfort home-cooked meals.
Reviews describe Café Noya as a cute cozy udon and onigiri cafe near McGill with a friendly casual vibe and a diverse menu that includes gyoza desserts and a strong range of matcha drinks. The broth and beef udon are praised for warmth and depth, the onigiri are fresh and flavorful, and the tiramisu matcha and other desserts are tempting, while some items are noted as small for the price and a few dishes miss expected notes of miso or mushroom. Service is generally friendly and efficient, though busy times can bring delays and occasional order mix ups. The space is seen as comfortable for studying and hanging out, with reasonable prices for drinks and a location that attracts students, making Café Noya feel like a reliable casual Japanese cafe experience and a good option for matcha lovers.
Un excellent restaurant japonais!! D ailleurs fréquenté par beaucoup de japonais, cela ne trompe pas! Présentation très s réussie de plats goûteux & variés. Mention spéciale pour chashu riz frit. Service un peu lent car victime de son succès avec des clients pickup en plus de ceux mangeant sur place.
Serveur exécrable. Si tu n'aime le contact avec les gens ne travaille pas en service. Je suis dégoûtée d'avoir tipé, merci à la fille au comptoir qui était très gentille.
I got the beef udon soup & it was pretty good objectively, although the flavor didn't really suit my palate. The seating area is well decorated. I think the service could have been warmer. It's a great place to visit if you really like umami flavors & east Asian cuisine!
definitely gets busy right around 12 in the afternoon as a bunch of students come to get lunch or matcha drinks. so we did have to wait a while to order as they also don't have much staff during that time. the onigiri have a nice texture with the seaweed. I personally loved the miso & mushroom udon, it tasted like a creamy mac & cream.
Ordered the omurice through Skip & was pretty disappointed. What we received was essentially a fried egg placed on top of rice, not the style of omurice shown on their Instagram or what people would expect when ordering omurice.
The edges were heavily browned/crispy & the dish looked very different from their promotional videos on Instagram (ie: arethaeats). The beef udon & matcha latte were not as bad; however, clearly lacked flavour. It tasted very watered down.
I emailed the restaurant first to ask about it & didn't receive a response, so unfortunately I'm leaving this review instead.
I can't say any of the dishes were interesting. We had high hopes for the miso mushroom udon which was recommended but it really did not taste like much other than cream, it was also a very small portion for its price.
Spicy chicken don was okay but I wasn't expecting kimchi in a Japanese dish, I would have gotten something else.
Lastly, we had dango & matcha ice cream which were okay.
Nice atmosphere, stopped here on a whim, did not check out reviews prior. The roof was great, both the beef udon & beef don were delicious, not over seasoned or salty like some places. The cocktails were also very good. I would recommend
I wanted to be the biggest hater when I saw the portion size, but then I took my first bite & omg....BEST UDON I'VE EVER HAD!!!! I ordered the Miso Cream Udon. I still wish the portion was bigger, I could've easily eaten another bowl. The sparkling orange yuzu is also really good.
I had the miso cream with added beef. It was delicious & so flavorful. I ate on the terrace since the weather was so nice, which made the experience even better~
would appreciate if the girls employees were being less loud in the kitchen.. besides really good place to study ??the guy employee there is ?_? really professional, loved it. Will come again in the future ..if i am visiting from the Hotel again.. can't wait. hahaha 🧔?♂?GO HABS GO! ! ! handsome mans
The chicken katsu onigiri is a nice addition to the menu, the meat is so good I need more!! The homemade matcha cookie was lovely too. It had the right level of sweetness.
However, service was extremely slow despite being one of the few customers waiting for their order. Also, the strawberry/litchi tea was terrible 🥀
