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.
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 🥀
Always yummy & affordable, I wish the onigiri had a little more filling in it though ! The matcha is not very strong, kinda just tastes like milk but I liked the hot hochija. I always come when am around downtown !
The mushroom udon had fewer mushrooms in it than the chicken teriyaki bowl. Ordered 2 plates of gyozas both were barely warm, we asked for them to be re-heated, I had to to & check if they had reheated them & collect them, they were still barely warm, this was unfortunate as they were nice, just cold. The pistachio latte was nice, the chicken teriyaki was decent too. The basque cheesecake was average, the nicest part was the pistachio cream on top. The service was ok but they seemed a bit rushed. The food was nice but the service & food being cold & the mushroom dish having very little mushroom was disappointing for the price.
May 3, 2026
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The ube latte does not taste like ube at all. I think the taste of the coffee overpowered the very week ube syrup.
Also, it does not look like the picture at all. There was no purple.
Otherwise, the coffee part is good.
The unagi onigiri was perfect. There's a 10% discount for students.
Café Noya on Peel is quickly becoming one of my favorite spots! The mango matcha & strawberry drinks are the best so far. Super refreshing & perfectly balanced.
The crème brûlée & the matcha & pistachio cheesecake are absolutely out of this world. You can really taste the quality in everything they make.
On top of that, the staff are incredibly friendly & welcoming, which makes the whole experience even better. Definitely worth checking out!
I LOVE Café Noya. As you can tell by my pictures, I come here quite often & I've eaten a lot of items here & love all of it. The food here is so satisfying: hearty, tasty & yet not too fatty. Perfect balance as Japanese food always achieves.
The chicken katsu onigiri is seriously addicting (I could eat A LOT of those). You also can't go wrong with the creamy miso udon. Honestly, everything they have tastes fantastic. My go-to, though? Spicy chicken rice with extra beef. I could eat that every day (& I almost do lol).
The location is also very convenient if you take public transportation as it's right next to Peel metro.
I'm telling ya'll, Café Noya is a gem. I love the food, I love the staff. It's my favourite place to eat at after work.
Apr 20, 2026
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Un café très sympa avec énormément de pâtisserie, dont des pâtisseries au matcha comme cookies, brownie, mais aussi tiramisu, tout est fait maison & excellent. Pour les boissons, il y a énormément de sortes différentes, le matcha est très bon, je n'étais pas très fan du matcha à la mangue, mais c'est un goût très personnel. Il n'y a pas beaucoup de place dans le café.
Cute little Japanese cafe/restaurant. Basic Udon was pretty basic, lol. Glad I added chicken otherwise it would have been really boring. Broth was good. Loved the seafood taste without the fishy smell. Onigiri were fresh. Shrimp gyoza were good too, but a small portion for the price. Good service & nice decor.
The new mango matcha recipe is barely sweet & more like a puree than a syrup/jammy flavour. As a matcha fan who's been a loyal customer for months, I found this drink to be barely drinkable which is the first time I can say this about a matcha from here. Please bring back the old version!!!!
