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MATCHA ZANMAI

A serene Japanese matcha café

Downtown
4.7$
CLOSEDOpens Today at 12 pm
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MATCHA ZANMAI focuses on high-quality ceremonial grade green tea incorporated into a variety of specialized desserts. The menu features signature soft serve ice cream, layered parfaits, and delicate crêpes that showcase the distinct earthy profile of premium matcha powder. Patrons select from various intensity levels of tea, allowing for a personalized culinary experience centered on traditional Japanese flavor profiles. Beyond the matcha offerings, the establishment provides a selection of complementary sweets designed to balance the natural bitterness of the tea with refined sweetness. The minimalist interior aesthetic serves as a functional backdrop for the vibrant green presentation of every dessert plate. Every item is prepared to order using authentic ingredients to maintain consistent flavor integrity across all dessert categories offered within this specialty space.

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4.7506 ratings
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Matcha Zanmai is widely celebrated as a premier destination for high-quality matcha in Montreal, earning praise for its authentic, earthy, and rich flavor profiles that avoid being overly sweet. Visitors frequently recommend their signature matcha soft serve, varied parfaits, and diverse menu of lattes and pastries, often noting that the experience rivals those found in Japan. While the establishment is frequently noted for its small, cozy seating area and occasional queues, most guests find the friendly, professional service and the premium quality of the ingredients to be well worth the visit, making it a beloved spot for both long-time matcha enthusiasts and curious newcomers.
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Bullick
5.0

J'aime tout
Si j'habitais à côté j'irais tous les jours !
Ne le manquez pas
S'il y avait davantage de places par contre ce serait encore mieux…!

Nov 2, 2025
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Cherisa
5.0

Their matcha mochi cookie is delicious! It's worth going there just for that ;)

Oct 21, 2025
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Kim
5.0

Good good

Oct 20, 2025
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Mayra
5.0

I'm a regular at this place, the ice cream is delicious - big fan of the matcha ice cream with matcha cake (#17). I also highly recommend their mochi matcha, matcha cookies & chocolate matcha cookies with sea salt (trust me they are delicious).

The matcha latte is also amazing, just don't expect it to be extra sweet, if you have been drinking matcha for a while it will be great, if not I suggest to add a sweetener.

The service is also great, they are polite & friendly ☺?

Oct 12, 2025
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Bhavishya
5.0

Phenomenal ice cream & customer service, we visited about x4 within 2 days. The ice cream ACTUALLY tastes like matcha, The flavour of the matcha is strong, rich & earthy, not too sweet. The ice cream is smooth & just melts in your mouth, & the toppings…😩😩😩 I got the signature parfait everytime & the mochi, cake, jelly & red bean went together so well. The only thing is that seating is very limited & the location is very busy so beware, other than that we loved this place so much we would find every opportunity to hit it up during our short trip💚

Oct 12, 2025
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Yasmin
3.0

I feel bad making this review but the drinks are so terrible😢, however the team is always super sweet & the ice cream taste amazing though.

Oct 11, 2025
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CTB
5.0

We loved the parfaits here, you can actually taste the matcha! So many different options we will have to come back to try them all :) the cloud logo is also so cute haha wish they sold merch with it

Oct 10, 2025
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Trenton
5.0

Been looking at this place through my office window (new location) for a month. I went today & don't regret it! So delicious! Got to meet the owner, Hank, great guy. Look forward to returning.

Oct 8, 2025
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Sara
5.0

My go to place for Matcha ice cream. Interesting enough that even friends who didn't use to like Matcha, loved their matcha ice cream :)

Oct 7, 2025
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Amara
5.0

the zanmai signature is hands down the best matcha dessert I've had in my life

Oct 6, 2025
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