Nana’s Green Tea, Japanese Matcha Dessert Franchise in Vancouvr

Nana’s Green Tea is a Japanese franchise for matcha desserts. I lined up for 45 minutes when they first opened in Kerrisdale. About a year has past, I came here today and there was no line up. Perhaps there are too many other matcha specialty restaurants opened afterward. Nana’s Green Tea is located on 41st Avenue, near Arbutus Street, Vancouver.

Strength: Rich Taste of Matcha

Weakness:

Other Japanese Dessert

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Nana’s Green Tea Logo

They use the matcha whisk silhouette as the logo. It kind of look like an elongated crown. This is a very elegant way to create logo graphic.

Matcha soft cream with Shiratama Azuki

The soft-serve ice cream looks very dark. The ice cream has is an explosion of matcha flavour. The Shiratama is very chewy. It is also decent sized. The portion touching matcha ice cream is a little hardened. Asuki bean is very sweet and goes very well with matcha flavour. The waffles are thin and very crispy. The soft-serve ice cream is filled all the way to the bottom which made me feel like I got my money worth.

Matcha Shiratama Parfait

The Matcha Shiratama parfait is the most popular item at Nana’s Green Tea. It is filled with goodies. The hard ice cream also has a lot of matcha flavour. There are also Siratama and Azuki bean paste inside. In addition, there are soft served vanilla ice cream, corn flakes, and matcha jelly. The corn flakes act as a very good insulator. It also prevents mixing from top to bottom. This parfait feels like two desserts in one cup. The matcha jelly feels dense.

Matcha Roll Cake

We ordered this matcha roll cake to go. It is wrapped in a clear plastic film to retain its shape. This is matcha flavoured sponge cake with whipped cream rolled in. The sponge cake is very fluffy with lots of matcha taste. The filling is very creamy. These two items combined really well.

It is different from what I remembered

The first time I bought this, the top had a layer of matcha powder. For some reason, they are not on this order. Also, the middle green sponge cake should have been Matcha Jelly. There is definitely a decline in food quality.

Matcha Cookie

The matcha cookie is about half an inch thick. It is dry and crumbly, but the inside retained enough moisture. I believe there is a serious amount of matcha put in. This item has the most matcha flavour, but not to the point of bitterness.

604 Food Critic Assessment

Nana’s Green Tea is a very good matcha dessert shop. They lived up to their name, everything related to matcha has a rich taste to it. It is well controlled so it doesn’t taste bitter. The cost of $8 per person on average is a little high, but their premium matcha is from Kyoto. It is very authentic and nothing is watered down. Please note that they also serve Hojicha dessert, ramen, and Donburi. I would definitely recommend Nana’s Green Tea.

How to get in touch

• Phone: (604) 263-5054
• Address: 2135 W 41st Ave, Vancouver
• Hours: 11:00 am – 9:00 pm, Friday to Sunday 11:00 am – 10:00 pm