Daigyo Cafe

Lovely café atmosphere, with a beautiful lantern display.
Matcha soft serve was nice. I liked having the choice to include add-ons; added brown sugar syrup to my cone. Nice, but not necessary.

Curious to try their sandwiches and other ice cream/beverages.

I came here on a Friday night after dinner as we were feeling for dessert - the place was buzzing with people coming in and out. To our surprise, they weren't offering their usual matcha ice cream and instead, had a new Jasmine White Peach Ice Cream. As a result, we ordered the Shiratama and a slush, both in this flavor.

I enjoy how light and subtle white peach is, which makes it super refreshing. We opted for the Shiratama compared to the other parfaits/plain ice cream because we love their sticky rice balls which are fun and chewy. It also comes with red beans which I personally am never a big fan of, but the kind they use is acceptable for me. The slush itself was also light and refreshing. It was not too icy to the point where you'd be left with just plain ice at the end, which I appreciate. Inside, there's also little bits of fruit which are fun to taste. Both desserts were nice.

Side note: when we asked them when matcha would return, the employee said they didn't know. Just a FYI if you're headed there for it!

This matcha parfait did surprise me with its strong matcha flavour. I expected it to be sweet, creamy but didn't know it could taste so much like the ones I had in Japan! Of course the matcha flavour wasn't as delicate as in Japan, but there was indeed some aftertaste for the matcha. Combining with red bean and 白玉 this is the perfect matcha parfait to end a day.

Just located at the corner of Yonge St and Spring Gardner Ave, it's almost perfect for couples, students, and small families to visit! I loved the matcha ice cream here, and my partner loved the matcha with espresso shot here. Their matcha is very unique and higher quality compared to other places that serve matcha desserts. That's because it's organic premium matcha that's imported directly from Japan! There's a variety of matcha drinks and desserts to choose from, plus more locations will be opening soon in Toronto. We visited on a weekday evening, so it wasn't too busy, and the lineup was small.

In conclusion, food is great, the place is great, and watching the staff hard at work making the drinks and desserts, is great! If you're a matcha fanatic, then Diagyo cafe is the place for you.

Matcha milkshake was great! It was smooth and not too sweet and not bitter. I would forego the whip cream next time. Will be back to try other desserts.

This is, by far, the best Matcha cafe I’ve been too! One of the best Matcha lattes I’ve had as well.
I’ll admit that I tried a lot of their drinks. I’ve had their Genmaicha Latte, Black Sesame Matcha, Red Bean Matcha. All three with Oatmilk and iced. My go-to is the Iced O-Matcha Latte with Oatmilk. I can have two of these 😅 You can taste the matcha with this drink but it doesn’t taste grassy or bitter at all and the sweetness level is perfect! It’s very satisfying.
If I want something a little sweeter, I get the iced Kinako Kuromitsu Matcha Latte (with Oatmilk).

I also tried their Matcha Milkshake. The milkshake tastes very milky and sweet but not too much. I think it’s perfect on a hot day but if you want something more refreshing, get their iced White Peach Jasmine. I will definitely come back for their other drinks!

I got the organic o matcha lattes with soy milk substitute. I personally thought it was okay. I guess I had high expectations on the matcha flavour. Perhaps the soy milk overpowered it. My friend got it with regular milk and really enjoyed it! I would be curious to try the other items offered.

Been here many times and let me tell you - MATCHA LOVERS -- MUST TRY when in the area!! Every time I come here, the service is great! Patient, friendly, and quick to prepare the orders.

Average wait time was probably 2 minutes. Prices are fair for such unique place right on the corner of Yonge & Sheppard.

The average bill for 2 I usually leave is $14-20 (2 drinks OR two desserts). Love their regular matcha lattes, ice cream, and cakes. See the photo - cake is worth the $7, so tender and fresh!

That said, a few times we came here and got a little less of ice cream serving than other times. Would recommend to sticking to a specific portion size when serving customers.