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2024-03-04
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The opening of Nana's Green Tea was highly anticipated by me. One of my favorite casual green tea shops in Japan, I usually find them in a mall so I can get my quick matcha fix. Nothing fancy. Just plain old good. So, when they announced it would be open here, I was pretty excited.Located in the new Airside shopping mall, there was quite a long line on the first day. But after a while, things died down and I went to give it a try.They have two lines. One for dine in and one for take away. Menu
Located in the new Airside shopping mall, there was quite a long line on the first day. But after a while, things died down and I went to give it a try.
They have two lines. One for dine in and one for take away. Menu is in English, Japanese and Chinese. They have a variety of matcha drinks, soft serve and parfaits. Dine in has 10% service charge and you pay on your way out. Unlike the Japanese one, they do not serve meals.
I was in the mood for a parfait and had the Matcha Nama Chocolate Parfait ($98). The nama chocolate is their take on the much more famous Royce. And one bite made me realize why Royce is so famous. The chocolate was terrible. Chalky and just plain ... well ... bad. There is a scoop of sweet azuki bean paste, plenty of cornflakes, sweet whipped cream with a drizzle of matcha syrup and a scoop of matcha ice cream on top. In the middle was milk ice cream and the bottom was matcha jelly. The matcha ice cream was nice and bitter. The jelly was soft and wobbly. It was good except for the chocolate. Next time I think I'll just stick to the ice cream.
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