Toronto’s popular Japanese cafe is coming to Vancouver. Located at 1725 Robson Street, Daigyo Cafe is expected to officially grand open on February 18, 2023. Guests will be treated to a variety of sweet and savoury goods, such as Japanese coffee, Japanese pressed sandos, tea-infused desserts, beverages, and soft serve ice cream. Most notably, Daigyo specifically sources ceremonial-grade, premium organic matcha from Japan’s Shizuoka region.
The counterservice spot is 1,100 square-foot with 10 seats. The space features warm wood shelving, soft lighting, and zen music to create a tranquil ambience.
“Whenever I travel to Japan, I simply love visiting Japan’s unique, boutique cafes and coffee shops,” says Grace Han, co-owner of Daigyo Cafe. “They are wonderful places to enjoy a quiet moment or relax after a busy day at work. At Daigyo, we wanted to bring that similar concept to life and use high-quality, Japanese ingredients, such as amazing matcha from Shizuoka, which is the largest region in Japan that grows green tea and is known for their world-famous matcha powders.”
Daigyo Cafe’s drink menu will feature a selection of lattes, teas, and premium matcha, highlighting two special kinds – a Spring Matcha Powder that is vibrant green and tastes sweeter and a Winter Matcha Powder that is stronger and bitter in taste and great for lattes.
Daigyo also has a variety of signature iced confections – think White Peach Jasmine Smoothie and Organic Matcha Floats. House specials include beverages such as affogatos with matcha soft serve, Daigyo espresso to the Yuzu O-Matcha.
For cold treats, guests can indulge in Daigyo’s matcha soft serve in a cup or cone and beautifully-crated parfaits. Customers can customize their parfaits with different toppings as well.
On the savoury side, Daigyo is bringing Japanese Pressed Sandos to Vancouver. These sandos feature a delicious filling inside Shokupan (Japanese milkbread). It is pressed to order and enjoyed warm. Flavours include Tartare Chicken, Crispy Shrimp, and Spicy Octopus. There are also three sweet flavours – Purple Sweet Potato, Red Bean Shiratama, and Japanese Cheese.
“We can’t wait to introduce Vancouver to our Japanese concept very soon and look forward to meeting our new community in the Westend,” adds Han.
Daigyo Cafe officially opens February 18, 2023 with a two-day grand opening celebration special where guests can buy one, get one with a selection of drinks. It will be open Monday to Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. For more information, please visit www.daigyo.ca.
