Matcha Café Maiko

If you are reading this: you need to try the croffle. TRUST ME. My bf and I have been coming to this cafe ever since we moved to boston. For anyone who loves matcha flavored things, this place is for you! The cafe is quite spacious, they have lots of places to sit and a restroom. They have so many options of ice creams and drinks, including boba. They also have flavors like ube, sakura, and hojicha. My favorites include: matcha latte float: a matcha latte with soft serve of your choice! Croffle: this is a croissant waffle, its insanely delicious! You can choose the cream flavor and two toppings. I always go for the matcha soft cream, strawberry crumbles, and nutella syrup. The light texture of the cream together with the soft flakey croffle makes my mouth water when I think about it. Soft serve: the matcha soft serve specifically is so tasty and a great dessert! It's not super sweet which I love.TL;DR: CROFFLE!!!!!

I'm going to start this review by making it clear that I am a total matcha snob. I'd like to say I loved matcha before everyone else loved matcha enough to make it trending. However, I don't love matcha enough that I'm willing to eat/drink low grade matcha - especially lattes. The after taste is just no bueno for me. I'm also actually not a fan of matcha lattes, matcha americanos over lattes any day. I like the pure stuff!With that said, Matcha Cafe Maiko is the real deal. It doesn't just taste like grass and soil mixed with milk because well, its not how it should be! Matcha Cafe Maiko has the high grade matcha that is not bitter at all! It's got the earthy vibes that matcha should have and a smooth after taste. The softserve is thick and lucious, it's always hard to choose which flavor I want because they're all so good. Thinking about it, I think it'd be really cool for them to sell soft serve "flights" with waffle chips so you could get a little taste of all their rotating and original flavors. Anyway, getting off track here. All I'm saying is, if you LOVE matcha or want to love matcha like your friend counterparts do, this is the place to go!Staff is always friendly and helpful. They all deserve a hardworking raise to be honest because every time I go it's always a full house and they're all hyper focused in the back trying to crank out as many fresh waffle cones, drinks, and soft-serves as fast as they can.I have yet to try their bubble waffle because I love a good fresh pressed cone but they do smell really good coming off the hot iron. Drinks are great - my favorite is the yuzu matcha sparkling drink, refreshing and caffeine-ating! The store is cute and instagrammable if you can find a seat to hang. Super clean and inviting. Would be a cute date spot or a friend catch up spot.The only problem I have is their location - there is literally never any parking. I have definitely craved it enough that I double park my car with emergency lights so that I can go get some... yeah, it's good enough that I'm risking getting a parking ticket!

I'm so excited to revisit this place after three years and am thrilled to see they're still doing well! The atmosphere is fantastic, and the service remains top-notch. The staff is friendly, and their customer service is wonderful. The Maiko Special and everything we ordered exceeded our expectations. It was not sweet and we thoroughly enjoyed every bite.This Boston location offers more options compared to others I've visited in different states. I appreciate the unique selections at each location, which makes each visit special.Overall, I will definitely be coming back for more and highly recommend it to anyone who loves matcha!

Soufflé cheesecake was a bit dry, but we loved the soft serve! Hojicha matcha swirl is definitely the way to go.

This is probably my favorite ice cream place in Boston! The sundae comes with soft serve, corn flakes, jelly, red bean, and matcha cake -- and absolutely perfect combination of flavors and textures. It's $10 for a medium which is more than enough to share between 2 people. Service is fast and the place is decently clean. Prices are a bit high but it's worth it for the quality. Would definitely recommend!

Absolutely loved this place! I came on a weeknight and it was pretty busy, so be warned. They have a decent amount of seating, but since the shop is located in a nice area, you could always take it to go, maybe even to the rose garden nearby.So many fun choices for ice cream. We decided we wanted to try all 4 main flavors so we got swirls for both! Everything was delicious, including the cones. Highly recommend stopping by if you're into matcha or hojicha!

Everyone who knows me is aware of my matcha obsession. Naturally, Matcha Cafe Maiko was a must-try spot for me when my friend and I visited Boston. This spot is a significantly better experience than their Flushing NYC location.I opted for their matcha ice cream with matcha waffle (obviously!), while my friend chose the Sakura flavor (which she described as having a pleasant floral vanilla taste) paired with their normal waffle.The matcha ice cream was quite good, though I found that the waffle lacked matcha flavor, which was a bit disappointing. Wished the matcha flavor was bolder there. However, the ice cream itself was excellent and fulfilled my matcha craving.Overall, I highly recommend visiting Matcha Cafe Maiko if you're a matcha enthusiast like me. It's a delightful experience and certainly worth a visit!

Love this place if we are in the area, usually end up having to double park as an actual parking spot seems pretty hard to find but a handful of spots at the beginning of the block.The service is always quick, staff is nice and we tend to lean toward matcha waffle cones with Ube ice cream and different toppings each time. Condensed milk alone when I'm feeling simple or add some fruity cereal or mochi bits when i want some more depth. Very refreshing on a hot day. I couldn't find my photos too many to scroll back thru but will update again if i find them.There's seating inside, bathroom with lock code you can get from the staff and overall clean spot!

Omg new favorite place in Fenway! I love all things matcha, and if you're like me, you will be thrilled to know that they have all sorts of matcha drinks and other tea drinks as well. Along with drinks, they sell ice cream and desserts, like croffles and waffles. I came inside when it was bustling with lots of people, but there was no air conditioning so the place felt stuffy and hot. Service was fast though, and I was able to get my matcha drink fairly quickly. They have a few tables but overall it's a small location.

I've been here countless times and what I love about Matcha Cafe Maiko is that every location I've been to has always been consistent in taste/flavor, texture, and presentation. I love that they have seasonal flavors, thus making it exciting to visit and try something new! Their lattes are okay but their matcha soft serves are great. Their hojicha flavor is one of my favorites. Service is super friendly as most of the workers here are college students in the surrounding community. It's a small cute, clean, and well-lit cafe with good vibes and music. Definitely worth checking out if you're a matcha fanatic like me :)