Matcha Cafe Maiko - Darby Township

Friendly staff, great matcha, fantastic ice cream. My favorite ice cream flavor is black sesame which is hard to find but they have it here!

So Matcha Cafe Maiko is known for their matcha. However, we saw that they had Thai tea and lychee soft serve, something I haven't seen at other Cafe Maiko's in other states. I got the swirl with Thai tea and lychee. It was so delicious, it had the classic Thai tea flavor but the lychee was light and floral. It brought a nice balance. Definitely recommend trying this flavor combo.

It's amazing the amount of bubble tea and dessert oriented shops that have open and Philadelphia's Chinatown recently. I don't even know how I new vthis particular shop is, but I think it's about a year and a half old. I only noticed it because we were looking for the Hong Kong bakery close by. We like Matcha and Ube so naturally, we had to give the place try! We ordered a couple of desserts, all containing Ube soft serve, and I have to write it was very good. The Ube flavor was strong, and the sweetness was not overly sweet. I personally like the consistency of soft serve. We also ordered to maiko special. This was very interesting with a bunch of different textures and flavors. It was a little bit like Halo Halo but more Japanese style. I would go back to Maiko again. It was especially good on a hot summer afternoon.

Got the medium maiko special matcha parfait $9.45 after tax). Not a fan of the matcha cake though, they were kind of dry. Place was nice, trendy-esque and kind of small but not crowded.

1) Nice clean matcha cafe2) Food flavors are excellent3) They have seasonal flavors like Jasmine Tea, which are very tasty4) The people there are very kind and welcoming