Matcha-Ya

Don't put yourself through it. We were there 30 minutes waiting for a couple of their shaved ices.. with only one person ahead of us waiting for theirs. A couple behind us begged to trade their orders down to ice cream just to get out sooner and recoup some semblance of self. The ice cream still took 10 minutes. The place is a Samuel Beckett play.

Pretty good Matcha. Lots of options. Staff was a little underwhelming and seemed annoyed we were there, despite being the only people in the shop. Matcha Soft Serve was the best part, for sure.

This is a local cafe who clearly cares about presentation and quality... She treats it like art! Just like her color changing glass jewelry she makes right next door.... (I'm obsessed with her earrings) the owner is the sweetest baking/making everything in house including the syrups for her SNOW ice! Super fluffy! She even has origami for kids who want to take it home to play with. So nice and always smiling! My favorite is the matcha boba tea, matcha sparkling with strawberry, AND strawberry snow ice hands down :) Service has always been quick for me. Maybe 5 - 10 min and sometimes a little bit more when it's packed (clearly it's becoming popular...) so DEFINITELY WORTH THE WAIT!!! Can't wait to go back!!

Wow. Shaved ice in a different way that was outstanding. All fresh and super flavorful. Highly recommend this place.

Was pleasantly surprised by the size of the shaved ice! Got the matcha of course and had some matcha ice cream added as recommended by the girl at the counter, if you’re not that hungry I would opt out of the added ice cream. Lots of options!

The shave ice is out of this world gourmet!! Do yourself a favor and stop. Make sure to get the condensed milk on top! You can thank me later!!

Staff is incredibly friendly and the food is amazing. Highly recommended

We have loved stopping into Matcha Ya more than once on our Kauai visit. The owner is so sweet and helpful. We enjoyed the matcha and vanilla soft serve, matcha frappe, and matcha butter mochi cakes. All so delicious! We’ll be back for more!

Great matcha there and the employees will walk you through all the drinks you are interested in. Also the shave ice is the best with it being fluffy and blended well with their toppings.

Lots of creative matcha-flavored treats. My wife had the soft serve cone. I had the frappe. Both were fantastic. Stands up to anything I had in Kyoto (barring Gion Tsujiri).