Yama Cafe is located on Hastings near Victoria Drive. We were here last year when it was called “Basho”. It seems to look exactly the same, also run by Japanese staff. Other food blogs have indicated that there was a change in ownership.
Yama is a small cozy coffee shop with tables, a counter by the window and also a small sofa on one corner. They have their menu on a chalkboard up on the wall:
Yama also has daily specials written on separate boards behind the counter. They also have a variety of Japanese inspired bakeries up on the counter. Most appear to be small bite sized cookies.
I was alone and ordered the matcha latte. You can have it sweetened or unsweetened. I went for half sweet to be safe.
I was quite surprised by the large size of the latte. It only comes in one size and is served in a very nice Japanese tea cup which actually looks more like a bowl since it was quite wide. The staff took their time to make it look really pretty with the latte art.
At first I thought it was just the top layer that was dark green with matcha powder. However as I sipped through it, I realized the dark green was consistent throughout. This is truly a matcha latte as it was deep with green tea flavour throughout.
It was not too busy when I arrived late Friday afternoon and I was in no hurry. It did take a while for the drink to be prepared but it was worth waiting for. It got a little bit busier later on and I noticed people had to wait longer for their hand crafted drinks.
The service was good and the drink was superb. We will try their baked goods next time. Be forewarned that if you drop in while busy, be prepared to wait as they will take time to make the drinks, but know it will be worth waiting for.
SFDD gives 4 out of 5 Delights.
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