Shodai Matcha Opéra 初代 — Restaurant in Paris

Great Matcha restaurant! If you are out in opera alone or with friends or simply on a date wanting to try everything matcha Then this is a great trendy spot!

I had a great time eating there. It was easy to find but when we arrived there was a small line outside. The staff was quite nice and polite. The food was great too. They had a wide variety of assortment desserts and bubble tea related to Matcha.

There are two floors. I would suggest to go up. The bottom floor was a bit crowded with people sitting and those standing to pay at the cashier.

They do warn people that they need to close the shop a little in advance so be prepared to move quickly out to the cashier to pay.

What I loved was the decoration of the foods proposed. If you like a mix of everything take "the Perfect Matcha" Their bubble was great too! They ask you what level of sugar you would like to take before making it and warn you if it might be too sugary for your liking!

I personally took the mixte cup of ice cream matcha! I was advised to take the mix since the full matcha cup could be quite powerful to...

The matcha soft serve was actually life-changing—I was so impressed. The matcha flavor was so profound and it had the perfect amount of sweetness. I really liked it with the vanilla ice cream but I imagine the matcha on its own would be amazing as well. I’m giving it 4 stars because the inside of the restaurant was quite tight and didn’t have enough seating accommodations. I feel like the layout in general was pretty awkward. I read some reviews about the staff being hit or miss but I think they’re just super swamped and get overwhelmed. The person who took my order also had to make my sundae and looked like he was a bit frazzled. Maybe they need a better system or maybe someone called off of work. Anyway, I would definitely come here again, this is a MUST if you’re in Paris...

The drinks and food are okay, the same as you can expect at Shodai - matcha ice cream is great, everything blends well altogether, drinks are decent and cakes are decent. However, perhaps this is their first day, things were chaotic and unorganised. I came in when there was no line, the cashier greeted guests with unemotional face and had to tell each customer who ate in to order when they are at the table and not with her (maybe you should find a more efficient way to do that?) I can tell things were taken care of types of items (dessert/cake or drinks or ice cream) so I ended up with a melted ice cream by the time my drinks were finally made. I also saw another group that had 2 out of 3 items made but had to wait for a while before the last...