Ring in the New Year with a Daifuku Mochi, a popular Japanese dessert that consists of a sweet filling stuffed inside a soft and chewy mochi. Daifuku means great luck in Japanese and is commonly eaten during the New Year, although this sweet treat is eaten by many throughout the year. From mochi filled with your traditional sweet red bean paste (anko) to fillings like strawberry, matcha and even Oreo, there’s something for everyone.
Here are some of the best places for mochi in Toronto.
Get their plant-based Japanese sweets and snacks at various markets like Evergreen Brick Works and Wychwood Barns. Their daifuku flavours include matcha, yuzu and coconut, as well as seasonal varieties like sakura and apple cinnamon.
114 Dundas St W
Pablo Cheese Tart
The mini strawberry cheese tart at this spot near Bay and Dundas is topped with a fresh strawberry daifuku.
513B Bloor St W
Mango Like Dessert
Get mango ice cream mochi at this dessert shop in Kensington Market and in Scarborough. Their house-made mango-flavoured mochi is filled with mango ice cream and topped with coconut shavings.
596 Yonge St
Bloom Cafe
This Japanese cafe near Yonge and Wellesley has three kinds of daifuku on display. There’s strawberry, matcha and kinako, which is roasted soybean flour wrapped in a soft mochi.
81 Huron Street - Main Floor
Lait Night
The Ichigo Daifuku at this late-night cafe in Chinatown is handmade in-store. It consists of strawberry and red bean wrapped in a soft mochi.
19B Finch Ave W
Nam Dae Moon - North York
It's not just Korean-style rice cakes at this spot in North York, Downtown and Scarborough. There's also mochi with fillings like salted Oreo cream and Ferrero Rocher, mango and banana.
13 Baldwin St
Hattendo
Cream buns aren’t the only thing available at this bakery. They also have a daifuku mochi set that includes six different flavours.
161 Frederick St Unit 100
Neo Coffee Bar
Keep an eye out for the mochi at this Japanese bakery and cafe with two locations across the city. They’re soft, chewy and made in-house.
160 Baldwin St #8
Little Pebbles
This Japanese cafe in Kensington Market makes a daifuku mochi that’s gluten-free and vegan. Their strawberry mochi is filled with fresh fruit and a sweet red bean paste.
3160 Steeles Ave E
Sasaki Fine Pastry
Located in Markham’s J-Town is this Japanese dessert cafe that specializes in daifuku. Flavours include matcha, houjicha, Oreo and strawberry.
Ring in the New Year with a Daifuku Mochi, a popular Japanese dessert that consists of a sweet filling stuffed inside a soft and chewy mochi. Daifuku means great luck in Japanese and is commonly eaten during the New Year, although this sweet treat is eaten by many throughout the year. From mochi filled with your traditional sweet red bean paste (anko) to fillings like strawberry, matcha and even Oreo, there’s something for everyone.
Here are some of the best places for mochi in Toronto.
Natural Japaneats
Get their plant-based Japanese sweets and snacks at various markets like Evergreen Brick Works and Wychwood Barns. Their daifuku flavours include matcha, yuzu and coconut, as well as seasonal varieties like sakura and apple cinnamon.
114 Dundas St W
Pablo Cheese Tart
The mini strawberry cheese tart at this spot near Bay and Dundas is topped with a fresh strawberry daifuku.
513B Bloor St W
Mango Like Dessert
Get mango ice cream mochi at this dessert shop in Kensington Market and in Scarborough. Their house-made mango-flavoured mochi is filled with mango ice cream and topped with coconut shavings.
596 Yonge St
Bloom Cafe
This Japanese cafe near Yonge and Wellesley has three kinds of daifuku on display. There’s strawberry, matcha and kinako, which is roasted soybean flour wrapped in a soft mochi.
81 Huron Street - Main Floor
Lait Night
The Ichigo Daifuku at this late-night cafe in Chinatown is handmade in-store. It consists of strawberry and red bean wrapped in a soft mochi.
19B Finch Ave W
Nam Dae Moon - North York
It's not just Korean-style rice cakes at this spot in North York, Downtown and Scarborough. There's also mochi with fillings like salted Oreo cream and Ferrero Rocher, mango and banana.
13 Baldwin St
Hattendo
Cream buns aren’t the only thing available at this bakery. They also have a daifuku mochi set that includes six different flavours.
161 Frederick St Unit 100
Neo Coffee Bar
Keep an eye out for the mochi at this Japanese bakery and cafe with two locations across the city. They’re soft, chewy and made in-house.
160 Baldwin St #8
Little Pebbles
This Japanese cafe in Kensington Market makes a daifuku mochi that’s gluten-free and vegan. Their strawberry mochi is filled with fresh fruit and a sweet red bean paste.
3160 Steeles Ave E
Sasaki Fine Pastry
Located in Markham’s J-Town is this Japanese dessert cafe that specializes in daifuku. Flavours include matcha, houjicha, Oreo and strawberry.
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