Matcha · Zürich

KADŌ

The way of flowers — offered as a cadeau.

The name

A name that
travels well

花道 — the way of flowers. The Japanese art of ikebana: every stem placed with purpose, silence, intention. We carry that spirit into every bowl we prepare.

In German and French, the word lands softly — easy to hold, easy to remember. A cadeau, a Geschenk. Both meanings are present here.

We work with small family farms, sourcing ceremonial-grade matcha direct. Single-origin teas with character and season. And a house blend, for those who simply want a great bowl.

01
K
Angular, decisive.
Opens like a bow
before ceremony
02
A
The apex. Mountain-like.
Stability, balance,
the peak of presence
03
D
The only curve.
Softness, breath —
the bowl, the cup
04
Ō
The macron: the long path.
道 — The Way.
It never ends
The preparation

Every bowl is a
small ceremony

Matcha is not made — it is prepared. The difference is intention. We follow the steps of chadō in a form open to anyone who wants to pause.

01

Source

Ceremonial grade, direct from family farms. Selected with care — small harvests, trusted growers, never intermediaries.

02

Sift

Passed through a fine-mesh furui before water is added. In chadō, sifting aerates the powder — it opens the matcha, allowing it to dissolve evenly and produce a finer, more stable foam. A quiet act before the bowl.

03

Whisk

Hand-carved chasen bamboo whisk, water at 75 °C, a brisk W-motion until a fine crema forms across the surface.

04

Serve

Presented in a ceramic chawan, open, no lid. Drink while the foam holds. For our latte, the matcha is prepared the same way — ceremonial grade, whisked properly — then met with steamed milk.

花道
hana — flower, bloom, beauty
dō — the way, the path, the practice
Take home

The tea,
to keep

Our curated matcha powder in small quantities, sourced as carefully as what we serve at the bowl.

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Curated matcha powder

Matcha Tin

Ceremonial-grade, 20g or 40g. Seasonal selection — what is best right now.

Preparation

Chasen

Hand-carved bamboo whisk. The tool the ritual begins with.

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