One of our favourite Montreal matcha tea rooms has officially moved from Westmount to smack downtown on rue Peel. Livia has always been a special place of ours, there is something about this little restaurant where you can just breathe. They can fit about 20 people inside their new location, but also have a new terrasse that can fit another dozen or so. And they have some of the best matcha tea choices around. If you're not familiar with matcha tea, its literal translation is "powdered tea." Usually, with traditional green tea, you're drinking components from the leaves but discard the leaves after. With matcha, you're drinking the actual ground-up leaves. Livia If you're not a tea fan, Livia serves its "super powder tea" in a bunch of their other products like slats, lemonades, and more classic coffees. They serve only ceremonial grade matcha from Uji, Japan. View this post on Instagram livia serves ceremonial grade matcha from uji, japan & yes...it’s the good stuff #LiviaLife A post shared by Livia (@livia.matcha) on Jan 31, 2019 at 3:07pm PST With its massive popularity, matcha is mixed into just about everything today from ice cream to cocktails. READ MORE: You Can Get FREE Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream In Montreal This Weekend Livia has a whole menu of healthy food options like Pitaya (dragonfruit) and Acai bowls, salads and main dishes like Pad Thai (which looks insane), and toasts (salmon, avocado, and peanut butter with banana) if you want a small snack. Ok, we have to admit that even their avocado toast looks like what millennial dreams are made of. Wow. View this post on Instagram let’s [avocado] toast to that 🥑 #LiviaMatcha A post shared by Livia (@livia.matcha) on Jun 29, 2019 at 10:45am PDT Their new home is the former RYU restaurant at 1468 Peel Street and still has the same feeling of serenity that their Westmount location had. The blend of minimalist wood and marble along with the 'hanging gardens' make it a nice place to take a breather from downtown. View this post on Instagram Our vibrant chandelier crowning our new location on Peel Street 🌿 #1468Peel #MatchaLivia A post shared by Livia (@livia.matcha) on Jul 17, 2019 at 1:22pm PDT Check out Livia's Instagram for more pics of their food! Click here. Livia Match Restaurant WHEN: Monday to Friday from 7 AM to 7 PM; Friday to Sunday from 9 AM to 6 PM WHERE: 1468 Peel Montreal Website
