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    Kyoyo Haus

    4.0 (32 reviews)
    Open 1:00 pm - 8:30 PM

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    Alice D.

    I thought this was fine - not amazing, not horrible. Located in a small food court near the Newbury Comics, Kyoyo Haus provides a mochi ice cream experience that is novel to the area, but overpriced and uses AI art for their menu which I strongly dislike. I tried the matcha and mango flavors, both if which are done well and taste nice, but the price tag is very high for such a small portion. I did like the little flavor bottle that came with each cup. I probably would go to a different dessert spot in the future, but I'm glad to see mochi ice cream is a choice for those looking for it.

    Helen Z.

    We tried a few things here including the ube latte which was tiny and just okay. We also had the thai tea mochi ice cream. The mochi layer was dry and tough to eat, it made eating the ice cream very messy. The thai tea ice cream was okay but a little on the meltier and sweeter side, and it comes with some nice chewy boba. The lychee soft serve was probably the best thing we tried. It comes with some coconut jelly on the bottom too. I would probably come back to try more of the soft serve but skip everything else next time.

    Mai T.

    Service was nice and quick! Aesthetic of the desserts were simple and cute. Flavors were A-MAZING. I was in-love with the Hojicha icecream and mochi. This was my first time getting fresh mochi and it was so soft and chewy and paired perfectly with the Hojicha icecream. Highly recommend!! It's located in this fun little food hall to explore as well. If I'm ever in Boston again, I'm coming back!!

    black sesame mochi and mango soft serve
    Grace W.

    Wow this was so good! The mochi was so soft and chewy and the soft serve has a very robust flavor. The black sesame was rich and creamy while the mango was fruity and refreshing. A great place for a sweet treat!

    azuki milk mochi ice cream
    Hallie L.

    A little pricy but the mochi and ice cream quality is good. The azuki milk ice cream tastes reminiscent of the white rabbit candy I had as a child and the mochi was a really nice texture. It came with a flavor syrup which honestly didn't add too much to the ice cream, not bad or good. I liked that they offer samples before you order, this helped me decide on the azuki milk because I've never heard of it before!

    Menu, March 2026
    Joelle L.

    Top notch hojicha and black sesame soft serve, the flavors really come through compared to some other spots in town. If you're on the fence about trying kyoyo haus but like these two ice cream flavors it's worth trying out. The black sesame flavor is definitely one of the best ones I've had since the flavor is more bold. They give samples of their ice cream and you can even get some of the flavors swirled. I didn't know their ice cream came with a flavor syrup and coarse sugar sprinkled on top. Next time I'm going to ask to omit these since they didn't add anything to the ice cream.

    Matcha mochi
    Wendy L.

    I got their black sesame soft serve and it has the most robust, intense black sesame flavor, balanced perfectly with some sweetness. The texture of the soft serve is just right and if you eat it indoors it doesn't melt too quickly. The mochj ice cream is a bit of a novelty and pretty cool concept but I prefer just the soft serve by itself.

    Matcha soft serve and milk tea mochi ice cream
    Kai M.

    My friend and I came here and we LOVED it! They have a specialized set of mostly Japanese-inspired soft serve flavors, and any of them can be turned into a mochi ice cream. The staff let us try multiple flavors and we decided on getting the matcha soft serve and the milk tea mochi ice cream. The matcha flavor was delicious and the milk tea ice cream tasted exactly like milk tea. The mochi was soft and fresh. We felt that the servings were pretty generous and fairly priced. We'd definitely come back and try some of the other flavors! A small hidden gem in the Harvard Square food court.

    Matcha mochi ice cream and Honey mochi ice cream
    Aliya M.

    One of those rare places that live up to the instagram hype! Kyoyo Haus is located within the Garage in Harvard Square on the first floor. They have a few shared tables with the other Garage restaurants. The menu has two options-- mochi ice cream or soft serve, with a bunch of flavors including matcha, black sesame, milk tea, honey, mango, and ube. We went with a group and tried the matcha, ube, milk tea, and honey, which were all incredible! They hand cover the ice cream with mochi and then add a little syringe with flavored oil for the aesthetic! The main and most important part was the mochi was incredible! So soft and stretchy and perfectly not too sweet. The ratio was also really good and you had a lot of mochi:ice cream. The flavors were super yummy-- matcha was my favorite but the honey was a surprise hit! It had a more creamy taste and wasn't too sweet. The milk tea was really good though a bit sweater. Overall I would absolutely come back here!

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    Ying X.

    The term "Asian Inspired" can be automatically explained as "Americanized." Soft Serve Matcha: To be fair, the matcha itself is quite standard, not too sweet, and you can taste both its bitterness and aroma. But who can understand the despair emerged when I discovered that the red dropper and toppings were strawberry juice and white sugar respectively? Adding sugar directly because it wasn't sweet enough--do you really have to be so drastic...? The ice cream wasn't exactly "soft" either, you can clearly feel the lumps and ice crystals when scooping it.

    Hojicha
    Yutin Z.

    Got the Hojicha soft serve mochi! Loved that they use soft serve for the mochi ice cream, such a great texture. Will be back to try other flavors!

    Matcha mochi ice cream
    Elizabeth O.

    I thought this was delicious! The mochi ice cream is $6.75 and that felt a little high for the size of the dish, but it is a tasty dining experience. The mochi is soft and chewy, and the ice cream was very flavorful! The location is a little lacking in the garage, but I'd visit again!

    Left:  adzuki bean, Right:  black sesame
    Kai L.

    Great Japanese inspired soft serve and mochi ice cream! I appreciate the sweetness of all the ice cream flavors is just sweet enough rather than cloyingly sweet. I recommend the sesame, hojicha, and adzuki. Soft serve is $5.75 (w/o tax) and mochi ice cream is $6.75 (w/o tax). Service is really friendly and they explain their offerings. They also offer free samples of the different flavors to help you decide which one best works for you. This is located in the Garage and shares dining space with a bunch of different food vendors.

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