Matcha’s Davao Moment
Davao City is hosting matcha fairs and pop‑ups that are recasting matcha as a global, locally flavored drink — vendors are pairing regional ingredients with artisanal matcha at events across the city. (mindanews.com)
SM City Davao staged a “Find Your Match‑a” matcha fair at The Annex Event Center from February 1–10, 2026, advertising a lineup of 14 exhibitors for the mall’s Valentine‑season event. (edgedavao.net)) Davao’s matcha scene also included a Davao Matcha Fest at Three Yards on January 31–February 1, 2026, and an earlier DGTea Market “All Things Matcha & Flea” held December 11–14, 2025. (threeyards.net)) Local cafés at those pop‑ups promoted hybrid offerings that explicitly paired matcha with regional supplies—Whisk café lists specialty blends like a Hibiscus Matcha and cites Mount Apo coffee and cacao sourced from Paquibato on its menu. (wheninmanila.com)) Event lineups named specific homegrown matcha shops taking part in Davao’s fairs, including Matcha Ureshi Bar, Matcha Baby, Matchanagi, Midori Matcha Dvo and Matcha Bar among the exhibitors. (edgedavao.net)) SM Supermalls’ Matcha Fest in Davao was part of a nationwide matcha rollout (with other stops such as Cebu) that built on SM’s earlier Matcha Fest at Mall of Asia, highlighting a corporate push to scale matcha‑centered programming across regions. (thefilipinorambler.com))
