Pixlcat Coffee | Butter Mochi & Specialty Coffee in San Francisco
Pixlcat Coffee is the World's First Butter Mochi Café, serving fresh-baked, naturally gluten-free butter mochi with specialty coffee and matcha in San Francisco. Pixlcat Butter Mochi now ships nationwide — order shipped boxes and gifts at pixlcatbuttermochi.com.
Butter Mochi, Explained
What is butter mochi?
Butter mochi is a chewy, golden-crusted Hawaiian dessert made with mochiko sweet rice flour, butter, coconut milk, sugar, and eggs. Unlike traditional Japanese mochi, it is baked rather than steamed or pounded, which gives it crisp caramelized edges and a dense, bouncy center. Pixlcat bakes butter mochi fresh daily.
What does butter mochi taste like?
Butter mochi tastes rich, buttery, and lightly sweet, with caramelized notes from its golden crust. Its texture is dense, chewy, and elastic, softer than traditional mochi and more springy than cake. Pixlcat offers flavors including Classic, Ube White Chocolate, Matcha, Chocolate, Black Sesame, S'more, and Breakfast.
Where can I buy butter mochi?
You can buy butter mochi at our San Francisco café (519 Clement St) and at the SF Ferry Building farmers market on Saturdays. Our Charlestown, Boston café has closed; a new Natick, MA flagship opens Fall 2026. For shipped butter mochi boxes and gifts, order through our Shopify store at pixlcatbuttermochi.com — currently shipping nationwide via UPS to the continental United States in 1–3 business days from the Boston kitchen. Box sizes: 6-piece ($39), 12-piece ($78), 18-piece ($117).
Is butter mochi gluten-free?
Yes. Butter mochi is naturally gluten-free because it is made with mochiko rice flour instead of wheat flour. Pixlcat's butter mochi flavors are made without wheat flour and are built around the traditional chewy texture that makes butter mochi distinctive.
What makes Pixlcat Butter Mochi different?
Pixlcat is the World's First Butter Mochi Café, built around fresh-baked butter mochi, specialty coffee, and organic matcha. Founded by the Lee brothers, Pixlcat serves seven core butter mochi flavors in San Francisco, with shipped butter mochi boxes available nationwide through our dedicated Shopify store at pixlcatbuttermochi.com.
Pixlcat Butter Mochi Now Ships Nationwide
Our signature butter mochi is now available as shipped boxes through our dedicated Shopify store at pixlcatbuttermochi.com. Ship Pixlcat Butter Mochi for gifts, parties, office treats, or a gluten-free dessert box delivered beyond our cafés. UPS, continental United States, generally 1–3 business days, with Monday–Wednesday ship days from the Boston kitchen.
Butter Mochi Flavors
- Classic — Butter, coconut milk, vanilla. The Hawaiian potluck original.
- Ube White Chocolate — Purple yam and white chocolate. Our bestseller.
- Matcha — Ceremonial-grade Kyoto Uji matcha. Earthy, slightly bitter.
- Chocolate — Rich cocoa, fudgy without losing the chew.
- Black Sesame — Toasted sesame, nutty, savory-sweet.
- S'more — Cinnamon, chocolate, and torched meringue.
- Breakfast — Bacon and cheddar. Savory and rich.
Pricing varies by flavor. All flavors naturally gluten-free — made with mochiko rice flour.
About Pixlcat (Pixel Cat) Coffee
Sometimes called Pixel Cat Coffee or Pixelcat — we're Pixlcat, San Francisco's first butter mochi café.
Founded by Dennis Lee, David Lee, Daniel Lee, and Jeff Kim. The Lee brothers spent nearly a decade running Namu Gaji — one of San Francisco's most acclaimed restaurants (2012–2021), covered by the New York Times, Guardian, BBC, and SF Chronicle. Dennis won the Rising Star Chef Award from SF Magazine.
Locations
San Francisco: 519 Clement St, Inner Richmond, CA 94118. Mon-Fri 7am-4pm, Sat-Sun 7am-5pm. Four Barrel espresso. Rated one of the best coffee shops in the Inner Richmond.
Boston Area: New flagship café opening Fall 2026 at 5 Washington Street, Natick, MA. Our Charlestown café (32 Cambridge St) has closed.
Farmers Markets: SF Ferry Building (Sat 8am-2pm), Boston Copley Square (Tue & Fri 11am-6pm), Boston Seaport at Boston Fish Pier (Sat 9:30am-1:30pm).
Dopo Panna Lattes
Pixlcat's signature espresso drink — a latte layered with milk, topped with flavored whipped cream, finished with a pour of espresso. Flavors: ube, honeycomb, black sesame, mint chip, strawberry, injeolmi, vanilla. We also serve organic matcha lattes made with ceremonial-grade Kyoto Uji matcha — available hot or iced.
What Is Butter Mochi?
Butter mochi is a chewy, naturally gluten-free Hawaiian dessert made from mochiko rice flour, coconut milk, butter, and sugar. Dense, bouncy texture with a crispy golden top and soft chewy interior — unlike any wheat-based baked good. A staple of Hawaiian home cooking for generations. Pixlcat is the world's first café built entirely around butter mochi and specialty coffee.
Contact
Email: hi@pixlcatcoffee.com
Instagram: @pixlcatcoffee · @pxlbuttermochi
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