WHERE TO FIND MATCHA IN NEW YORK CITY

You may already know that I’m a huge matcha fan. Honestly, I’m not even sure how this obsession started. All I know is that I love anything with matcha, aka green tea. Come to think of it, I think it started with my obsession with matcha ice cream and probably macarons. The flavor has a slight sweetness that I enjoy and weirdly crave. Many bakeries are coming up with many unique matcha desserts and if you’re a matcha fan. New York has it all! Here’s a list of where to find the best Matcha in New York City.

COFFEE/TEA SHOPS

CHA CHA MATCHA

Cha Cha Matcha has multiple locations in the city and they have unique Matcha drinks and the soft serve is amazing! They also have matcha cronuts. What to order: strawberry lemonade swirl and coconut matcha latte.

Cha Cha Matcha

CHA-AN TEA HOUSE

This place reminds me so much of Japan! Cha-An Tea House is a sit-down restaurant while Cha-An BonBon is a small hole in the wall takeaway shop located next door. They have the best mochi and the most authentic Matcha in my opinion. What to order: premium matcha latte, and green tea parfait.

CHALAIT

Chalait has multiple locations in the city. They offer food and matcha drinks and the menu tends to rotate. What to order: muesli toast with matcha is a special item and an iced matcha latte.

chalait

BIBBLE & SIP

Bibble & Sip has the BEST cream puffs and adorable macaroons. They also have unique specials like the Matcha boba egg tarts and boba cream puffs.

Bibble & Sip

BESFREN

Besfren is located in k-town, this small shop offers delicious pastries and ice cream. What to order:  Iced Matcha teapuccino, Matcha chiffon ice cream (pictured below).

Besfren

REMI FLOWER & COFFEE

Remi Flower & Coffee is a coffee shop inside a flower shop. They make the prettiest lattes & of course delicious too! I highly recommend the Berry Matcha iced latte for a hot day!

Remi Flower & Coffee

SWEET MOMENT

Sweet Moment has lots of delicious dessert options but they’re known for the cutest and most Instagrammable cream art. What to order: Matcha cheesecake, Matcha & strawberry waffles, and cream art.

Sweet Moment

GRACE STREET CAFE

Grace Steet Cafe is located in Korea Town and has a great selection of desserts like shaved ice, matcha beignets, and boba toast is a must!

MATCHAFUL

Matchaful has a great selection of Matcha drinks and is very unique too. I love the soothing strawberry.

SETSUGEKKA EAST VILLAGE

This is a Japanese tea house that opened in 2023. Setsugekka offers activities such as a tea ceremony or tea lessons.

DESSERTS (CAKES, DONUTS & ICE CREAM)

LADY M

Lady M is known for their cakes and they have an amazing green tea layered cake. There are multiple locations around New York City.

Lady M

DOMINIQUE ANSEL

Visit Dominique Ansel Kitchen in Flatiron for the Matcha beignets and visit Dominique Ansel Bakery in Soho for the Matcha cronuts if you’re lucky. They have new daily flavors.

ALIMAMA

Alimama has amazing mochi donuts!! If you haven’t tried mochi donuts, you’re missing out. The mochi mini donuts here are to dye for! They also have boba cream puffs that were good but the mochi donuts were a winner.

Alimama

MATCHA CAFE MAIKO

Matcha Cafe Maiko has multiple locations, I visited the Bowery St location. It’s a small storefront in front of an amazing ramen shop, Kyu Ramen. I would recommend visiting for lunch for ramen and ending with ice cream or shaved ice.

Matcha Cafe Maiko

FLIPPERS

Flippers has the most amazing souffle pancakes. They offer many flavors, but I highly recommend trying the Matcha pancakes. They’re the fluffiest pancakes I’ve ever had!

Flippers

THE DOUGH CLUB

The Dough Club also offers mochi donuts and they make some really cute ones too! They also sell Matcha, Ube, and Chocolate mochi pancake/waffle mix.

SUPERMOON BAKEHOUSE

Supermoon Bakehouse is the co-founder of Mr. Holmes Bakehouse in San Francisco, this bakery shop has unique flavored cruffins and croissants!

SPOT DESSERT BAR

Spot Dessert Bar is one of the best places to get your matcha fix! They have the best Matcha lava cafe and lava cookies!

TAIYAKI NYC

Taiyaki NYC is known for the fish pancake with ice cream. I recommend getting the unicorn taiyaki because it looks the prettiest!

ROLLED ICE CREAM SHOPS

There are many around New York and they all offer matcha rolled ice cream: 10Below, I CE NY, Juicy Spot CafeMinus Celsius Ice Cream, and Frozen Sweet. There are many other ice cream shops that also serve matcha flavored ice cream. Here’s a link to the 20 Best Ice Creams in New York City.

MOCHIDOKI

If you love mochi ice cream. There are a few Mochidoki locations in New York and they offer matcha flavors along with many other unique asian flavors.

EGGLOO

Eggloo is known for the Matcha egg waffle cones and the option to top it with matcha ice cream!

No need to jump on a plane to Japan to get your matcha fix when there are so many options in New York! =)

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21 comments

  • Lena Elzayn

    November 6, 2016 at 11:03 pm

    OMG this list is amazing! I love matcha and I’m going to NYC in a few weeks, so it couldn’t have come at a more perfect time! Now my only issue is how to try all of these things within the short time we will have! If you have to narrow it down to 3, what would you pick?

    1. Tour de Lust

      November 7, 2016 at 8:23 am

      Perfect timing!! I suggest going to Dominique Ansel Kitchen, Spot Dessert Bar and Thursday Kitchen for dinner and end it with the matcha bread pudding. It was seriously the best thing I have ever had!

      1. Lena Elzayn

        November 15, 2016 at 12:04 am

        Thank you! Noted them all down!

  • Culture Passport

    November 7, 2016 at 5:09 am

    The matcha craze has really taken over the city (no complaints here!). Thank you for sharing this super comprehensive list!! I’ve only tried a few so can’t wait to discover the rest 🙂 x
    Victoria

    1. Tour de Lust

      November 7, 2016 at 8:09 am

      Anytime! I know there’s a lot of matcha lovers our there that would appreciate this list =)

  • Candy

    November 7, 2016 at 10:02 am

    Growing up in Japan, I am a huuuge fan of matcha flavor anything 🙂 I didn’t realize NY had so many matcha options. I would love to try the Matcha beignets!

    1. Tour de Lust

      November 7, 2016 at 6:17 pm

      That is so cool, I had no idea you grew up in Japan!

  • Diana

    November 7, 2016 at 11:14 am

    OMG This guide was written for me! 😱 Can’t wait to go back to NYC and hit all these spots!

    1. Tour de Lust

      November 7, 2016 at 6:17 pm

      Haha glad you found it!

  • Chantell – Adoration 4 Adventure

    November 7, 2016 at 11:21 am

    Should I be embarrassed to admit that I had no idea what Matcha was? Ha ha. I have tried green tea icecream before at a Chinese restaurant but have to admit that I wasn’t a huge fan. Crazy to see so many options in NYC – I guess I would have to try some of these out.

    1. Tour de Lust

      November 7, 2016 at 6:18 pm

      Haha how could you not know! lol well now you know =)

  • Nicki

    November 7, 2016 at 11:24 am

    I am not going to lie – you have an obsession! haha

    I have only had a hot latte – apparently I need to get to New York because I am missing out. The photos look amazing.

    1. Tour de Lust

      November 7, 2016 at 6:18 pm

      Thanks Nicki!! You should definitely get into matcha =)

  • Claire

    November 7, 2016 at 2:48 pm

    I had to click on this post to see what on earth Matcha is!! I will now have to hunt down those matcha chocolate lava cakes and see if I can find them anywhere else! The ice-cream looks yummy too, especially the one with the panda macaroon 🙂

    1. Tour de Lust

      November 7, 2016 at 6:18 pm

      You will love it Claire! That lava cake is insanely good!

  • mark wyld

    November 7, 2016 at 10:02 pm

    Wow i have never even tried Green Tea let alone be aware that they make so many things that include it. I will make it a mission of mine to try this

    1. Tour de Lust

      November 7, 2016 at 10:10 pm

      Yes it’s a thing!!! People are obsessed, hope you get to try some of the awesome desserts =)

  • Samantha Elisabeth

    November 8, 2016 at 9:59 am

    I had no idea NYC had so many matcha places! I’m sorely missing it since leaving Asia, so I feel like I need a day of just going around everywhere and trying everything. Those matcha cronuts are calling my name!

    1. Tour de Lust

      November 8, 2016 at 10:17 am

      Asia has the best!!! I want to go back to Japan just for their matcha but I guess New York will do =)

  • Sarah – Exploring Kiwis

    November 9, 2016 at 4:26 am

    So much matcha! I must admit, I’ve never tried green tea like this in food but I’m thinking I should 😉

    1. Tour de Lust

      November 9, 2016 at 3:32 pm

      Yes Sarah you need to try it! Start with a matcha latte =)

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