Matcha, taken as seriously as coffee

Tokyo cafes and bars running a genuine matcha specialty program, not a flavour add-on to the coffee menu. Sorted by Coffee/Drink Quality.

11 matches.

  • Hatoya Shibuya
    Kamiyamacho, Shibuya · Tokyo · Steep Index 9.4/10

    A tiny Kyoto-born matcha stand in Kamiyamacho with bench seating in and out, whisking a genuinely excellent, wide-ranging matcha and hojicha latte menu that draws a line worth waiting in.

  • MATCHA PASSPORT Steep Pick
    Shimokitazawa, Setagaya · Tokyo · Steep Index 9.4/10

    A dedicated matcha specialty bar tucked on the 2nd floor of a Shimokitazawa building, easy to walk past. Staff talk you through single-origin matcha varieties like the Tanuki from Wazuka, Kyoto, and the pours are genuinely excellent.

  • LATTE ART MANIA TOKYO
    Kita-Aoyama · Tokyo · Steep Index 9.1/10

    A unique Kita-Aoyama cafe where the latte art is made in front of you, and the coffee itself lives up to the visual precision.

  • LAMBERT Steep Pick
    Hyakunincho, Shinjuku · Tokyo · Steep Index 9.0/10

    A suteki, zen matcha sanctuary inside a 70-year-old Shinjuku house, reservation-only to sit inside and worth planning around.

  • THREE Steep Pick
    Sangenjaya, Setagaya · Tokyo · Steep Index 9.0/10

    An unmarked second-floor room in Sangenjaya pouring what may be the best matcha in Tokyo, then turning into a cocktail and shisha bar at six.

  • HANARE COFFEE STUDIO
    Nezu · Tokyo · Steep Index 8.9/10

    A small matcha-forward cafe a few minutes from Nezu Shrine, sister shop to Miyano-yu, where the custard pudding nearly upstages the matcha latte everyone actually came for.

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    Miyamasuzaka, Shibuya · Tokyo · Steep Index 8.5/10

    A basement matcha bar off Miyamasuzaka that trades daylight for mood, pouring a Kyoto Uji matcha latte good enough to make the espresso menu feel like a footnote.

  • MATCHA&ESPRESSO MIYANO-YU Steep Pick
    Nezu, Bunkyo · Tokyo · Steep Index 8.4/10

    A renovated public bathhouse in a Nezu backstreet serving exceptional matcha lattes and good espresso, with a private room available for booking and staff warm enough to make you stay longer than planned.

  • Byron Bay Coffee Company
    Kojimachi, Chiyoda · Tokyo · Steep Index 8.3/10

    An Australian family roastery that brought Byron Bay's unhurried cafe energy to Kojimachi. The matcha latte is the sleeper order, and the cozy room makes staying longer than planned feel like the right call.

  • FENDER CAFE SHIMOKITAZAWA
    Shimokitazawa, Setagaya · Tokyo · Steep Index 8.2/10

    Fender's first standalone Tokyo cafe brings a soothing playlist and a genuinely well-balanced matcha to a corner of Shimokitazawa built for lingering, not rushing.

  • Sabo Tokyo
    Asakusabashi, Taito · Tokyo · Steep Index 8.0/10

    A newly opened Asakusabashi stand doing matcha and coffee side by side, built around a room of large stone brought in from Toyama.

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