Usucha
"Thin" matcha, whisked with more water. Light, frothy and the usual choice. If a menu just says matcha, this is it.
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"Thin" matcha, whisked with more water. Light, frothy and the usual choice. If a menu just says matcha, this is it.
"Thick" matcha, made with more powder and less water. Rich and intense, usually only at specialist tea houses.
Matcha with milk, hot or iced. Most cafés offer oat or soy milk too, and you can usually ask for less sweet.
Roasted green tea: brown, toasty and low in caffeine. A good pick in the evening or if matcha is too grassy for you.
On our map, the areas with the most matcha cafés are Asakusa, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Ginza, Harajuku. Omotesandō and Harajuku are the classic starting point, with several specialist matcha cafés within a short walk of each other.
Yes. It is free to use, no sign-up. Every spot opens in Google Maps for directions and opening hours.
No. Most matcha cafés have picture menus or English menus, and pointing works everywhere. "Matcha latte" and "matcha" are understood in any café.
Matcha is powdered green tea, whisked and bright green, with a grassy, slightly bitter taste. Hojicha is roasted green tea: brown, toasty and low in caffeine. Many matcha cafés serve both.
Yes. Buy Me a Matcha is a free, friends-only app for meeting people in Tokyo one at a time over a matcha or coffee, in English. The app suggests cafés from this same list when you plan a meetup.
Buy Me a Matcha is a free, friends-only app for meeting new people in Tokyo one at a time over a matcha or coffee, in English. When you match, it suggests cafés from this map.
Get it on the App Store