The Buddhist monks who first started harvesting and preparing matcha after bringing the Chinese green tea back to Japan would no doubt find current matcha offerings mystifying. Even a basic matcha latte would now blow minds. Traditional matcha ceremonies involve nuance, down to the bamboo whisking technique, water temperature and steeping time. To even produce ceremonial-grade matcha requires profound attention to detail, from harvesting choice shade-grown tea to steaming the tea to suspend oxidation, to drying and grinding trimmed leaves with a stone mill.

Big respect to people who can grow, source, and serve matcha as the centuries old rituals prescribe. I enjoy matcha ceremonies to experience the tea’s truest expression. At the same time, L.A. has never been beholden to tradition. As a result, many of my favorite Los Angeles matcha drinks get pretty creative, with fruit, tonic, cream, and even horchata.

UPDATES SINCE MAY 23, 2025
Additions: Bobababa, Cha Redefine, Crèma, Danbi Coffee, Dayglow, Fondry, HEYTEA, Homeboy Coffee, Little Fish, Ondo Coffee Co., Regent Coffee, Reunion & Company, Torotea, Wynd Coffee

6XS Coffee / 6XS Studio Dirty Matcha + Matcha Yuzucano (Pictured) – DTLA, Koreatown + Silver Lake ↓

10 Speed Coffee Spiced Orange Matcha Fizz (Seasonal) – Calabasas, Frogtown, Santa Monica + Sawtelle Japantown ↓

Amp Coffee LA Rivero (Matcha Tonic) – North Hollywood ↓

Awakening Hibiscus Cloud Matcha Latte – Inglewood ↓

Bobababa Berries Matcha Latte – Glendale ↓

Boba Guys Strawberry Matcha Latte – Culver City + Historic Filipinotown, Long Beach + Topanga Village ↓

Bonsai Coffee Bar Mango Matcha Latte (or Strawberry Matcha Latte) – West Los Angeles ↓

Cha Cha Matcha Ginger Turmeric Matcha – Beverly Hills, Century City, Venice + West Hollywood ↓

Cha Redefine Matcha Rice Einspanner – Arcadia, Koreatown + Rowland Heights ↓

Civil Coffee Matcha Tonic – Downtown, Highland Park + Studio City ↓

Coffee MCO Cha-Cha Latte + Hallabong Matcha Tonic (Seasonal) (Pictured) – Koreatown ↓

Crèma Yuzu Matcha – Sherman Oaks ↓

Danbi Coffee Matcha Rain – Pasadena ↓

Dayglow Matcha Black Night – Larchmont Village, Silver Lake, West Hollywood + Venice ↓

Fondry MVP (Matcha Vanilla Pistachio) – Eagle Rock ↓

Good Friend Coffee Matcha Tonic – Virgil Village ↓

HEYTEA Coco-foam Matcha Oat Latte – Beverly Hills, Glendale + Monterey Park ↓

Hilltop Coffee + Kitchen Matcha-Chata (Matcha + Horchata) – DTLA, Eagle Rock, Inglewood + Slauson ↓

Homeboy Coffee Sweet Corn Cream Matcha – Artesia ↓

The Humanist Coffee + Matcha Shop Lavender Matcha Tonic – Melrose ↓

KAFN Pumpkin Matcha Latte (Seasonal Special) – Glendale ↓

Kodō Cafe Coconut Matcha Latte – Arts District ↓

Lil’ East Coffee Matcha Tonic (Seasonal) – El Sereno ↓

Little Fish Rhubarb Matcha Tonic (Seasonal) – Echo Park ↓

Little Lunch Strawberry Moon Matcha Latte (Seasonal) – Venice ↓

Loop Espresso Club Matcha Coconut Refresher – Eagle Rock ↓

Loquat Marble – Cypress Rock ↓

Mandarin Coffee Stand Passion Fruit Mango Matcha Fizz (Seasonal) – Pasadena ↓

MEMORYLOOK Matcha Einspanner – Koreatown ↓

mu.sō coffee Guava Matcha Latte – West Adams ↓

Nowhere Iced Lavender Matcha – Melrose ↓

Ohoo Matcha Tornado – La Crescenta ↓

Olive & James Cafe Tea Blue Coconut Matcha – Melrose ↓

Ondo Coffee Co. Chamoe Matcha Fizz – Artesia + East Hollywood ↓

Project Bloom Coffee Yuzu Matcha Tonic – East Hollywood ↓

Regent Coffee Yuzu Matcha Creamtop – Eagle Rock + Glendale ↓

Reunion & Company Cactus Matcha – Silver Lake ↓

Savvvys Maple Matcha – Pasadena ↓

Torotea Matcha Einspanner – Diamond Bar + San Marino ↓

WYND Coffee & Art Gallery Matcha Sudachi Tonic – Virgil Village ↓

Verve Coffee Roasters Sparkling Matcha Lemonade – Arts District, Manhattan Beach, Mid-City + West Hollywood ↓

Virtu Coffee Rose At The Garden – Downtown ↓

Woodcat Coffee Pacific Parakeet (Seasonal Special) – Echo Park ↓