Café Matcha — Restaurant in Los Angeles

Imagine this:

Tall chilled glass. Half cloudy, pale yellow lemonade. Half vibrant organic ceremonial jade-green matcha. Fine crushed ice all the way through, sweating on the outside of the glass.

Taste • First sip is bright, zesty lemon — almost like a good homemade nimbu pani, but cleaner and colder. • A split second later, the matcha kicks in: smooth, gently grassy, a tiny hint of earthiness and umami. • The sweetness is there, but light: just enough honey or simple syrup to round off the sharpness of the lemon without making it sugary. • There’s a soft, almost creamy body from the whisked matcha, so it doesn’t taste like two drinks mixed together, more like one layered, complex sip.

Texture & Aroma • You get that tiny matcha foam on top, smelling fresh like a rainy morning. • The lemonade brings micro-bubbles and a slight tingle on your tongue if it’s made with sparkling water. • Every sip is icy but not watery, because the drink is slightly concentrated to balance the...

Best matcha drink I've ever had in my life!! Truly thought I would never be a matcha girly but Cafe Matcha proved me wrong. Sarah was so helpful suggesting a drink that I might like based on my taste, and I was surprised and delighted by how unbelievably delicious the "green & black" (matcha + cold brew) combo came out!!! I got the pistachio milk instead of half & half and it was divine. In addition to our drinks, which my cousin and I loved, the pastries we tried were also out of this world. The space is colorful, light, and fun, & the music was fab as the backdrop to our experience. 100/10, we already can't wait...

I will give credit or credit is due. This was a great Matcha drink (it’s noting like the Alfred cafes in a good way). It wasn’t super matcha forward. It was more of a balanced Matcha. I think this is due to them making the decision of this is the Matcha I want to give to people and not always pleasing the customer with larger sizes, etc. so the ratios were perfect. It’s great that it has parking. That’s a huge plus these days. My only thing I think they need to change as they need almond milk specifically unsweetened for those like they care about keto, etc.. soy it feels really...