102 Best Matcha Places in Los Angeles, United States
A ranked directory of matcha cafes and tea rooms in Los Angeles, United States. Discovery scores stay provisional until our editors publish an original verdict.
Los Angeles has 102 matcha places worth knowing about - 10 we rate Essential and 0 Recommended. Kettl Los Feliz tops the list at 94/100, ahead of Tea Master Matcha Cafe and Green Tea Shop and Midori Matcha Cafe.
Kettl Los Feliz
Los Feliz
- Start with
- Hukuju matcha latte
- Why go
- Start here for Los Angeles's deepest Japanese-tea experience: direct producer relationships, exceptional matcha, and enough gyokuro, sencha, and hojicha to reward comparison.
- Skip if
- Choose a dessert-led stop when you want elaborate flavours rather than tea provenance and straight preparation.
Tea Master Matcha Cafe and Green Tea Shop
Little Tokyo
- Start with
- Hot ceremonial matcha bowl
- Why go
- Tea Master lets you move from a traditional ceramic bowl to bold matcha tea, oat latte, smoothie, and Little Tokyo's richest dedicated matcha soft serve.
- Skip if
- Skip it when you want a long sit-down meal; the cafe is strongest as a focused tea and soft-serve stop.
Midori Matcha Cafe
Little Tokyo
- Start with
- Unsweetened hand-whisked matcha
- Why go
- Midori is the Little Tokyo choice for organic Japanese matcha whisked by hand, with restrained sweetness and Kyoto-style soft serve carrying the same clean profile.
- Skip if
- Pick another cafe when maximal toppings and novelty flavours matter more than a simple tea-first cup.
The largest clusters are around Koreatown, Little Tokyo, and Silver Lake. Price indicators run from $ to $$ across the listed venues. Check each business directly for current menu prices. Our editors rank the leading picks by matcha depth and destination value, with no paid placement.
NEIGHBORHOODS
Where to find matcha in Los Angeles
The current directory spans 33 neighborhoods across Los Angeles. Browse the largest clusters below.Koreatown
11Little Tokyo
9Silver Lake
7Historic Core
6Arts District
5Beverly Grove
5All 102 matcha places in Los Angeles, ranked
- 1 94 Kettl Los Feliz Start here for Los Angeles's deepest Japanese-tea experience: direct producer relationships, exceptional matcha, and enough gyokuro, sencha, and hojicha to reward comparison. ›
- 2 92 Tea Master Matcha Cafe and Green Tea Shop Tea Master lets you move from a traditional ceramic bowl to bold matcha tea, oat latte, smoothie, and Little Tokyo's richest dedicated matcha soft serve. ›
- 3 90 Midori Matcha Cafe Midori is the Little Tokyo choice for organic Japanese matcha whisked by hand, with restrained sweetness and Kyoto-style soft serve carrying the same clean profile. ›
- 4 88 Matcha Ren REN is the Arts District destination for matcha in every texture, spanning focused drinks, mochi crepes, shakes, ice cream, Mont Blanc, and soft serve. ›
- 5 86 Crema Coffee & Matcha Crema starts with shade-grown, stone-ground Uji tea, then gives it a modern Glendale menu of fig, rose, lavender, and cream-top variations. ›
- 6 84 Matcha Cafe Maiko Come for Kyoto matcha expressed as dessert: the Maiko parfait layers matcha cream and chiffon with chestnuts and shiratama, beside soft serve, floats, and Uji Kintoki. ›
- 7 82 Matsu Matcha Matsu is Koreatown's intensity play, combining extra-strong matcha drinks with triple-matcha gelato, jelly, hojicha, and playful fruit or ube variations. ›
- 8 80 Cha Cha Matcha (WeHo) Cha Cha brings its bright, contemporary matcha bar to West Hollywood, with the smooth house signature blend as the most dependable starting point. ›
- 9 78 DAMO DAMO makes matcha and hojicha the centre of a modern Koreatown tea house, with cream-topped einspanners and rice-cake waffles forming the strongest pairing. ›
- 10 76 STAGGER COFFEE STAGGER is the top-ten stop for a deliberately stronger cup, with double matcha at the centre and hojicha, coconut matcha, and tonic formats around it. ›
- 17 ROOTEA ›
- 3THYME COFFEE ›
- 6XS COFFEE ›
- Acurrúcame Café ›
- Alchemist Coffee Project ›
- Alchemist Coffee Project at The Pearl ›
- Alfred Coffee ›
- Andante Coffee Roasters ›
- Archives Of Us ›
- Azay ›
- Basil & Cheese Cafe ›
- Bohemia Cafe ›
- Bohemian House of Espresso + Chai ›
- Bravo Toast ›
- Cafe De Mama ›
- Cafe Dulce ›
- Cafe Dulce (Dulce Cinco) ›
- Cafe Dulce (Little Tokyo) ›
- Cafe Knotted Arts District ›
- CAFE NIDO: Coffee & Books ›
- café Persona ›
- Cafe Terrasse ›
- CAFE UPPER ›
- Canyon Coffee ›
- Chimney Coffee House ›
- Civil Coffee DTLA ›
- Coffee MCO ›
- Coffee Memes Silver Lake Temporarily closed ›
- Community Goods ›
- Community Goods - PDC ›
- Concierge Coffee ›
- Couplet Coffee ›
- Couplet Coffee ›
- DAMO ›
- Dialog Cafe Temporarily closed ›
- Dolcevita Coffee ›
- Dre's Cafe ›
- Frank Coffee ›
- GG Coffee & Matcha ›
- Gong Gan ›
- Good Friend Coffee ›
- Handles Coffee ›
- Handles WEHO ›
- Humanist Coffee + Matcha + Toast ›
- Ideology Coffee ›
- Javista - West Hollywood ›
- Javista Coffee Hollywood ›
- Jurassic Magic Coffee ›
- La La Land ›
- Laveta ›
- Loose Leaf Boba Company ›
- Loquat Coffee ›
- Loquat Silver Lake ›
- LUTIE ›
- Mad Lab Coffee ›
- Mai Tea Boba ›
- Malaya Coffee - Silverlake ›
- Maru Coffee ›
- Maru Coffee ›
- MEMORYLOOK ›
- mewame ›
- Nam Coffee ›
- Okayama Kobo Bakery & Cafe DTLA ›
- Olive and James Cafe Tea ›
- Olive and James Cafe Tea - Silver Lake ›
- ONETHING COFFEE ›
- Pantheon Coffee ›
- Pantry West Hollywood ›
- Picnic Coffee Silverlake ›
- Project Bloom Coffee ›
- Reunion & Company ›
- RNY Coffee Studio ›
- rōk coffee and tea ›
- Saero Coffee ›
- Sandcouch Cafe ›
- SOMOCHI DTLA ›
- SORO Coffee ›
- Stereoscope Coffee ›
- Stereoscope Coffee ›
- Surfboy ›
- Sushi n Matcha Sho ›
- Tea Maru Temporarily closed ›
- Thank You Coffee ›
- The Latte Shop ›
- Tiger Sugar Little Tokyo ›
- Tilt Coffee Bar ›
- Velo Coffee ›
- Virtu Coffee ›
- Yala Coffee - Silverlake ›
- Yeems Coffee ›
- YiFang Taiwan Fruit Tea - Art District ›
- Yoboseyo Superette ›
How we rank matcha in Los Angeles
Every place gets a Matcha Score from 0 to 100. Discovery scores are provisional. City by city, our editors replace them with an original judgment based on matcha depth, sourcing, preparation, and destination value. There's no paid placement.
Places scoring 70+ are rated Essential. Scores from 50 to 69 are Recommended. Everything else is Listed: lower-scoring options where matcha is available but not the primary strength. Business details are rechecked city by city, and editorial verdicts are shown only when they contain real place-specific judgment.
The top three is published because every position has a dated MatchaPlaces verdict, an order recommendation, a reason to go, a named editor, an honest verification method, and current first-party sources. 10 places in Los Angeles currently meet that standard.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best matcha place in Los Angeles?
Kettl Los Feliz is rated #1 in Los Angeles with a Matcha Score of 94/100.See the full review →
How many matcha places are in Los Angeles?
The directory currently lists 102 matcha cafes and tea rooms in Los Angeles, United States. Listings are rechecked city by city.
Where can I find the best matcha latte in Los Angeles?
Our top 3:Kettl Los Feliz, Tea Master Matcha Cafe and Green Tea Shop, Midori Matcha Cafe. Ranked by MatchaPlaces editors using current first-party sources.
How much does matcha cost in Los Angeles?
Matcha in Los Angeles runs from $ at the most affordable spots to $$ at specialty tea rooms. Most cafes on this list land in the mid-range.
Which neighborhoods have the best matcha in Los Angeles?
Most of the listed matcha venues in Los Angeles cluster around Koreatown, Little Tokyo, and Silver Lake. Use the map above to find spots near you.