33 Best Matcha Places in San Francisco, Estados Unidos
La lista definitiva y clasificada de todos los cafés de matcha y salones de té en San Francisco, Estados Unidos. Puntuado de 0–100 por calidad de matcha, ambiente y valor. Actualizado 2026.
San Francisco has 33 matcha places worth knowing about - 8 we rate Essential and 2 Recommended. Stonemill Matcha tops the list at 88/100, ahead of Matcha Cafe Maiko and Kiss of Matcha.
Stonemill Matcha
Mission District
- Start with
- Hand-whisked first-crop matcha
- Why go
- Start with the hand-whisked first-crop bowl. Stonemill earns San Francisco's top spot by treating matcha as tea, then backing it with a Japanese kitchen and desserts worth staying for.
- Skip if
- Skip it when you need a quick stop; the recurring line is the tradeoff.
Matcha Cafe Maiko
Japantown
- Start with
- Matcha soft serve
- Why go
- Japantown's strongest dessert-first matcha stop has a focused Japanese menu and directly sourced Kyoto matcha behind its soft serve and drinks.
- Skip if
- Choose another stop when you want quiet tea service rather than a busy dessert counter.
Kiss of Matcha
Richmond District
- Start with
- Matcha soft serve
- Why go
- A Richmond District specialist built around matcha desserts, with enough depth across soft serve, parfaits, croffles, and mochi to justify a dedicated trip.
- Skip if
- Skip it when traditional whisked tea matters more than a dessert-led matcha menu.
The largest clusters are around Japantown, Mission District, and SoMa. 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 San Francisco
The current directory spans 21 neighborhoods across San Francisco. Browse the largest clusters below.Japantown
4Mission District
4Civic Center
2Lower Haight
2Union Street
2Los 33 lugares de matcha en San Francisco, clasificados
- 1 88 Stonemill Matcha Start with the hand-whisked first-crop bowl. Stonemill earns San Francisco's top spot by treating matcha as tea, then backing it with a Japanese kitchen and desserts worth staying for. ›
- 2 85 Matcha Cafe Maiko Japantown's strongest dessert-first matcha stop has a focused Japanese menu and directly sourced Kyoto matcha behind its soft serve and drinks. ›
- 3 82 Kiss of Matcha A Richmond District specialist built around matcha desserts, with enough depth across soft serve, parfaits, croffles, and mochi to justify a dedicated trip. ›
- 4 81 OISHII MATCHA A Castro specialist for layered matcha lattes, hojicha, tea, boba sundaes, and croffles, led by a matcha-on-matcha foam signature. ›
- 5 78 Maruwu Seicha - SF Japantown Order the Americano when you want Maruwu's shade-grown Japanese matcha without milk. Small-batch stone grinding puts silky texture and umami ahead of the sweeter flavored lattes. ›
- 6 76 Matcha Cafe Maiko The Chinatown Maiko branch is a reliable destination for Japanese matcha desserts, using the same Kyoto-sourced matcha and specialist menu as the brand's other cafes. ›
- 7 74 Junbi Matcha & Tea - San Francisco Junbi is the fruit-matcha specialist: Uji ceremonial matcha stays legible under house-made guava puree, with the San Francisco team holding the same real-fruit standard at its cafe and mobile bar. ›
- 8 72 Tadaima Mission Tadaima is the useful lunch-and-matcha stop: the iced strawberry-cream latte can come with a sando or onigiri, while oat and almond milk keep the base flexible. ›
- 9 69 Uji Time Dessert One of Japantown's stronger dessert stops, translating Uji flavors into taiyaki, matcha ice cream, mochi, and other contemporary Japanese sweets. ›
- 10 67 Nagomi Nagomi is San Francisco's clearest Shizuoka comparison: Oyaizu Seicha's Heavenly Sky #65 and #90 are hand-whisked with Straus Barista Reserve milk, so both producer and dairy shape the cup. ›
- Asha Tea House ›
- Black Sugar - Boba Bar ›
- Boba Guys Fillmore ›
- Brew Cha & Matcha - San Francisco ›
- Ceré Tea ›
- Kiss of Matcha ›
- Matcha Cafe Maiko ›
- Moriwa Matcha ›
- Motoring Coffee ›
- Out There Coffee Roasters ›
- Outset Coffee - Financial District ›
- Paper Son Coffee ›
- Q Specialty Coffee ›
- screen savor art and coffee ›
- SPRO - Golden Gate/Civic Center ›
- SPRO - UC Law/Civic Center ›
- Steep Creamery & Tea Temporarily closed ›
- Tadaima Marina ›
- Tea & Others ›
- The Berry’s Boba Matcha ›
- Uji Time Dessert ›
- Urban Ritual Cafe ›
- Wooden Coffeehouse ›
How we rank matcha in San Francisco
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 San Francisco currently meet that standard.
Preguntas frecuentes
¿Cuál es el mejor lugar de matcha en San Francisco?
Stonemill Matcha tiene clasificación #1 en San Francisco con una Puntuación de Matcha de 88/100.Ver la reseña completa →
¿Cuántos lugares de matcha hay en San Francisco?
Hemos revisado y clasificado 33 cafés de matcha y salones de té en San Francisco, Estados Unidos. Nuestra lista se actualiza semanalmente.
¿Dónde puedo encontrar el mejor latte de matcha en San Francisco?
Our top 3:Stonemill Matcha, Matcha Cafe Maiko, Kiss of Matcha. Clasificado por reseñas comunitarias e investigación editorial.
How much does matcha cost in San Francisco?
Matcha in San Francisco 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 San Francisco?
Most of the listed matcha venues in San Francisco cluster around Japantown, Mission District, and SoMa. Use the map above to find spots near you.