CA · 22 places
Matcha in Los Angeles is concentrated in Koreatown, where cafes compete on cream-topped and fruit matcha drinks, and in Little Tokyo, home to some of the city's longest-running Japanese tea shops. This list also covers Silver Lake, Los Feliz, the Westside, Studio City, Pasadena, Arcadia and Gardena in the South Bay.
Last checked 2026-09-23. Menus change, so check with the cafe before a special trip.
An espresso-free, diner-style cafe from the team behind Alfred Coffee in which the drink menu centers on matcha. It also serves waffles, milkshakes and Japanese-influenced pastries.
12070 Ventura Blvd, Studio City, CA 91604
Second location at Melrose Place (705 N Alfred St, Los Angeles)
A small Koreatown shop that serves only iced matcha drinks, from plain lattes to dessert-style flavors. It also sells matcha gelato in five strength levels.
547 S Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90020
The Culver City branch of a matcha tea brand, located in the Culver Steps plaza. The menu covers matcha and hojicha lattes along with soft serve.
9426 Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232
Other shops in the Bay Area and Honolulu
A Little Tokyo cafe that serves hand-whisked organic matcha drinks, pastries and matcha soft serve.
123 Astronaut Ellison S Onizuka St #101-C, Los Angeles, CA 90012
A woman-owned tea house in a Koreatown strip mall that serves cream-topped matcha drinks alongside Korean tea snacks. A second location opened in the Arts District.
3510 W 8th St, Los Angeles, CA 90005
Also in the Arts District (1325 Palmetto St)
A Los Angeles matcha brand that sources from Kagoshima and runs a cafe and shop near Chinatown, alongside apparel and home goods. It also supplies matcha to other LA cafes.
555 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
The Los Angeles cafe of a Japanese tea importer, with matcha whisked to order and a mezzanine for sitting. A four-seat counter offers reserved tastings of matcha and loose-leaf teas.
4677 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027
A Little Tokyo tea shop and cafe that has been whisking matcha drinks since 2016. It also sells matcha powder and loose-leaf Japanese teas.
450 E 2nd St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
The first company-run U.S. flagship of a Tokyo matcha cafe brand, opened in May 2026. It serves matcha drinks, parfaits and soft serve along with rice bowls and curry.
45 N Raymond Ave, Pasadena, CA 91103
The U.S. outpost of a Japanese sweets shop specializing in warabimochi, located in the Santa Anita mall. Its matcha drinks come with pieces of mochi.
400 S Baldwin Ave, Ste 9045, Arcadia, CA 91007
Also in Torrance (24667 Crenshaw Blvd)
A Korean-style cake shop known for light fresh-cream cakes that also makes a lineup of matcha drinks. Its menu includes matcha paired with corn cream and fruit.
3450 W 6th St #107, Los Angeles, CA 90020
A Korean dessert cafe and donut shop that offers several cream-topped and fruit matcha drinks. Matcha also appears in its cookies and Basque cheesecake.
736 E 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90013
Also at Westfield Century City
A Japanese bakery inside the Miyako Hotel in Little Tokyo that serves matcha lattes alongside its breads. Matcha also shows up in buns such as the matcha mochi an-pan.
328 E 1st St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Other branches in Anaheim, Laguna Niguel and Honolulu
A combined cafe and eyewear brand with a flagship on Olympic Boulevard in Koreatown. Its drink list includes cream-topped matcha and matcha tonics.
2881 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90006
Also in Hollywood (5537 Hollywood Blvd)
A women-owned Koreatown cafe named after the Korean word for green, using ceremonial-grade matcha from Uji. It has expanded to several locations around Los Angeles.
3060 W Olympic Blvd #150, Los Angeles, CA 90006
Also on Wilshire Blvd in Koreatown and in Studio City; Silver Lake listed as opening soon
A Koreatown coffee shop whose signature menu gives several spots to matcha drinks. Its Double Matcha puts matcha in both the milk and the vanilla cream topping.
3069 1/2 W 8th St, Los Angeles, CA 90005
A neighborhood cafe and bodega that runs its own ceremonial-grade matcha program with tea from Fukuoka. It also serves specialty espresso and toasts.
710 N Edinburgh Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046
Also at the Pacific Design Center (8687 Melrose Ave)
A neighborhood cafe in Gardena that serves matcha from the Los Angeles brand Archives Of Us. The menu includes a jasmine-flavored matcha drink.
1341 W Gardena Blvd #101, Gardena, CA 90247
A local coffee company with a matcha program built on ceremonial-grade tea from Kagoshima. It runs several shops around Los Angeles.
1638 W Temple St, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Also in Hollywood (6318 Hollywood Blvd) and Downtown (888 S Figueroa St)
A specialty coffee shop that draws on Middle Eastern flavors, with a signature fig and vanilla matcha. It serves matcha from Archives Of Us.
3814 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Also in Studio City (11824 Ventura Blvd)
A small coffee and matcha counter among the streetwear shops of Fairfax Avenue. It uses ceremonial-grade matcha.
A Koreatown coffee shop whose matcha list includes a cream-topped Vienna-style matcha latte.
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