Since I wrote a post about D.C. coffee shops, I thought I’d do the same for matcha in the District too. I find these lists to be really helpful when I have a craving and need to look at a list and/or map of the places that offer these services.
For those unfamiliar with matcha, it’s a finely grounded powder made of specially grown and processed green tea. The green tea plants made for matcha are grown in the shade for about 3 weeks before harvesting (to slow growth and stimulate an increase in chlorophyll levels), and the stems and veins are removed in the processing stage. The traditional way of preparing matcha is either thick (koicha) and thin (usucha) tea. In our modern times, matcha is also used in chocolates, desserts (cakes, cookies, mousse, ice cream, cupcakes, mochi), lattes, iced drinks, and smoothies.
Matcha in Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area
- Maketto*
- One location in D.C. (H Street)
- Serves matcha latte
- Souk
- One location in D.C. (Eastern Market)
- Serves matcha latte and matcha baked goods
- The Royal
- One location in D.C. (Shaw)
- Serves matcha latte
- A Baked Joint
- One location in D.C. (Mt. Vernon Square)
- Serves matcha tea
- Beard Papa*
- Two locations in DMV (Georgetown and Falls Church)
- Serves matcha latte and matcha cream puff
- Chinatown Coffee Company*
- One location in D.C. (Chinatown)
- Serves matcha latte
- Sweet Lobby
- One location in D.C. (Eastern Market)
- Serves matcha cupcakes and macarons
- The Fainting Goat
- One location in D.C. (U Street)
- Serves “We Don’t Have Redbull” cocktail featuring matcha
- Blue Duck Tavern*
- One location in D.C. (West End)
- Serves matcha latte, hot and iced matcha tea, matcha tonic for gin and tonic
- Baked & Wired
- One location in D.C. (Georgetown)
- Serves matcha latte
- Grace Street Coffee*
- One location in D.C. (Georgetown)
- Serves matcha latte
- Kung Fu Tea*
- Multiple locations in DMV (Annandale, Tysons Corner, Rockville, College Park)
- Serves matcha milk strike and matcha red bean slush
- Caffé Aficionado*
- One location in Arlington (Rosslyn)
- Serves matcha latte
- Pitango Gelato*
- Multiple locations in DMV (Penn Quarter, Capitol Hill, Reston Town Center)
- Serves matcha gelato
- Soricha Tea and Theater*
- One location in Annandale
- Serves matcha bingsoo
- Killer E.S.P.*
- One location in Old Town Alexandria
- Serves hot and iced matcha latte
- SnowBots
- One location in Rockville
- Serves matcha SnowCream
- True Food Kitchen
- One location in Fairfax (Mosaic District)
- Serves honey lemonade with option for matcha
- Calabash Teahouse & Cafe
- One location in D.C. (Shaw)
- Serves matcha latte
- Dog Tag Bakery
- One location in D.C. (Georgetown)
- Serves matcha latte
- Kyirisan
- One location in D.C. (Shaw)
- Serves matcha pavlova dessert
- La Mano Coffee Bar
- One location in D.C. (Takoma)
- Serves matcha latte
- Kaldi’s Social House
- One location in MD (Silver Spring)
- Serves matcha latte
- Sticky Fingers Sweets & Eats
- One location in D.C. (Columbia Heights)
- Serves matcha latte
- Haikan*
- One location in D.C. (V Street)
- Serves matcha kakigori
* = personal favorites
By no means is this an exhaustive list of everything matcha related in the D.C. metropolitan area, but it’s coming together. I also took the time to create a Google map (see below) of all the cafes and restaurants mentioned above. Just like with my coffee project, this will be an ongoing quest as I continue to find all the matcha.
What a perfect matcha!
alice from va 