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Matcha shops in Tokyo
2 shops serving modern matcha sweets in Nihonbashi.
Atelier Matcha Nihonbashi
NihonbashiNihombashi Station6 min
Bright modern cafe focused on customisation: pick your matcha origin, milk, and sweetness level. Soft-serve, lattes, tiramisu, and shaved-ice all available on a clear, photo-led menu. Instagram crowd at peak hours; off-peak is calm and the staff explain each cultivar before pouring. Great for groups whose appetite for traditional ceremony varies — one guest can order a serious pure pour while another goes for an oat-milk latte without anybody compromising. Bench seating outside on warm days.
IPPUKU & MATCHA Nihonbashi
NihonbashiMitsukoshimae Station1 min
Billed as the world's first single-origin Uji matcha specialist, IPPUKU & MATCHA sits at ground level in Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower, directly outside Mitsukoshimae exit A8. Rather than blending, it pours unblended matcha from individual cultivars and single tea gardens, all hand-picked first-flush leaf grown under the 400-year-old honzu shading method and finished on stone mills. What looks like a casual tea stand at the front conceals a small tea room behind it, where a tasting of two matcha served in Edo-kiriko cut glass with sweets is the signature order; reservations are recommended for that room. Terrace seating handles takeaway, and a foreign-language menu is available.