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Matsu Matcha
About
Matsu Matcha, on Western Ave in K-Town, is a tiny matcha specialist: drinks come in your choice of strength, plus matcha chocolate and matcha gelato in five intensity levels, 1 to 5. A good stop if you like comparing matcha styles.
Jasmine says
K-Town's new matcha power.
Matcha gelato in five strengths,
banana pudding crème brûlée:
a dessert lab for matcha.
Everyone in line is on their phone,
but the stuff is genuinely good.
Several strengths, matcha chocolate and gelato, for matcha nerds.
Insider tips
- Matcha gelato in five strengths gets more bitter from 1 to 5; go with 3 on your first visit.
- The banana pudding crème brûlée is the hidden signature.
- Parking in K-Town is hard; metered street spots are easier to find than lots.
- Order: Ceremonial-grade matcha latte
- Order: Strawberry matcha
- Order: Decide while you're in line: the single-origin options will test your indecision
Jasmine’s notes
- KoreatownThe matcha gelato comes in five strengths that get more bitter as you go; first time, pick 3. A matcha gelato shop on Western Ave with five levels of strength, so you pick your bitterness. A Disneyland for matcha nerds, like a Japanese tea house with a big potted tree in the middle.Order: Matcha gelato, banana pudding crème brûlée
- Address
- 547 S Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90020
Where I wrote about it
- Why is Korean BBQ in LA livelier than in Seoul? | The K-Town BBQ map
- My LA Matcha Repeat List / LA Matcha Girls
- The LA Matcha Guide, Fall 2026
- The LA matcha map | Where should you actually drink matcha in LA?
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