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Nana’s Green Tea
About
Nana's Green Tea is a Japanese matcha dessert chain set up as a Japanese-style café; the Pasadena shop opened in 2026. The signature is the matcha shiratama parfait, alongside matcha lattes, hojicha drinks, matcha sweets and light meals. There's been a line since day one; weekday afternoons are easier.
Jasmine says
A long-running matcha brand from Tokyo,
with its US flagship in Old Pasadena.
Sundaes, shiratama, even curry rice:
it's 'Japanese afternoon tea,' not just a drink shop.
It opened in May 2026,
and lines are already a daily thing.
Not just drinks: Japanese afternoon-tea culture.
Insider tips
- A matcha parfait with shiratama is non-negotiable; this is Japanese afternoon tea, not a drinks shop.
- Only opened in May 2026 and lines are already the norm; weekday afternoons are calmest.
- Perfect to sit down after walking Old Pasadena; the curry rice rescues a hangry stomach.
- Order: Matcha latte
- Order: Matcha shiratama parfait (signature)
- Order: The hojicha range
Jasmine’s notes
- Old PasadenaFor dessert and a real meal in one, pick nana's green tea. Started in Tokyo in 2001, it opened its first US company-run flagship in Old Pasadena in May 2026, focused on matcha and hojicha, with Japanese dishes too. You can have a proper meal before the parfait.Order: Matcha latte, layered sundaes; salmon rice bowl, pork cutlet curry
- Address
- 45 N Raymond Ave, Pasadena, CA 91103
- Website
- global.nanasgreentea.com →
Where I wrote about it
- Matcha 101, LA Edition
- 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?
- The LA hojicha map | After matcha, what are Angelenos drinking?
- The LA brunch map | An LA weekend starts with brunch
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