Tea Master Matcha Cafe and Green Tea Shop
Tea house · Historic Core
450 E 2nd St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Highlights
Creamy matcha soft serve, authentic teas, and lattes.
Creamy matcha soft serve, authentic teas, and lattes.
"This wood-paneled tea shop is the OG of LA’s matcha scene, and while they have a small menu of drinks, Tea Master’s soft serve is the real draw, particularly during summer months. The unofficial dessert of the post-Sushi Gen crowd, the frozen treat comes in just one potent flavor— matcha. The earthy tea powder tastes freshly whisked into the creamy base, and there’s even more matcha powder dusted on top. It’ll give you just enough of a caffeine jolt to keep you vertical after lunch." - brant cox, sylvio martins, cathy park
"Tea Master is the OG of LA’s matcha scene—it drew lines long before matcha tonics took over our Instagram feeds. The wood-paneled tea shop in Little Tokyo has a pared-down menu of just a few items. Most people go for the matcha soft serve, the preferred dessert of the post-Sushi Gen crowd, but the drinks are where their craft really shines. Everything is whisked fresh, which means you’ll grab a number and wait (sometimes a while), but it’s worth it for the matcha oat latte, which is smooth, balanced, and gently sweetened with honey." - cathy park
"Tea Master is the OG of LA’s matcha scene—it drew lines long before matcha lattes and tonics took over our Instagram feeds. The wood-paneled tea shop in Little Tokyo has a pared-down menu of just a few items. Most people go for the matcha soft serve, the preferred dessert of the post-Sushi Gen crowd, but the drinks are where their craft really shines. Everything is whisked fresh, which means you’ll grab a number and wait (sometimes a while), but it’s worth it for the matcha oat latte, which is smooth, balanced, and gently sweetened with honey." - Cathy Park
"Tea Master has been selling high-quality green teas and ceremonial-grade matcha in Honda Plaza for over a decade, and opened its cafe in 2014. For a cold treat that’s not too sweet, get a cup of the best-selling matcha soft serve. For something slightly left of the usual matcha latte, ask for the hakko-cha oat latte; the green tea is aged and develops a nutty flavor profile, falling somewhere between a black tea and an oolong in taste." - Kimberly Madrid
Little Tokyo’s tiny, beloved matcha counter led by a tea ceremony student; hand‑whisked bowls, restrained lattes, and famed soft‑serve. Praised by The Infatuation and featured by Discover Los Angeles.
