Best Matcha places in Mumbai: I Know the Best
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Best Matcha Places in Mumbai — Quick Answer
The best matcha cafes in Mumbai in 2026, ranked by authenticity:
- Got Tea, Oshiwara — best overall, closest to Japanese matcha (₹300–400)
- Tokyo Matcha Bar, Bandra — city’s OG matcha bar, solid quality (₹350–450)
- Mokai, Bandra — Uji-sourced, creative menu (₹350–500)
- Project Hum — great avocado toast, skip the matcha
- Shelter by Javafile — go for coffee, not matcha
- Blondie, Khar — most overhyped matcha in the city, skip
Golden rule: always order simple vanilla matcha or classic iced matcha. Skip the biscoff and strawberry versions.
It started in Uji. A tiny town outside Kyoto, famous for matcha the way Assam is famous for chai. A sweet elderly Japanese lady showed me how to whisk the powder, how to hold the bowl, how to sip slowly. The matcha was bitter and intense and completely unlike anything I had tried before. I remember thinking: this is what the real thing tastes like.
When I came back to Mumbai, I could not stop chasing that feeling. I started hunting restaurants, cafes, anywhere I had heard matcha was on the menu. Tried so many places. Nothing came close. The sourcing was off, the flavour was wrong, or it was just green-coloured sugar milk dressed up with a pretty cup.
Then my sister-in-law suggested we celebrate Galentine’s at a matcha place she had recently discovered Got Tea in Oshiwara. That is how we landed there. Three girls, post-dinner, not expecting much. And that is where I finally found it.
Here is my honest ranking of the best matcha places in Mumbai the ones worth your time, the ones to skip, and the one that made a whole year of searching worth it.
What is ceremonial grade matcha?
Ceremonial grade matcha is the highest quality matcha, made from the youngest tea leaves, shade-grown before harvest to boost chlorophyll and sweetness. It is the grade used in traditional Japanese tea ceremonies smooth, naturally sweet, never bitter. Most flavoured matcha drinks in cafes use culinary grade, which is why they need so much sweetener to taste good.
1. The One Rule Every Matcha Cafe in Mumbai Gets Wrong
I learned this the hard way after ordering a biscoff matcha at one place and a strawberry matcha at another. Both tasted like dessert drinks with a faint green tinge. Matcha was completely lost.
The flavouring is not the problem. The problem is that the cafes making these drinks are usually not using good matcha to begin with, and the heavy flavour is covering it. When you find a place with actually good ceremonial grade matcha, you will not want to cover it with anything.
The Matcha Rule
“Always order simple. Vanilla matcha, classic iced matcha, or hot matcha. The quality of the leaf will speak for itself. If it needs a biscoff swirl to be drinkable, the matcha is not the star.”
2. Best Matcha Places in Mumbai, Ranked by Authenticity
I am ranking these on one thing: how close they get to actual Japanese matcha. Not the vibe, not the Instagram grid, not the playlist. The drink.
| Cafe | Location | Must Order | Price | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Got Tea | Oshiwara, Andheri | Vanilla Bean Matcha + coconut jelly | ₹300–400 | Top Pick |
| Tokyo Matcha Bar | Bandra West | Sea Salt Matcha Frappuccino | ₹350–450 | Go |
| Mokai | Bandra West | Yakult Iced Matcha | ₹350–500 | Go |
| Project Hum | Mumbai | Avocado toast (not matcha) | ₹400–550 | Skip matcha |
| Shelter by Javafile | Mumbai | Order coffee instead | ₹350–450 | Skip matcha |
| Blondie | Khar West | Go for brunch, not matcha | ₹400–550 | Skip |
Got Tea
This is the one. The Vanilla Bean Matcha with coconut jelly from the Oshiwara branch is the closest thing I have found in Mumbai to what I drank in Japan. The matcha is clean and grassy, the sweetness is restrained, and the coconut jelly adds a texture that makes the whole drink feel intentional rather than thrown together. The sourcing is good you can taste it. No bitterness, no artificial green flavour. Just proper matcha.
My favourite Got Tea memory: Galentine’s 2026. Post-dinner, three girls me and my 2 sister-in-law, just sitting there yapping about everything and nothing, Cheesy Garlic Croffles on the table, matcha in hand, no real plans to leave. The kind of night that does not need a big occasion to feel special. Got Tea has that energy. It is not just the best matcha spot in Mumbai. It is a genuinely good place to be.
Tokyo Matcha Bar
I haven’t been here myself, but my sister-in-law has, and it’s her second favourite after Got Tea. Got Tea is Mumbai’s original matcha café, and from everything I’ve heard, it holds up. Tokyo Matcha Bar is minimal and calm, the matcha is noticeably better than most places, and the sea salt frappuccino is apparently one of those drinks that genuinely earns the hype. It may not feel quite as Japan close as Got Tea to me, but it sounds like a great second stop, especially if you’re already doing the Bandra rounds.
Mokai
Mokai uses Uji-sourced matcha from Japan, which immediately puts it in a different league from the average Mumbai cafe. The Yakult Iced Matcha is genuinely creative earthy and probiotic and cold in a way that feels like it was designed with intention. It leans more cafe-fun than ceremonial, but the base matcha quality is solid. Good for an afternoon visit.
Shelter by Javafile
Shelter by Javafile is a coffee place and it should stay that way. The matcha is not close to authentic not in taste, not in sourcing, not in the finish. Nothing about it reads ceremonial grade. If you are a matcha person specifically making a trip here, save yourself the Rs 400-odd and order what they actually do well, which is coffee. Matcha is a miss.
Project Hum
Genuinely good avocado toast I will give them that. But the matcha was a disappointment. Not close to authentic, not close to what good ceremonial grade matcha should taste like. Project Hum has real strengths on the food menu, but matcha is not one of them. Go for the food, order something else to drink.
I know. I know. Everyone is at Blondie. The benne dosas are great, the interiors are gorgeous, and yes Shilpa Shetty is involved. But the matcha is the most overhyped, over-sweetened, over-flavoured disappointment I had on this entire tour. The S’mores Matcha, Watermelon Matcha they are Instagram drinks, not matcha drinks. If you go to Blondie (and you will, because the food is good), go for brunch. Do not go for matcha. Your money is better spent elsewhere.
3. Why Authentic Japanese Matcha is Hard to Find in Mumbai
In Uji, the tea ceremony was not about the drink. It was about the ritual the angle of the whisk, the temperature of the water, the quiet in the room. That ceremonial matcha was bitter and intense and nothing like a latte. But that was the point. You were not drinking a beverage. You were sitting inside centuries of intention.
Then there was a rainy afternoon in Tokyo, feeling low, walking into a Lawson with ¥280 in hand and coming out with a freshly made matcha that was not even that great, but felt like the most comforting thing in the world. And the 7-Eleven matcha latte at ¥180 that genuinely outperformed Blondie’s ₹450 Earth Matcha by a wide margin.
Japan taught me that matcha quality does not require a chic cafe or a Rs 500 price tag. It requires honest sourcing and restraint. Which is exactly what Got Tea gets right, and why I keep going back.
My advice for every Mumbai matcha spot: order the simplest thing on the menu. Classic iced matcha. Vanilla matcha. Hot matcha if the place has earned your trust. Let the leaf do the talking. If it needs a biscoff drizzle to be drinkable, you have your answer about what is actually in that cup.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is the best matcha in Mumbai?
Got Tea in Oshiwara is the best matcha in Mumbai right now. Their Vanilla Bean Matcha with coconut jelly uses ceremonial-grade sourcing and comes closest to what good Japanese matcha actually tastes like. Tokyo Matcha Bar in Bandra is a solid second.
Is Blondie Mumbai good for matcha?
Not really. The space is beautiful and the food menu is genuinely good, but the matcha drinks are over-flavoured and over-sweetened. Go for brunch, skip the matcha drinks specifically. There are better matcha cafes in Mumbai for the same money.
What should I order at a matcha cafe in Mumbai?
Keep it simple. Vanilla matcha, classic iced matcha, or a plain matcha latte. Avoid heavily flavoured options like strawberry or biscoff matcha they mask the quality of the base. If the cafe’s matcha needs that much flavouring, the matcha itself is probably not great.
Is Got Tea Mumbai worth it?
Yes, absolutely. Got Tea in Oshiwara is the best matcha cafe in Mumbai. The Vanilla Bean Matcha with coconut jelly is ceremonial-grade, clean, and the closest to authentic Japanese matcha you will find here. Pair it with the Cheesy Garlic Croffle. Prices range from ₹300 to ₹400.
What is the best matcha drink to order in Mumbai?
The Vanilla Bean Matcha with coconut jelly at Got Tea (Oshiwara) is the best matcha drink in Mumbai. For a second option, the Sea Salt Matcha Frappuccino at Tokyo Matcha Bar in Bandra is a crowd favourite worth ordering.
I still think about that Uji tea ceremony sometimes. The elderly lady, the bamboo whisk, the bitter bowl of something that took three full sips to love. Finding good matcha in Mumbai is a little like that you have to sit with the bad versions long enough to recognise the real thing. Got Tea was my real thing. Your turn to find yours.
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