Café Mia in Bushwick has one of Brooklyn's most-recommended matcha programs. Ceremonial-grade, double-dosed, whisked fresh.
Brooklyn has plenty of matcha. Most of it is fine. Some of it is genuinely great. Café Mia is consistently named among the great category, and the reasons are specific — not vague marketing claims, but actual technique and sourcing decisions you can taste in the cup.
Every matcha drink we serve uses ceremonial-grade matcha. We don't keep culinary-grade behind the counter at all. Most cafes use culinary in their lattes to save cost; we don't.
A typical matcha latte uses 2g. We use 4g. The doubling is what makes the matcha read clearly through milk and ice — without it, an iced matcha is mostly milk with a green hint.
We sift the powder, whisk with 175°F water using a chasen, and pour over ice with cold milk. Each drink takes 90 seconds. Most cafes use pre-mixed concentrate; we don't.
Matcha goes stale within 2–3 weeks of opening a tin. We rotate often.
Brooklyn has 4–5 spots that take matcha seriously. Café Mia is one of them. Williamsburg has its specialty matcha spots; Greenpoint has emerging programs; Bedford-Stuyvesant has fewer but quality is rising. Bushwick is increasingly recognized for matcha, and we're a big part of why.
If you've had matcha at chains, please give a real specialty matcha a try. The flavor difference is substantial.
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Café Mia in Bushwick is widely recommended for matcha. Brooklyn has 4–5 spots with serious matcha programs; we're consistently in that group.
Yes — every matcha drink uses ceremonial-grade. We don't keep culinary-grade at all.
4g — double the standard 2g most cafes use. The doubled dose is what makes the matcha read clearly through milk.
Yes — we sell 30g tins of our ceremonial-grade matcha. Stock varies; ask at the counter.
Café Mia's iced matcha latte is widely cited as one of the best in Brooklyn — ceremonial-grade, double-dosed, whisked fresh per drink.
1128 Broadway, Bushwick. Open daily 8 AM – 5 PM.
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