Auckland's matcha scene is concentrated in the CBD, within walking distance of the waterfront. TSUJIRI, the Kyoto tea house founded in 1860, has a café on Lorne Street. Mokki at Commercial Bay serves several first-harvest Japanese matchas. Specialty coffee shops like Kompass and Rumours have built strong followings for their matcha. Newmarket's Blackdrop Eatery is the pick just outside the centre. All five below are verified open as of October 2026.
The Auckland branch of TSUJIRI, the Kyoto tea house founded in 1860. The menu covers matcha drinks, from a traditional hot matcha to lattes, plus matcha soft serve, parfaits and cakes. It is the most traditional Japanese matcha experience in the city, and its late opening hours, until 10pm, make it an easy evening dessert stop.
A matcha and açaí bar in Harbour Eats, the food hall on level 2 of Commercial Bay. Mokki offers several first-harvest Japanese matchas, so you can choose your matcha rather than take a house default. It has drawn crowds since opening, and it is right by the ferry terminal and the waterfront.
A Korean-inspired café opposite the Auckland Art Gallery, and one of the city's best-known matcha spots. The drinks are inventive: the iced earl grey matcha einspänner and the strawberry matcha einspänner are the ones to try, alongside a straight matcha latte and hot hojicha. You can choose your sweetness level. Open every day.
A minimalist specialty coffee shop tucked away on O'Connell Street, where the room is spare so the drinks do the talking. Its matcha latte has a strong following, and the coffee is among the most praised in the city. A weekday and Saturday café, closed on Sundays.
A small, lively café on Broadway in Newmarket and one of the best-loved matcha spots outside the CBD. The matcha comes from Thea Matcha, a New Zealand matcha supplier. The strawberry matcha latte and the yuzu matcha are the popular picks, along with an iced oat matcha latte. A good stop during a Newmarket shopping trip.
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Tips for drinking matcha in Auckland
- The CBD is walkable — TSUJIRI, Mokki, Kompass and Rumours are all within a few minutes of each other.
- TSUJIRI for the evening — it is open until 10pm, later than any other spot on this list.
- Pick your matcha at Mokki — it offers several first-harvest matchas.
- Rumours is closed Sundays — plan a weekday or Saturday visit.
- Newmarket is a short trip — Blackdrop Eatery is a few minutes south of the city by train or bus.
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