Matcha, in its many forms, has well and truly taken over as the drink of the summer. Iced latte, who? I’ll take an iced matcha instead, please.
Whilst some people heave with disgust at the thought of drinking a cup of ‘grass-flavoured milk’, the majority of the UK have fallen in love with this versatile drink. Iced, hot, vanilla, white chocolate, oat or semi-skimmed, the drink can be adapted to anyone’s preference.
Even better, matcha green tea has great health benefits. According to the National Library of Medicine, matcha has ‘high content of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory substances’, and supports ‘cognitive function’. So, if you are a serial coffee drinker, why not substitute your third, jitter-inducing coffee of the day for a low-caffeine afternoon beverage.
If you’re looking for matcha options in York, here are some places to try!
Ippuku Tea House – Blake Street
A small, Japanese restaurant that provides traditional Japanese food and green tea drinks. They serve matcha latte, matcha tea, and even a range of matcha-flavoured desserts and bakes!
Drift-In – High Ousegate
An independent café with a menu offering a range of breakfast, brunch, and lunch items. Drift-In has both a standard matcha latte with milk and syrup of your choice, as well as a blended vanilla matcha drink.
Remedy Coffee Shop – Fossgate
This vegan, plant-based coffee and wine shop has an incredible variety of sustainable and seasonal food and drink, including matcha of course. They even offer a strawberry matcha latte, so if the taste of matcha alone doesn’t quite take your fancy, a fun, fruit-filled addition may change your mind!
200 Degrees Coffee – Low Petergate
This warm, inviting coffee shop is the perfect place to grab a drink and lose yourself in a book or catch up on your overflowing emails. 200 Degrees offers an Iced Spanish Matcha as well as the standard Iced Matcha Latte!
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