Where to get matcha in Marin County

Equator Coffees in Mill Valley, Comforts in San Anselmo, Longway on San Anselmo Avenue, Java Hut in Fairfax, and Breakaway Matcha for ceremonial-grade tins. The cafes and sources we actually send friends to.

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Marin does not have a matcha scene the way San Francisco does, and that is fine. A handful of cafes take it seriously, and one San Anselmo outfit called Breakaway Matcha is quietly one of the best ceremonial-grade sources in the country. Equator in Mill Valley does the iced matcha latte everyone in town orders, and they do not drown it in syrup unless you ask. Comforts in San Anselmo makes a proper cafe matcha you can sit down with. Longway on San Anselmo Avenue is a woman-owned cafe and clothing shop with an excellent iced matcha. Java Hut in Fairfax is the drive-thru on the way to everywhere. Here is where we would actually send you.

Where to get iced coffee in Marin.

1. Mill Valley

   Equator Coffees

   The iced matcha latte everyone in town actually drinks. Downtown, across from the Depot, and they do not drown it in syrup unless you ask.

2. San Anselmo

   Comforts

   A proper cafe matcha: earthy, a little sweet already, and you can sit down with a pastry instead of hovering over a to-go cup.

3. San Anselmo

   Longway

   Woman-owned cafe and clothing shop on San Anselmo Avenue. Small menu, excellent iced matcha, the kind of place you tell a friend about.

4. Fairfax

   Java Hut

   Drive-thru, patio, on the way to everything. Not a ceremony. A cold matcha you can drink in the car and still feel like you did something right.

5. San Anselmo

   Breakaway Matcha

   Not a cafe. Appointment-only tastings and the tins you keep at home. If you care about ceremonial matcha, this is the source.