Asha Tea House

"Asha Tea House owner David Lau is serious about sourcing antioxidant rich matcha in both standard and ceremonial grades from family farms in Uji, Japan's premium growing region. There's a regular line at the Financial District location (it originated in Berkeley, which is also worth a visit) for the matcha latte, ceremonial matcha, matcha shot, shaken matcha, and matcha macchiato, some of which can be finished with boba or grass jelly." - Laurie Jo Miller Farr, Janelle Bitker

"When you need to change up your everyday coffee routine, head over to Asha Tea House for a fresh cup of hot (or iced) matcha latte. Entering into the shop will make you feel like you have walked into a zen tea room, decorated with stone ceramic teapots and pine wood trimmings. This downtown outpost has a small menu, but you really can’t go wrong with anything that’s on there. Every drink consists of high quality ingredients and made fresh to order — you can even watch the baristas hand-whisk your drink right in front of you while you wait eagerly with anticipation. You can customize your drink order with the varying levels of sweetness, ice, and even throwing in some boba pearls. Aside from having the best matcha lattes in downtown SF, switch it up and try their hoji-cha lattes or quench your thirst with a fruit infused iced tea instead. Pair your beverage with their Asian-inspired pastries such as sesame mochi muffins and assam spiced tea cookies" - outlier

"Asha Tea House, Fidi by outlier. When you need to change up your everyday coffee routine, head over to Asha Tea House for a fresh cup of hot (or iced) matcha latte. Entering into the shop will make you feel like you have walked into a zen tea room, decorated with stone ceramic teapots and pine wood trimmings. This downtown outpost has a small menu, but you really can’t go wrong with anything that’s on there. Every drink consists of high quality ingredients and made fresh to order — you can even watch the baristas hand-whisk your drink right in front of you while you wait eagerly with anticipation. You can customize your drink order with the varying levels of sweetness, ice, and even throwing in some boba pearls. Aside from having the best matcha lattes in downtown SF, switch it up and try their hoji-cha lattes or quench your thirst with a fruit infused iced tea instead. Pair your beverage with their Asian-inspired pastries such as sesame mochi muffins and assam spiced tea cookies"