Matcha café trends abroad
Bangkok’s matcha scene is heating up — MTCH Matcha now offers multi‑location matcha lattes, cakes and puddings while Ksana leans a minimalist, gallery‑like café experience. Meanwhile Norwich cafés have started canning matcha and iced lattes so they stay fresh for hours, and Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle is being called a student‑friendly matcha hub with markets and music ( ).
MTCH has grown from its Ari origin to at least three Bangkok sites — Ari, Sukhumvit 23 and The Circle Ratchapruk — and lists daily opening hours for each branch on local guides, underscoring its multi‑location expansion across the city. (thethaiger.com)) Vogue Hong Kong reports MTCH’s founders spent five years studying Japanese tea culture and that the brand sources premium Japanese matcha—details the café uses to position itself as a contemporary, ceremony‑informed matcha bar. (voguehk.com)) Ksana’s space in central Bangkok is the product of recent architectural work: design write‑ups describe a compact, cave‑like, minimalist tea house with fiberglass or sculpted walls and deliberate framing for photos, and the operator’s site brands the concept as a curated “moment” of calm. (homeadore.com)) Norwich independents such as ORA have rapidly become local matcha destinations — ORA’s owners and coverage note sold‑out weekends for matcha drinks and the café lists iced matcha on its menu. (eveningnews24.co.uk)) Local content and social posts show at least one Norwich venue selling canned coffee and matcha options, reflecting a move by outlets to offer ready‑to‑drink formats alongside in‑house cups. (tiktok.com)) That local canning trend links to a wider ready‑to‑drink market: commercial canned matcha and iced matcha lattes are sold by brands like Taika and Ueshima, signalling supply‑side options for cafés wanting longer‑lasting takeaways. (taika.co)) Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle is being framed as a student‑friendly matcha and culture hub, anchored by Baltic Market and regular music and food events such as Baltic Weekender and venues like Camp and Furnace that appear in local guides. (thetab.com))
