Best Matcha in Singapore: Our Tier List, S to C

S-tier: Haus Coffee, Hellu Coffee, Gotcha Matcha

These three are the ones we would cross town for. Gotcha Matcha is the purist pick and it knows it, the cup literally tells you matcha is not basic.

Haus and Hellu both do the layered iced version well, which is harder than it looks: the give-away in a bad one is a bitter first sip and a milky last one because nobody stirred it properly at the counter.

If you like your matcha grassy rather than sweet, start at S-tier and work down. If you like it sweet, you will disagree with this entire list and that is fine.

A-tier to C-tier, and the Starbucks problem

A-tier: Starbucks, HVALA, Sweedy. Starbucks in A-tier annoys people and it should not. Their matcha is sweet and consistent, and consistency is worth something when you are ordering on the way to work. HVALA is the traditional-leaning one, Sweedy the pretty one.

B-tier: Creamie Sippies, SugarBelly. Both fine, both leaning dessert rather than tea.

C-tier: 108 Matcha Saro, Hello Arigato, Heytea. C-tier is not bad, it is the tier where you are paying for something other than the matcha. Nothing here is undrinkable and we would still finish all three.

For another ranked list from us, see our Wingstop flavour rankings, or the wider Eventful blog.

FAQs

What is the best matcha in Singapore?

In our tier list the S-tier is Haus Coffee, Hellu Coffee and Gotcha Matcha. Those three are the ones we would travel for.

Is Starbucks matcha any good?

We put it in A-tier. It is sweet rather than grassy, but it is consistent across every outlet, which counts when you are ordering on the go.

Which matcha shops did you rank lowest?

C-tier was 108 Matcha Saro, Hello Arigato and Heytea. None are bad, they are just the ones where you are paying for something other than the matcha itself.