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Menu Matcha & hojicha

Matcha & hojicha, on Sunrise Highway.

Iced strawberry matcha latte in layers of green, white and red
Hot matcha latte in a white cup and saucer

Bright green afternoons and toasty roasted tea.

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Five lattes from $6.95 · a 2-minute walk from the LIRR

On the menu

Five lattes, green and roasted.

Three made with matcha, two with hojicha. Whole, low-fat, oat or almond milk, at no extra charge.

Matcha or hojicha?

Shaded or roasted: two Japanese green teas.

Shade-grown

Matcha

What it is
A finely ground powder of green tea, specially processed from shade-grown tea leaves.1
Color & taste
Growing in shade gives matcha its bright green color and strong umami flavor.1
Tradition
In the Japanese tea ceremony it is stirred in a bowl with a chasen, a whisk usually made from bamboo. Until 1868, only the official tea masters of Uji, near Kyoto, were permitted to grow tea under shade for it.1
On our menu
Matcha Latte, Iced Strawberry Matcha Latte and Iced Rosy Lychee Matcha Latte.

Roasted

Hojicha

What it is
A Japanese green tea, set apart because it is roasted, traditionally in a porcelain pot over charcoal. The name means “roasted tea.”2
Color & taste
Usually made from leaves of the second harvest or later, roasted at about 150 °C until they turn reddish-brown. Nutty, toasty and sweet, with little to no bitterness.2
Tradition
The story goes that it was discovered in 1920, when a Kyoto merchant roasted bancha he couldn’t sell.2
On our menu
Iced Toasted Almond Hojicha and Hot Hojicha Latte.

Late nights

After dark, hojicha.

Thursday to Saturday we’re open till midnight, and the Hot Hojicha Latte is one of our late-night picks. Roasting lowers hojicha’s caffeine, and it is often drunk after dinner.2

Small $6.95Medium $7.50

From 5pm on late nights, the After Dark menu adds the Coconut Matcha Oasis: coconut purée, ceremonial matcha, coconut water, shaved coconut. Zero-proof, $9.

All the late-night picks

Visit

A matcha, two minutes from the train.

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A window table at Tête-à-Tête: marble top, navy chairs with brass frames

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Tête-à-Tête Cafeteria
239 Sunrise Hwy, Rockville Centre, NY 11570
  • A 2-minute walk from Rockville Centre station on the LIRR Babylon Branch, entrance at North Village Avenue and Front Street, just north of Sunrise Highway.
  • The NICE n15 bus stops at Rockville Centre station.

Opening hours

Mon5:30am–5pm
Tue5:30am–5pm
Wed5:30am–5pm
Thu5:30am–midnight
Fri5:30am–midnight
Sat7am–midnight
Sun7am–2pm

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