About Matcha Kobo
Open daily 11am–9pm
Matcha Kobo (Matcha Kōbō) is a matcha house on Level 2 at 258 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne CBD. It opened around mid-2025 and is known for milling its own ceremonial-grade matcha in the middle of the room.
Stone-milled in-house
Four Japanese stone mills (ishi-usu), made in Aichi Prefecture, sit at the centre of the 90-seat space. Press coverage reports that each mill takes about 24 hours to grind one kilogram of tea, enough for roughly 300 cups. Matcha is milled on site in fresh batches through the day, so it can run out until the next batch is ready.
Uji tea, whisked to order
The tea is ceremonial grade and comes from farms in Uji, Kyoto, which are listed on the drinks menu. Each cup is made to order with a chawan (ceramic bowl) and chasen (bamboo whisk) and takes two to three minutes.
Drinks and desserts
Besides matcha, the menu includes hojicha, genmaicha, creative drinks such as a matcha and yuzu soda, and coffee made with Five Senses beans. Desserts follow French pâtisserie techniques with Japanese flavours: the Triple Matcha Tart is the signature, and the mochi, hojicha spread and red bean paste are made in-house. See the full menu.
The space
The room has a calm, minimalist look, regular seating and a traditional tatami area where guests sit on the floor and remove their shoes. Opening hours run until 9pm every day.
Sources: Broadsheet and a visitor blog post. Details last checked: November 2026.