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Daiki Tanaka started his matcha farm and business about a decade ago but said it was difficult to settle in.

This green drink is always sold out. I visited Japan to find out why

Demand for matcha – which used to be exclusive to nobles and samurai in Japan – has soared in Australia. Here’s why farmers can’t keep up.

  • Millie Muroi

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All of the teas at Tea Drop are available to purchase for home, and are brewed before your eyes at South Melbourne Market.

Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025: Tea

If we’re reading the leaves correctly, Melbourne’s tea culture is entering its golden era.

Chai is brewed to order in simmering pots of tea and milk at Ambi’s.

Ambi’s Chai Bar

This venue is a finalist for best tea in Good Food’s Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

High tea comes with sparkling wine or tea.

The Tea Room QVB

This venue is a finalist for best tea in Good Food’s Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

My Teahouse in Neutral Bay.

My Teahouse

This venue is a finalist for best tea in Good Food’s Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

Tea Journal, shop 44 Chatswood Interchange, Chatswood. Tuesday 27th February 2018 SMH photo Louie Douvis .

Tea Journal

This venue is a finalist for best tea in Good Food’s Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

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Tea pouring and ceremony.

Altitude Tea

This venue is a finalist for best tea in Good Food’s Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

Owner Munwar Hussain at IndoChainese.

IndoChainese

This venue is a finalist for best tea in Good Food’s Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

Ms Cattea has more than 100 kinds of loose-leaf tea available for tasting.

Ms. Cattea Tea Bar

This venue is a finalist for best tea in Good Food’s Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

Tea cosies.

The Tea Cosy

This venue is a finalist for best tea in Good Food’s Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.