Gotcha Matcha & Espresso

Gotcha Matcha started as a Charlotte pop-up in 2023 and now runs two brick and mortar cafes a few steps apart in Uptown. The first is at 200 South Tryon, down a hallway past the building’s front desk, which makes it easy to miss. More than a dozen matcha lattes fill the menu alongside coffee and pastries. By most accounts, including ours, it makes the best matcha in the city.

What to know

• The owner is often behind the bar in his panda hat.
• Both cafes sit within a short walk of each other.
• The Tryon Street entrance is down an interior hallway.
• It grew from a pop-up into two permanent shops in under three years.