MIDORI Hudson

MIDORI Hudson, Japanese Matcha & Tea Bar, is not only the first "real" Matcha cafe in Hudson, NY, but also a place where people can discover and enjoy other Japanese teas, Matcha alternatives, and wagashi (Japanese sweets).

Conceptualized by our Japanese owner, whose legal Japanese first name is Midori (meaning "green"), both the place and what we serve will be authentically Japanese. The staff might not be Japanese, but everyone is trained to serve with true Japanese hospitality. We don’t aim to be trendy or go viral, but to be a welcoming “Yasumidokoro” - a place where locals and visitors can rest, chat, and learn. 

Our seating space in the back, which we call “Library”, is a quiet oasis with books and magazines on Japanese culture and art shared from the owner’s collection. We ask visitors to be respectful of others while there. 

Chanoyu, the traditional tea ceremony, is the backbone of our matcha practice. Do we serve ceremonial grade matcha? Of course, but “ceremonial grade” is a marketing term coined by North American matcha companies, not a traditional Japanese standard.

Before matcha took over the world by storm, people rarely consumed it daily in Japan. Higher-grade matcha was used only for traditional tea ceremonies (Chanoyu) and was served at a limited number of traditional cafes. Lower-quality culinary grades of matcha were used to make sweets. 

Since we opened during the height of the global matcha shortage, we chose to source our matcha and other teas from businesses in the tristate area that already have relationships with tea farms in Japan. 

Our current collaborators: 
Sorate - @sorate.co: Matcha & Hojicha powder 
Queen Omi - @queenomi.co: Dark Roast Hojicha powder
Botapia - @botapia.life: Mulberry Matcha & Medicinal Teas

We will announce seasonal and limited-time drinks and sweets on Instagram, so make sure to follow us @midori.hudson.

We hope to see you soon!