There’s a cool new cafe in town and coffee isn’t (really) on the menu.
Driving the brews: Recess, Indy’s first matcha cafe, opened in January.
What to order: It was a hard choice, tbh.
- The standard menu has matcha (made from powdered green tea leaves) and hojicha (made from roasted tea leaves) — or, yes, cold brew for the non-tea drinkers.
- Recess also regularly rotates its specials menu and, during my visit, I was torn between the sprinkle cookie matcha latte and matcha layered with lavender and lemonade.
- It was a gorgeous, warm day with the garage doors open and the picnic tables packed — so lemonade it was.
💭 Arika’s thought bubble: The slight sweetness of the refreshingly tart lemonade was a perfect balance to the earthiness of the matcha.
- Pro tip: Don’t skip the baked goods, provided by Three Doll’s Cafe.
The vibe: So cool (and Gen Z coded) it would be intimidating for this millennial if the space weren’t also exceedingly inviting and the staff friendly and welcoming…