Starbucks Matcha Latte
Pure Matcha green tea is steamed with milk for a premium cup of zen.
In Hot Drinks and Iced Drinks and Matcha
Prices from Starbucks UK delivery partners. In store prices are usually lower and vary by location.
About the Matcha Latte
The Starbucks Matcha Latte costs £5.20 for a Tall and carries 161 calories in a Grande, with 83mg of caffeine that comes from green tea powder rather than coffee. Matcha is whisked with steamed milk, and the powder Starbucks UK uses is pre sweetened, which is where most of the sugar comes from.
Matcha tastes nothing like brewed green tea. Whole leaf ground to powder means you drink the leaf rather than an infusion of it, so the flavour is thicker, grassier and slightly savoury, with a seaweed note underneath that some people take a few cups to get used to. Milk softens all of it. The colour is the other giveaway: a good one is bright jade rather than the dull olive you get when the powder has been sitting or the milk was too hot.
Sugar is 15.2g in a Grande out of 15.2g of carbohydrate, so every gram of carbohydrate in the drink is sugar. Calories run 82 in a Short, 134 in a Tall, 161 in a Grande and 217 in a Venti. Caffeine climbs with the cup, from 27.9mg in a Short to 111.5mg in a Venti, because more matcha goes in at each size. A Grande sits just under a Grande Caffè Latte at 89.1mg.
Caffeine from matcha behaves differently from caffeine from coffee, because the L theanine in green tea slows its absorption. The practical effect is a flatter curve: less of a jolt and less of a drop afterwards. That is the reason a lot of people move to it in the afternoon. Fewer scoops is the only way to cut the sugar and it weakens the drink with it. The Vanilla Protein Matcha Latte is the higher protein version, and the Chai Latte is the other tea based milk drink on the menu.
Starbucks Matcha Latte Nutrition
By Cup Size
| Size | Price | Calories | Caffeine | Sugar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short | Not sold online | 82 | 27.9mg | 7.8g |
| Tall | £5.20 | 134 | 57.2mg | 12.7g |
| Grande | £5.75 | 161 | 83mg | 15.2g |
| Venti | £6.35 | 217 | 111.5mg | 20.4g |
Prices from Starbucks UK delivery partners. In store prices are usually lower and vary by location. Short is sold in store only, so no price is shown. Values approximate. Updated 17 July 2026.
How to Make a Matcha Latte at Home
Sift the powder and keep the water off the boil. Those two steps are the difference between a smooth latte and a lumpy bitter one.
Ingredients
Matcha
Milk
Method
0 of 4 stepsTips
- Ceremonial grade for drinking, culinary grade for baking. Culinary matcha in a latte tastes harsh and looks brown.
- A bamboo whisk works better than a metal one, but a small milk frother is a reasonable substitute.
- Matcha oxidises fast. Buy small tins, keep them sealed in the fridge and use within two months.
Variations
- Iced matcha skips the steaming and is easier to get right, since temperature stops being a variable.
- Oat milk is the most common UK order and suits the grassiness better than dairy.
- A shot of espresso over the top makes a dirty matcha, which is worth trying once.
In a clear glass while the colour is still bright. Matcha dulls within about ten minutes of being whisked.
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Find Matcha Latte Near You
1,378 Starbucks stores across the UK, with opening times for every day of the week.
Starbucks near youMatcha Latte Questions
How much is a Matcha Latte at Starbucks UK?
A Tall is £5.20, a Grande £5.75 and a Venti £6.35.
How much caffeine is in a Starbucks Matcha Latte?
A Grande carries 83mg, which is close to a Grande Caffè Latte at 89.1mg. A Short is 27.9mg, a Tall 57.2mg and a Venti 111.5mg. It rises with the cup because each size takes more matcha.
How many calories are in a Matcha Latte?
A Grande is 161 calories with semi skimmed milk. A Short is 82, a Tall 134 and a Venti 217.
Is the Starbucks Matcha Latte sweetened?
Yes. The matcha powder Starbucks UK uses arrives pre sweetened, so an unsweetened version is not possible. A Grande carries 15.2g of sugar and asking for fewer scoops is the only way down.
Is matcha caffeine different from coffee caffeine?
The caffeine molecule is the same. Green tea also carries L theanine, which slows how fast it is absorbed, so the effect tends to arrive more gradually and fade more gently than the same dose from espresso.
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