Nana’s Green Tea in Downtown Bellevue.
Tokyo’s matcha café chain put its first Eastside shop in Old Bellevue in 2023 — matcha lattes, mochi parfaits, and a wood-slat room a few steps off Main Street.
Nana’s Green Tea is the matcha room in Old Bellevue — a calm, wood-slatted café on the ground floor of the Venn at Main building at 103rd, a few steps off Main Street between Dough Zone and West Elm. The counter does matcha the Tokyo way: whisked lattes, hojicha, frappés with warabimochi, tall parfaits layered with matcha pudding and red bean, roll cakes and a burnt Basque matcha cheesecake, all made to be photographed and then, more importantly, finished.
DBN found the permit in December 2021 as the Venn at Main retail row was taking shape and covered the opening in the first days of 2023 — the Tokyo chain’s first Eastside café and its second in Washington after Seattle. It made the neighborhood’s shop-local roster its first holiday season and has become the east end of Main Street’s afternoon stop, the dessert after dumplings next door.
It is a chain café with a single-minded menu, and that is the appeal; for the coffee counters and roasters downtown see our guide to downtown Bellevue coffee shops.
What to Get at Nana’s Green Tea
Matcha in every form, plus the roasted-tea and mochi classics; these five are the core order.
Matcha Latte
The house matcha whisked with milk, hot or iced — the cup the whole menu is built around, and the one to order first.
Hojicha Latte
Roasted green tea with milk, nuttier and lower-caffeine than the matcha — the regulars’ afternoon order.
Matcha Mochi Parfait
House-made matcha pudding and syrup, matcha ice cream, soft serve, red bean, and mochi in a tall glass. Bring a second spoon.
Matcha Roll Cake
A matcha sponge rolled around whipped cream and concentrated matcha cream — the case’s best pairing with a hot latte.
Warabimochi
Soft jelly mochi rolled in roasted soybean flour with brown-sugar syrup — the traditional Japanese sweet on an otherwise matcha-forward menu.
Nana’s Green Tea Through the Years on DBN
DBN has reported on downtown Bellevue since 2005. This is Nana’s Green Tea’s story as we covered it, as it happened.
Japanese Café Specializing in Traditional Teas and Desserts to Open on Bellevue’s Main Street
A permit at 16 103rd Ave NE put the Tokyo matcha chain in the new Venn at Main retail row with West Elm and Dough Zone.
Japanese Café Nana’s Green Tea Newly Opens in Bellevue
Doors open in Old Bellevue — the first Eastside location and the second in Washington after Seattle’s Stewart Street cafe.
Old Bellevue Neighborhood Champions Small Business Saturday
On the neighborhood’s shop-local roster its first holiday season.
Browse all Nana’s Green Tea coverage in the DBN archive.
Getting There & When to Go
Old Bellevue is a walk-and-park neighborhood, and the café sits at its east end by the newest retail.
Getting There & Parking
- Drive: Metered street parking on Main Street and 103rd Ave NE, plus the public garages within a couple of blocks; the café publishes no dedicated lot or validation.
- Light rail: 2 Line to Bellevue Downtown Station, then a roughly 12-minute walk south along 108th or 106th to Main Street — see our light rail guide
- On foot: The café faces 103rd Ave NE just north of Main; from Bellevue Square it is a 10-minute walk south down Bellevue Way and east on Main, and Downtown Park is two blocks north.
Best Times to Go
Weekend afternoons are the line and the parfait rush; weekday mid-mornings are quiet and the matcha is the same. Order ahead on Toast if you are timing it to a Main Street errand. Seasonal parfaits and anniversary specials draw the biggest crowds.
Make It a Morning
The east end of Main Street is a small food row: pair the matcha with dumplings at Dough Zone next door, first, a walk through Downtown Park two blocks north, or Voodoo Doughnut a block down Main for the other kind of sweet.
Good to Know
As of August 2026: walk-up ordering plus Toast pickup orders, catering, and whole cakes through the official Washington site. The online menu is teas and desserts; ask at the counter about the dine-in food menu. Retail matcha and teaware are sold online through the brand shop.
Nana’s Green Tea FAQ
Where is Nana’s Green Tea in Bellevue?
On the ground floor of the Venn at Main building at 16 103rd Ave NE, just off Main Street in Old Bellevue, in the same retail row as Dough Zone and West Elm. It opened at the turn of 2023 as the chain’s first Eastside cafe.
Can you order Nana’s Green Tea ahead?
Yes. As of August 2026 pickup orders run through the Toast ordering page linked from the official Washington site, typically ready in about ten to fifteen minutes, and catering and whole-cake orders are handled through the site. Walk-up ordering at the counter is the norm.
Where do you park for Nana’s Green Tea?
Old Bellevue is street parking first: metered spaces on Main Street and 103rd, plus the public garages within a couple of blocks. The cafe publishes no dedicated lot, so allow a few minutes on weekend afternoons.
What should you get at Nana’s Green Tea?
The matcha latte is the reason the cafe exists; the hojicha latte is the roasted alternative. For dessert, the matcha mochi parfait is the showpiece and the matcha roll cake the easy slice; the warabimochi is the traditional pick.
Where is Nana’s Green Tea from?
Tokyo. The first shop opened in Jiyugaoka in 2001 as a green tea cafe and grew into the nana’s green tea chain across Japan and, later, the U.S. West Coast. The Bellevue cafe followed the Seattle location and is one of two in Washington.