What is an iced matcha latte?
An iced matcha latte is green tea powder whisked into liquid, combined with milk, and served cold over ice. Matcha is made from green tea leaves ground into a fine powder, so you're drinking the whole leaf rather than an infusion — that's why the color is so vivid and the body feels fuller than a cup of brewed tea.
The taste sits somewhere between savory and sweet: green, slightly vegetal, with a gentle sweetness from the milk rounding out the edges. If you've only had very sweet bottled matcha drinks, a café version will read as cleaner and more tea-forward.
How is it different from an iced latte?
The difference is the base: an iced matcha latte is built on green tea, an iced latte on espresso. That changes almost everything about how the drink lands.
- Flavor: matcha is green and grassy with a creamy finish; espresso is darker, with roast and cocoa notes.
- Color: soft jade green versus the tan of coffee and milk.
- Feel: matcha tends to taste smoother and less sharp, with no bitterness from roast.
- Sweetness: matcha carries a mild natural sweetness, so it works well without much added sugar.
Plenty of people order both, just at different hours. If you want the coffee version, our iced latte page covers it.
Why do people order matcha in the afternoon?
Matcha is the usual pick for the part of the day when another coffee feels like too much. It still comes from a caffeinated leaf, but the drinking experience is gentler — milder in flavor, less intense on the palate, and cold enough to be refreshing in South Florida weather.
There's also the simple matter of heat. In Pompano Beach, a warm afternoon makes an iced drink far more appealing than a hot one, and matcha with milk over ice is substantial enough to feel like a real break rather than just a glass of water.
What else is on the cold drinks menu?
The Iced Matcha Latte sits alongside a full lineup of cold drinks, so a table of four can each order something different. Our cold list includes:
- Fresh Lemonade, Peach Lemonade, Lime & Mint Lemonade, Mandarin Lemonade and Strawberry Lemonade
- Iced Tea Premium
- Iced Coffee, Iced Mocha and Iced Latte
If you'd rather go the fruit route, the lemonades and cold drinks page walks through each one.
What goes well with an iced matcha latte?
A slice of cake is the natural companion, and our cakes are made in-house daily and sold by the slice. Matcha's green, slightly savory edge pairs nicely with fruit-forward desserts and with the lighter, creamier cakes.
- Pistachio & Raspberry — nutty and tart, close in spirit to matcha's own green notes.
- Strawberry — bright and fruity against the creaminess of the milk.
- Napoleon — many thin puff-pastry layers with custard cream, the Eastern European mille-feuille.
- Honey Cake (medovik) — thin honey layers with a soft cream filling, a classic Eastern European cake.
You can see the whole selection on our cakes and desserts page.
Where can you get an iced matcha latte near you?
New Level Coffee & Bakery is at 698 East McNab Road, Pompano Beach, FL 33060, in the north part of the city. We're open 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM every day of the week, including weekends, for dine-in and takeout. Our phone number is +1 786-606-1786.
We're a short trip for anyone in Lighthouse Point — about five minutes by car — and people come over from Deerfield Beach and elsewhere in Broward County too. If you're searching for an iced matcha latte near you in Pompano Beach, the whole menu is on our home page.
