D.C. seems to be getting new ice cream spots left and right, and you bet I’m here for it! This past weekend I tried Bôn Matcha near George Washington University and Foggy Bottom.
Started in 2017, Bôn Matcha has a little storefront across from James Monroe park. David Bae, the owner, is taking a year off from being a pastor in New York. He noticed that D.C. was lacking a matcha-focused spot, so they opened up the ice cream window.
They sell a few Matcha drinks, including a latte, colada, limeade – all made with ceremonial grade Matcha. Not sure what that means, but sounds fancy to me! A matcha espresso and a matcha affogato will be their next additions to the menu!
Bôn Matcha has and two flavors of soft serve ice cream, Matcha and a seasonal. The summer flavor was honeydew melon. There are two sizes, a small for 4.25 and a large for 5.25, with an extra 50 cents for a cone. A little pricey for a small – but ceremonial grade matcha is expensive I’m sure.
The ice cream itself was fantastic. I had a swirl of the two flavors in a cone – this is truly one of the most beautiful cones of ice cream my humble iPhone camera has laid its lens on. While I’m usually not a huge fan of soft serve, a both the matcha and the honeydew were much better in soft serve form than traditional churned, high butterfat forms.
The Bottom Line
Delicious and instagrammable. What more do you want?
Cone Rating: 4.5 cones
Price: $$ (5-6$ total for ice cream)
Location: Foggy Bottom / Downtown, DC + Union Market / NoMA, DC
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