Yete NYC

Building connection
through Yerba Mate.

Bringing the tradition of Mate to NYC

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New York City

Yete brings the centuries old ritual of Yerba Mate into parks, cafes, and offices across New York City. We bring everything needed to experience Mate the traditional way.

Daniel in the yerba mate fields of Misiones, Argentina

About Yete

Building Connection through Yerba Mate.

Mate has been shared across South America for generations. One person pours, everyone takes a turn, and the conversation lasts longer than expected. Less about the drink, more about the feeling around it.

We bring that ritual to New York through park mateadas, tastings, and team experiences.

Upcoming events What is Yerba Mate?

WHAT IS YERBA MATE?

A drink that's been around for centuries. Still going strong.

Dried leaves in a Mate (gourd), hot water, and a metal straw called a bombilla. The cebador prepares and pours while everyone takes a turn drinking. Steady energy, no crash. A daily ritual across Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Brazil for centuries. See our handmade mates.

Yerba mate with bombilla straw and yerba herb, labelled

How it's prepared

Loose leaf in a Mate, hot water through a bombilla. One person pours, everyone takes a turn. Pass it back. Say gracias when you're done.

The benefits

Around 150mg of caffeine, sipped slowly over refills. No spike, no crash. Most people describe it as clean, focused energy.

Why it's shared

One Mate going around slows the conversation and gives people a reason to stay. At Yete events, everyone has the option to use their own.

Events

Three ways to experience yerba mate in New York City. Different settings, same ritual of sharing.

Tasting Classes

Small-group sessions in local NYC cafes. History, culture, preparation, and tasting. No experience needed.

Team Mate Experiences

A live mate session for your team. A new Happy Hour. We cover the culture, run the session, and bring everything.

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Mateadas

Friends and strangers, Mates going around. No agenda. Just mate and whoever shows up.

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Yete × Greats of Craft

983 1st Ave · May 17, 2026 · 3:00–5:00 PM

Beginner-friendly. Try different styles and preparations while learning the history and traditions behind Mate.

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The story

How Yete came to be

Graduating from UT Austin with friends
Boxes of Guayaki Yerba Mate stacked in a car on campus
2020

College and the first sip

Got introduced to Mate as a Guayakí ambassador at UT Austin. Later, studying for the CPA, I switched to loose leaf. The ritual pulled me in. For most people I shared it with, it was something completely new.

Misiones region, Argentina
Argentina, November 2025
November 2025

Trip to Argentina

Two weeks learning how Mate goes from seed to cup. Time with farmers, cooperative members, and family-run producers. One visit stood out: Zapecá farm with Fernando, where they grow without pesticides or monoculture.

Argentina, 2025

The people behind Yete

Fernando at Zapecá and the artists at Taller Galería Dawa keep Mate culture alive. At San Telmo, I met Sylvester, a long-time vendor who showed me photographs of Buenos Aires in the 1970s. Buying a vintage Matera from him felt like holding a piece of that history.

With a yerba mate producer at their farm in Argentina
At the ceramics studio in Buenos Aires with Lucio and Gaby
Argentina, 2025
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New York City

Yete

Everything from those years shaped Yete. The farmers, the artists, the people who welcomed me along the way. Yete is a reason to slow down and share it.

Mates

Handmade mates from Buenos Aires

Made with Taller Galería Dawa in Buenos Aires, run by Lucio and Gaby. Each Mate is hand-formed, painted, and kiln-fired.

Available to ship across the US starting June 2026.

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Hand-painted ceramic mates.

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