Cafes & tea rooms
Coffee shops and tea rooms where the drink list stops at coffee, tea and the occasional matcha. A few double as something else: a used bookstore, a board game library, a late-night sound bath.
All of them are checked the same way as everywhere else on this list, by phone, on the venue's own site, or in person.
Chado Tea Room (South Bay)
South BayChado's Old Torrance tea room, pouring from the same list of 200-plus loose-leaf teas.
1303 El Prado Ave, Torrance, CA 90501
Chado Tea Room (Pasadena)
San Gabriel ValleyMore than 200 loose-leaf teas at the Old Pasadena location of Chado Tea Room.
79 N Raymond Ave, Pasadena, CA 91103
Dayglow
Los Angeles (Central/DTLA)Multi-roaster coffee shop on Sunset Blvd in Silver Lake, founded by Tohm Ifergan (formerly of Portola Coffee Roasters). Rotates coffee from 10 to 20 roasters weekly and serves espresso, pour-over, and cold brew alongside seasonal signature drinks.
3206 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026
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San Gabriel ValleyPeople come to this San Gabriel bubble tea cafe for the souffle pancakes. The milk tea and fruit tea menu is long.
250 W Valley Blvd, San Gabriel, CA 91776
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Los Angeles (Central/DTLA)Traditional Yemeni qahwa next to the espresso drinks, in DTLA's South Park.
1001 S Broadway, Suite C, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Tea at Shiloh
Los Angeles (Central/DTLA)Late-night immersive teahouse near the Arts District. RSVP required, cozy, low-key. Also hosts jazz nights, sound baths, tarot, and art workshops.
2035 Bay St, Los Angeles, CA 90021
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WestsideTea bar on Montana Ave in Santa Monica with a back-patio garden under a pomegranate tree, serving organic kosher-certified loose-leaf teas alongside scones with clotted cream and rotating pastries from local chefs.
726 Montana Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90403