Los Angeles, CA has 8 tea rooms and tea shops in this guide.
8 tea spots
Los Angeles's Tea Scene
Los Angeles tea splits into three camps. Chinese and Taiwanese leaf gets serious treatment at Steep in Chinatown and SILK & JADE in Eagle Rock, while Callisto Tea House in Pasadena brews gongfu sessions at the table. Kettl brings Brooklyn-style Japanese matcha and sencha to Los Feliz, and the English afternoon tea crowd books Chado Tea Room, Rose Tree Cottage, or the $165 couture pastry service at The Maybourne Beverly Hills.
Downtown holds Chado's Little Tokyo room and Steep in Chinatown's Far East Plaza. Los Feliz and Eagle Rock have Kettl and SILK & JADE, and Pasadena has the two most traditional sit-down services: Callisto's gongfu tables and Rose Tree Cottage's weekend English tea.
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Tea Rooms & Tea Shops (8)
Tea houses, afternoon-tea rooms, matcha bars and loose-leaf shops that brew tea from other makers. Each card says what the place is known for and its price range.
A Chinatown tea house in Far East Plaza pouring loose-leaf Chinese and Taiwanese teas across black, green, oolong, white and pu-erh. By day it doubles as a lunch counter for Taiwanese and Chinese comfort food; in the evening it runs as Steep After Dark, a lounge serving tea-infused cocktails. It also hosts workshops such as Taiwanese mahjong sessions.
The Little Tokyo branch of Chado, a Los Angeles tea company that opened its first tea room in 1990 near La Cienega and 3rd. The house afternoon tea is $34.95 per person, a single pot of tea is $8.95, and the shelf runs to more than 150 teas and blends. A matcha afternoon tea is offered at $78.
The Los Angeles cafe of Kettl, the Brooklyn importer of Japanese tea. Matcha is whisked to order, and the menu lists harvest dates and origins for its leaf teas. The room has communal seating, a mezzanine, and a four-seat tasting counter that takes reservations through Resy, plus shelves of tea, sweets and ceramics.
A Taiwanese tea house that reopened in Eagle Rock in August 2024 after relocating. The tasting room sells a $30 gongfu tea experience, a $30 tasting flight and a $25 tea tasting class, and rents its Jade Bar for private sessions. Whole-leaf tea and teaware are sold on site.
Chado's Hollywood Boulevard room, upstairs in Suite 209, open daily. It serves the same menu as the other Chado rooms: a $34.95 afternoon tea, a $42.95 celebration tea and a $28.95 children's tea, with pots from the house list of more than 150 teas.
The Maybourne hotel's afternoon tea, Pret-a-Portea, is a fashion-themed service imported from The Berkeley in London: sandwiches, scones and savories, then pastries modeled on red-carpet outfits, with a glass of champagne. The hotel listed it at $165 per adult and $65 for children 12 and under, served Friday to Sunday with 2:00 and 3:00 pm seatings, and posts a 2026 menu.
A tea house where tea comes by the pot or as gongfu cha brewed at the table, served with small afternoon tea bites. It runs expert-led public tastings at $35-$40 per person, on themes such as white tea, and sells single-origin teas and house blends to take home.
A British shop and tearoom that serves a full silver-service English tea on Saturdays and Sundays at 1:00 and 4:00. The set includes sparkling elderflower, the house English Village loose-leaf blend of Ceylon, Indian and Kenyan tea, hot savories such as Beef Wellington or filled Yorkshire puddings, finger sandwiches, scones with Devon cream, and dessert. The adjoining shop sells British groceries, tea and clothing.
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Los Angeles Tea Tips
Rose Tree Cottage books by phone, one week out
Rose Tree Cottage serves afternoon tea only on Saturday and Sunday at 1:00 and 4:00, and takes reservations by telephone only, no more than exactly one week ahead. The dress code asks for jacket and tie for men and no jeans or shorts for anyone.
SILK & JADE keeps short hours
The Eagle Rock tasting room opens only Friday evening and Saturday daytime, and reservations are strongly recommended. Book the $30 gongfu experience or the $30 tasting flight ahead instead of walking in.
Callisto closes midweek
Callisto Tea House is closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Its public tastings, such as a white tea session, run $35-$40 per person and are listed on the tea house's own events page.
Steep changes after dark
Steep runs as a daytime tea house and lunch counter, then becomes Steep After Dark in the evening with tea-based cocktails. Go before 4 pm if you want a quiet pot of oolong instead of a lounge.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I get afternoon tea in Los Angeles?
Chado Tea Room in Little Tokyo and Hollywood serves a three-course afternoon tea starting at $34.95 per person. Rose Tree Cottage in Pasadena does an English silver service on weekends, and The Maybourne Beverly Hills runs its Pret-a-Portea service in The Terrace Tea Room, listed at $165 per adult.
Where can I find gongfu tea service in Los Angeles?
SILK & JADE in Eagle Rock offers a $30 gongfu tea experience focused on Taiwanese tea, and Callisto Tea House in Pasadena brews gongfu cha at your table. Steep in Chinatown serves Chinese and Taiwanese loose leaf by the pot.
Where is the best matcha in Los Angeles?
Kettl in Los Feliz is the tea-first option: Japanese matcha and leaf teas whisked to order, a four-seat tasting counter, and ceramics for sale. Chado Tea Room also offers a $78 matcha afternoon tea.
Where can I buy loose-leaf tea in Los Angeles?
Kettl sells its Japanese teas and teaware in Los Feliz, SILK & JADE sells whole-leaf Taiwanese tea and teaware in Eagle Rock, Callisto sells single-origin teas in Pasadena, and Chado stocks a catalog of more than 150 teas and blends.
Los Angeles Tea by Neighborhood
Downtown (Little Tokyo & Chinatown)
Best for: A pot of Chinese oolong at lunch or an afternoon tea before a museum visit.
Top picks: Steep, Chado Tea Room - Downtown LA
Los Feliz & Eagle Rock
Best for: Japanese matcha and Taiwanese tasting flights in small, focused rooms.
Top picks: Kettl, SILK & JADE
Hollywood & Beverly Hills
Best for: Afternoon tea, from a casual tea room to a hotel splurge.
Top picks: Chado Tea Room - Hollywood, The Terrace Tea Room at The Maybourne Beverly Hills
Pasadena
Best for: Sit-down services that take two hours: gongfu at the table or a full English tea.
Top picks: Callisto Tea House, Rose Tree Cottage
Tea Reading for Los Angeles Visitors
Read these before you order: what to ask for, how it is brewed, and what it should cost.
