Tea shops · Los Angeles, United States
A Little Tokyo tea room inside the Japanese American National Museum, running since 1990, with more than 150 teas sold by the 4 oz.
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The house
Chado started in 1990 as a small tea room near the corner of La Cienega and 3rd. Thirty-six years later it runs four rooms across greater Los Angeles: the Downtown salon at 369 East 1st Street, inside the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo, plus Hollywood Boulevard, North Raymond in Pasadena and El Prado in Torrance. The Downtown room is the one to start with, because the museum block makes it an easy stop on a day already spent walking.
The list runs past 150 teas and blends, and the leaf is sold by the 4 oz across every family. English Breakfast and Assam TGFOP sit at the bottom of the ladder at US$ 9.88; Lung Ching Dragon Well is US$ 16.38, the house Reena's Masala Chai US$ 14, peppermint US$ 14.38, yerba mate US$ 14.88, organic rooibos US$ 19.88 and the Champagne Tieguanyin US$ 37.50. Matcha breaks the pattern: it comes in a 30 g tin at US$ 45.
The rooms are built for afternoon tea, with tiered trays and reservations, and they take private events. Beyond the loose leaf there are pyramid teabags of the house blends, accessories, gift cards and a subscription, and everything ships from the online shop. The Downtown salon opens Tuesday to Sunday from 11:00 to 17:00 and closes on Mondays, so a Monday visit to Little Tokyo needs another plan.
Los Angeles · United States
369 East 1st Street
Inside the Japanese American National Museum; Metro stops at Little Tokyo/Arts District, just across the street.
Published hours: Tue–Sun 11:00–17:00 · Mon closed
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The FindMeTea edit
01 · Black tea
A graded Assam, TGFOP rather than a breakfast blend, sitting on the list's entry tier. It is the malty black to take home after a pot at the table.
US$ 9.88· 4 oz
Explore this tea →02 · Green tea
Lung Ching is the flat, pan-fired Chinese green that most lists skip in favour of Japanese steamed greens. Here it comes in the same 4 oz size as everything else.
US$ 16.38· 4 oz
Explore this tea →03 · Chai
The house masala chai, named after the person whose recipe it follows, in loose 4 oz rather than as a syrup or a bag.
US$ 14· 4 oz
Explore this tea →The one worth the trip
This is the most expensive tea sold by the 4 oz on the list, more than three times the entry-tier blacks, and the only Tieguanyin the shop stocks. A rolled Chinese oolong at that level rewards several short infusions from one measure, which is exactly what a tea room lets you try before buying. Order a pot of it at the table first and the 4 oz decision makes itself.
US$ 37.50· 4 oz
Explore this tea →Prices
Prices are indicative. Each price keeps its currency and pack size; this selection does not necessarily cover the house's complete range.
15 prices
| Tea | Type | Price / pack |
|---|---|---|
| English Breakfast | Black tea | US$ 9.884 oz |
| Assam TGFOP | Black tea | US$ 9.884 oz |
| Sencha | Green tea | US$ 12.884 oz |
| Reena's Masala Chai | Chai | US$ 144 oz |
| Peppermint | Herbal infusion | US$ 14.384 oz |
| Yerba Mate | Yerba mate | US$ 14.884 oz |
| Imperial Earl Grey | Black tea | US$ 15.634 oz |
| Lung Ching (Dragon Well) | Green tea | US$ 16.384 oz |
| Organic Gunpowder Green | Green tea | US$ 18.384 oz |
| Organic Rooibos | Rooibos | US$ 19.884 oz |
| Darjeeling 3911 | Black tea | US$ 23.384 oz |
| Tung Ting Oolong | Oolong tea | US$ 32.254 oz |
| Champagne Tieguanyin | Oolong tea | US$ 37.504 oz |
| Ceremonial Matcha (30 g) | Matcha | US$ 4530 g |
| Jasmine Pearls | Green tea | US$ 57.384 oz |
Indicative prices, with each product’s pack size. Prices may change; check with the shop. Price verification dates: 2026-10-04.
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