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- Tucked above and away from busy NYC life, Cha-An has been serving Japanese-inspired treats and tea since 2004
- Check out a to-go outlet for the East Village’s Japanese teahouse and sweets restaurant.
- Los Angeles
- ServingJapanese teas & desserts since 2004—
- Tucked above and away from busy NYC life, Cha-An has been serving Japanese-inspired treats and tea since 2004.
- Cha-An, New York’s Original Teahouse, Expands with Grab-and-Go Matcha Shop

It is the corner building, and hard to miss as you enter the shopping complex. If you'd like to skip the line, you can place your order online for pick up. Here you'll find our selection of straight teas from around the world, flavored teas, and herbal blends. We source our teas directly from origin and make all of our blends by hand in Southern California. "Hidden in the streets of the East Village, Cha-An is that elegant, somewhat undiscovered restaurant with a great menu and beautiful presentation that New Yorkers spend a lifetime looking for." Recently, Cha Tra Mue expanded to the U.S. and opened their first Tea House in Los Angeles.
Tucked above and away from busy NYC life, Cha-An has been serving Japanese-inspired treats and tea since 2004
Regardless, both of the Thai teas were an absolute treat, and brought me back to Thailand with the first sip. When it was our turn to order, we decided to try their original Thai Iced Tea, a Thai Tea with boba, Thai coffee, and the Milk Green Tea. We also got a Thai Tea soft serve ice cream, because, well, how could you not?
Check out a to-go outlet for the East Village’s Japanese teahouse and sweets restaurant.
You can imagine our excitement when we heard this news and serendipitously were already planning to be in L.A. Here are all of the details of our visit to L.A.'s first Cha Tra Mue Tea House. The rating scale of 0 to 100 reflects our editors’ appraisals of all the tangible and intangible factors that make a restaurant or bar great — or terrible — regardless of price.
Los Angeles
Their drinks and ice cream definitely lived up to my expectations, and brought me right back to Thailand. GrubStreetOn the second floor of a bustling East Village block, you’ll find one of the best tea rooms in New York, a haven dedicated to Japanese tea and home-style cooking. There’s plenty of matcha and sencha, of course, but Cha-An also sources teas from all over the world..." The New York Times"At Cha-An Teahouse, in the East Village of New York, Ms. Uematsu serves refreshing bowls of kakigori — the Japanese shave ice — as soon as the subway stations are hot and sticky."
The menu was much bigger than I expected, with more than 30 different drinks to choose from (only one of their menus is pictured). In addition to Thai Iced Tea, you could order Thai black tea, Thai lemon tea, Thai coffee, O'Lieng, Green tea, Cocoa, Jasmine tea, Oolong Tea, Hojicha Tea, Ceylon Tea, and Plum Red tea. For each drink order, you could add toppings of brown sugar boba, jelly, or brown sugar jelly. And last, but certainly not least, they had Thai tea soft serve, milk green tea soft serve, and a Thai tea float on their menu.

Tan-Cha is one of the most popular and fastest-growing traditional tea house chains in California. With multiple locations opened in just under two years, partnering with Tan-Cha can result in many successful opportunities. When we arrived last Saturday morning, the Tea House was packed with Thai people. The line moved fairly quickly, however, and as we were leaving, more non-Thai folks began to arrive. There were three tables at the front of the shop and several comfy seats with coffee tables on the side of the shop.
Tucked above and away from busy NYC life, Cha-An has been serving Japanese-inspired treats and tea since 2004.
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Tan-Cha is a traditional milk tea house with five currently open locations. We always use real fruit and tea – for the freshest flavors and most traditional taste. From milk teas, cocoa drinks, to fresh fruit tea – top it off with puff cream, tiramisu, or cheese foam.
Cha-An, New York’s Original Teahouse, Expands with Grab-and-Go Matcha Shop
Not to be overlooked are our savory dishes, which include several types of toasts that are made with thick slices of fluffy, house-baked Japanese milk bread. All of the teas were between $5.50 and $6.00 each, depending on which menu item you chose. The soft serve ice creams were $4.75, and the Thai tea float was $6.00. The drinks were made to order, and came in fancy reusable plastic tumblers with the Cha Tra Mue logo printed on them. Each cup was filled to the brim with crushed ice, and the drinks were poured on top. An informational poster at the register explained that a cup full of ice is crucial, as Thai tea is very concentrated and traditionally served sweet.
Cha Tra Mue Tea House in Los Angeles
"Cha-An's friendly staff and warm ambiance offer a welcome escape from busy New York life, without all the rush of most restaurants and cafes." We were so excited to be able to visit the Cha Tra Mue Tea House in Los Angeles for their soft opening. The shop is located in the same shopping complex as LAX-C, a huge Thai grocery warehouse near Chinatown. The Tea House is the first thing you see as you enter the shopping complex.
Their tea mixes were available for purchase, but the main draw was, of course, their freshly made drink offerings. Along with making Thai tea, the company now also offers many different varieties of tea such as green tea, black tea, oolong rose tea, and jasmine butterfly pea tea. Their Tea Houses are located all over Thailand, with more than 100 different shops spread throughout the country. They also have locations in select other Asian countries and are currently in the process of expanding to Europe and the Americas. "At Cha-An Teahouse, in the East Village of New York, Ms. Uematsu serves refreshing bowls of kakigori — the Japanese shave ice — as soon as the subway stations are hot and sticky." I'm so delighted that we were able to stop by the first Cha Tra Mue Tea House in the U.S.
We went with 100% sweetness (regular sweet) for all of our teas, although they offer a range from 0% (not sweet) to 130% (extra sweet). Cha-An features not only matcha and senchas from Japan, but an extensive list of teas from all over the world as well. Cha-An also specializes in desserts – while some are traditionally Japanese, we also blend the tastes of Japan with sweets of the West.
Serene Cha-An is a low-key second-floor haven for lovers of tea and Japanese snacks. "This tranquil teahouse is a great escape from the East Village crowds." The Cha Tra Mue Tea House is in the same shopping complex as LAX-C, a huge Thai food warehouse near Chinatown.
Cha Tra Mue is one of the premier manufacturers of Thai tea in Thailand. Their Thai tea mix is a bestseller, allowing you to make your own Thai Iced Tea at home. In addition to selling tea leaves, they also run Tea Houses where their teas are freshly brewed for you, with locations all throughout Thailand and select other countries. Like a Local Guide"Cha-An's friendly staff and warm ambiance offer a welcome escape from busy New York life, without all the rush of most restaurants and cafes." Cha-An welcomes you to forget your worries, relax with a cup of tea, and savor our delicious food. Tucked above and away from the hustle and bustle of NYC life, Cha-An is a second-floor haven for lovers of tea and Japanese treats.
I was so busy sampling the drinks that I actually didn't get a chance to taste the Thai tea soft serve. But my Thai husband and children assured me that it was also incredibly yummy. They said it was more flavorful than other Thai tea ice creams they've had in the past, and that it tasted just like the Thai tea drinks, but in ice cream form. "The East Village teahouse serves one of the greatest mochi desserts the city has to offer. One of its standout creations is Mochi Mochi It’s a texture — and flavor — bomb in ice cream sundae form." It wasn't quite as sweet as I was expecting it to be, so the bitterness of the tea was fairly prominent. The Thai Boba Tea was sweeter, probably because of the brown sugar boba, and more in line with what I was expecting in terms of sweetness.
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