Mandarin Coffee Stand

Inside Pasadena's Burlington Arcade, this tiny café offers something you won't find almost anywhere else: Coffee made with high-quality specialty beans from China's Yunnan province. The signature tea and espresso drinks draw inspirations from across the Chinese diaspora; think an espresso tonic made with housemade pineapple jam evocative of Taiwanese pineapple cakes and a rooibos-based riff on Hong King milk tea. Mandarin Coffee Stand also hosts occasional pop-ups from Asian American bakers.