Steep LA

While we've found Steep's tiny daytime food menu lacking in consistency and flavor, we still love the tea offerings, pastries and evening drinks at this stylish new-school teahouse in Mandarin Plaza. The all-white interiors and patio seating out in the sunny courtyard are the perfect backdrop for a relaxing afternoon spent sipping tea. From 4 to 10pm, the sunny café then offers Steep After Dark, a standout tea cocktail program with plenty of Asian-inspired bar bites, including guacamole that makes ample use of Boon sauce, a spicy chili oil made by Max Boonthanakit of Camphor in the Arts District.