DAMO — Restaurant in Los Angeles

Been a big fan of Damo in Ktown as their tea’s surely high quality ones. You could totally tell when the place has been constantly busy since the early hype opening days up until today. It’s always kinda annoying when you feel like having it yet need to stand in the long line just to grab a cup. Not to mention the Ktown outlet’s kinda petite so unless you’re coming on weekday, it would be so so hard to get a seat.

Thankfully, they recently expand into Downtown with much bigger space. The venue gives that industrial vibe and in a way looks like a co-working space setup with large sharing tables. As you can imagine, having bigger space doesn’t mean it’s quieter at all. Still long line but good news they can accommodate more guests for seat-in. The venue’s nonetheless packed with people sitting on their laptops and you can see not moving for hours.

The menu offered is pretty much similar to Ktown one, and TBH everything on their menu don’t fail. My dynamic duo from there will defo be their matcha and hojicha. Those like cream top, go for the Einspanner. Super bold tea flavor without bothering earthy taste at all.

The nibbles are kinda pricey for the size. Recently I tried the Mugwort financier and it’s just okay IMHO, nothing that special to call out. Will stick...

Black Einspanner: my favorite here. the cream isn't overly sweet and the Americano pairs well if you like stronger coffee taste

Hojicha Einspanner: I should have asked for less sweetener since I preferred the hojicha to be more like the strength of the black Einspanner

Seaweed Financier: I loved this subtle umami flavor and the buttery quality of the pastry

Fig & Cream Cheese Financier: my favorite Financier and i loved that it had a mugwort base

It's a much bigger space than their ktown spot so there is lots of seating available but the benches are without backing so it might not be comfortable for working though we definitely saw people with laptops. Free street parking is available and wasn't bad on a Friday morning around 9am, but I could see it being tough...

Great staff, enjoyed my hojicha Einspänner (9/10: nutty flavor with subtle amount of sweetness from the cream), cool benches in the back, nice tables, and stools weren’t too bad to sit on for long hours. Woulda been cool if there was music to fill the space. Overall, the space is nice, much larger than the other location, more seatings, and the Einspänner is...