San Gabriel Valley · Spot
Charlie’s Tea
About
Charlie's Tea (茶理宜世) is a Chinese tea brand with a literati, Jiangnan-style look and poetic drink names like Misty Rain Oolong and Green Grape Jasmine. This Valley Blvd shop in San Gabriel is its LA outpost; the signature Misty Rain Oolong is a light white-peach oolong, best at 70% sugar.
Jasmine says
Jiangnan-style tea plants its flag on Valley Boulevard: Ying Ying green grape jasmine, Misty Rain oolong; even the names are playing literary games with you.
Insider tips
- Misty Rain oolong is the light white-peach one; the shop recommends 70% sugar
- Yu Yu You Lan: Ceylon milk tea with a delicate cream top and pecans
- Order: Misty Rain oolong (70% sugar officially recommended)
- Order: Mango pomelo sago
- Order: Cheese grape
Jasmine’s notes
- San GabrielIt opened in San Gabriel too. San Gabriel alone has more boba choices than a lot of Taiwanese towns.
- Address
- 227 W Valley Blvd Unit 168C, San Gabriel, CA 91776
- Hours
- Sun–Thu 11:00–22:00, Fri–Sat 11:00–23:00
Where I wrote about it
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