AXE
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1009 Abbot Kinney Blvd
Venice, CA 90291
PHONE: 310.664.9787
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One of my favorite restaurants in LA.
AXE, pronounced "a-shay" is a minimalist restaurant on Abbot Kinney, CA. Their interior is designed with sustainable woods, and their menu offers fresh seasonal ingredients with mostly local and organic sources.
Royal T
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8910 Washington Blvd
Culver City, CA 90232
PHONE: 310.559.6300
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Hip Japanese Maid Cafe in Culver City.
I love their space, atmosphere, and the idea of the cafe. They transformed Japanese Maid Cafe from Nerd Otaku Culture into a hip urban Japanese cafe. It isn't a true "Maid Cafe" style you would find in Japan... Only thing that says "Maid Cafe" is the waitresses wearing maid costume :) Well, I like it this way better.
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2327 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90407
PHONE: (310) 314-7040
URL: Urth Caffe
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Last time I was at Urth Caffe, I had my eyes on their Green Tea Latte. (I believe they called it "Japanese Blessing Latte" or something like that.) So, yesterday morning, I was in the area and had some time to enjoy a cup of coffee or tea with some of my magazines I haven't read in a long time... I decided to go to the Urth Caffe and try their Green Tea Latte :)
Rose Garden Tea Room
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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
PHONE: (626) 683-8131 (Tea Room Reservations)
URL: The Huntington Botanical Gardens
RELATED LINKS: Yelp (Tea Room) | Chowhound
We always have a wonderful time visiting the Huntington Garden. They have many, many different amazing gardens (Japanese, Rose, Australian, Jungle, Desert and more) here, and it is like coming to an amusement park of plants! Even if you think you are not interested in gardens and plants, this place will probably overwhelm or inspire you with everything that they have to offer at this place (especially their Cactus Garden).
At the Rose Garden, they have a small tea room where you can enjoy English tea with all kinds of different finger foods (buffet) for $19.95.
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2715 Main St,
Santa Monica, CA
PHONE: (310) 399-9939
URL: http://www.paninigarden.com
INTERNET: FREE Wireless Access
This is a little cute cozy European cafe on Main street in Santa Monica.
My friend was in town for a business trip from Japan, and we happened to stop at this cafe by accident between meetings. From the exterior, the store front didn't seem like anything special... until we went inside. Supposedly there is an outside patio garden in the back which we didn't think to check for this time!!! AHhhhh! But, we still had a good time hanging out enjoying their food and fantastic coffee :) This type of cafe is great for many different occasions. A great relaxing place to come with your friends or alone :) They do have slow service here, so I highly recommend to visit when you are not in a hurry and have time to relax.
