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Bu Tea Den. A tea speakeasy and art lounge in DTLA. A tea speakeasy and art lounge in DTLA.
Bu Tea Den presents:
Loungy seats. Soft red lanterns. Tea brewing, always.
Friday nights are for intimate DJ sets.
Weekend events vary: sound baths, mahjong, tea facilitators, art openings, jazz, cabaret.
Most events cap at twenty RSVPs. Small crowd. Real connections.
See the scheduleSUNDAY, JUNE 28
For one afternoon the Den runs like an old Hong Kong mahjong parlor.
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After a couple years of festivals, street fairs, and events, the Den is now home for Paisley ID's Automated Fortune Telling Machines.
Repurposed ATM shells that print fortune tickets and generate a paisley energy portrait for every guest. Each paisley is added in real time to the Aquarium, a projection wall across the room where paisleys swim and interact with the others created through the night.
Visit Paisley IDSmall batch. Made for the Den, sold at the Den.
The Den Blend, plus a rotating selection of black, green, white, and whatever Natalie's pouring this month. Bagged at the Den.
$15
available at the Den
Black and white. Carry us with you. Worn at the Den, on stage, on the road.
$24
available at the Den
The paisley from your fortune, on your wrist. Six soul ages, six colors. Pick yours or the one you wish you got.
$18
available at the Den
We're working on it.
coming soon
“Amazing cute little place that is totally unexpected. Highly recommend it as a unique LA experience.”
Anthony W., Yelp
“A soulful speakeasy with a smile. One is met with kindness and smart people doing smart things.”
Beau Von Hoffman, Google
Natalie blends the tea and runs the wellness and community nights. Severin builds the fortune machines and orchestrates the DJ and cabaret nights. We both have day jobs and run the Den in our free time. Open Fridays and weekends, by RSVP only.
A year ago we opened a door in a warehouse for a two-month pop-up and hoped people would come. They did. And we never closed.
One email a month. What's on, what's coming, what just happened.
