A field guide to the desert's tea
Coachella Valley is definitely serving the Tea!
Matcha bars, boba shops, loose-leaf tea houses, and cafés worth your tea time. Every cup worth crossing the valley for, from Desert Hot Springs to Coachella, ella.
Palm Desert
Buena Matcha
Ceremonial-grade matcha treated with real care — the valley’s matcha standard-bearer.
View placeCathedral City
Tea Momo
Boba built on properly brewed base tea first, toppings second.
View placeIdyllwild
Merkaba Tea
The loose-leaf anchor up the mountain — deep selection, zero gatekeeping.
View placePalm Springs
Mentosa Coffee
A desert-born coffee house where the matcha holds its own.
View placePalm Springs
Café La Jefa
Order tea, take the patio, watch Palm Springs go by.
View placePalm Springs
Dragon Lili Boba Bar
The maximalist boba bar — over fifty flavors, go for the wild card.
View placePalm Desert
Tea Be Honest
The name is a pun; the drinks are serious. A family-owned favorite since 2019.
View placeLa Quinta
The Bunny Tea
The east valley’s cozy boba stop — milk tea flan is the move.
View placePalm Springs
Koffi
A Palm Springs institution — iced tea, shade, people-watching.
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The Merch
I am a Tea Drinkr.
Tees in Palm Springs and Coachella editions, tank tops, crop tees, and patch trucker hats — heavyweight cream cotton, the retro stripe, a statement of identity. Tell us what you want and you're first in line when the run drops.
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