Old Asia Teahouse

Old Asia Teahouse and Bistro Will Open in Beaverton This Spring | Eater Portland

"Opening this April in the former Beaverton chamber of commerce building, Old Asia Bistro and Teahouse will showcase more than 100 types of loose‑leaf tea and a pan‑Asiatic menu drawing on Singaporean, Malaysian, and Burmese dishes; restaurateurs Kalvin and Poe Myint — known for the Top Burmese group — conceived the concept around the diversity of Camellia sinensis and tea as a through line in Asian cuisine. Tea will be served by the pot, in flights for side‑by‑side comparisons, as Burmese milk tea and Hong Kong‑style tea, and incorporated into cocktails and mocktails developed by the Top Burmese bar staff, with the Myints noting similarities between wine and tea. The beverage offering will be accompanied by seven or eight small plates and rotating substantial entrees such as Singaporean chicken rice, Burmese biryani, and stir‑fried Malaysian noodle dishes, and lahpet (Burmese fermented tea leaves) will appear in different applications (for example, folded into dumplings). The compact 768‑square‑foot interior will seat around 20, while an outdoor wooden tea pavilion with a koi pond and bonsai trees will double that capacity, remain open year‑round, and include live music." - Janey Wong