Dahlia
Bar · Downtown Los Angeles ·
Afternoon tea with sweets, savories, cocktails & Champagne
Afternoon tea with sweets, savories, cocktails & Champagne
"The Proper Hotel’s beautifully designed cocktail lounge (and afternoon tea room on weekends) by Kelly Wearstler doesn’t present an actual bar to sidle up to. Instead, a bar cart is wheeled to each table for an engaging and intimate cocktail experience with the bartender, who mixes drinks using elegant barware and rare and small-batch spirits. Choose from a small selection of high-end takes on classics, such as a tequila riff on the Last Word made with Mexican agave gin, Chartreuse, lemon, and basil. It all makes for a very special date night, complete with Iberian nibbles of tinned mussels and jamón ibérico tartines." - Caroline Pardilla
"Afternoon tea takes place at Dahlia inside the Downtown L.A. Proper hotel from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday through Sunday. On the $60 menu are sweets (coconut tart, fig almond cookie, yuzu madeleine) and savories (crab sandwich, avocado bruschetta, deviled-egg sandwich) prepared by chefs Suzanne Goin and Irene Widjaya. A vegan menu is also available. Expertly made cocktails, non-alcoholic cocktails, Champagne, and teas are available for pairing." - Cathy Chaplin
"On the ground floor of the Downtown L.A. Proper Hotel, this space is a moody, intimate cocktail spot in the evening that transforms by day into a tranquil oasis offering some of the best afternoon tea service in town; the format hews closely to tradition but the execution by chef Suzanne Goin, beverage expert Caroline Styne, and their teams feels refreshingly contemporary. I’d start with a cocktail if time allows, then move into freshly brewed teas (the herbal ginger yuzu is a solid caffeine-free option), and linger over the delicate sandwiches, pastries, and scones presented on tiered towers while Downtown’s bustle whirs softly in the background." - Eater Staff
"I wrote that the Downtown L.A. Proper is now serving afternoon tea inside Dahlia from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays through April, and Friday through Sunday starting in May; the menu features sweets (coconut tart, fig almond cookie, yuzu madeleine) and savories (crab sandwich, avocado bruschetta, deviled-egg sandwich) prepared by chefs Suzanne Goin and Irene Widjaya, with expertly made cocktails, non-alcoholic cocktails, Champagne, and teas available for pairing." - Cathy Chaplin
"An 18-seat cocktail lounge inside the Proper Hotel from Suzanne Goin and Caroline Styne that focuses on classic cocktails made with rare small-batch liquors, roving cocktail cart tableside service, and shareable tartines, salt cod fritters, grilled prawns, and standout desserts like blood orange and pineapple baked Alaska." - Eater Staff
