Palette Tea Lounge & Dim Sum
Chinese restaurant · The Asian District ·
Upscale Chinese dim sum & seafood with artistic presentation
Upscale Chinese dim sum & seafood with artistic presentation
"A visit to the Las Vegas spin-off of San Francisco’s popular Palette Tea Lounge starts with filling small white palette-shaped dishes with vibrant dipping sauces like red sriracha, yellow hot mustard, and green cilantro sauce. They lend themselves to dishes like a trio of too-cute duck-shaped crispy dumplings filled with minced pork and honey walnut shrimp. Birthdays are especially fun here — celebrated with bites of fruit, bubble waffles, and marshmallows primed for dunking in chocolate fondue." - Janna Karel
"An expansion of the popular Palette Tea House, this dim sum restaurant serves rice crepes, dumplings, and steamed bao. Soup dumplings come on broad spoons, just right for loading with tiny balls of “caviar” dipping sauce. Pork buns are joyously fluffy, and bird-shaped mochi dumplings are crisp and chewy. If you visit on your birthday, you’ll get a special off-menu fondue dessert." - Janna Karel
"A Chinatown tea lounge offering whimsical, Instagram-forward bites and Asian-inspired snacks—menu highlights include black taro puffs shaped like swans, crispy unagi rice rolls and roasted Peking duck—designed as a casual, modern take on tea-house fare." - Janna Karel
"I note that the Bay Area’s Palette Tea Garden is described as featuring wooden furnishings, soaring lanterns, and wall-size murals, and those same aesthetic touches will be mirrored in the new Las Vegas outpost." - Janna Karel
"For weeks, it has been hard to predict if Chinatown newcomer LaPostté would pull off its unique concept of combination tea shop and artisanal post office, but the Spring Mountain Road cafe is already attracting a crowd to sample its unusual premise. While patrons enjoy a warm or cold beverage, they can purchase a postcard selected from a large wall of choices and then decorate it with special ink stamps and pens. The tea shop will then finish the task and send the card out to friends, family, or loved ones, also creating a novel souvenir for out-of-town visitors. Located close to the intersection of Spring Mountain Road and Lindell Road, a high tea option is available for $24.99 per person and includes a combination of 10 sweet and savory selections, plus a personal pot of tea. Also on the menu, a wide selection of coffees, fruit teas, and non-caffeine drinks." - Bradley Martin