The Scoop
Damo is a woman-owned Korean tea and coffee house that opened in Koreatown in November 2022, and the Matcha Einspanner is the reason to find it. The drink arrives under cloud foam with a dusting of matcha over the top. The menu runs to Korean beverages and simple snacks, waffles with Asian flavors worked through them, and French pastries including madeleines and financiers from Brown Bag Cookies. Matcha and hojicha lattes both sit on the board. A second Damo has since opened in the Arts District, which put the einspanner in front of a very different crowd. We rate the Koreatown original for a slow afternoon when you want somewhere to sit with a book, and the Arts District room for folding into a longer walk.
- Arts District1325 Palmetto St, Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA 90013
- Koreatown3510 W 8th St, Los Angeles, CA 90005
Matcha Flavors
Matcha Menu
Matcha Latte
Exact DAMO source photo showing the shop's vivid iced matcha latte presentation.
Matcha Tonic
Exact DAMO drink-lineup photo including the layered matcha tonic; current reviews identify the tonic as a yuzu-forward matcha drink.
Mango Cream Matcha
Exact DAMO cream-top drink photo mapped to the seasonal mango cream matcha identified in current menu coverage and reviews.
Strawberry Matcha Einspanner
Exact DAMO photograph showing strawberry puree, green matcha latte, and white cream top; the build is independently described by USC Annenberg Media.
