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Basanti Tea Bar, A Mexican Tea Chain, Brewing Soon in Beverly Hills

The old Crumbs space, which was the first one to land in LA, is turning into a fancy tea bar concept from Monterrey, Mexico

by Matthew Kang
Basanti Tea Bar, Beverly Hills
Basanti Tea Bar, Beverly Hills
Toddrickallen
Matthew Kang is the Lead Editor of Eater LA. He has covered dining, restaurants, food culture, and nightlife in Los Angeles since 2008. He's the host of K-Town, a YouTube series covering Korean food in America, and has been featured in Netflix's Street Food show.

The first ever Crumbs Cupcake shop to open in Los Angeles along the little Santa Monica Blvd stretch of Beverly Hills, is giving way to a new tea bar concept called Basanti. Toddrickallen reports that the chain is actually based in Monterrey, Mexico, which seems a bit unusual.

The brand offers 35 kinds of loose leaf tea, "exotic fruits" and "indulgent flavors," which might be one of the weirdest ways to describe a tea shop. This LinkedIn job sheet shows that Basanti is an "avant garde" tea bar. Let's hope that nearby Teavana won't be left in the dust.

Basanti Tea Bar
9465 South Santa Monica Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA

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