Lilac Tea House Serves Farm-Grown Matcha Through a Kitchen Window in Echo Park
The every-other-Saturday backyard pop-up, run by Derek Ouyang with tea from a family-run, multigenerational farm, next opens September 26.
Lilac Tea House is an Echo Park matcha pop-up that operates out of the flip-up kitchen window of founder Derek Ouyang's home every other Saturday, serving matcha and baked goods into the backyard. According to the company's site, the tea comes from a family farm that has cultivated it for generations, and the pop-up was created to share a sense of home and community rather than function as a conventional café; Ouyang writes that he wants guests to talk to each other and enjoy a slow Saturday morning in a stranger's backyard. The next pop-up is Saturday, September 26, 2026, per the company's Instagram, with the exact address shared through the account.
Lilac Tea House also sells its First Harvest and Ceremonial matcha tins online for 30 to 40 dollars and offers a monthly subscription. Drink prices for the pop-up were not published online as of September 16.
Need to know
- Where
- Echo Park, Los Angeles. Exact address shared through Instagram at @lilacteahouse.
- Hours
- Every other Saturday. Next pop-up Saturday, September 26, 2026.
- Price
- Pop-up prices not published online. Matcha tins 30 to 40 dollars.
Source: Lilac Tea House