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Past the inauspicious, fluorescent-lit entrance to Kensington Mall is Cold Tea
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Co-owner Oliver Dimapilis pulls a pint
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Note the T.B.A.: over time, the walls will be decorated by guest artists
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The owners built the tables themselves from scavenged Mennonite barn board.
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A small dim sum stand provides fortification throughout the night.
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The short menu at the dim sum stand
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The Bruce Lee (which might be renamed to the High-Five Spice): Wild Turkey, calvados, apple cider, homemade Chinese five-spice simple syrup and home-stewed cherries
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The grade school–like bathrooms
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The walled-in patio area is also fenced in, due to alcohol-licensing regulations.
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On the to-do list for next year: sunset parties with a band playing outside the fence
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The three owners have been dreaming up this bar since 2009, but found had a hard time finding space in Chinatown without speaking Cantonese.