Another great reason to go to Melrose Place besides the fashionable boutiques - Marni, The Row, Irene Neuwirth, Violet Gray - is Alfred Tea Room. Next time you're in the area, you have to try the Matcha Almond Latte with boba or the Peppermint Tea with boba. Be careful, they are truly addicting! 

( ps - Alfred Tea Room is opening a location in Brentwood soon! )