Green, white, oolong, matcha, and more, whatever your go-to tea, it’s best shared with friends. Grab your pals, raise your pinkies, and head to one of these popular tea houses for a tea party.
While in the Emerald City, make your way up north to the Ravenna neighborhood and sign up for afternoon tea at Queen Mary Tea Room. Since 1988, this charming spot has offered well-thought-out tea experiences; from its elegant English bone China, to dainty lace accents. Tea complements homemade dishes like orange-cranberry scones and glazed strawberry tea bread with Chantilly cream at Afternoon Tea service, which is served all day.
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San Francisco offers a variety of tea shops and teahouses. Gather a group and reserve a tea party at Lovejoy’s Tea Room on Church Street. For a group of eight or more, the High Tea or Queen’s Tea service includes a two-hour seating and an assortment of bite-sized sandwiches, scones, and crumpets. Song Tea & Ceramics not only offers eight types of teas from eight different regions, but also gorgeous handmade ceramic tea pots and other tea-themed accouterments.
In nearby Oakland, California, tap into your inner Downton Abbey at the Pardee Home Museum, which offers tours and tea service in its elegant dining room—small bites include tea sandwiches, chicken salad in pastry puffs, scones, and more—or take your tea outside in the gardens.
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Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse in Boulder, Colorado, is a serious must-see for any tea lover. Not only is the teahouse itself a stunning structure, but it carries a great story, too. Built to honor the sister-city relationship between Boulder and Dushanbe, Tajikistan, over 40 artisans came together to create the distinctly Tajik elements of the teahouse, which opened in 1987. Today you can sample from roughly 100 varieties of tea, plus specialty dishes like plov (a traditional Tajik rice dish) and Ethiopian braised beef. Insider tip: The house’s Dim Sum Tea Time, with tea-infused dim sum dishes, is so popular, it usually books up months in advance.
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Opened in 2012, Songbird Coffee & Tea House is a welcoming meeting place for tea lovers, with over 25 loose-leaf teas available, plus other specialty drinks, like seasonal tea lemonade. Located in Phoenix’s Roosevelt Row Arts District downtown, Songbird also promotes local creatives by spotlighting the work of area artists and hosting writers and performers like musicians, dancers, and poets.
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Get treated like a royal at Serenity Gardens Tea in West Palm Beach, Florida. Here, you can choose from a variety of daily tea experiences held in this centrally located, 1920s-era home, just a few blocks from the Norton Museum of Art. Book a High Tea service and get a cup of soup, finger sandwiches, and fresh-baked scones with your pot of tea or opt for the Royal treatment: It starts with a refreshing glass of bubbly.
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