Afternoon Tea in Boston: Back Bay to Newport
Tea in a Copley Square library, a Public Garden hotel, Salem's Parisian salon — and the Gilded Age mansion teas of Newport.
Tea Rooms.org Editors · September 1, 2026
Boston's afternoon tea scene is small and unusually good. The city itself has two rooms that matter — one inside a landmark library, one inside a landmark hotel — and then the map opens outward: a tea house in Cambridge, a Parisian-style salon on Salem's Derby Street, a 1916 tea house in Wenham, and, south in Rhode Island, the Newport mansions, where tea is served on the grounds of Marble House above the Cliff Walk.
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Boston and Cambridge
The Courtyard Tea Room sits inside the McKim Building of the Boston Public Library in Copley Square, where The Catered Affair runs a $72 prix fixe of savories, scones, and sweets alongside craft cocktails; reservations open 29 days ahead on Resy. Across the Public Garden, The Newbury Boston serves its Make Way for Ducklings Afternoon Tea in the wood-paneled Street Bar on Saturdays and Sundays from 11:30 to 2:30 — $120 per person, $145 with a glass of Taittinger, and an 18% service charge on every check. In Cambridge, Dado Tea has poured high-grade loose leaf on Massachusetts Avenue since 2002 — Keemun, sencha, a handcrafted ginger tea — at counter prices, no reservation required.
The Courtyard Tea Room at the Boston Public Library
$$$Back Bay · Boston
Chef-crafted afternoon tea served inside the historic McKim Building of the Boston Public Library in Copley Square, operated by The Catered Affair. The prix fixe service pairs savory bites and sweet pastries with a premium tea selection, plus craft cocktails and mocktails. Reservations open 29 days in advance on Resy, and vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free menus are available on request.
Afternoon Tea at The Street Bar — The Newbury Boston
$$$$Back Bay · Boston
The Newbury Boston, the landmark hotel overlooking the Public Garden, serves afternoon tea in its wood-paneled Street Bar on Saturdays and Sundays from 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM. The experience pairs exceptional teas with savory bites, freshly baked pastries, and delicate sweets. Reservations are required exclusively for afternoon tea; hotel guests receive priority seating.
Dado Tea
$Cambridge
A minority- and woman-owned Cambridge tea house on Massachusetts Avenue that has been serving high-grade loose teas since 2002. The selection ranges from Keemun and Sencha to house specialties like handcrafted ginger tea, alongside cafe fare. The shop offers catering, online ordering, and event hosting for small groups.
Salem and the North Shore
Jolie Tea Company is the North Shore's anchor. The Derby Street salon in Salem serves high tea daily during open hours, with more than 300 loose-leaf teas by the ounce and four service tiers — the Jolie High Tea at $36, the Catherine, Parisian, and Garden teas at $48 — with a sister salon on Cabot Street in Beverly. Inland in Wenham, the Wenham Tea House was built in 1916 by the Wenham Village Improvement Society, which still owns it; the current tenant, French-Mediterranean bistro Plat du Jour, keeps the tradition with a Saturday afternoon tea from 2:30 to 4:30, $55 per adult and $35 per child, reservation only.
Jolie Tea Company — Salem
$$Salem
A Parisian-inspired tea salon on Derby Street in Salem serving high tea daily during open hours, with over 300 loose-leaf teas available by the ounce. Four tiers of high tea service are offered, from the Jolie High Tea at $36 per person to the Catherine, Parisian, and Garden High Teas at $48. Banquette seating accommodates parties up to 20, with a private salon room for small groups.
Jolie Tea Company — Beverly
$$Beverly
The Cabot Street sister location of Salem's Jolie Tea Company, a Parisian-inspired tea salon on Boston's North Shore. It offers the same tiered high tea service and an extensive loose-leaf tea selection sold by the ounce. Online high tea reservations are taken with a per-person deposit, and same-day reservations are available by phone.
Wenham Tea House (Plat du Jour)
Wenham
The Wenham Tea House was built in 1916 by the Wenham Village Improvement Society, which still owns and maintains the building today. Its current restaurant tenant, French-Mediterranean bistro Plat du Jour, carries on the tradition with afternoon tea served Saturdays from 2:30 to 4:30 PM by reservation only. The bistro also offers fine dining, Sunday brunch, and a retail gourmet shop.
Newport: The Mansion Teas
The Preservation Society of Newport County serves afternoon tea in the Chinese Tea House on the grounds of Marble House, perched above the Cliff Walk — a prix fixe of welcome beverage, tea tower, and a choice of entrée, on select dates from April through December with a 3:15 last seating. It is exclusive to Society members and Newport Mansions tour ticket holders, reserved through Resy. The Vanderbilt, an Auberge Resorts Collection hotel in a 1909 mansion on Mary Street, hosts Sailor's Tea Hour in its garden-view Conservatory with optional tea cocktails. For the British version, Kellie's Cafe — British-owned, on JT Connell Highway — offers a $50 afternoon tea with homemade scones, Devonshire clotted cream, and imported jam, by advance booking.
Afternoon Tea at the Chinese Tea House — Marble House
Newport
The Preservation Society of Newport County offers afternoon tea in the Chinese Tea House on the grounds of Marble House, perched above the historic Cliff Walk. The prix fixe menu includes a welcome beverage, a tea tower of savories and sweets with tea, and a choice of entree, served on select dates from April through December with seatings from 10:00 AM to a 3:15 PM last seating. The experience is exclusive to Preservation Society members and Newport Mansions tour ticket holders, and reservations are required via Resy.
Sailor's Tea Hour at The Vanderbilt, Auberge Resorts Collection
$$$Newport
The Vanderbilt, an Auberge Resorts Collection hotel in a 1909 Newport mansion, hosts Sailor's Tea Hour in its garden-view Conservatory. The service runs afternoons and pairs herbal, black, and green teas with savory bites, pastries, and sweets, with optional bespoke cocktails.
Kellie's Cafe
Newport
A British-owned cafe in Newport serving breakfast and lunch alongside an afternoon tea offering with finger sandwiches and homemade scones with clotted cream and imported jam. Afternoon tea is offered through the cafe's catering and tea service and requires advance booking.
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