British Tea Rooms in New York
4 verified british tea rooms venues across 3 cities in New York ($$$–$$$$): New York, Port Jefferson, Stony Brook. Rooms in the English tradition — bone china, proper scones, cucumber sandwiches, and a tea list anchored by Assam, Darjeeling, and Earl Grey. The backbone of American tea room culture.
4 tea rooms
Afternoon Tea at The Whitby Hotel
$$$$Midtown Manhattan · New York
The Whitby Bar & Restaurant at Firmdale's Whitby Hotel serves the Kit Kemp Design Stories Afternoon Tea, a vibrant service inspired by the designer's playful aesthetic. Tea is offered weekday afternoons from 1:30 PM and from noon on weekends. Reservations are taken through OpenTable.
Robinson's Tea Room
Stony Brook Village · Stony Brook
Full-service Long Island restaurant in Stony Brook Village specializing in British afternoon tea service with scones, finger sandwiches, quiche, and pastries. The tea list runs to more than 60 varieties spanning black, white, green, and caffeine-free herbal infusions. Seating is limited and reservations by phone are highly recommended; boxed tea service to-go and event catering are also offered.
Tea & Sympathy
Greenwich Village · New York
A Greenwich Village institution since 1990, Tea & Sympathy is a small British restaurant and tea room serving traditional afternoon tea and British comfort food. The adjoining Carry On Tea & Sympathy shop sells British groceries, sweets, loose teas, teapots, cups, and saucers.
The Secret Garden Tea Room
$$$Port Jefferson
Family-owned tea room and gift shoppe on Main Street in Port Jefferson village, run by a mother-daughter team. The intimate dining room serves a classic English-style afternoon tea with freshly baked scones, tea sandwiches, and miniature desserts, plus loose-leaf teas. Reservations are strongly suggested, and the room is not appropriate for children under 7.
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