Tea Rooms in Connecticut
5 verified tea rooms and tea houses across 5 cities — from formal afternoon tea to traditional gongfu service.
5 tea rooms
Afternoon Tea at Artisan — Delamar West Hartford
$$$West Hartford
Artisan, the restaurant at the Delamar West Hartford hotel just outside Hartford, lists a MacKenzie-Childs x Delamar Afternoon Tea Experience among its menus. The service pairs premium teas with finger sandwiches, pastries, and artisanal jams in the hotel's dining room.
Open Door Tea
Stratford
A Stratford tearoom and loose-leaf tea shop stocking black, green, oolong, white, pu-erh, rooibos, and herbal varieties. High tea is served by reservation, and the Oasis Room hosts private events. The shop also sells teaware, tea-infused chocolates, and gift boxes, and runs virtual tea tastings.
Prince Tea House — New Haven
New Haven
The Connecticut location of Prince Tea House, a multi-state tea house group with sixteen locations, on Crown Street in downtown New Haven. The menu covers teas and specialty drinks, afternoon tea sets, desserts, and salads and sandwiches. Open daily with late-evening hours on weekends.
Tea with Tracy
Seymour
A tea room in the historic antique district of Seymour serving 220 flavors of tea alongside tea sandwiches, scones, homemade desserts, and coffee. Literary-themed house blends include teas named for Edith Wharton and Jane Austen. Private parties are hosted in the adjacent AnnaToria Room, and reservations are recommended by phone.
The Old Mill English Tea Room
Somers
An English tea room set in an 1860 Greek Revival building on the National Register of Historic Places in Somers. The menu runs to tea sandwiches, salads, quiche, soup, fruit and cheese, and scones with tea, with seatings from 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM by reservation only. The room is filled with royal memorabilia, including a life-size Queen Elizabeth II photo opportunity, and hosts seasonal events such as Tea with Santa.