Fifteen years of drinking tea in New York City: café reviews, matcha and bubble tea rankings, Chinatown finds, and the shops that take loose leaf seriously.
Is the Coffee and Tea Festival NYC still on? What happened to it, and to the tea booths I photographed in 2019: Mansa Tea, Ippodo, Teapasar, Teavana and more.
A hand-whisked matcha latte with vanilla and lavender at Bread Savage in downtown Visalia, and a reminder of Nohohon, my friend’s closed NYC matcha shop.
A spontaneous stop in Williamsburg led me to discover Puerh Brooklyn, a calm and thoughtfully curated tea shop with an excellent puerh and maté selection.
Discover Le Comptoir Florian (La Maison du Thé) in Brussels; a charming, old-world Belgian tea house full of thoughtful teas.
Immerse yourself in New York City’s tea and dim sum culture, where traditional steamer baskets of bite-sized portions and refreshing cups of tea come together in a communal dining experience.
New York City is known for its vibrant and diverse food and drink scene. While coffee shops and bars are abundant, tea lovers also have plenty of options to choose from. Here are some of the best places in NYC for tea lovers based on reviews.
Matcha in NYC has changed dramatically since 2015. A 10-year field review of cafés, closures, new openings, matcha quality, sourcing, and the rise of wellness culture in New York City.
The other day, a friend and I decided to go check out some Coffee places recommended by a blog called “Eatery Expert“. Even though Manhattan offers a large choice of ☕Coffee places☕, It does not mean “Quality” is that easy to find. And my friend is a “Barista” type, she lived in Austria for a…
NYC Boba Then vs Now Latest Update: April 25, 2026 – Bubble tea’s still NYC’s obsession. Just yesterday, I tweeted about Xing Fu Tang opening in FiDi across from Printemps. Their brown sugar deerioca milk tea takes the classic to new heights—more on that below. Back in 2011, I first encountered bubble tea in Flushing, Queens. Every…
Ten Ren on Mott Street was my first stop for Taiwanese oolong in NYC. What I bought, what the shop is like, and how the city’s tea scene has changed.