150 Tea Houses You Need to Visit Before You Die

Léa Teuscher is a London-based journalist specializing in travel and food writing. She is also senior sub-editor at art, architecture and design magazine Wallpaper*. She is an avid tea drinker, which has led to her unique selection of 150 of the best tea houses around the world.

"In her new book, 150 Tea Houses You Need To Visit Before You Die, she shows readers what’s brewing, whether it’s in a cool café in İstanbul, a historic tea plantation in Darjeeling, an elegant hotel in London or a beautiful Kyoto ochaya. With enticing descriptions and exquisite photography, the book is perfect for travelers to leaf through for destination inspiration. Here is a preview of six of the most tempting tea houses you should put on your 2026 bucket list." - Forbes

• ASIAANJI01 LATITUDE P.10AT BANYAN TREE ANJIBALI02 WOODS BALI P.12BANGKOK03 SINDHORN KEMPINSKI P.13HOTEL BANGKOK04 KSANA MATCHA P.16BEIJING05 AMAN SUMMER PALACE P.1706 LAO SHE TEAHOUSE P.1807 MANDARIN ORIENTAL P.19QIANMEN BEIJINGBISEI08 STARGAZING TEA HOUSES P.22BUKHARA09 SILK ROAD TEA HOUSE P.23CHENGDU10 HEMING TEAHOUSE P.24CHIANG MAI11 ARAKSA TEA GARDEN P.2512 MONSOON TEA WAT KET P.27DARJEELING13 GLENBURN TEA ESTATE P.28DELHI14 THE TEA ROOM P.29FROM BLOSSOM KOCHHARGOA15 CAFE TEA TRUNK P.31HANGZHOU16 FOUR SEASONS HOTEL P.32HANGZHOU AT WEST LAKEHANOI17 THƯỞNG TRÀ P.33HATTON18 CEYLON TEA TRAILS P.34HONG KONG19 GREEN GINKO TEA P.3920 MINGCHA TEA HOUSE P.4021 TELL CAMELLIA P.41JEJU22 OSULLOC TEA MUSEUM P.42KAGOSHIMA23 SENGAN-EN MATCHA CAFÉ P.43(SARYO)KANDY24 MADULKELLE TEA & P.44ECO LODGEKANGRA25 WAH TEA ESTATE P.47KATHMANDU26 TEA BAR P.48BY NEPAL TEA COLLECTIVEKUALA LUMPUR27 SHAMAN TEAROOM P.49KYOTO28 IPPODO TEA P.5029 THE SHINMONZEN P.51MUMBAI30 RAJU KI CHAI P.54MUNNAR31 WINDERMERE ESTATE P.55NAOSHIMA32 GLASS TEA HOUSE ‘MONDRIAN’ P.56SEOUL33 T.NOMAD P.57SHANGHAI34 T9 PREMIUM TEA P.5935 WAN LING TEA HOUSE P.60SINGAPORE36 TEA CHAPTER P.62TAIPEI37 CHING SHIN FU CHUAN P.6438 YAOYUE TEAHOUSE P.65TOKYO39 JUGETSUDO GINZA KABUKIZA P.6740 SOCHA P.68XIAMEN41 BASAO TEA P.70YANGON42 RANGOON TEA HOUSE P.73EUROPEAMSTERDAM43 MOYCHAY P.74ANTWERP44 PINK VELVET P.79ATHENS45 TO TSAI P.80BARCELONA46 ˇCAJ CHAI P.81BATH47 THE PUMP ROOM P.82BERLIN48 GARDENS OF THE WORLD P.8349 PAPER & TEA P.8450 TADSHIKISCHE TEESTUBE P.86BRIGHTON51 LEMAN TEA ROOM P.87COPENHAGEN52 A.C. PERCH’S THEHANDEL P.88DUBLIN53 WALL & KEOUGH P.91EDINBURGH54 ROYAL DECK TEAROOM P.92GENEVA55 PAGES & SIPS P.93GLASGOW56 MACKINTOSH AT THE WILLOW P.94HARROGATE57 BETTYS P.95HELSINKI58 THÉHUONE P.96ISTANBUL59 CHA’YA MODA P.9960 DEM MODA P.10161 MELEZ TEA LAB P.10262 TARIHI ÇINARALTI P.105LEICESTER63 CHAIIWALA FOSSE PARK P.106LIZARD64 HOUSEL BAY HOTEL P.108LONDON65 CLARIDGE’S P.10966 FORTNUM & MASON P.11067 PETERSHAM NURSERIES P.111TEAHOUSE68 POSTCARD TEAS P.11369 THE GALLERY AT SKETCH P.11470 PALM COURT AT THE LANGHAM P.11871 TˉING AT THE SHARD P.11972 TWININGS – THE STRAND P.122LYON73 LE LUMINARIUM P.123MADRID74 TEAPOTS P.124NORDEN75 OSTFRIESISCHES TEEMUSEUM P.125OSLO76 TO SØSTRE P.126PARIS77 BETJEMAN & BARTON’S P.127TEA BAR78 BONTEMPS P.128‘LE JARDIN SECRET’79 LE NÉLIE P.13080 MARIAGE FRÈRES P.13181 YAM’TCHA P.134PRAGUE82 DOBRÁ ˇCAJOVNA P.135RIGA83 TˉEJO TEA HOUSE P.136SÃO MIGUEL84 CHALET DA TIA MERCÊS P.138STOCKHOLM85 CAFÉ SVENSKT TENN P.139STRASBOURG86 LE THÉ DES MUSES P.140TOULOUSE87 DU CÔTÉ DE CHEZ SWANN P.143VIENNA88 HAAS&HAAS P.144WARSAW89 SAME FUSY P.145ZÜRICH90 CONFISERIE SPRÜNGLI P.147THE AMERICASATLANTA91 JUST ADD HONEY P.149BOGOTÁ92 TEMPLO TÉ P.150BOSTON93 ABIGAIL’S TEA ROOM P.151& TERRACEBOULDER94 BOULDER DUSHANBE P.152TEAHOUSEBRASÍLIA95 CASA DE CHÁ P.154BUENOS AIRES96 MATEA AROMAS Y SABORES P.157CHICAGO97 RUSSIAN TEA TIME P.158DALLAS98 THE FRENCH ROOM P.160AT THE ADOLPHUSGAIMÁN99 TY GWYN P.164LAKE LOUISE100 LAKE AGNES TEA HOUSE P.165LOS ANGELES101 STEEP LA P.167102 TEA AT SHILOH P.168MEXICO CITY103 CASA TASSEL P.170MIAMI104 JOJO TEA P.172MONTRÉAL105 CARDINAL P.173106 LA BRUME DANS P.175MES LUNETTESNEW ORLEANS107 BOTTOM OF THE CUP P.176TEA ROOMNEW YORK108 BELLOCQ TEA ATELIER P.179109 CHA-AN TEAHOUSE P.182110 HARNEY & SONS P.185111 TÉ COMPANY P.186PASADENA112 CALLISTO TEA HOUSE P.190PHILADELPHIA113 THE RANDOM TEA ROOM P.191PORTLAND114 SMITH TEAMAKER P.192RIO DE JANEIRO115 COPACABANA BEACH P.193SAN FRANCISCO116 IMPERIAL TEA COURT P.194117 JAPANESE TEA GARDEN P.196SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO118 THE TEA HOUSE ON LOS RIOS P.197SANTIAGO119 LA TETERÍA P.201TAMPA120 TEBELLA TEA COMPANY P.202TUCSON121 SEVEN CUPS FINE P.206CHINESE TEASVALPARAÍSO122 SKI PORTILLO P.207VANCOUVER123 THE SECRET GARDEN P.210TEA COMPANYAFRICA ANDTHE MIDDLE EASTABIDJAN124 AFRICAFÉ P.212AGAFAY DESERT125 INARA CAMP P.213AL BUSTAN126 THE ATRIUM TEA LOUNGE P.214AT AL BUSTAN PALACEAMMAN127 RUMI CAFE P.215ASWAN128 SOFITEL LEGEND OLD P.216CATARACT HOTELBOIS CHÉRI129 DOMAINE DE BOIS CHÉRI P.217CAIRO130 EL-FISHAWY CAFÉ P.218CAPE TOWN131 MOUNT NELSON, P.219A BELMOND HOTELCITRUSDAL132 CARMIÉN TEA SHOP P.220AT DE TOL FARM DELIDUBAI133 TANIA’S TEAHOUSE P.221LIMURU134 KIAMBETHU TEA FARM P.223MARRAKESH135 CAFÉ GUERRAB P.226136 LE MENZEH AT LA MAMOUNIA P.227NAIROBI137 MUTHAIGA TEA COMPANY P.228TANGIER138 CAFÉ HAFA P.229THYOLO139 HUNTINGDON HOUSE P.230TOUBAKOUTA140 LES PALÉTUVIERS P.233UMHLANGA141 THE PALM COURT P.236AT THE OYSTER BOXOCEANIAAUCKLAND142 CHAPTER BOOK & TEA SHOP P.238HAMILTON143 ZEALONG TEA ROOM P.239MELBOURNE144 OXI TEA ROOM P.242145 THE TEA ROOMS 1892 P.243PERTH146 CAPE ARID ROOMS P.245SYDNEY147 G&TEA AT THE STAR P.246148 GUNNERS’ BARRACKS P.248149 STRANGERS’ RESTAURANT P.250150 WHITE RABBIT GALLERY P.251