Alice's Tea Cup Chapter I

        

                         

Alice's Chapter I is located in the Upper West. 

In a nice morning, I went to the first part of the "trilogy" for breakfast. When you open the door, you first have a long bar where they also sell some pastries, but the best is the small tearoom hidden at the back. It's a bit dark as there are no windows, but it gives a different feeling,  you feel you are away from the world being in your own one. 

There is a huge variety of different teas served with some pastries as crepes and scones. They also have a brunch menu. I was surprised to find out that it was very crowded for a weekday. There were many children there too. I would say, this place, compared to some others, is more for children. They can get bored easily in a restaurant or a teahouse but this place is very warm and the atmosphere is more childish which is perfect for them. 

http://alicesteacup.com/locations/chapter-i/

Alice's Tea Cup

I bet you all know the famous cartoon Alice in Wonderland. What is funny and original about this tea place is that it takes the concept of the "tea scene" in that cartoon. They made a story around 3 different teashops. One shop is located in the Upper West and the two other are in the Upper East. I have tried each of these one by one following the order.

http://alicesteacup.com/

Harney & Sons

Last Friday afternoon, a friend advised me to go there. So I decided to try that one. 
Harney & sons used to do only BtoB (business to business) distributing their teas to the hotels (Four Seasons) but 5 years ago they opened 2 tearooms in New York with one located Upstate and one in Manhattan.

When you enter the teahouse (in Manhattan), you arrived first inside the shop where they sell the products and at the back only you have a tiny tearoom with a bar and 10 tables. The good news is that they provide Wi-Fi so you can work there, for those who like to work in some teahouses. It’s a very calm, clean and neat place.

I took the “fresh brewed iced tea” for $6, a homemade iced green tea mixed with pineapple. It’s a bit bitter but I loved the mix between green tea and pineapple.

https://www.harney.com/