Atlanta, GA has 7 tea rooms and tea shops in this guide.
7 tea spots
Atlanta's Tea Scene
Atlanta's tea scene splits into three camps. Wai's Gong Fu Tea House on the Upper Westside runs hour-long Chinese gongfu sessions at carved jade and camphorwood tables, while Brooklyn Tea and Just Add Honey sell their own loose-leaf blends by the cup and by the pouch. The third camp is the tiered-tray afternoon tea: Dr. Bombay's and The Dirty Tea on the east side, plus weekend services at the St. Regis in Buckhead and the Four Seasons in Midtown.
Gongfu tea is on the Upper Westside at Wai's, and Castleberry Hill has the Brooklyn Tea tearoom. The east side holds Just Add Honey on the BeltLine in Old Fourth Ward, Dr. Bombay's in Grant Park and The Dirty Tea in Virginia-Highland, and the two hotel afternoon teas sit in Buckhead and Midtown.
Atlanta Tea at a Glance
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Tea Rooms & Tea Shops (7)
Tea houses, afternoon-tea rooms, matcha bars and loose-leaf shops that brew tea from other makers. Each card says what the place is known for and its price range.
A traditional Chinese gongfu tea house run by Wayne Belonoha and Amy Zhang, set between a bike shop and the rail tracks on the Upper Westside. A session lasts about an hour and usually covers three teas, often a green, an oolong and a black, each re-steeped many times in small cups. Tables are a solid jade table of roughly 1,000 pounds and a carved camphorwood table, and the house sells unbrewed whole-leaf tea including sheng and shu puer and aged white tea. No food is served.
The Atlanta tearoom of Brooklyn Tea, a loose-leaf tea company that also runs a shop on Lewis Avenue in Brooklyn and a stand at JFK Terminal 4. The Castleberry Hill room pours more than a dozen teas plus coffee and small bites, with masala chai lattes among the house drinks, and sells the same teas loose in pouches and tins. It also books afternoon and high tea for groups.
An Atlanta tea company that started in 2006 at the Sweet Auburn Curb Market and now runs a retail cafe on the BeltLine Eastside Trail. The cafe pours its own loose-leaf blends hot and iced, rotates seasonal and monthly teas, and keeps some limited-edition blends for the shop only. It also runs monthly tea blending classes and has a small tea and herbal bookshop.
A book-lined tea room that has run for more than a decade and now operates in Grant Park after leaving its old Candler Park storefront. High tea is served on Saturdays and Sundays by reservation only, and the room can be rented whole for larger groups. Part of every sale funds The Learning Tea, the owner Katrell Christie's education program for young women in Darjeeling, and Darjeeling teas feature on the menu.
An afternoon tea lounge founded in 2020 by mother and daughter Rita and Brittany Campos, in the former Ten Thousand Villages space on St. Charles Avenue. The 90-minute tea room experience is an English-style service in a modern room that seats 55, booked ahead and often used for showers and birthdays. A walk-in coffee bar runs alongside it, and guests in the tea room must be 12 or older.
The St. Regis Atlanta serves a 1.5-hour afternoon tea in its Astor Court lounge on Saturdays and Sundays only, with the 2026 run scheduled through November 22. The service pairs a house tea blend with savory and sweet bites and local live music. Reservations are required.
The Four Seasons started a weekend afternoon tea in October 2025, served on the bridge between Bar Margot and Brasserie Margot. Teas come from JING, with options including jade sword green, jasmine pearls, Assam breakfast and matcha. The tray has buttermilk scones with clotted cream, macarons, madeleines and finger sandwiches, and the menu lists $55 per person.
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Atlanta Tea Tips
Book afternoon tea ahead
Dr. Bombay's serves high tea on Saturdays and Sundays by reservation only, The Dirty Tea's tea room experience is booked in advance, and the St. Regis and Four Seasons services run on weekends only. Do not plan on walking in for a tiered tray.
Try Wai's weekly intro session first
If gongfu brewing is new to you, Wai's Gong Fu Tea House runs a short weekly Communi-Tea session that tastes two teas, which is a cheaper way in than a full hour-long session. Expect several small cups per tea, poured from leaves that are re-steeped many times.
Leaf to take home
Brooklyn Tea sells its loose-leaf teas in pouches and tins at the Castleberry Hill tearoom, Just Add Honey stocks its own blends at the BeltLine cafe, and Wai's sells unbrewed whole-leaf teas including puer and aged white tea.
Check the calendar on Saturdays
Brooklyn Tea hosts a Saturday block party outside the Nelson Street tearoom from April through October, so the room is busier on those days. Go on a weekday if you want a quiet table.
Brewing at Home After Atlanta
Found a tea you liked in Atlanta? Buy the leaf, then use these to brew it the same way at home.
Teaware
Kettles, gaiwans, kyusu, scales and matcha whisks for brewing at home.
Steeping Chart
Water temperature and steep time for green, white, oolong, black and pu-erh.
Tea Ratio Calculator
Grams of leaf per 100 ml, for gongfu and western brewing.
Bitter Tea Troubleshooting
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Cold-Brew Tea Ratios
Leaf weight and fridge time for cold-brewed tea, by tea type.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I get afternoon tea in Atlanta?
Independent options are Dr. Bombay's Underwater Tea Party in Grant Park (weekends, reservation only) and The Dirty Tea in Virginia-Highland. The hotel services are Afternoon Tea in Astor Court at The St. Regis Atlanta in Buckhead and Afternoon Tea at Brasserie Margot in the Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta in Midtown, both on Saturdays and Sundays.
Where is gongfu tea service in Atlanta?
Wai's Gong Fu Tea House on English Street on the Upper Westside. Sessions run about an hour, usually cover three teas, and are served at a jade table or a camphorwood table. Reservations are taken and walk-ins are accepted.
Where can I buy loose-leaf tea in Atlanta?
Brooklyn Tea in Castleberry Hill, Just Add Honey Tea Company on John Wesley Dobbs Avenue in Old Fourth Ward, and Wai's Gong Fu Tea House on the Upper Westside all sell loose leaf to take home.
Is there a tea shop on the Atlanta BeltLine?
Yes. Just Add Honey Tea Company's retail cafe is on the Eastside Trail stretch between Old Fourth Ward and Inman Park, with indoor seating and a patio.
Atlanta Tea by Neighborhood
Upper Westside
Best for: Chinese gongfu tea sessions and whole-leaf Chinese teas to take home.
Top picks: Wai's Gong Fu Tea House
Castleberry Hill
Best for: A full-day tearoom with loose-leaf tea by the cup, small bites and seating for working.
Top picks: Brooklyn Tea
Intown East
Best for: Old Fourth Ward, Grant Park and Virginia-Highland: a BeltLine tea cafe and two independent afternoon tea rooms.
Top picks: Just Add Honey Tea Company, Dr. Bombay's Underwater Tea Party, The Dirty Tea
Buckhead
Best for: A weekend hotel afternoon tea with live music.
Top picks: The St. Regis Atlanta - Afternoon Tea in Astor Court
Midtown
Best for: A weekend hotel afternoon tea with JING teas.
Top picks: Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta - Afternoon Tea at Brasserie Margot
Tea Reading for Atlanta Visitors
Read these before you order: what to ask for, how it is brewed, and what it should cost.
