Boston, MA has 8 tea rooms and tea shops in this guide.
8 tea spots
Boston's Tea Scene
Boston's tea scene leans on afternoon tea. The Courtyard Tea Room inside the Boston Public Library serves a $72 prix fixe, Silver Dove on Tremont Street runs a fully gluten-free kitchen, and two hotels, The Newbury and the Boston Harbor Hotel, pour tea in their bars and dining rooms. Abigail's Tea Room at the Tea Party museum pours the five tea varieties dumped in 1773. For leaf and gongfu, cross the river: MEM Tea runs a tasting room near Davis Square, and Broken Cup Teahouse brews gongfucha at the table on the 12th floor of a Kendall Square building.
Back Bay holds the Courtyard Tea Room, The Newbury's Street Bar and nana's green tea within a few blocks of Copley Square and the Public Garden. Downtown and the waterfront have Silver Dove, Abigail's Tea Room and Rowes Wharf Sea Grille, while Cambridge has Broken Cup in Kendall Square and MEM Tea at Davis Square.
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Tea Rooms & Tea Shops (8)
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.
Afternoon tea inside the Boston Public Library's McKim Building on Copley Square, overlooking the library's courtyard. The $72 prix fixe runs an amuse, a scone with lemon curd and jam, five savory bites and five sweets, with loose teas from Darjeeling and Earl Grey to Jasmine Pearls and China Green Jade.
The Newbury hotel, the building that opened as the Ritz in 1927, serves afternoon tea in its wood-paneled Street Bar with a menu from Major Food Group. When it returned in November 2025, the Boston Globe reported seatings Friday through Sunday at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., with a pot of loose-leaf tea per guest.
The first New England branch of a Tokyo matcha cafe chain founded in 2001, opened in July 2026 in a below-street-level space on Newbury Street. The menu is built around matcha drinks and desserts such as parfaits and soft serve, with Japanese curry and rice bowls on the side.
A dedicated afternoon tea room on Tremont Street where the entire kitchen is gluten-free and oat-free. Two set services are offered: the Dove's Flight ($48, nine food items and a pot of tea) and the Falcon's Fancy ($65, eleven items, tea and a drink), and the menu changes every three months.
The tea room at the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum, with a terrace over Fort Point Channel. Its tasting pours five historic teas, the same varieties thrown into the harbor in 1773, with scones, cookies and muffins, and it is open to walk-ins without a museum ticket.
The Boston Harbor Hotel's restaurant serves Harbor Tea, an afternoon tea built around organic Palais des Thés teas with savories, scones and pastries. Service runs Thursday through Sunday from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., and the hotel announced its return for October 2026.
A members-only teahouse on the 12th floor of a Kendall Square building; membership is free through its Substack. Guests book either a three-steep session or gongfucha brewed at their own table, and the calendar adds tea omakase sessions, gongfu intro classes and movie nights.
A tea importer's training center and tasting room near Davis Square, where shoppers can sample teas before buying. It sells loose leaf, pyramid sachets and teaware, and is open Tuesday through Saturday.
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Boston Tea Tips
Book the library tea on day 29
The Courtyard Tea Room opens Resy reservations 29 days ahead, and weekend seats go first. Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free afternoon tea menus are available on request.
Budget for Silver Dove's admin charge
Silver Dove adds an 18 percent administration charge on top of the listed price, which the tea room says exists because Massachusetts bars kitchen staff from sharing tips. The $48 Dove's Flight comes to $56.64 before tax.
Broken Cup needs a free membership and a reservation
Broken Cup Teahouse is members-only, but membership is free with its Substack newsletter. Every visit needs a booked table, and cancellations inside 72 hours are not refunded.
Check hotel tea seasons
Hotel afternoon teas in Boston come and go with the seasons. Rowes Wharf Sea Grille's Harbor Tea runs Thursday to Sunday, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., and returns for the fall in October 2026, so confirm dates on the hotel site before you go.
Brewing at Home After Boston
Found a tea you liked in Boston? Buy the leaf, then use these to brew it the same way at home.
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Water temperature and steep time for green, white, oolong, black and pu-erh.
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Cold-Brew Tea Ratios
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I get afternoon tea in Boston?
The Courtyard Tea Room at the Boston Public Library serves a $72 prix fixe afternoon tea. Silver Dove Afternoon Tea on Tremont Street offers the Dove's Flight ($48) and Falcon's Fancy ($65) before its admin charge. The Newbury serves afternoon tea in The Street Bar, and Rowes Wharf Sea Grille at the Boston Harbor Hotel serves Harbor Tea Thursday through Sunday.
Where can I find gluten-free afternoon tea in Boston?
Silver Dove Afternoon Tea serves an entirely gluten-free and oat-free menu. The Courtyard Tea Room offers a gluten-free afternoon tea on request.
Is there gongfu tea service in Boston?
Broken Cup Teahouse in Kendall Square, Cambridge, serves gongfucha brewed at your table, plus a simpler three-steep session. It is members-only, with free membership through its newsletter, and every visit needs a reservation.
Where can I buy loose-leaf tea in Boston?
MEM Tea's tasting room at 196 Elm Street near Davis Square sells loose leaf, pyramid sachets and teaware, open Tuesday through Saturday. Abigail's Tea Room's gift shop sells Abigail's Blend loose and bagged.
Where can I try the teas from the Boston Tea Party?
Abigail's Tea Room at the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum serves a tasting of the five historic varieties thrown overboard in 1773. No museum ticket or reservation is needed.
Boston Tea by Neighborhood
Back Bay
Best for: Afternoon tea in a library courtyard or a former Ritz bar, plus a Tokyo matcha cafe.
Top picks: Courtyard Tea Room, The Street Bar at The Newbury Boston, nana's green tea
Downtown and Waterfront
Best for: Gluten-free tiered tea, harbor-view hotel tea and a history-themed tasting.
Top picks: Silver Dove Afternoon Tea, Abigail's Tea Room, Rowes Wharf Sea Grille
Tea Reading for Boston Visitors
Read these before you order: what to ask for, how it is brewed, and what it should cost.
