New Orleans, LA has 5 tea rooms and tea shops in this guide.
5 tea spots
New Orleans's Tea Scene
New Orleans is a coffee town, and its tea scene is small and specific: two hotel afternoon teas with live harp music, a French Quarter tea shop that has read tea leaves since 1929, and one matcha bar. Le Salon at the Windsor Court and the Davenport Lounge at the Ritz-Carlton both serve tiered weekend teas, Bottom of the Cup Tea Room sells loose tea and books tea-leaf and tarot readings on Chartres Street, and Matcha Magic hand-whisks ceremonial matcha in Mid-City. The New Orleans Vampire Cafe adds a monthly high tea that ends with a tea-leaf reading.
The French Quarter holds Bottom of the Cup Tea Room, The New Orleans Vampire Cafe and, on its Canal Street edge, the Ritz-Carlton's Davenport Lounge. Le Salon is a few blocks upriver in the Central Business District, and Matcha Magic is on Tulane Avenue in Mid-City.
New Orleans Tea at a Glance
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Tea Rooms & Tea Shops (5)
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.
The Windsor Court Hotel's afternoon tea room, serving Friday through Sunday from 11 am to 2 pm. Each seating starts with a cocktail or sparkling drink, then a pot of loose leaf tea and a tiered tray of sandwiches, house-made scones and desserts, with a harpist or pianist playing. The hotel schedules nine themed teas a year, from Mardi Gras to a month-long holiday tea.
The Ritz-Carlton's lounge serves afternoon tea on Saturdays and Sundays, with seatings at 11 am and 2:30 pm. Service covers teas, scones, finger sandwiches and pastries, played out to live harp music. Reservations are required.
A French Quarter tea shop founded in 1929 and now run by the fourth generation of the same family, on Chartres Street since 1999. It sells loose black, green, red, flavored and herbal teas; its sister company, the New Orleans Tea Company, produces about 150 blends with local names. The shop also books tea-leaf and tarot readings by appointment. It is open every day from 10 am to 6 pm.
A themed French Quarter cafe that holds a ticketed high tea once a month. The English-style tea is followed by a tea-leaf reading and a lesson in reading your own leaves, and guests take home a teacup. Seating starts at 1:30 pm and tea is not served after 2 pm.
A matcha bar in the BioDistrict, opened in 2025 by Logan Gobert as the first franchise of a Seattle-based brand. Every drink is whisked by hand to order, from ceremonial-grade matcha with only hot water to lattes and an iced matcha latte flight. It is closed Sundays.
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New Orleans Tea Tips
Reserve the hotel teas
Le Salon and the Davenport Lounge both require reservations. Le Salon serves Friday through Sunday from 11 am to 2 pm; the Davenport Lounge seats at 11 am and 2:30 pm on Saturdays and Sundays.
Check Le Salon's themed tea calendar
The Windsor Court runs themed teas on set weekends through the year, including a Halloween tea on October 24-25, 2026 and a holiday tea from November 27 through December 31. Themed teas can cost more than the standard $80 adult price, and some are adults-only.
Book the Vampire Cafe tea by date
The New Orleans Vampire Cafe's high tea runs once a month, with remaining 2026 dates on October 11, November 8 and December 13. It starts at 1:30 pm and tea is not served after 2 pm, so arrive on time.
Buy local blends in the Quarter
Bottom of the Cup Tea Room on Chartres Street is open daily from 10 am to 6 pm and sells its own loose tea blends, so it doubles as the place to buy leaf to take home.
Brewing at Home After New Orleans
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I get afternoon tea in New Orleans?
Le Salon at the Windsor Court serves afternoon tea Friday through Sunday, and the Davenport Lounge at the Ritz-Carlton serves it Saturdays and Sundays. Both have live harp music and both require reservations. The New Orleans Vampire Cafe runs a monthly themed high tea.
Where can I have my tea leaves read in New Orleans?
Bottom of the Cup Tea Room on Chartres Street has offered readings since 1929 and books them by appointment. The New Orleans Vampire Cafe's monthly high tea also ends with a tea-leaf reading and instructions for reading your own.
Where can I buy loose-leaf tea in New Orleans?
Bottom of the Cup Tea Room in the French Quarter sells black, green, red, flavored and herbal loose teas and is open seven days a week.
Where can I get matcha in New Orleans?
Matcha Magic on Tulane Avenue in Mid-City hand-whisks ceremonial-grade matcha to order, either plain with hot water or as lattes.
New Orleans Tea by Neighborhood
French Quarter
Best for: Tea-leaf readings, local loose tea blends and a weekend hotel tea on Canal Street.
Top picks: Bottom of the Cup Tea Room, Davenport Lounge, The New Orleans Vampire Cafe
Central Business District
Best for: The city's best-known afternoon tea, with a themed tea calendar.
Top picks: Le Salon
Tea Reading for New Orleans Visitors
Read these before you order: what to ask for, how it is brewed, and what it should cost.
