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Lower East Side

cha &

Hours

Daily 8:00am - 6:00pm

Laptop friendlyWiFiEarly opener

Address

51 Essex Street

About cha &

This modern tea bar brings loose-leaf tea culture to a neighborhood starved for quality tea spaces. Bright white walls host scattered plants, a large white bar with stools, and bench seating divided from the brewing station. Come when you want the city's chaos to dissolve into calm contemplation.

What to Order

Tea Flight

Seven hot and cold teas brewed in glass shiboridashi, educational tasting.

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Matcha Latte

Ceremonial grade matcha whisked with oat milk, rich and vibrant.

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Our Read for This Café

Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott book cover

Bird by Bird

Anne Lamott

For when the work is stuck and you need someone honest about why.

Anne Lamott's book on writing is really a book on doing anything difficult — one small piece at a time, badly at first. Funny, humane, and permanently quotable.