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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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