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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.

Gyokuro

Shade-grown Japanese green tea, sweet umami with seaweed-like aroma.

Our Read for This Café

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig book cover

The Midnight Library

Matt Haig

For when you need to believe in second chances.

Between life and death there is a library. Its books give you the chance to try another life you could have lived. Nora Seed must ask herself: what makes a life worth living?