▼ Café High Tea), you could find yourself sipping loose-leaf tea alongside a stuffed tomato, soup or salad, or a fresh fruit parfait. Pop ’N Tea Bar 550 West McDowell Road Popntea.com Located in the historic My Florist Plaza in the Willo Historic District, Pop ’N Tea Bar pours nitro teas on tap, blends smoothies and slushes, and serves boba – all organic and vegan-friendly. Ribbons Tea House 111 W. Honeysuckle Street, Litchfield Park Ribbonsteahouse.com The loose-leaf teas (green, herbal, black, and white) at this west side tea house are all brewed fresh to order, and served alongside sandwiches, cookies, and cakes. Coffee is also available. Eric and Gizel Bahlman Tea Time Tip your cup at these 10 Phoenix-area tea rooms. BY NIKI D’ANDREA P hoenix might be far from Eng- land, but many people here share a passion for tea with our neighbors across the pond. It’s always tea time somewhere around the Valley, whether it’s afternoon high tea or a quick cup of frosty boba. Here are ten Valley tea rooms spanning a gamut of brew styles. Crowning Glory Tea Room 16733 East Palisades Boulevard, Fountain Hills crowningglorytearoom.com This mostly online tea shop is open for din- ing and “High Tea” on Saturdays. Reserva- tions are required to partake in one of its nine parlors, each of which is designed to celebrate a different country (France and Poland among them) or capture a distinct vibe (“Mary’s Garden,” dedicated to the Virgin Mary; “St. Valentine’s Parlor”). Drink Me! Tea Room 1730 East Warner Road, #5, Tempe Drinkmetearoom.com Take your tea traditional or hard at this trendy Tempe spot, which serves small bites and organic drinks along with alco- hol-infused Special-Tea Cocktails. Events like Tipsy Tea Parties and Peter Pan-in- spired “Literary Tea” draw even more peo- ple to this cozy and clean tea room. English Rose Tea Room 201 East Street, #103, Carefree Carefreetea.com Established in 2002, English Rose Team Room was one of the first spots to serve the herbal beverage, and it remains the most traditional British tea room in the Valley. Beautiful and delicate fine floral china frames every view inside, adding to the overseas atmosphere. My Tea 4750 North Central Avenue Myteaaz.com Special-Tea Cocktails at Drink Me! Team Room (above) and The Teapot, a restored 1906 house in the Roosevelt Row neighborhood. Boba (bubble milk tea) is the big deal here, with customizations for green and black teas available. Choose your milk or non- dairy additive, sweetness level, and one of an insane number of flavor infusions from taro and lychee to Granny Smith apple and pumpkin spice. The Pink Door Tea House 7153 North 59th Avenue, Glendale Thepinkdoorteahouse.com Afternoon tea is paired with a menu of dif- ferent foods at this charming mom-and- pop shop. Depending on your choice of tea service (Elegant High Tea, Garden High Tea, Classic High Tea, or Prince & Princess Tea Swirl 725 South Rural Road, #107, Tempe Teaswirl.com It’s all about the infusions at Tea Swirl. Opened in 2016 by ASU graduates from Thailand, the modest shop has a menu that’s big on flavor, from floral earl grey and sweet Thai milk tea to fruity lychee jade drinks and seasonal treats like “win- termelon tea.” The Teapot 818 North 5th Avenue Theteapotus.com Have tea in a restored 1906 house in the Roosevelt Row neighborhood at The Tea- pot, which boasts a family-friendly back- yard garden and a twist that’s “a little bit British.” (Would you like a scone with that?) Urban Boba Tea House 1015 South Rural Road, #103, Tempe Urbanbobatempe.com Milk teas, fruit teas, Vietnamese coffee, slushes, smoothies, and signature drinks are all frosty and handcrafted here and served with Asian flavors like chicken pot- stickers, vegetable egg rolls, and banh mi sandwiches. The Teapot 27 phoenixnewtimes.com | CONTENTS | FEEDBACK | OPINION | NEWS | FEATURE | NIGHT+DAY | CULTURE | FILM | CAFE | MUSIC | PHOENIX NEW TIMES SEPT 2ND – SEPT 8TH, 2021
