Dan B.
User's reviews
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McNulty's Tea and Coffee Company
Not a tea lounge, but a shop where you go to buy loose tea, so the 'artistry of preparation' rating makes no sense. I try to stop in whenever I'm in lower Manhattan. They're my sole supplier for gyokuro. Cheerful, knowledgeable gentlemen, and a truly dizzying variety of teas and infusable herbs. They always seem to have jasmine pearls in stock, even when Adagio doesn't!
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Roji Tea Lounge
The owner is the most charming girl on earth. Her mother is a grand master of the Japanese tea ceremony, so tea is in her blood, so to speak. I only know this because they hosted a demonstration of the complete tea ceremony once - what an amazing ritual! The variety of teas they have available is easily on a par with any hip, urban tea lounge in any real city, like NY, San Francisco, etc.... It's an astounding thing to find in Syracuse, and should be considered a valuable local resource. I try to stop in whenever I'm in town. Where else can I get a cup of Silver Needle this far upstate?
Tearoom response:
Thank you for participating in the ceremony. We had fun too. And also thank you for your lovely comment. Any comments means a lot to us and keep us going. We're glad that you enjoy the time at roji. TM