The Plaza Hotel is one of The 15 Best Places for Tea in Midtown East, New York.

1. The Plaza Hotel

8.9
5th Avenue, Central Park South (at Central Park S), New York, NY
Hotel · Midtown East · 234 tips and reviews

Carly H.Carly Heitlinger: Make a reservation for tea here and you won't be disappointed!!!

Jackie L.Jackie Luo: Fell in love at their afternoon tea. The chef's tastings are expensive for a few dishes but worth the price, in my opinion.

Tim H.Tim H: Book early for the Afternoon Tea at The Palm Court restaurant in the hotel. The food is magnificent, service excellent and the Rose verve Champaign is tasty.

CoCo Fresh Tea & Juice is one of The 15 Best Places for Tea in Midtown East, New York.

2. CoCo Fresh Tea & Juice

459 Lexington Ave (at E 45th St), New York, NY
Bubble Tea Shop · Turtle Bay · 68 tips and reviews

Jamie W.Jamie Wollberg: This place is great! I recommend the passion fruit green tea with bubbles and coconut jelly. Watching their machine cap your drink is beyond satisfying.

ChenyuChenyu: Large Aloe milk (bubble) tea for $3.75? Yes, you find the right place. This is a popular chain in Asia. (They can adjust sugar amt as you like)

ChristopherChristopher: It was great. Love the caramel bubble tea. Yum!!!

Lady M Cake Boutique is one of The 15 Best Places for Tea in Midtown East, New York.

3. Lady M Cake Boutique

1 W 59th St, New York, NY
Bakery · Midtown East · 67 tips and reviews

Elaine N.Elaine Ngo: I think both crepes were great, but the green tea was too much for me. It is full of green tea flavors for those green tea lovers. The signature one was just delightful; not too sweet but perfect!

MeliMeli: Omg, orgasm in my mouth...10x over with each bite. You need to try the mille crepes cake and thr green tea cake. So smooth and soft. Perfection.

JessicaJessica: Slightly crowded, but worth checking out! Their green tea crepe cake is incomparable! Original is good as well. Strawberry cake is average.

Tomiz is one of The 15 Best Places for Tea in Midtown East, New York.

4. Tomiz

18 E 41st St (btw 5th & Madison), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Midtown East · 162 tips and reviews

Debbie L.Debbie Lam: delicious roll cake. get the green tea one

Felix G.Felix Grushevsky: Pretty much everything is good here. Try chicken sandwiches, amazing pastries (green tea cake!!!), ice cream...

TNTN: Green tea frappe with boba. Best I've ever had!

BG Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Tea in Midtown East, New York.

5. BG Restaurant

9.0
754 5th Ave Fl 7 (btwn E 57th & E 58th St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Midtown East · 56 tips and reviews

Tasting TableTasting Table: Shhhh! Enjoy sweeping Central Park views away from the madding crowd while you take in lunch, dinner, cocktails or afternoon tea at this chic little restaurant tucked away on the seventh floor of BG. Read more.

The Daily MealThe Daily Meal: On the menu, there is nothing too heavy for the ladies who lunch (crab cake salad, roasted cod, etc), and they even serve a lovely afternoon tea with French favorite, Dammann Freres tea. Read more.

IrisIris: Loved the atmosphere and the decor. The food was amazing and so was their bread selection! Try the mezze platter.

Dainobu is one of The 15 Best Places for Tea in Midtown East, New York.

6. Dainobu

8.3
129 E 47th St (btwn Lexington & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Grocery Store · Turtle Bay · 30 tips and reviews

Queen TetiaQueen Tetia: Hot food in the back is where it's at. Served until 5pm. Beef Don or Spicy beef w tofu -> best lunch you ever had for $7. Also grab a bottle of Japanese green tea & some fruit gummies. Thank me later.

KinoKino: Dainobu now sells raspberry and green tea flavored KitKats for $6.99 a bag.

Denise A.Denise Aguilar: their Dainobu special bowl and green tea red bean cake, i love!!! a worplace special

Juicy Cube is one of The 15 Best Places for Tea in Midtown East, New York.

7. Juicy Cube

8.2
674 Lexington Ave (at E. 56th St), New York, NY
Juice Bar · Midtown East · 50 tips and reviews

Michelle H.Michelle Horn: Green and Morning Greens are my favs! Though Bubble tea is super refreshing in this heat:-)

BruceBruce: Best bubble tea ever. They give u more bubbles than any other place and the milk is really good. We got there at 9:15, and they opened the store up just for us! Wow! Thats exceptional service.

Rei .Rei 🌟: Great smoothies. Go for that instead of the bubble tea.

The St. Regis New York is one of The 15 Best Places for Tea in Midtown East, New York.

8. The St. Regis New York

8.6
2 E 55th St (at 5th Ave), New York, NY
Hotel · Midtown East · 82 tips and reviews

Lucky MagazineLucky Magazine: Be fancy and have a spot of tea at the famed St. Regis Hotel.

Nathalie A.Nathalie Anaya: Don't sit in the dining room for tea or any beverage for that matter, you will be doing yourself an enormous disservice. Trust a sista.

Carly H.Carly Heitlinger: Definitely recommend for a higher end quiet tea or breakfast meetings.

The Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park is one of The 15 Best Places for Tea in Midtown East, New York.

9. The Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park

8.8
50 Central Park South (at 6th Ave.), New York, NY
Resort · Midtown East · 56 tips and reviews

Beluga B.Beluga Boogaloo: Best dish at Ritz bar: hummus and kalmata tapenade. Cupcake sampler (in its peak form on Sundays)

Travel + LeisureTravel + Leisure: The hotel staff includes butlers and an award-winning concierge team, which will loan you a Burberry trench coat if it's raining. Come evening, the chauffeured house Bentley is at your disposal.

Katlin Olivia ☀.Katlin Olivia ☀💛: Love the Ritz <3

Books Kinokuniya is one of The 15 Best Places for Tea in Midtown East, New York.

10. Books Kinokuniya

9.4
1073 Avenue of the Americas (btwn W 40th & W 41st St), New York, NY
Bookstore · Midtown East · 202 tips and reviews

NY WaterwayNY Waterway: Lots of Japanese related items here. Café Zaiya is right upstairs – perfect for our green tea fix!

Ally M.Ally Mc.: Cute store with tons of neat books! Food and tea upstairs but no free wifi as far as I know.

IreneIrene: The cafe on the second floor has excellent lattes and teas! They also have awesome screen printed wrapping paper located on the lower level.

Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ is one of The 15 Best Places for Tea in Midtown East, New York.

11. Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ

8.6
805 3rd Ave (btwn E 49th & E 50th St), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 161 tips and reviews

Lisa S.Lisa Starbucks: The green tea cake is too die for!

Jaemi H.Jaemi H: Come during happy hour( sat& sun for lunch!). Great services. Beef tongue is amazing!!! And make sure to order green tea crepe for desert!!

Dheerja K.Dheerja Kaur: Harami miso steak and green tea cake are to die for.

The Peninsula New York is one of The 15 Best Places for Tea in Midtown East, New York.

12. The Peninsula New York

8.8
700 5th Ave (at E 55th St), New York, NY
Hotel · Midtown East · 50 tips and reviews

Nancy J.Nancy Jones: Having tea and a meeting

Concert Ticket AgencyConcert Ticket Agency: Going to a show at Radio City or at another theater nearby? Make sure you check out the Penn Top Bar for the view or the Gotham Lounge for tea. Well worth it.

Jade B.Jade Bailey-Assam: Quintessential New York hotel. The nut/cheese mix at the bar at fives is amazing. Delish Parmesan cheese and olives.

Güllüoğlu Baklava & Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Tea in Midtown East, New York.

13. Güllüoğlu Baklava & Cafe

982 2nd Ave (at E 52nd St), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · Turtle Bay · 80 tips and reviews

Kerem K.Kerem Kalkanci: Cheese borek and bosnak borek are amazing! Couple that with a turkish tea and you are all set for breakfast - or lunch.

John Saeyong R.John Saeyong Ra: Get Turkish tea - it goes well with pretty much everything. Really friendly staff here.

inkpushcoinkpushco: Finish off your pastry fix with Turkish tea. So good!

Gregorys Coffee is one of The 15 Best Places for Tea in Midtown East, New York.

14. Gregorys Coffee

7.7
12 E 46th St (btwn Madison & 5th Ave), New York, NY
Coffee Shop · Midtown East · 83 tips and reviews

Nelson W.Nelson W: Green tea apple cider is very soothing

Rachel S.Rachel Sheppard: They introduced me to the Dirty Chai, and for that I am forever grateful. Also the cold brew is my everything.

Diana S.Diana S: I love this place. Super cute & the baristas are so friendly. Try the dirty chai latte!

Minamoto Kitchoan is one of The 15 Best Places for Tea in Midtown East, New York.

15. Minamoto Kitchoan

8.9
509 Madison Ave (btwn E 52nd & E 53rd St), New York, NY
Dessert Shop · Midtown East · 38 tips and reviews

Eric T.Eric Tsai: Everything- especially the green tea ones.

Jin M.Jin Moon: I had the peach jelly and it was really nice. Not too sweet just right like a white peach. It's imported from Japan. Only thing is that it's pretty pricey. 16 dollar each.

JustinJustin: Going to relocate soon to Madison b/w 52nd and 53rd. Closed til July 10th.