teahouses

Cozy beverage establishments

Teahouses are establishments serving tea and light refreshments.

In East Asian cultures, particularly China and Japan, teahouses are traditional gathering places with elaborate customs around tea preparation and consumption.

In Western contexts, teahouses tend to be cafés specializing in tea rather than coffee: We spent the afternoon at a little teahouse downtown.

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yum chaCantonese tea meal
samovarWater-heating tea vessel

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gathering

Collection of people meeting

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leisure · community · friends · afternoon · respite · sanctuary · patrons · regulars · ambiance · quietude

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pastries

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