I’ve become and avid tea drinker and my family knows I get cranky when I haven’t had my afternoon “cuppa.” What better way to experience a city than to have tea somewhere?

Harney & Sons has a tasting room in SoHo. After a long day of visiting the 9/11 Museum, the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, I was fading fast. Fortunately, this location was close to a subway line.

Walls of tea tins flank the long, narrow shop. To the immediate left was a tasting area.

But I wanted to sit down. At the back of the store was the tea room. Once the hostess seated us, we ordered scones with clotted cream and hot tea. It was the perfect “pick-me-up” and it was all under $20.

Various tea selections are available for purchase. If you’re in the area and you love tea, don’t miss this place. Learn more about Harney & Sons two NYC tasting rooms here.