Four o’clock, worldwide
Afternoon Tea
Three tiers, a pot that is never allowed to run cold and a room built to be looked at. Afternoon tea is the one meal where the pastry chef leads the kitchen, and these salons know it.
Afternoon teaLondon · Mayfair
The Foyer & Reading Room, Claridge’s
The balanced one
Afternoon teaTokyo · Marunouchi
The Palace Lounge, Palace Hotel Tokyo
Tea over the moat
Afternoon teaTokyo · Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo
Oriental Lounge, Mandarin Oriental Tokyo
Tea on the 38th floor
Afternoon teaHong Kong · Tsim Sha Tsui, Salisbury Road
The Lobby, The Peninsula Hong Kong
The source
Afternoon teaHong Kong · Tsim Sha Tsui, Victoria Dockside
The Butterfly Room, Rosewood Hong Kong
Sculpted cakes and the harbour
Afternoon teaTokyo · Marunouchi, Hibiya
The Lobby, The Peninsula Tokyo
The Lobby, Hibiya edition
Afternoon teaSingapore · Beach Road
Tiffin Room, Raffles Singapore
Under the fans
Afternoon teaSingapore · The Fullerton Hotel Singapore
The Courtyard, The Fullerton Hotel
Tea in the post office
Afternoon teaLondon · Piccadilly
The Palm Court, The Ritz London
The reference
Afternoon teaLondon · Knightsbridge
The Rosebery, Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park
The pastry lover’s tea
Afternoon teaDubai · Four Seasons Resort Dubai at Jumeirah Beach
Shai Salon, Four Seasons Jumeirah Beach
The pastry tea of Dubai
Afternoon teaVienna · Hotel Imperial
Café Imperial
Stucco and the Imperial Torte
Afternoon teaMunich · Hotel Bayerischer Hof
Palaishalle, Bayerischer Hof
A harp under glass
Afternoon teaMunich · Kardinal-Faulhaber-Strasse
The Lounge, Rosewood Munich
Tea in the old state bank
Afternoon teaHong Kong · Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong
Clipper Lounge, Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong
Scones and rose petal jam
Afternoon teaSingapore · Sentosa
The Lobby, Capella Singapore
Tea with the peacocks
Afternoon teaParis · Ritz Paris
Salon Proust
A library with a fire
Afternoon teaParis · Four Seasons Hotel George V
La Galerie, George V
Flowers and very little sugar
Afternoon teaParis · The Peninsula Paris
Le Lobby, Peninsula Paris
Gilded, themed, with a pianist
Afternoon teaLondon · Park Lane
The Promenade, The Dorchester
The generous one
Afternoon teaZurich · Dolder, above the city
Lobby Lounge, The Dolder Grand
Above the city, among the Warhols
Afternoon teaVienna · Hotel Sacher Wien
Café Sacher
Torte, Melange, red velvet
Afternoon teaParis · Hôtel Plaza Athénée
La Galerie, Plaza Athénée
Red and gold, with a harp
Afternoon teaParis · Place de la Concorde
Jardin d’Hiver, Hôtel de Crillon
A winter garden on the Concorde
Afternoon teaLondon · The Strand
Thames Foyer, The Savoy
Tea under the gazebo
Afternoon teaLondon · Holborn
Mirror Room, Rosewood London
The Art Afternoon Tea
Afternoon teaLondon · Mayfair
Jean-Georges at The Connaught
Tea in the conservatory
Afternoon teaMonaco · Avenue de la Madone
The Lobby, Hôtel Métropole Monte-Carlo
The Riviera’s four o’clock
Afternoon teaZurich · Talstrasse, the lake
Pavillon, Baur au Lac
Tea in the park
Afternoon teaZurich · Mandarin Oriental Savoy, Zurich
The Lounge, Mandarin Oriental Savoy
Across the square from Sprüngli
Afternoon teaParis · Le Meurice
Le Dalí
Tea under the Starck ceiling
Afternoon teaLondon · Knightsbridge
Prêt-à-Portea, The Berkeley
Fashion you can eat
Afternoon teaDubai · Burj Al Arab Jumeirah
Sahn Eddar, Burj Al Arab
Seven courses under the atrium
Afternoon teaNew York · Baccarat Hotel New York
Grand Salon, Baccarat Hotel
Crystal light
Afternoon teaNew York · Fifth Avenue, West 55th Street
The Gotham Lounge, The Peninsula New York
The mezzanine tea
Afternoon teaNew York · Fifth Avenue, Central Park South
The Palm Court, The Plaza
Under the stained glass
Afternoon teaNew York · Fifth Avenue, East 55th Street
Astor Court, The St. Regis New York
Under a painted sky
Two salons, one winner
Afternoon Tea Duel
Pick two afternoon teas from the thirty-seven in the guide and compare them on price, champagne, setting, pastry, savoury, service and value; the radar decides.