Afternoon Tea

• The best afternoon teas in London

  

  As quintessentially English as the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, taking afternoon tea is a treat loved by tourists and Londoners alike. London has all manner of great places to take tea, so how do you choose? We've rounded up the city's best classic and contemporary afternoon teas for you.

• Harvey Nichols have a "Brew-tea-ful Moment" with their All Hearts Desire afternoon tea

  

  This spring, Harvey Nichols have gone all loved-up for their new All Hearts Desire afternoon tea. Here's what you can have for tea in their Knightsbridge café.

• Bake Off: The Professionals winners launch afternoon tea at The Landmark inspired by show

  

  Fresh from toasting their triumph in this year's final of Bake Off: The Professionals, the pastry team from The Landmark London hotel in Marylebone are getting ready to showcase their winning bakes to the public.

  Head Pastry Chef Mauro Di Lieto and Pastry Sous Chef, Daniel Schevenels won the closely-fought contest after weeks of wowing the judges Benoit Blin and Cherish

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• Cedric Grolet launches his take on afternoon tea - Goutea

  

  Cedric Grolet hugely impressed us when he opened on these shores with his patisserie and cafe early this year in The Berkeley. Now the renowned French pastry chef is moving onto the most obvious next step - his take on afternoon tea.

  Just kicking off at Cedric

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• The Lanesborough is having a Bridgerton-themed afternoon tea

   

  It seems ever so preposterous that it hasn’t happened yet, but a Bridgerton-themed afternoon tea is finally coming to London. If you’ve not heard of the addictive Netflix series, we’re not sure whether you need to self-isolate more or less, but don’t worry – it’s not too late to catch up with the watercooler/Zoom gossip when season two launches on 25 March.

  It’s unlikely to be

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• Festive dining inside and outside at Harvey Nichols this winter

  

  Now that we're fully in the festive season, if you're looking for something a little different for a Christmas treat or are after a glamorous spot for winter alfresco then Harvey Nichols reckon they've got just the thing for you.

• Find out what's on at Fortnum's this summer

  

  A new initiative in London's Chinatown this autumn is enticing foodie Londoners to take their take out to the streets. 

• How to get afternoon tea delivered to your door in London

  Take a break from working at home in style with these afternoon teas being delivered across London.

• Harrods brings in top French pastry chefs for a summer afternoon tea residency series

  

  22/7/19 update, unfortunately, the residencies have been cancelled. 

  Sweet-toothed fans of afternoon tea will want to make a beeline for Harrods this summer. The Knightsbridge department store has enticed four of the best French pâtisserie chefs – Pierre Hermé, Angelo Musa, Cédric Grolet and Yann Couvreur - to put on residencies in their tea rooms.

  The series, which runs from July through to

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• Test Driving the afternoon tea at Fortnum's Royal Exchange outpost

  Afternoon tea at Fortnum & Mason is a British institution. And now they're serving it up in the City too. We pop in to take a look. 

• Vegan afternoon tea is now a thing thanks to by CHLOE

  

  We've had vegan burgers, vegan fish and chips and vegan cocktails, so it was only a matter of time before London started seeing vegan afternoon teas on offer. One of the first we've heard of is from US import by CHLOE, which is launching their afternoon tea next week.

  As you'd expect from any trad tea set, there'll be teeny sandwiches including 'tuna' salad, 'egg' salad and smoked 'salmon' with cream cheese. That 'salmon', for example, will be made by

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• Victoria Beckham and Prada inspire the Pret a Portea afternoon tea menu at The Berkeley

  

  We can't think that sitting down to the latest iteration of the Prêt-à-Portea at The Berkeley is going to make it any easier to fit into the fashion that inspires it each season - but it just get prettier and prettier.

  The Autumn/Winter 2018 has just been revealed and while Victoria Beckham may not be joining the Spice Girls for their world tour, she has been honoured with an apperance here. Here's what's in the latest

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• Paris tea masters Mariage Frères are opening a five-storey tea emporium in Covent Garden

  France's oldest tea emporium has been operating in Paris since 1854. Now legendary tea company Mariage Frères is coming to London. They'll be offering up five storeys of tea-based wonder in Covent Garden. 

• The Beaumont afternoon tea has a cake trolley to die for

  

  It wouldn't be right to end National Afternoon Tea Week without at least trying something served on china and accompanied by a lovely pot of Darjeeling. So Hot Dinners headed off to The Beaumont yesterday to check out their latest wheeze.

  As you might expect from anywhere run by Messrs Corbin & King, attention to detail is all. And the new cake trolley that debuted a few weeks ago at this Mayfair hotel is totally on point.

  Head Pastry

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• XU launches its first full Taiwanese afternoon tea

  

  XU, the Taiwanese restaurant from the Bao team, has had a big focus on its traditional teas since opening but now it's putting them front and centre. During the daytime this summer (from 12-5pm) the ground floor level of the restaurant will be given over to focus on tea, offering everything from a single cup to a full on traditional tea ceremony, all headed up by the in-house tea master.

  For the full Afternoon Tea Ceremony (£39), you can try a range of Taiwanese teas,

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