tea shop

noun

chiefly British
: a small restaurant or café : tearoom

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Across the country, contemporary tea shops appeal to those seeking alternatives to bars and nightlife. Jasmine Ting, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025 Corgan’s Highland Park cafe Madame Zuzu’s tea shop will exclusively offer the LPs in an expansive 80-song box set featuring a 48-track Machina and an additional 32 bonus tracks of demos, outtakes, and live performances. Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 31 Mar. 2025 The fanciful tea shop also sells gourmet teas, live plants, and decoratives, like antique bird cages, wall art, and vintage tea pots. Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025 Going with the flow has been a saving grace for the family, who live in Illinois, and own the local tea shop Madame Zuzu’s. Rachel Desantis, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tea shop

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tea shop was in 1851

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“Tea shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tea%20shop. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

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