# The best afternoon teas in London

From grand hotel tearooms to whimsical themed teas: the London afternoon teas that tea lovers, Time Out and The Infatuation rate highest.

- 131 votes · 16 items
- Dec 25, 2025 · Ben W.
- https://even.best/en/l/353/the-best-afternoon-teas-in-london

## Top 10

1. **The Ritz London – Palm Court** (19 · ▲20 ▼1) — The most formal and iconic afternoon tea in London, with a dress code and pianist.
2. **The Langham – Palm Court** (11 · ▲12 ▼1) — Where afternoon tea was first served in a hotel, back in 1865.
3. **The Savoy – Thames Foyer** (11 · ▲11 ▼0) — Tea under a glass cupola in the Strand's grand hotel.
4. **Sketch – The Gallery** (10 · ▲11 ▼1) — Famous pink dining room in Mayfair with eccentric pastries.
5. **Claridge's – The Foyer & Reading Room** (9 · ▲11 ▼2) — Art Deco Mayfair setting with one of the city's most refined teas.
6. **Fortnum & Mason – The Diamond Jubilee Tea Salon** (9 · ▲9 ▼0) — Tea salon on the 4th floor of the 181 Piccadilly store, opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 2012.
7. **Corinthia London – The Crystal Moon Lounge** (7 · ▲8 ▼1) — Tea beneath a huge Baccarat chandelier under the lobby dome.
8. **The Wolseley** (7 · ▲8 ▼1) — Grand café on Piccadilly offering an accessible traditional tea.
9. **The Dorchester – The Promenade** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — Classic Park Lane tea with live piano.
10. **Peggy Porschen** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Belgravia's pink cake parlour, famous for its cupcakes.
11. **The Berkeley – Prêt-à-Portea** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Fashion-themed tea with cakes inspired by the catwalk.
12. **The Goring** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Family-run Belgravia hotel near Buckingham Palace, with a Royal Warrant and a classic afternoon tea in its lounge.
13. **Brown's Hotel – The English Tea Room** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Mayfair hotel serving tea since 1837, in the wood-panelled room where Rudyard Kipling wrote.
14. **The Lanesborough – Céleste** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Regency-style hotel at Hyde Park Corner with an elaborate afternoon tea under a glass dome.
15. **One Aldwych – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Afternoon Tea** (2 · ▲4 ▼2) — Roald Dahl-themed tea, a favourite with children.
16. **Sanderson – Mad Hatter's Afternoon Tea** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Alice in Wonderland-themed afternoon tea at the Sanderson hotel in Fitzrovia.

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