Marumoto Japán Teaház

1051 Budapest, Hercegprímás str. 9.
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Open: Mon-Sun 10-22
Phone: +36 1 269 2849

If you don't like green tea, you better avoid this place like the plague, because apart from a few sweets, salad, and mineral water, everything is green tea flavored. I mean it, everything. Even I was a bit sceptic when I first laid eyed on the menu, since green tea was not one of my favorites until now.

Marumoto is close to Szent István square and the subway's Arany János street stop.

Darjeeling Teaház

1077 Budapest, Wesselényi u. 47.
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Open: Mon-Fri 8-24; Sat 9-24; Sun 9-23
Phone: +36 1 342 21 40

First of all, I'm sorry for the lack of review last week (or actually, the week before last week). I have a lot of responsibilities with the end of the semester approaching, which means that I don't have enough time for anything. I also blame the good weather.

The teahouse I visited recently is Darjeeling: a sweet, cozy place near Wesselényi street. Taking the 4/6 trams is the easiest way to get there. Just hop off on Wesselényi street's stop - or Blaha Lujza square's, if you'd prefer a walk before sitting down to sip some tea. 

iTee Café

1114 Budapest, Villányi út 12.
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Open: Mon-Fri 13-23h; Sat-Sun 15-23h
Phone: +36 1 279 1133

First of all, sorry for being a bit late with this post, and having no photo of the entrance of this place to top. I am sick, and when I was at iTee, I had other things to pay attention to than to take a picture of the entrance.

You might assume that iTee is a café - because, well, it's called one -, but it really isn't. It's a mixture of a romantic café and a ridiculously comfortable teahouse. It's a perfect date spot or just a place to meet up with friends and chat over a tea (or coffee, or whatever you may crave).

Buubbles Tea Company

1053 Budapest, Veres Pálné u. 33.
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Open: Mon-Sat 10-19pm
Phone: +36 30 389 1964

This week, I decided to break a few rules and review a special "teahouse". You cannot sit in Buubbles, but can mix your take-away tea the way you want. Not just any kind of tea, either! Buubbles Tea Company sells bubble or boba tea; a Taiwanese tea-based drink which became extremely popular in western countries in the last few years.

This shop is rather close to Big Ben Teahouse, since they are in the same street. You can approach Buubbles from Kálvin or Fővám square.