Japanese tea culture is fascinating and flavorful. Intensity, beauty and the dedication for hospitality underlie every tea ritual.

In Japan, tea is an expression of a culinary culture that is celebrated, lived and enjoyed down to the last detail.

A Japanese breakfast offers a savory start to the day and includes the following dishes:

Rice, a miso soup, fermented vegetables, tofu and a Japanese sweet.

Along with this, you will enjoy a tea accompaniment of select Japanese teas.

The historical origin of the famous High Tea leads us back to the English King’s court in the year 1662.

Catherine of Braganza, the Portuguese princess at that time, married King Charles II. Tea was her dower. Nutrition and life style were determined by alcohol in those days in England, regardless of social class and age. Traditionally a day started with a beer soup and continued in a cheerful mood until the night came by. The new Queen showed great disapproval of these customs.

She hence impromptu created a classy tea time and succeeded making it courteous to drink tea.

At the age of the Belle-Époque it was then said to be very chic to invite for tea before visiting the theatre or the opera. Usually the so-called Afternoon-Tea was celebrated around five o’clock.

You are very welcome to enjoy a High Tea in our TeaRoom at all hours from morning to evening (except on Saturday morning).

High Tea is a meal. You get a three parted “etagère” (tiered platter) to your table.

The lowest plate offers a variety of salty foods, on the one in the middle you find the famous salty and sweet scones and finally, on the top plate, you find delicious sweets towering up.

You are invited to choose finest tea delicacies to your High Tea (teas included).

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Where: Chashitsu (Japanese tea room), Laenggass-Strasse 45, first floor

Japanese tea ceremony - CHANOYU

every first Saturday a month (except for July), from 5 - ca. 7 p.m.

Tea according to the seasons:

every first Tuesday of March, June, September and December, from 6.30 until ca. 8.30 p.m.

Open groups of five to max. ten people, dates on request.

Makes a very nice present together with the cards with the rules of Sen no Rikyu.

every Friday afternoon at 2.30 and 3.30 p.m.

every Saturday afternoon at 1.30, 2.30 and 3.30 p.m.

- except for the month of July, no tea ceremony during this time!

No need to sign up.

Japanese tea culture is fascinating and flavorful. Intensity, beauty and the dedication for hospitality underlie every tea ritual.

In Japan, tea is an expression of a culinary culture that is celebrated, lived and enjoyed down to the last detail.

A Japanese breakfast offers a savory start to the day and includes the following dishes:

Rice, a miso soup, fermented vegetables, tofu and a Japanese sweet.

Along with this, you will enjoy a tea accompaniment of select Japanese teas.

The historical origin of the famous High Tea leads us back to the English King’s court in the year 1662.

Catherine of Braganza, the Portuguese princess at that time, married King Charles II. Tea was her dower. Nutrition and life style were determined by alcohol in those days in England, regardless of social class and age. Traditionally a day started with a beer soup and continued in a cheerful mood until the night came by. The new Queen showed great disapproval of these customs.

She hence impromptu created a classy tea time and succeeded making it courteous to drink tea.

At the age of the Belle-Époque it was then said to be very chic to invite for tea before visiting the theatre or the opera. Usually the so-called Afternoon-Tea was celebrated around five o’clock.

You are very welcome to enjoy a High Tea in our TeaRoom at all hours from morning to evening (except on Saturday morning).

High Tea is a meal. You get a three parted “etagère” (tiered platter) to your table.

The lowest plate offers a variety of salty foods, on the one in the middle you find the famous salty and sweet scones and finally, on the top plate, you find delicious sweets towering up.

You are invited to choose finest tea delicacies to your High Tea (teas included).