Tea & Tattle

The West End


Below Arthur Probsthain, a family-run bookshop specialising in Oriental and African art and culture since 1903, you'll find this intimate, chatty, timber-floored little tearoom – an ideal place to recuperate after either the British Museum or Oxford St. If you're not committed to a full afternoon tea (including sandwiches, scones and cake), you can order components individually.


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