Tea and Sympathy
Address: 108 Greenwich Avenue in the West Village 
Tele: 212 989 9735
Hours: Monday - Friday 11:30am to 10:30 pm
Saturday and Sunday from 9:30am to 10:30 pm 


This week's entry is brought to you from our wonderfully English contributor, Huck.

Huck says, "So Tea and Sympathy is the teeny tiny [8 tables ?]predecessor to A Salt and Battery on Greenwich Ave. in NY. Been there since mid 80s, owned and run by the fab Nikki-eccentric and brusque no nonsense brit gal.

They serve all the usual teatime stuff of course and also proper English food too-bangers n mash, shepherds pie, bubble n squeak, roast beef and yorkshire pud, etc etc. It,s ALWAYS packed out and quite the meeting spot in the village.

Since I don't have photos of Tea and Sympathy, I added this book.

 Huck is a well-traveled Englishman who has spent quite a bit of time in NYC. As he can be found nearly every morning and every late afternoon in a coffee/tea shop enjoying his Earl Gray or Morning Breakfast tea. You would be correct in assuming that he knows a thing or two about cafes/coffee and tea houses."


Take a look at their website and their menu. It seems oh so fun. I know next time I'm in NYC, I will check it out and add tons of photos here.

Thanks again Huck, You're www.myfavoritecafe 's number one contributor.....thus far.

Cheers