15 min from the Champs-Elysees
Tea house near the Champs-Elysees: Le Te at Palais-Royal
Leave the Champs-Elysees crowd for Le Te, Taiwanese tea house in the calm of the Palais-Royal, 15 minutes on foot via the Tuileries.
Leave the Champs-Elysees crowd for Le Te, Taiwanese tea house in the calm of the Palais-Royal, 15 minutes on foot via the Tuileries.
Concorde - Tuileries - Palais-Royal garden. 15 min flat walk through historic gardens.
No queue outside, no rushed service. Teapot lasts 90 minutes with two infusions.
Ali Shan oolong, Dong Ding, Sun Moon black tea, bamboo-whisked matcha. Rare Paris selection.
The Avenue des Champs-Elysees concentrates a few prestigious tea houses: Laduree, Maxim's, Fauchon nearby. They have their charm, but are often saturated, with weekend queues, rushed service, and high noise level. For an 8th resident or visitor seeking a really calm moment, more focused on tea quality than on decorum, an alternative exists: Le Te at Palais-Royal, in the 1st, reachable 15 minutes on foot via the Tuileries.
From the Etoile (M 1, 2, 6), 25 minutes on foot down the Champs to Concorde then crossing the Tuileries. More efficient: metro line 1 to Tuileries (8 min), then 7 minutes on foot. From Franklin Roosevelt (lines 1 and 9), take line 1 to Palais Royal (10 min) then 3 minutes on foot. The Tuileries walk is the most pleasant: historic garden, Louvre views, place du Carrousel crossing.
Le Te offers a selection of Taiwanese oolong teas imported directly from small growers: high-mountain Ali Shan, roasted Dong Ding, Sun Moon Lake black tea. Taiwanese matcha is whisked with bamboo to order. Asian pastries with black sesame, taro, matcha. See the full menu.
The Champs-Elysees is one of the most touristy avenues in Paris: constant crowd, buses, horns. The Palais-Royal garden, two metro stops away, is the exact opposite: pedestrian, under arcades, calm, no traffic. The contrast is striking in fifteen minutes. The house regularly sees customers tired from Champs shopping coming to rest their legs an hour in a quiet setting.
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Open daily 11am-8pm. Booking recommended on weekends via the contact page.
15 minutes on foot via the Tuileries, or 10 minutes by metro line 1 to Palais Royal.
Much calmer. No queue outside, 90-minute teapot, discreet conversations.
Yes. Taiwanese matcha whisked with bamboo to order, served hot or as a latte.
Not midweek. Weekend afternoons, booking recommended via the contact page.