: a small restaurant or café that typically serves a variety of teas as well as coffee and light meals
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According to Locals From decades-old tearooms and bustling street-side stalls to quaint cafés.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 June 2026
The tearoom has grown by word of mouth, with guests booking ahead for lunch and tea service.
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Malana Vantyler,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
Her aunt paid her tuition, and Medearis offset her expenses by typing menus for a neighborhood tearoom.
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Arkansas Online,
18 Apr. 2026
Scenic designer Beowulf Boritt’s quaint tearoom seems both real and hallucinatory, with a melancholy rain pouring down in the background.
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Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 June 2026
The tearoom has grown by word of mouth, with guests booking ahead for lunch and tea service.
—
Malana Vantyler,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
Her aunt paid her tuition, and Medearis offset her expenses by typing menus for a neighborhood tearoom.
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Arkansas Online,
18 Apr. 2026
Scenic designer Beowulf Boritt’s quaint tearoom seems both real and hallucinatory, with a melancholy rain pouring down in the background.
—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Tearoom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tearoom. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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tearoom
noun
tea·room
ˈtē-ˌrüm 
-ˌru̇m
: a restaurant serving light meals
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