The world’s most exclusive purveyor of luxury teas and France’s oldest tea house, Mariage Frères brings tea savoir-faire to London. Offering the largest collection of teas in the world, from vintage and rare to fruit and herbal, the UK flagship of Mariage Frères in London boasts a stunning retail space, restaurant specialising in tea gastronomy, a tea museum and two private event spaces.

The Comptoir de Thé on the ground floor is an expansive tea emporium, incorporating the longest tea wall in the world, with close to 1,000 varieties of rare teas displayed apothecary-style in antique black canisters on floor-to-ceiling shelving. With that many teas there is surely something for everyone, whether you prefer earl grey and jasmine or want to branch out to Darjeeling and Marco Polo, the Mariage Frères teahouse in London has got just the flavour for you.

The Tea Emporium’s other beautifully packaged products include an assortment of tea-flavoured and tea-scented items such as signature fragrances, incense and candles, confectionery, gift sets, distinctive teapots and teacups, books, strainers, and tea paraphernalia. A selection of freshly brewed Mariage Frères teas will also be available to-go alongside freshly prepared sweet and savoury pastries on the ground floor.

On the first floor, diners at the 100-cover Salon de Thé will be seated in the ornate gallery, flooded with daylight from the atrium above and surrounded by an intricate listed heritage balustrade. Open for breakfast, brunch, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner, Mariage Frère’s unique Cuisine au Thé concept runs throughout the menus with head chef, Felix Richard, using tea as a delicate ingredient, spice or flavouring.

The Musée du Thé on the second floor showcases tea antiques from around the world. Hand-illustrated oak and beech tea chests, pewter tea boxes, Chinese furniture made of carved wood, caddies, cannisters, teapots, old archives and an array of curiosities will line the walls providing a fascinating insight into the history of tea.