The Steeping Room: Restaurant and Tea Lounge

They have a sidewalk cafe
along with indoor seating!

The Steeping Room is a small cafe located in the Domain in North Austin. Their main attraction is the amazing variety of tea they offer. Even if you normally never drink tea, I would definitely suggest ordering a pot at the Steeping Room. I personally enjoy their fruity and black teas the best, but if oolong or green is your cup of tea, they have that as well (please pardon the pun, I just couldn’t resist). Also, they have several other tasty beverages if tea isn’t really your thing.

Specifically, I recommend The Empress’ Cup,a rose flavored tea which is absolutely divine. It really is fit for royalty. I also enjoy their Blueberry and Lychee teas.

The Steeping Room also serves breakfast in the mornings and brunch on Sundays. (I’ve never been for breakfast, but the menu looks awesome.) Also, they serve light snacks to be eaten with a cup of tea, and larger items for a full meal. And then of course, there are the sweet treats. The selection changes from day to day, but generally they have scones (delicious!), cookies, cakes and cupcakes. Everything is simply delicious!
Check out their tea listing, and the food menu for more info.

The Domain, as you might know, is a slightly upscale strip mall, so the Steeping Room attracts a very smart crowd. When headed to the Steeping Room, dress up a bit! Take some time out of your day to enjoy a relaxing cup of tea, and I promise, you will not regret it.

Scones. Yummmm.

Photos courtesy of Laura Taylor (flickr).