Afternoon Tea

• Café François launches Afternoon Tea with 50% off for Hot Dinners readers

  

  Be the first in to try the new afternoon tea at Cafe Francois and save 50% on their French inspired tea offering.

  Offer: 50% off £50 Afternoon Tea package

  Where: Café François, 14-16 Stoney St, London SE1 9AD

  When: 8-30 September 2025

• Test Driving the savoury afternoon tea at Fortnum & Mason - all the theatrics without the sugar high

  

  When historic food store Fortnum & Mason opened their Diamond Jubilee Tea Salon in Piccadilly, they also introduced a savoury afternoon tea for the first time. We went down to see how it compares with the traditional version. 

• Where to buy the best tea in London (and avoid getting caught out by the tea time alarm)

  

  Now that Britain's tea alarm is worldwide news, we thought it might be worthwhile flagging up some of London's best places to buy tea. That way you'll never get caught short with no supplies in when the alarm goes off.

• The Science Museum launches its own science experimental afternoon tea

  

  There are a lot of places offering afternoon tea in London - just take a look at our guide for some of the best. All of which makes it hard for a restaurant or cafe to make theirs stand out. But we think the patisserie chefs at the Science Museum have done just that. The museum has just launched its first-ever

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• Where to book a Christmas afternoon tea in London

  

  Perfect for visiting relatives and great for all ages, London's Christmas afternoon teas are a great way to get together over the festive season. Here's our pick of whose seasonal selections are the best in town. 

• The best afternoon teas in London

  

  As quintessentially English as the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, taking afternoon tea is a treat loved by tourists and Londoners alike. London has all manner of great places to take tea, so how do you choose? We've rounded up the city's best classic and contemporary afternoon teas for you.

• Harvey Nichols have a "Brew-tea-ful Moment" with their All Hearts Desire afternoon tea

  

  This spring, Harvey Nichols have gone all loved-up for their new All Hearts Desire afternoon tea. Here's what you can have for tea in their Knightsbridge café.

• Bake Off: The Professionals winners launch afternoon tea at The Landmark inspired by show

  

  Fresh from toasting their triumph in this year's final of Bake Off: The Professionals, the pastry team from The Landmark London hotel in Marylebone are getting ready to showcase their winning bakes to the public.

  Head Pastry Chef Mauro Di Lieto and Pastry Sous Chef, Daniel Schevenels won the closely-fought contest after weeks of wowing the judges Benoit Blin and Cherish

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• Cedric Grolet launches his take on afternoon tea - Goutea

  

  Cedric Grolet hugely impressed us when he opened on these shores with his patisserie and cafe early this year in The Berkeley. Now the renowned French pastry chef is moving onto the most obvious next step - his take on afternoon tea.

  Just kicking off at Cedric

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• The Lanesborough is having a Bridgerton-themed afternoon tea

   

  It seems ever so preposterous that it hasn’t happened yet, but a Bridgerton-themed afternoon tea is finally coming to London. If you’ve not heard of the addictive Netflix series, we’re not sure whether you need to self-isolate more or less, but don’t worry – it’s not too late to catch up with the watercooler/Zoom gossip when season two launches on 25 March.

  It’s unlikely to be

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• Festive dining inside and outside at Harvey Nichols this winter

  

  Now that we're fully in the festive season, if you're looking for something a little different for a Christmas treat or are after a glamorous spot for winter alfresco then Harvey Nichols reckon they've got just the thing for you.

• Find out what's on at Fortnum's this summer

  

  A new initiative in London's Chinatown this autumn is enticing foodie Londoners to take their take out to the streets. 

• How to get afternoon tea delivered to your door in London

  Take a break from working at home in style with these afternoon teas being delivered across London.

• Harrods brings in top French pastry chefs for a summer afternoon tea residency series

  

  22/7/19 update, unfortunately, the residencies have been cancelled. 

  Sweet-toothed fans of afternoon tea will want to make a beeline for Harrods this summer. The Knightsbridge department store has enticed four of the best French pâtisserie chefs – Pierre Hermé, Angelo Musa, Cédric Grolet and Yann Couvreur - to put on residencies in their tea rooms.

  The series, which runs from July through to

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• Test Driving the afternoon tea at Fortnum's Royal Exchange outpost

  Afternoon tea at Fortnum & Mason is a British institution. And now they're serving it up in the City too. We pop in to take a look.