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Samovar Tea Lounge Restaurant Review

Yerba Buena Gardens, Upper Level
730 Howard St. (Third St.) Send to Phone
San FranciscoCA 94103
415-227-9400 | Menu
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The tearoom with a fabulous view of Yerba Buena Gardens is known for serving excellent teas, with a menu of dishes meant to complement them.

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Teas from around the world fill up the full-page menu divided into types of tea from white and green and black to oolong, herbals and pu-erh. The names are as beautiful as the aroma that wafts up on the steam: Jasmine Snowbud, Black Peony Rosette, Water Angel. The uninitiated will appreciate the fine versions of Earl Grey, mint and Samovar's breakfast blend. A menu of sweet and savory dishes is meant to complement the teas and includes wild smoked salmon and eggs, artichoke tarts, gingerbread cake and an amazing bowl of fire-roasted Marcona almonds with vine-ripened Mojave raisins. Patrons enjoy their aromatic experience inside the greenhouse-like modern space, or outside on the patio overlooking Yerba Buena Gardens and the SFMOMA.

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