Crown & Crumpet Tea Salon

"Enjoy afternoon tea at the Japantown outpost of this tea room located inside the New People mall, or at its second location in Ross in Marin County. The affordable tea service is thankfully customizable to your party, such as adding on a crown craft project for kids, or requesting unicorn cakes or a macaron tower for special occasions (just give the shop at least 72 hours notice)." - Paolo Bicchieri, Eater Staff

"On the first floor of the New People building in Japantown is the casual high tea spot Crown & Crumpet Tea Salon. This place takes up one small corner of the shopping center, with no physical separation between the mall and tea salon. It looks like a bright pink fever dream with pink chairs, pink flowers, and pink tablemats. The sandwiches and scones are a bit dry and the tea—loose leaf with no strainer—is oversteeped. Although reasonably priced at $44 per person, and with longer hours than most tea shops in the city (Thursday through Monday, 11am-4pm), there are simply other tea spots we’d send you to first." - Ricky Rodriguez

"A tea room so cute, it hurts. This Pop-Victorian gem is like Hello Kitty in Wonderland, hallucinating through the eyes of Barbie. If that’s not clear enough a description, this marvel is not too far from a Beatrix Potter-inspired shabby chic carnival explosion. A Care Bears-colored looking glass, the dazzling prevalence of polka dots, precious boutique relics and British ephemera give way to multi-tiered trays of finger sandwiches, gourmet hors d’oeuvres, and confections worthy of a duchess’s palate. The tea menu is extensive, featuring tantalizing and exotic brews with names such as “Blue Eyes,” “Star of Africa,” “Crownberry,” “Queen of Hearts,” “Paris,” “Jasmine Fancy,” “Happiness Is,” and “Marie Antoinette.” Crown & Crumpet might be the only place on Earth one could find Rainbow Brite, Lady Lovely Locks, and Strawberry Shortcake consorting, but in any case, it should all begin and end with a curtsy." - ATLAS_OBSCURA

"A tea room so cute, it hurts. This Pop-Victorian gem is like Hello Kitty in Wonderland, hallucinating through the eyes of Barbie. If that’s not clear enough a description, this marvel is not too far from a Beatrix Potter-inspired shabby chic carnival explosion. A Care Bears-colored looking glass, the dazzling prevalence of polka dots, precious boutique relics and British ephemera give way to multi-tiered trays of finger sandwiches, gourmet hors d’oeuvres, and confections worthy of a duchess’s palate. The tea menu is extensive, featuring tantalizing and exotic brews with names such as “Blue Eyes,” “Star of Africa,” “Crownberry,” “Queen of Hearts,” “Paris,” “Jasmine Fancy,” “Happiness Is,” and “Marie Antoinette.” Crown & Crumpet might be the only place on Earth one could find Rainbow Brite, Lady Lovely Locks, and Strawberry Shortcake consorting, but in any case, it should all begin and end with a curtsy. None" - Orinz, brandonwthomas, Elise, kmikulis, SEANETTA, Rachel