Amai Tea & Bake House

Iced Tea Class

Andrew Lin — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:14:25 +0000

Join us for a free Iced Tea class this Thursday, July 24th from 7-8pm in the store. You’ll learn two different brewing methods along with which teas work best iced (of course, samples are included). Space is limited, and attendees must RSVP to (212) 863-9630.

NY Metro

Andrew Lin — Fri, 16 May 2008 14:13:37 +0000

New York Metro talks about Amai’s “…welcoming atmosphere (exposed brick walls, free wi-fi, super friendly staff) and expansive tea offerings…” Read more and see picture in the full Metro article.

World Tea Expo

Andrew Lin — Fri, 16 May 2008 13:52:27 +0000

Amai will be exhibiting at the World Tea Expo in Las Vegas from May 30 - June 1. Come visit us at Booth 434. Also, please note that online orders placed between May 28 - June 2 will be held for shipment until June 3.

Best new tea house

Kelli Bernard — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:22:34 +0000

TimeOut New York readers voted Amai Tea & Bake House as the Best New Tea House in New York City. TimeOut readers cited our “exhaustive list of premium teas” and “exceptional baked goods” as reasons they “gave this little place so much big love.” Read more at Timeout.com. Thank you to all of the readers and all of our fantastic Gramercy customers!

NY Times Travel

Kelli Bernard — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 14:32:35 +0000

The New York Times Travel section writes about Amai’s “fascinating list” of teas and “the cookies (Earl Grey and currant, lemongrass and ginger) and the extremely moist green tea cupcake”. Read more about tea shops in Manhattan at NYTimes.com >

Macys

Andrew Lin — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:11:27 +0000

Owner and baker Kelli Bernard will be demonstrating cupcakes and tea lattes at Macy’s Herald Square this Saturday, March 22 at 1PM. More information is available on our blog, Lovescool.com

Best new teahouse

Andrew Lin — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:19:48 +0000

Amai is nominated for Best New Teahouse in New York City. Be sweet and add your vote now.

NY Times

Andrew Lin — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 05:32:34 +0000

Florence Fabricant of the New York Times calls Amai “a brick-walled oasis” and enjoys our green tea lattes, sweet potato Conversation tarts and our green tea cupcakes in this week’s edition of Food Stuff. Read more at nytimes.com

Now open late

Andrew Lin — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:32:38 +0000

Our store is now open late! We have extended our hours so that all of our NYC friends can have a place to come after dinner. Visit us Monday to Saturday, 8am to 10pm and on Sunday from 10am to 5pm.

Food & wine

Andrew Lin — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 22:44:24 +0000

“So far I’m loving Amai’s moist but non-greasy green-tea muffins and the small, shamelessly dainty but addictive green-tea and white-tea cookies (my favorite: the sesame-genmaicha ones).” Read more about our new store offerings on the Food & Wine Blog.

Opening date

Andrew Lin — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:51:58 +0000

The new Amai store will be open this Monday, October 22 at 7am! Join us for tea, scones, cookies, gifts and much more. We are located at 171 3rd Avenue (between 16th and 17th Streets) in Manhattan. (212) 863-9630

Coming Soon

Andrew Lin — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:09:35 +0000

See what Time Out New York had to say about Amai in this week’s issue.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Andrew Lin — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 01:48:59 +0000

The Philadelphia Inquirer loves Amai’s Lemongrass & Ginger Cookies…

NY Magazine

Andrew Lin — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:43:02 +0000

New York Magazine takes note of Amai’s upcoming Gramercy store location…

GoldenScoop Awards

Andrew Lin — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:36:57 +0000

Amai’s Green Tea Sweets won the 2007 GoldenScoop Award for Best Bakery Recipe! Our favorite little cookies took home top prize at the award ceremony held on June 18, 2007 at the French Culinary Institute in New York City. Read more at pastryscoop.com.