1 hour ago, KennethT said:Be prepared to wait on a long line outside in teh cold at L'Industrie on Christopher. My typical tea shop (McNulty's) is across the street - I was there a week or two ago and the line was crazy and barely moved.
Indeed - it's super popular; your best bet for L'Industrie might be like 4 PM. Or one of the others mentioned!
I often forget, but McNulty's (which opened in 1895!) was probably one of, if not the first, tea and coffee shops in the city to offer beans for sale. My cousin worked there like 50 years ago!
One more Chinese food mention, certainly for a lunch and with a group, is Great NY Noodletown, for their soups and roasted meats.