Is Tea & Sympathy Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (New York, NY)

Current status

As of September 2026, Tea & Sympathy is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

Primary source
Yelp ·
Secondary source
villagepreservation.org ·

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What the source shows: Yelp's page for Tea & Sympathy, updated September 2026, shows continuing reviews and photos consistent with a currently operating restaurant at 108 Greenwich Avenue.

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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Tea & Sympathy is a British restaurant and tea room in Manhattan's West Village, established in 1990 according to Wikipedia. The 22-seat restaurant at 108 Greenwich Avenue serves traditional English dishes such as shepherd's pie and bangers and mash alongside afternoon tea service, and sits beside an adjoining British grocery shop, Carry On Tea & Sympathy, at 110 Greenwich Avenue. Village Preservation, a local nonprofit, documented the restaurant's history on Greenwich Avenue in a piece dated 2020-12-23. According to Yelp, whose page for the restaurant was updated 2026-09, Tea & Sympathy continues to draw new reviews and photos, with more than 1,300 reviews logged. NYC Tourism's official visitor site also includes a current restaurant listing for Tea & Sympathy in the West Village. The companion import shop next door has operated alongside the restaurant for many years, according to the Village Preservation write-up.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 4, Episode 8
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
That I'm Thankful For
What was featured
Tea & Sympathy's traditional British fare and afternoon tea service
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Tea & Sympathy

Frequently asked questions

Is Tea & Sympathy still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Tea & Sympathy is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What happened to Tea & Sympathy after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Tea & Sympathy is a British restaurant and tea room in Manhattan's West Village, established in 1990 according to Wikipedia. As of September 2026, Tea & Sympathy is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

Where is Tea & Sympathy located?

108 Greenwich Avenue, New York, NY 10011. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Tea & Sympathy?

Season 4, Episode 8 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “That I'm Thankful For”.

What do reviews say since Best Thing I Ever Ate?

According to Yelp, whose page for the restaurant was updated 2026-09, Tea & Sympathy continues to draw new reviews and photos, with more than 1,300 reviews logged. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

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Visit info

Address
108 Greenwich Avenue, New York, NY 10011
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
None found

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