Loose-leaf tea · New York City

Coffee had its moment.

Steeply is a New York tea house. Small-batch loose-leaf blends with real freeze-dried fruit, steeped with patience and poured without hurry.

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Scroll slowly. The tea is steeping.

The blends

Steeped slowly, on purpose.

Every blend starts with loose leaf and ends with fruit you can see: mango, berries, peach and citrus, freeze-dried so their color and flavor hold.

Give it water at the right temperature and a few minutes. That is the whole ritual.

Loose black tea with freeze-dried mango, raspberry, cardamom and orange peel in a ceramic dish with a brass scoop — Mango Cardamom, before the water

Real fruit

Freeze-dried fruit in every blend, never syrup.

Loose leaf

One teaspoon for every eight ounces of water.

The feather

One to three feathers mark the caffeine. None means none.

Five lines, one for every hour.Choose the moment, then the flavor. Steep times and temperatures are listed with each line.

Rush Hour

EnergyBlack tea205°F · 3–5 minCaffeine

Bold black tea for when the day starts moving.

Mango CardamomHouse favoriteBlack tea, mango, cardamom, orange peel
Spiced Maple ChaiChaiBlack tea, cinnamon, ginger, clove
Passion Fruit RaspberryBlack tea, raspberry, passion fruit

Fast Track

RefuelRooibos & herbal208°F · 5–7 minCaffeine free

Tart fruit, citrus and spice to keep you going.

Elderberry BlackberryHouse favoriteRooibos, hibiscus, rose hip, cranberry
Lemon GingerLemon peel, ginger, turmeric
Blood Orange HibiscusOrange, hibiscus, apple

Slow Lane

RelaxChamomile & rooibos208°F · 5–7 minCaffeine free

Soft, soothing blends for the end of the day.

Peach ChamomileHouse favoritePeach, chamomile, lemon balm
Vanilla Rooibos ChaiChaiRooibos, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, vanilla
Blueberry LavenderBlueberry, chamomile, lavender

Golden Hour

GlowWhite tea175°F · 3–5 minCaffeine

Delicate white tea with sun-bright fruit and flowers.

Apricot RoseHouse favoriteWhite tea, apricot, rose petals, marigold
Pineapple CoconutWhite tea, pineapple, coconut
Pomegranate BerryWhite tea, pomegranate, raspberry

Green Light

RefreshGreen tea175°F · 1–3 minCaffeine

Crisp, bright green tea to reset your day.

Citrus MintHouse favoriteGreen tea, spearmint, lemongrass, orange peel
Raspberry LemonGreen tea, raspberry, lemon peel
Strawberry KiwiGreen tea, strawberry, kiwi, lemon peel

The menu

Poured at the bar, steeped to order.

Every blend and every tea on our wall can be poured hot or iced. Ask to taste anything first.

Tea, hot or iced

Steeped to order, poured into a cup or over ice.

Steeply blendAny of our fifteen blends
Library teaAny of the fifty teas on our wall
Tea for twoA full pot of any blend or library tea, two cups

Tea lattes

Hot or iced, with whole, oat or almond milk.

Spiced Maple Chai LatteSpiced Maple Chai, steamed milk and a touch of maple
Vanilla Rooibos Chai LatteCaffeine free. Vanilla Rooibos Chai and steamed milk
London FogEarl Grey, vanilla and steamed milk
Matcha LatteCeremonial matcha, whisked to order
Hojicha LatteRoasted green tea. Toasty, smooth and low in caffeine

Signatures

Only at Steeply.

Rush Hour Cold FoamIced Mango Cardamom under vanilla cold foam
Butterfly LemonadeButterfly pea flower and lemonade. Blue until it isn't
Golden Hour SparklerApricot Rose over ice, topped with sparkling water
Hibiscus PalmerBlood Orange Hibiscus and lemonade, half and half

Oat or almond milkHoney, maple or vanillaFreeze-dried fruit on top

The tea

A library of loose leaf, by the tin.

Beyond our blends, fifty classic teas from the world's great gardens: Darjeeling and Assam, sencha and jasmine, oolong, pu-erh and caffeine-free herbals.

Every one sits on the wall behind our bar, ready to see, smell and taste before you take it home.

An open matte espresso-brown Steeply tin of Earl Grey, its lid printed with Percy the pigeon leaning beside it, with loose leaf on a walnut shelf — Earl Grey, from the tea library

Tasting size

A sample to try at home before you commit.

Tin or pouch

Three to four ounces, sealed fresh and resealable.

By the pound

For the daily cup. Our best value.

Black tea10 teasEnglish Breakfast · Irish Breakfast · Assam · Darjeeling First Flush · Darjeeling Second Flush · Ceylon · Keemun · Golden Yunnan · Lapsang Souchong · Kenyan
Flavored black8 teasEarl Grey · Earl Grey Crème · Lady Grey · Masala Chai · Cinnamon Spice · Vanilla · Black Currant · Russian Caravan
Green tea10 teasSencha · Gyokuro · Genmaicha · Hojicha · Ceremonial Matcha · Dragonwell · Jasmine Pearls · Gunpowder · Moroccan Mint · Bi Luo Chun
White tea3 teasSilver Needle · White Peony · Jasmine Silver Needle
Oolong6 teasTie Guan Yin · Milk Oolong · Da Hong Pao · Oriental Beauty · Dong Ding · Alishan High Mountain
Pu-erh2 teasRipe Pu-erh · Raw Pu-erh
Herbal11 teasChamomile · Peppermint · Rooibos · Honeybush · Hibiscus · Lemon Verbena · Turmeric Ginger · Lemongrass · Tulsi · Butterfly Pea Flower · Yerba Mate

Shop loose tea Our blends

Visit

Our first New York location. Coming soon.

We're preparing our first home in New York City. Follow along to hear where and when we open.

A Steeply storefront in deep espresso brown with cream lettering and papered windows — Papered windows, for now

Location: New York City · Coming soon
Instagram: @steeply.nyc
Email: hello@steeplytea.com

Percy the pigeon in a brown knit beanie, holding a tea bag

Percy, our resident critic, is already saving a seat by the window.