The Tea Room of Your Dreams!

This morning we came to the conclusion that good coffee in Lima is impossible to come by so we've decided to give tea a go for now. The cacao tea we bought from the Choco Museo in Miraflores convinced us that there must be some great tea shops here waiting to be found. We did some research and came across one called Quinta Esencia, not far from the markets where we buy our favourite mango juice. It looked very cute and we were particularly attracted to the fact that the menu was adventurous and wide-ranging.

When you enter the shop you immediately take notice of the large cabinet filled with tea cups, teapots and just about everything you could imagine that is tea-related. The first level has a hotel lobby vibe and is quite modern in its decor. It was hard to make a decision but I couldn't go past chocolate and coconut. We decided to share the tea because it was HUGE! Our eyes opened wide when the salesperson showed us the size of the mug.

I could get used to this!

After ordering we went upstairs to the 'bookstore'. There were comfortable lounges with brightly-coloured pillows and a large wooden table in the centre of the room which was surrounded by bookshelves. As soon as we sat down we felt very much at home. The relaxation music took us to another world and had we stayed longer, it would've been easy to fall asleep or get lost in a book. There was silence in the room as people sipped on their tea and read or browsed the shelves.

The 'bookstore'

Learning Spanish from a children's pop-up book

The tea was a great choice and I can now understand why you'd want the giant-sized mug all to yourself. I guess you could say that Quinta Esencia is a place you might have dreamed about didn't know actually existed. Such a great concept, we'll be back soon for sure!