The Northern Tea House — Restaurant in Juneau

This family knows their tea. Far better than I do, for sure! Here you can try teas you've never heard of and blends you'd never dreamed of. Seriously, though, I had a strawberries and cream tea. It was fabulous. They also have a couple different Thai teas, and they're as good as or better than at any Thai restaurant I've ever been to, and my wife and I regularly go for their vanilla Chai. Really. Good. Teas. I thought about coming in for months but I always had some reason to hold off. If you're doing that too, make time! Prices are absolutely reasonable, better than nearby coffee options, and you can also buy by the pot if you want. OH! And it's comfortable and relaxing inside, too! Favorite beverage spot in Juneau, hands down. They serve some pretty phenomenal looking food, too, but I've only ever had a small sample of it (no surprise, also delicious). I got confused about the parking my first time in, however. It's a one way, with the tea house at the entrance, but there's more parking along the side fence and...

Northern Tea House provides a small, pleasant atmosphere for tea in a social setting in two seating areas, one with a couch, the other with a small table setting. It's a comfortable space with a rather large selection of teas or bubble teas. Sometimes there are little sweets also available, depending on what's available.

After looking over their menu of multiple pages of teas, some of which are no longer available, two possibilities stood out for me to try. Royal Chinese Milk Tea was selected, or Masala Chai. What size, I chose the 20 oz and then selected half and half.

The place filled up with several more customers shortly before they were scheduled to close, daily 1200-1700. I liked the taste of my milk tea, my spouse chose Turkish tea, said that it wasn't dark enough. Turkish tea I believe is brewed very strong, very dark, where an amount is drawn, then diluted with hot water in the cup.

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Great experience, great decor & ambiance and, most importantly, great tea. I'd have enjoyed it regardless because the reception my grand-daughter got in her princess costume was priceless. You could bring a younger along, or rely on finding a serene space to escape yours for a while 😉

Seriously, this is a cozy, smallish place that's big on atmosphere. Being able to choose your own tea, milk/alternative & sweetener is really great, but even better: choosing your teapots & cups from shelves full of them! And the decor, including several raven paintings I wanted to bring home with us, adds to The Northern being a place I want to visit every time I get up...