Looking for recommendations for afternoon tea in SOHO area. Also, recommendations on other SOHO area shopping, sights, etc.
Reviews on Tracy Sterns Salontea in the City Club Hotel?

I always recommend Lady Mendl's (for tea) at The Inn at Irving Place. There's a website with more information.

Thank you Merilee! I'll look it up for sure!

I can't think of any place in Soho that has a proper tea. Le Pain Quotidien on Grand St. near Mercer would have tea and nice pastries as would the Cupping Room, a nice casual place.

Lady Mendl's is supposed to be wonderful (in the Inn at Irving Place). Hadn't heard of the Tracy Sterns tea before but found a photo of the room which looks nice.
Here's a list of tea rooms

http://gonyc.about.com/od/restaurants/tp/tearooms.htm

As far as shopping, here's a link to some highlights from NY Magazine. You can also click to some more options from there. Would help to know what type of shopping.


http://www.newyorkmetro.com/realesta...hoods/soho.htm

Thank you mclaurie. These sites were very helpful. As far as types of shopping ~ clothes, shoes, gifts, just unique neighborhood store types.

Check out Tea and Sympathy in the West Village 108 Greenwich Ave Cross Street: Between 12th Street and 13th Street. It has very British flavor. For a fancier tea time, I really enjoyed Tea at the Pierre Hotel, and the St. Regis has a lovely selection and great ambience.

One more place you might try is T Salon on East 20th here's a link:
http://www.tsalon.com/
the neighborhood is Flatiron/Gramercy, lots of upscale chain stores (Kenneth Cole, Aldo, Anthropologie) mixed in with more personalized places . . .

This article details all the major places in NYC for good afternoon tea:

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4303397

I go for Tea and Sympathy, it is all expats so you know it is the real thing.

An article on Teahouses:
http://www.crainsny.com/article.cms?...id=22585&arc=n

I always feel cramped in Tea & Sympathy. Like I'm going to elbow someone.

I have never been but I have heard it is great as Merilee_Tucker said Lady Mendl's:
http://www.innatirving.com/dining-lady.asp