Maman New York City, Pumpkin Pie Matcha Latte


How adorable is this place?

Stop 2 of 7 

 I led a bus trip of 56 people to NYC this fall.  This is my second leading of this bus trip.  It is so much fun!

We leave my town in Ohio, at 10pm on a Friday night, drive all night.

Get dropped off in Chinatown around 6:30am.  Everyone gets to do their own thing around New York until around 9pm.

We are picked up at 9pm at Bryant Park, drive all night and get dropped off in my town at 6am Sunday morning.  All this for $185.00

I love the charter bus, red eye trip.  I am leading one this March to DC for the Cherry Blossom Festival.  This trip is only $165 per person.

Below is my tea map....I plan on stopping at least 9 tea shops in the 15 hours in NYC ( I did only make it to 7 cafes).

I was headed to Maman for breakfast from Chinatown.  I saw two of the ladies from the bus trip sitting on a park bench.  I asked what they were doing, they said they weren't sure.  I invited them to walk the few blocks to this French cafe. I was excited they were up for the adventure with me.


When we walked in I saw all the incredible pastries.  They looked so amazing.  I thought at first we would have to get our breakfast to go.  But, then one of the ladies noticed the side hallway leading to a back room.
Turns out they have two rooms for guests to sit and eat in. 


https://mamannyc.com/




 

We were the first to arrive in this room.  I loved it immediately.  I felt like I was in a French cafe straight away.  I was so glad she saw that there was a room to sit in. I would not have wanted to miss eating here.




In house I started with a savory scone and Martha Stewarts Spiced Caramel Apple Cider.
The cider was great.

I also enjoyed a thyme, blueberry, goat cheese scone.  The scones were only $4.75, which I thought was a great price for NYC.
The scone was a little tough.  The flavors were ok, I wanted more goat cheese taste than was there.


The vibe was so great.  We had a great time getting to know each other.  They live a few towns over from me.  We found out we a had a lot in common.  I was so glad for this unexpected addition to my day.


I then got a Pumpkin Pie Matcha Latte to go.  There was a little too much cinnamon on the drink, but the flavor of the matcha was very nice.


I thoroughly enjoyed Maman.  Aside from the drier scone, everything was top notch.  This place is really cute and worth a stop. 


Even there to go cups are adorable and French looking.



As thank you for the trip and having breakfast with them, these sweet ladies bought me this adorable tea cup ornament!  I was very pleasantly surprised and incredibly touched.

I never knew that on the edge of Chinatown was Little Paris!  This quaint, fun place is in Little Paris.  










 

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Come explore Charleston, SC with me over Memorial Day Weekend 2026

 

Come explore Charleston, SC with me over Memorial Day Weekend 2026

I wanted to put together a fun tea themed weekend that focused on tea in Charleston.

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Book with The Traveling Tea
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What’s included for $1,640?

**single or double occupancy available, single rooms are not extra***

Friday
✈️Arrive in Charleston
🏨Stay at 4 star, Francis Marion Hotel 🍲welcome dinner at Coast -included (walk from out hotel)

Saturday
🥐Breakfast included at hotel
☕️Afternoon tea at Camellias included (in Bennett hotel- walk from our hotel)
Afternoon free to explore
I hope to antique and you can join me
Dinner on your own



Sunday
🥐Breakfast included at hotel
☕️Taken to Charleston Tea Garden, tour, tea and lunch included (picked up at hotel)
🍷Then taken for wine tour included
Taken back to hotel
Dinner on your own

Monday
🥐Breakfast at hotel included
✈️Fly home at your leisure

Flight not included
Travel to/from the hotel not included
Travel insurance not included
Saturday and Sunday dinner not included
Tips for Sunday tour not included

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Kam Hing Tea in Chinatown New York trying Bangkok Tea

                                                    Tea stop number 1 of 7 today in NYC.... 

               Wonder what is happening and why I am trying so many teas in NYC?  See below.

                              

I led a bus trip of 56 people to NYC this fall.  This is my second leading of this bus trip.  It is so much fun!

We leave my town in Ohio, at 10pm on a Friday night, drive all night.

Get dropped off in Chinatown around 6:30am.  Everyone gets to do their own thing around New York until around 9pm.

We are picked up at 9pm at Bryant Park, drive all night and get dropped off in my town at 6am Sunday morning.  All this for $185.00

I love the charter bus, red eye trip.  I am leading one this March to DC for the Cherry Blossom Festival.  This trip is only $165 per person.

Below is my tea map....I plan on stopping at least 9 tea shops in the 15 hours in NYC ( I did only make it to 7 cafes).

         

8 hours of riding in a bus from Ohio to NYC and we arrived for the beautiful sunrise!!

              

We were dropped off in Chinatown and I was off to track down some tea!

             Don't let the outside fool you or scare you away.  
Find your way to 118 Baxter Street. 
This bakery is known for their sponge cakes.  And since I knew I was headed to breakfast next I did not grab one.  I should have grabbed one to go though....next time!

                        

There is nothing like the sights, sounds, and smells of the city.   It's not even 7am and people are bustling around, sirens in the background, and sweet aromas of bread as you pass bakeries. 

https://www.newkamhing.com








 

 

 


 

 


 


I had never heard of a Bangkok Tea, so that was my choice, hands down.  I have been Bangkok and I don't ever remember seeing this kind of tea.   I am not sure if Kam Hing created this drink or not, but I will definitely be working on making it too.


 

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Chinese tea set gift, Shi Shi Ru Yi, Black, Green, and Oolong Teas.

 A high school friend has in laws that live in China.  He said that they got this as a Christmas gift and knew that they would never really enjoy it....but they knew I would.

What an incredible gift!!!



This set has a teapot, 4 teacups, 10 teas.  There were the tins of tea and then more in a cardboard sleeve.





What a great teapot so fun and tiny for tastings!


My nephew was helping me out...googling translating what some of the teas might actually be called.
In the red sleeve below on the right was more tea.



There were some teas I was familiar with- like cinnamon and jasmine.  Then there were other teas I had no idea what they were - like Biluochun and Tieguanyin.
I can't wait to try them and discover some new tea notes.






I did a google photo search and was able to find out some of the information about the tea as well.


I decided to try some teas while watching the Ohio State football.  O-H!

I heated the water for a green tea (185 degrees) and then used a fun stand with a candle to keep it warm.


These are beautiful long wiry, twisted tea leaves.  See below what they look like after they are steeped.


I steeped the western way- a scoop of tea per 8oz of water and steep for 3 minutes for a green tea.

Eastern steeping would have been a lot more tea, hotter water and steeping of just seconds.


My friend gave me this tea pitcher with stand.  Her parents received it as a 60th wedding anniversary present at least 40 years ago.

It is so fun to serve from.  There is also a matching creamer and sugar to go with it.



I poured all 4 cups for myself, each cup was about a sip.


I wish I appreciated the subtle notes in tea more  These Chinese teas are so fun and unique, but I think the subtle notes are lost on me.  I get the green tea notes but struggle to find other notes other than grass.  I need to work on taste testing more teas like this to prefect my palette.   However, I love this tea set and all the fun teas.  This was an incredible gift and I will for sure keep trying the teas and using the tea set.


The leaves after steeping.  I love that you can see the entire leaf.





 

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