Amy and Christopher Dean have just opened the doors to Crown & Crumpet, A Room with Tea and Wit. This is no granny-style tea room, though- it’s offically a “doily-free zone”! They’re located in the newly redone Ghirardelli Square (if you haven’t been by in the past few months, you wouldn’t believe it!), it is the perfect spot for afternoon tea with a friend, or a bridal shower, or a little girl’s tea party. I met some girlfriends at Crown & Crumpet (who is, by the way, a Ruby Press client!) for tea on Saturday, and it was pure heaven!!
P.S. Oh, and they have the sweetest retail section as well, where you can buy everything from British candies to a hot pink cuckoo clock! (I picked up a Tiffany-blue enameled ring with a vintagey gold crown for myself!) You can even buy their charming tea cups and teapots…
{all images by Sheri Giblin}
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:Melissa was a fashion editor in NYC for 8 years {Harper’s Bazaar, Mademoiselle} and in San Francisco {Lucky, 7x7} before starting Ruby Press in 2001.
7 Comments
How fun! I am in love with those tea cups!
Sugar and spice and everything nice. Lovely.
So charming inside!
Adding this to my “must” list. Thanks for the tip.
ooooh I could just melt!!! So so so fun!! I so want to visit! I found your blog while googling crown and crumpet…after seeing pics of the pre-opening/decorating stages on flickr! So fun!!
Thanks for posting!
Love from the Jersey shore,
xoxo Jenny
Really adorable. Love it…looks like a fun place to have tea and crumpets
Went here for tea with my aunts. The place is ADORABLE!!! So cute, so girly and so so pink! The tea selection was immense - and the wee pastries and cookies were super-cute! If only I lived in the Bay area…