Where to Get Hong Kong Lemon Tea in Bensonhurst

Seeher Bakery is the 86th Street counter in Bensonhurst that bakes bread on the premises and pours Hong Kong-style lemon tea beside it. The case runs Asian-style pastries and crusty sourdough, while the drink list covers coffee, oolong lemon tea and slush drinks blended with real fruit and crushed ice. It is a self-service room, so you order at the counter, collect the drink and take one of the several tables.

No opening hours are listed for this location, which makes 347-966-1825 the number to call before crossing Brooklyn for it. Come for a loaf and a lemon tea if you want something to carry home, or take a table when the slush is the point of the trip.

Address: 1938 86th St, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
Phone: 347-966-1825
Hours: no opening hours listed for this location, so call ahead
Bakery: bread baked on the premises, Asian-style pastries, crusty sourdough
Drinks: coffee, Hong Kong-style and oolong lemon tea, slush blended with real fruit and crushed ice
Seating: several tables, self-service, no servers

Take a loaf of the sourdough that comes out of the on-site bake, then pick from the Asian-style pastries in the case for something softer and sweeter alongside it. The drink half of the order is the Hong Kong-style lemon tea, with an oolong version if you want the tea to taste less sharp. A fruit slush is the third option when the afternoon is warm, blended with real fruit and crushed ice rather than syrup. Order the bread last so the tea is still cold when you sit down.

There are no servers here: you order at the counter, carry the tray and clear the table yourself. Several tables are set aside for eating in, which is what separates this from a pure takeaway counter and makes a mid-afternoon tea break genuinely possible. Expect a quiet, everyday room rather than a designed cafe. If you are working, a table is easy to hold; if you are with a group, come outside the lunch rush so a few seats stay open together.

86th Street keeps going after the tea, so this works as one stop in a Bensonhurst loop. A spacious Brooklyn bakery nearby suits a longer tea break, and four Bath Beach spots on the same street cover pho, sour cabbage fish, sushi and fresh bread for a full afternoon. A budget counter sells crispy-topped pineapple buns, Portuguese egg tarts come with Hong Kong milk tea further on, and three Brooklyn bakeries rated 4.2 or higher close the loop.

Where is Seeher Bakery?
1938 86th St in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, on the 86th Street corridor.

Is the bread baked on site?
Yes. The bread is baked on the premises, alongside Asian-style pastries and a crusty sourdough.

What drinks does Seeher Bakery serve?
Coffee, Hong Kong-style lemon tea, an oolong lemon tea and slush drinks blended with real fruit and crushed ice.

Can I sit down inside?
Yes. Several tables are available in a self-service room with no servers.

Does Seeher Bakery list opening hours?
No opening hours are published for this location, so call 347-966-1825 before a special trip.

Where else can I drink tea in Brooklyn?
The related pages below cover tea rooms, bakeries and 86th Street stops nearby.

Stay in the neighborhood after the tea. A spacious Brooklyn bakery a few blocks away suits a longer tea break, and four Bath Beach spots on 86th Street cover pho, sour cabbage fish, sushi and fresh bread. Crispy-topped pineapple buns anchor a budget Bensonhurst counter, Portuguese egg tarts come with Hong Kong milk tea further on, and three Brooklyn bakeries rated 4.2 or higher round out the list.