Boulder's Dushanbe Tea House Dim Sum Afternoon Tea

My mom has never come to Colorado for a girl’s weekend, so when she booked her flights to come up for her birthday, I knew I wanted to make her trip special! One of the first places I thought to take her was Boulder’s Dushanbe Tea House!

If you would like to read more about our entire road trip - including our hot spring experience and scenic fall foliage train ride - check out my blog post HERE!

I had passed this stunningly crafted tea house in Boulder before and decided to save it for a special occasion. Nothing seemed better than my mom’s birthday! I made reservations for the afternoon she flew in. because I thought afternoon tea would be relaxing after she had endured the stress of flying!

​When I called and booked our table, they informed me they were doing a special monthly “Dim Sum Tea” which meant the menu and tea would be set for us. We didn’t care too much, and the preset menu actually sounded nice and seamless, so we booked it!

The menu for our Saturday afternoon Dim Sum Tea.

The outside of the tea house.

We pulled up to the tea house and my mother's jaw dropped. I am not sure what she expected, but she definitely didn’t expect there to be a beautiful, intimate wedding taking place on the terrace! The arrangements they had set against the vibrant colors and unique architecture of the tea house was picture perfect.

We walked by, gazing at the decorations, and walked into the tea room. Right away, we couldn’t believe where we were! The entire space was carved, painted, and so intricate that it distracted us from the hostess asking for our name.

The inside ceiling was carved by hundreds of different artists.

Once we were sitting at the table, our waiter came over almost right away with our first tea! He described what he was pouring and told us about the dim sum we would be enjoying. He also asked if we had any allergies or special requests for the chef before he started serving us.

​Our first course was a cold noodle salad with a warm broth. It was delicious and devoured almost immediately. We both really enjoyed both aspects of this course! Unlike the cold noodle salad, our main course took a little longer to eat.
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Our first course was a noodle salad and broth.

Our waiter brought out new tea for us and an assortment of items ranging from sushi rolls to potstickers and pork bao sandwiches. We liked some things more than others and my mom didn’t like the sandwich very much, but I loved everything! We slowly tried everything and worked our way through the plates.

Our second course came with new tea and an assortment of delicious food items.

The desert was surprisingly good!

​Finally, our desert was brought out with our final tea. It was a cup of rice pudding, a rangoon, and a sesame ball. Surprisingly, my mom and I both enjoyed the rice pudding after some hesitation to try it. The sweet syrupy flavors brought the whole meal together, and we enjoyed a few more cups of tea before finishing!

We chatted about how gorgeous the building was and how delicious our food was. we eventually got up and walked around to get closer looks at all the ornate details while taking lots and lots of pictures!

​It was a very special afternoon spent sipping tea and chatting with my mom. It was something we have never done together at a place I had been saving for a while. It is safe to say that the evening came together wonderfully. 

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