tea house
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- East Asia
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- South Asia
- Central and West Asia
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- Relationship to 19th-century temperance movement
- Other meanings and related words
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- Eating establishments
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A teahouse or tearoom (also tea room) is an establishment which primarily serves tea and other light refreshments. A tea room may be a room set aside in a hotel, especially for serving afternoon tea, or may be an establishment that only serves cream tea. Although the function of a tea room may vary according to the circumstance or country, tea houses often serve as centers of social interaction, like coffee houses.