Located in Georgetown until 2020, Lady Camilla’s tea room recently resurfaced in Old Town Alexandria. The pink waterfront palace offers an assortment of afternoon tea options all week long, with Saturday and Sunday spreads starting at $57 and weekday service for $30 and up. Streaming pots of tea joins a selection of scones, croissants, tea sandwiches, English pies, and spinach mushroom souffles, plus add-ons like mimosas and wine. Peruse packages and make a reservation here.

D.C.’s dreamy Hillwood Estate, the former home of art collector Marjorie Merriweather that’s adorned in 18th-century French elegance, is the gorgeous site of afternoon tea service for groups of 10 or more. The family-style feast includes miniature scones, chicken salad croissant sandwiches, sun-dried tomato hummus with sourdough, chocolate Nutella tarts, and lemon-lavender sugar cookies with a choice of hot or cold Dammann Frères teas. The price: $38 per person, with $10 supplements like mini quiche. Call to reserve.

For the ultimate high tea party in the heart of Dupont, the Mansion on O offers private room packages for 10 or more ($90 per person). The five-course spread, complete with butler service and a self-guided tour of the historic museum, comes with Tea Forté loose-leaf selections, bottomless bubbly, pastries, savory bites, cheese plates, and more. A kid’s dessert tea party and tour is $50 per person for groups of 15 or more.

At this chic Parisian shop candy-hued macarons pop against a powder blue paint job for one of the most fanciful tea times around. Crystal chandeliers, a smooth white marble bar, and Bernardaud porcelain set a just-so tone. Savory food options include croissant sandwiches, quiche, and light salads. Tea is served all day, and newly personalized macarons are on order year-round.

The Ritz-Carlton, Washington D.C.’s upscale cocktail bar and lounge run by Seven Reasons Group has a new afternoon tea menu fit for travelers and locals alike. Herbal, black, green, oolong, and white tea selections are accompanied by a tower of bites from chefs Enrique Limardo and Mile Montezuma. Think mini quiche and caprese danish, passion fruit mousse and dulce de leche mini rolls, apple and pumpkin spice scones, and apricot and wild berry jams. Available Saturday and Sunday from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. for $80. For $25 more, add a glass of Laurent-Perrior “La Cuvée” Champagne.

Housed in an English Tudor-style building built in 1918, this historic hotel serves a quiet afternoon tea in its Tavern Room, where light streams in through lead glass windows. On February 9-18, noon to 4 p.m., enjoy a special Valentine’s Day tea menu full of finger sandwiches, scones, chocolate truffles, cake bites, and heart-shaped cookies ($70). Its year-round Harney & Sons tea service (starting at $50 per person) includes an indulgent selection of homemade scones, finger sandwiches, and seasonal cocktails. Champagne cocktails are $16 for each drink or $28 for unlimited drinks. Traditional and royal tea time is Monday through Thursday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday through Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. Reservations required.

Open near the White House since 1926, the St. Regis hosts afternoon tea service in its opulent lobby with Dammann Frères teas, exquisite sandwiches, sweets, scones, and optional bubbly pairings (Thursday to Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.). A First Ladies twist on the service (January 11-February 4) honors women from the nearby White House with treats themed after various U.S. First Ladies. And from February 7-18, a Valentine’s Day spread includes festive pastries, desserts and optional Champagne pairings. Reservations are required ($99). Its annual Cherry Blossom tea menu returns on March 15 ($109).

The Sofitel’s lobby-level brasserie puts a French spin on afternoon tea service on Saturdays, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., from February 3 through March 2 ($75 per person and $59 per child 10 and under).

Winter afternoon tea time includes sweets (raspberry beignet), savory bites (brie apricot tartlets), and sandwiches (whipped ricotta with prosciutto), alongside Metz loose teas. Tea-infused cocktails and an exquisite espresso martini augment the affair.

Taking afternoon tea in the Willard Hotel’s Peacock Alley is a D.C. tradition that dates back to the 1920s. Surrounded in elegant sounds of a harp, tea time in the recently renovated alley dressed in blue includes estate and boutique loose-leaf teas by the J’enwey Tea Company, savory finger sandwiches, decadent pastries, and Willard’s famous freshly baked vanilla scones and tarts from in-house French pastry chef Sabri Uzun. Wintertime teas include carrot cake and spiced cherry varieties, with seasonal bites like lobster salad on brioche and smoked duck with fig jam. Tea with a glass of champagne is $102 per adult (or $90 without) or $65 for kids 12 and under. Available Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Make a reservation; afternoon tea often sells out far in advance around holidays and cherry blossom season. A tea-to-go program on weekends ($55) pairs well with its instrumental Spotify playlist. 

The Capitol Hill standby rolled out high tea service a year ago. Feast on delicate savory sandwiches built with cured salmon and smoked beets and pastries like a caramel cheesecake and homemade cherry bread from executive chef Danny Chavez. Bites are paired with blends from Elevated Tea Company, tea-infused cocktails, and Champagne, with add-ons like a wagyu beef tartare and chocolate truffles. Priced at $65; $77 with a glass of bubbly; or $25 for kids under 12.

Waldorf Astoria Washington DC’s “Clock Hour Tea” pays homage to its lobby-level placement in the clock tower-topped Old Post Office building ($90 per person or $105 with bubbles). Dainty bites include egg salad, smoked salmon quiche, and maple and vanilla bean scones. Earl grey madeleines, caramel apple creampuffs, and pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting round out the elaborate experience. Upgrade with 375-ml. bottles of bubbly starting at $95. Reserve via phone at least 24 hours in advance, with seating times at noon and 2 p.m. on Fridays to Sundays.