Angelo Casa de Té

Xalapa


A pleasant change of scene in coffee-centric Xalapa. The shelves at this cute little place are lined with tins of different kinds of tea, the walls are adorned with pictures of tea-pickers and fields the world over, and it has good chocolate and homemade cookies to tuck into.


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