McNulty's Tea & Coffee has been on the same New York City block since 1895.

Launched as a general store, it later found its footing as a purveyor of loose teas and coffee beans.

You won't find to-go cups here. This isn't a Starbucks or a Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf.

Rather, step inside and you'll enter an arresting space.

The clash of tea and coffee aromas is powerful, a near sensory overload as you encounter a small shop bursting with wood shelving, glass jars filled with teas, cardboard boxes, and rubber stamps to mark takeaway bags.

It's cluttered and a little confusing, but once you acclimate, you'll see that they sell rare varieties and blends.

And if you ask nicely they may even sell you Kate Hepburn's blend that they have on file.

According to the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, it's one-third each of Golden Darjeeling, Sri Lankan black, and Golden Assam.

CONTACT

https://mcnultys.com

IMAGES

* Lead-In Image (Composite) - Studio publicity photograph of Katharine Hepburn - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios; Restored by Adam Cuerden; and published on Wikipedia; Tea illustration - Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay

* Back of Card Image - Wonder Shuffle