The best Christmas afternoon teas in London: 8 festive treats

Address: St. Pancras London Hotel, Euston Road, London NW1 2AR
Website: sevenrooms.com
Price: From £59 per person

JOIA

JOIA

Join Londoners for afternoon tea with a difference at JOIA between 12pm and 4pm this winter, as Battersea’s sleekest restaurant celebrates the season with Portuguese-inspired delicacies. Start with a refined selection of sandwiches and savouries from a lobster brioche roll to Iberico ham and cream cheese on sourdough toast, before smothering clotted cream and strawberry jam onto freshly baked scones. Satiate your sweet tooth before wrapping up the Christmas shopping in Battersea Power Station – treats include a ginger and clementine tart and a Baileys and salted caramel present.

Address: JOIA, 15th Floor, 1 Electric Blvd, Nine Elms, London SW11 8BJ
Website: joiabattersea.co.uk
Price: From £45 per person

London Marriott Hotel County Hall

Indulge in one of the chicest Christmas afternoon teas in London while admiring the flow of the winding River Thames at the London Marriott Hotel County Hall this winter. Roasted Norfolk turkey breast is paired with redcurrant butter on classic white bread, while pigs in blankets are packed into butter brioche buns with a dollop of sage crème fraiche. Other lip-smacking highlights include a butternut squash and ‘Rosary’ goats cheese tartlet, a Christmas pudding cheesecake and a warming nutmeg and mandarin tart.

Address: London Marriott Hotel County Hall, County Hall, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7PB
Website: thelibraryatcountyhall.com
Price: From £75pp

Conrad London St. James©Jodi Hinds 2025

Conrad London St James

Settle into Conrad London St James’ glass-roofed Orchard Room and watch as a fantastical array of festive treats is served on Wedgwood’s Wild Strawberry fine bone china. Wash coronation turkey, christmas ham and brie and cranberry finger sandwiches down with free-flowing Bollinger Champagne, snap Santa’s hat crafted from white chocolate and a tonka bean mousse, and savour the pavlova Christmas tree with pistachio financier and cherry compote.