Being the most popular beverage after water, tea has spread to each and every corner in the world. Australia is mainly a coffee drinking nation. But a considerable portion of Aussie population loves their tea. Multi-ethnic / multi-cultural community (Indian, Chinese, Sri Lankan etc) in Australia has brought a vast range of Teas in to the nation. Tea is also grown commercially in Australia. By the way, as Commercial Real Estate had reported, The 1892 Hopetoun Tea Rooms, a much-loved Melbourne tea venue, has signed a lease on the 1859 Kozminsky building on Bourke Street, close to the Bourke Street Mall in the city center.

The tea rooms are so popular around Australia for their attractive displays of cakes and savories in the front window, with queues usually waiting to be able to get inside to purchase. They went into administration earlier this year after the dispute with The Block’s owners and were put up for sale in March, amid fears they could be lost to the city forever.

But Indian businessman Mr. Vikramjeet Singh, with a tea plantation background, is the new owner of the business and, after extensive remodelling work to the building at 421 Bourke Street by Sydney-based architects Landini Associates, is hoping to open by Easter 2021.

Mr Singh mentioned “We had to be really conscientious when choosing the new home for this iconic Melbourne brand which has served high teas to generations of Australians over the last 128 years of its beautiful history,”.

Mr Singh is planning for a casual cafe to be on the ground floor, formal tea rooms on the first level for high teas and functions, and the kitchen at the top.

The tea rooms were named after the wife of the first Governor-General of Australia in 1901, and former Governor of Victoria, John Hope, the seventh earl of Hopetoun. Lady Hopetoun, a Scots-born Irish aristocrat, was said to have been the one to have introduced Melbourne to the ritual of high tea and laid the foundation for tea rooms.

So, tea lovers in Melbourne will soon have the privilege to enjoy a nice cuppa at this wonderful, historic venue.

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References

1. Main Source: https://www.commercialrealestate.com.au/news/hopetoun-house-new-home-of-iconic-melbourne-tea-rooms-to-open-by-easter-2021-1016601/
2. Company Website: https://hopetountearooms.com.au/