A tea house in downtown Fayetteville
Loose-leaf Chinese tea, brewed by the cup. Boba and fruit tea from the same counter.
Muse & Co is an artist’s lounge and tea house at 311 Hay Street. Six loose-leaf teas go into the pot to order — two greens, two oolongs and two caffeine-free florals — next to thirteen boba milk teas and ten fruit teas. Sit with a cup as long as you like; most people here are drawing while they drink.
Loose-leaf tea, brewed to order
These are brewed from whole leaf, one cup at a time — not from a syrup or a concentrate. If you have never had a real oolong side by side with a green, ask and we will pour you both.
- Jasmine Dragon Pearl TeaGreen tea, hand-rolled · 20 mg
- Hand-rolled green tea pearls scented with fresh jasmine blossoms. Smooth, floral and lightly sweet — the pearls unfurl as they steep.
- West Lake Dragon Well TeaGreen tea, Hangzhou · 25 mg
- China's most famous green tea. Fresh and mellow with a distinctive chestnut aroma, pan-fired to preserve its flat, jade-coloured leaves.
- Tie Guan Yin TeaLighter oolong · 35 mg
- A premium lighter oolong with delicate floral notes and a sweet, orchid-like fragrance. Named after the Iron Goddess of Mercy.
- Da Hong Pao TeaRoasted oolong · 40 mg
- A legendary roasted oolong. Caramel, minerals and a lingering sweetness — the darker, more robust sibling of the lighter oolongs.
- Blooming Rose TeaFloral, caffeine-free · Caffeine-free
- Delicate rose petals that bloom in the cup. Fragrant, calming and naturally beautiful.
- Eternal Blossom Pearl TeaFloral, caffeine-free · Caffeine-free
- Hand-rolled pearl blossoms that unfurl as they steep. Delicate floral notes with a smooth, elegant finish.
Boba milk tea
Thirteen milk teas, each served with chewy tapioca pearls you can swap for popping boba or jelly. Brown Sugar is the one people photograph; Osmanthus Oolong is the one they come back for.
- Classic Milk Tea
- Brown Sugar Milk Tea
- Taro Milk Tea
- Matcha Milk Tea
- Thai Milk Tea
- Osmanthus Oolong Milk Tea
- White Peach Oolong Milk Tea
- Jasmine Green Milk Tea
Fruit tea
Ten fruit teas built on green and oolong bases rather than on juice alone, so the tea is still the thing you taste. Served iced; add popping boba if you want the texture without the milk.
- Juicy Peach Oolong
- Golden Passion Fruit
- Guava Green Tea
- Blueberry Green Tea
- Lychee Long Island
- Pineapple Green Tea
We filter the water seven times
Every drink here is made with seven-stage reverse-osmosis filtered water. Tea is overwhelmingly water, so it is the single thing that most changes how a cup tastes — a Dragon Well brewed in flat municipal water is a different and worse drink. It is an unglamorous piece of equipment and it is the one we care most about.
Common questions
- Is there a tea house in downtown Fayetteville?
- Yes. Muse & Co is an artist's lounge and tea house at 311 Hay Street, open Tuesday to Sunday. We brew loose-leaf Chinese tea by the cup alongside boba milk tea and fruit tea, and you are welcome to sit and drink it here.
- What kind of tea does Muse & Co brew?
- Six loose-leaf teas brewed to order: Jasmine Dragon Pearl and West Lake Dragon Well greens, Tie Guan Yin and Da Hong Pao oolongs, and two caffeine-free florals — Blooming Rose and Eternal Blossom Pearl. There are also 13 boba milk teas and 10 fruit teas.
- Do you have caffeine-free tea?
- Yes. Blooming Rose and Eternal Blossom Pearl are both caffeine-free floral teas. Among the caffeinated brewed teas, Jasmine Dragon Pearl is the lightest at about 20 mg per serving and Da Hong Pao the strongest at about 40 mg.
- What is boba, and do you have it?
- Boba are chewy tapioca pearls served in milk tea or fruit tea. We have 13 boba milk teas including Classic, Brown Sugar, Taro, Matcha and Thai, plus popping boba and jelly toppings you can add to any drink.
- What water do you brew with?
- Seven-stage reverse-osmosis filtered water, for every drink on the menu. Tea is mostly water, so it is the single thing that most changes how a cup tastes.
- Can I drink tea while I paint?
- That is the whole idea. Muse & Co is an art lounge as well as a tea house — you can join a Sit & Paint session, a Paint & Boba workshop, free Sunday Sketch Club or free Wednesday origami, with a drink in hand.
Find us
311 Hay Street, Fayetteville, NC 28301 — on the downtown block, near Fort Liberty. Open Tuesday to Thursday and Sunday 11am–8pm, Friday and Saturday 11am–9pm. Closed Monday.