Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse

The ambiance cannot be beat. It is so beautiful inside. Make reservations, if possible, because you can be in for a looooong wait if you come at a prime time. The chai must ask for a milk substitution and the few food selections that can be made vegan are great BUT, vegans beware. I thought I knew from reading previous reviews that some things could be made vegan and tried to order them. Luckily, our server checked with the kitchen because 1 the chickpea kufteh cannot be made vegan, even if you leave the egg off, 2 the Tajikistan plov cannot be made vegan even if you leave the meat off and there were no desserts that could be served vegan with the exception of the Forbidden Back Rice Pudding. Our server thought leaving off the whipped cream could make the St James cake vegan, but the kitchen reminded him that it had eggs or milk in it so can't be served as vegan. It was difficult to find and be sure of a vegan meal so take that into account. We were told the North African Crispy Cauliflower, the Kale Salad without honey mustard vinaigrette , the Spicy Indonesian Peanut Noodles made vegan with Tofu and the Persian Khoresh Bademjan could be made vegan so that's what we had and all were good. I'm not 100 sure all were vegan but that's what we were told in August 2021. Would be fantastic if the kitchen could add one or two clearly marked vegan dishes to the menu, which would streamline things for the diners, chef and servers. Updated from previous review on 2021 08 15

The tea is amazing, it's a beautiful building and it's very vegan friendly. A Boulder must visit.

Not many vegan options at all and the teas are quite expensive but it’s a very beautiful building!

They have so many tea options and the tea house is beautiful!

The ramen salad with tofu is delicious--love it to death. The building is beautiful, and of course there are plenty of wonderful teas to choose from. Unfortunately, from the food to the tea, the prices are way too high.