Half Past Five

A Jamaican Tea Room

Inspired by the herbs, flavors, pastries and unhurried evenings of rural Jamaica, Half Past Five steeps a tasteful evening experience.

We gather on Friday and Saturday nights in Brooklyn to pour tea, share pastries, and make the weekend worth arriving for.

Half Past Five – Pill Menu
Walk-in Menu
HALF PAST FIVE - A JAMAICAN TEA ROOM
TEAS & BLENDS
SIGNATURE BLENDS
Half Past Five house blend$7
Black tea, ginger, orange peel, pimento (allspice), vanilla
Warm, spiced, and grounding — our signature cup
Portland Sunset$7
Hibiscus (sorrel), dried orange peel, cinnamon
Named for the parish where the Blue Mountains meet the sea
Mandeville Mist$7
Fever grass, lemongrass, honey, a hint of mint
Cool and clarifying — inspired by Manchester's highland air
Market Morning$7
Black tea, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla
The warmth of a Jamaican morning market in a cup
Blue Mountain Dusk$7
Soursop leaf, chamomile, honey, dried coconut
Soft and floral — for the quiet end of the evening
SINGLE HERB TEAS
Fever grass$5
Lemongrass — bright and cleansing
Soursop leaf$5
Earthy, smooth, and deeply soothing
Sorrel$5
Hibiscus — tart, ruby red, and warming
Ginger root$5
Bold, spiced, and reviving
Jamaican black mint$5
Cool and fragrant — rare outside the island
Orange peel$5
Bright, citrus, and gently sweet
PASTRIES & BAKES
Toto$4
Jamaican coconut cake — the one that started it all
Potato pudding$4
Sweet potato, coconut, spiced and slow-baked
Rock cake$3
Currants, mixed spice, a little rough around the edges — perfectly so
Bulla cake$4
Dense molasses cake served with avocado spread or tastee cheese
Choose: avocado spread or tastee cheese
Easter spiced bun$4
Warmly spiced fruit bun — served with tastee cheese
Seasonal availability
SWEET BITES & CONFECTIONS
Grater cake$3
Shredded coconut pressed into sweet pink and white squares
Pink on top$3
Coconut candy with the iconic pink crown — a childhood favourite
Coconut drops$3
Chunky coconut and ginger drops, cane sugar set hard
Gizzada$4
Fluted pastry shell filled with spiced coconut and brown sugar
Tamarind balls$3
Tart tamarind rolled in sugar — three per serving
Plantain tarts$4
Sweet ripe plantain in a short pastry shell, dusted with cinnamon
FROM THE KITCHEN
Fried dumplings$9
Two golden fried dumplings served with your choice of accompaniment
Choose: callaloo & saltfish · baked beans · ackee & saltfish · scrambled eggs
Fritters$8
Saltfish fritters or corn fritters — lightly seasoned, crisp-edged
Choose: saltfish or corn
All teas served loose leaf · Hot or iced available on request
Herbal teas are naturally caffeine-free · Ask about allergens
Event Packages — Half Past Five
Brooklyn, New York

Half Past Five
A Jamaican Tea Room

Private event packages

One tower shared between two guests · Friday & Saturday evenings · Minimum 8 guests for private events

Sweet bites
Savory & kitchen
Fresh & green

The Yard

Simple, warm, and grounding

$55 per person

$110 per tower · shared for two

Top tier — sweet bites
  • Grater cake
  • Tamarind balls (3)
  • Coconut drops
Middle tier — savory & greens
  • Fried dumplings (2)
  • Callaloo & saltfish puffs greens
  • Avocado on festival rounds greens
Bottom tier — bakes
  • Toto slice
  • Bulla cake with tastee cheese
  • Rock cake
One teapot · any single herb tea
One refill included
Most popular

The Verandah

The full Half Past Five experience

$75 per person

$150 per tower · shared for two

Top tier — sweet bites
  • Gizzada
  • Pink on top
  • Tamarind balls (3)
  • Coconut drops
Middle tier — savory & greens
  • Fried dumplings (2)
  • Saltfish fritters (2)
  • Callaloo & saltfish puffs greens
  • Avocado on festival rounds greens
  • Cho cho rounds with herb dip greens
Bottom tier — bakes
  • Toto slice
  • Bulla cake with tastee cheese
  • Plantain tart
  • Rock cake
Two teapots · one signature blend + one single herb
Two refills included

The Heartease

Full spread, full celebration

$95 per person

$190 per tower · shared for two

Top tier — sweet bites
  • Gizzada
  • Pink on top
  • Grater cake squares
  • Tamarind balls (3)
  • Coconut drops
Middle tier — savory & greens
  • Fried dumplings (2)
  • Saltfish fritters (2)
  • Callaloo & saltfish puffs greens
  • Avocado on festival rounds greens
  • Cho cho rounds with herb dip greens
  • Breadfruit crostini with callaloo spread greens
Bottom tier — bakes
  • Toto slice
  • Potato pudding
  • Bulla cake with avocado spread
  • Plantain tart
  • Easter spiced bun seasonal
Two teapots · full blend selection
Unlimited refills
Welcome sorrel on arrival

Enhance your experience

Add-ons

Extra teapot
Any blend or single herb tea
+$10
Welcome sorrel
Chilled sorrel served on arrival, per guest
+$6 / guest
Breadfruit crostini upgrade
Add to Yard or Verandah package
+$5 / tower
Sweet bag to go
Assorted Jamaican sweets packaged as a favour
+$8 / guest
Loose leaf tea pouch
Take-home pouch of any signature blend
+$12 / guest
Custom menu card
Printed keepsake menu for the occasion
+$3 / guest
Booking · Package selection required at time of booking   ·   Dietary · Requirements accommodated with 48 hours notice   ·   Enquiries · bookings@halfpastfivenyc.com

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White ceramic teapot with a round body, curved spout, handle, and a matching lid with a small knob, set against a neutral background.
A tea bag with a green leaf inside, placed on top of loose tea leaves in a mesh tea infuser.
Minimalist scene with a textured white spherical object on a striped white platform in front of a large circular cutout in the wall, creating a balanced geometric composition in soft neutral tones.
A white cup filled with steaming hot green tea on a matching saucer, with vapor rising from the tea, set against a soft, light background.
A white cup filled with steaming hot green tea on a matching saucer, with vapor rising from the tea, set against a soft, light background.

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