Tea House at Myasnitskaya Street, Tea house in Krasnoselsky District, Moscow, Russia

The Tea House at Myasnitskaya Street is a three-story building with Chinese-inspired embellishments in Moscow. Ceramic tiles, sculptures, and ornately crafted elements cover the entire facade, creating a visually distinctive exterior.

Sergey Perlov bought part of the estate in 1875 and had Roman Klein build a three-storey stone house in 1893, with a tea shop on the ground floor and flats above. In 1895, expecting the Chinese chancellor Li Hongzhang for Nicholas II's coronation, Perlov had Karl Gippius rebuild it in a pseudo-Chinese style, finished in 1896. Li Hongzhang visited the elder branch of the family instead, but the shop drew aristocratic and merchant clients.

The shop signs above the windows imitate Chinese characters, and the doorway once bore the name of Sergei Vasilyevich Perlov, the main shop. Perlov, known for his love of Asian culture, kept a collection of Eastern art in the building and hosted musical evenings and family theatre performances. The shop also housed a public reading room where the pastor John of Kronstadt held prayer services.

The building stands on Myasnitskaya Street, a short walk north of the Kirovskaya metro station and near the Central Post Office. The facade faces the street and is best viewed from the opposite pavement; the ground floor still operates as a shop, so the entrance area can be busy during trading hours.

The ceramic tiles and decorative elements on the facade were crafted by Chinese artisans specifically for this building rather than imported as finished pieces. These handmade ornaments demonstrate the high level of artistic craftsmanship achieved through collaboration between European and Eastern masters.