I had a hard time categorizing this place. But fusion is fusion, it still has it's origins to follow and to re-create. Samovar is definitely a successful fusion of Asian Tea that attracts majority Westerners to visit and enjoy the sunshine on the terrace like today. 

I ordered the Tea Soup with Smoked Duck. It is interesting. The traditional Tea Soup Bowl is usually very self explanatory: a bowl of (white) rice with tea as soup. But here, they add flavors into it. Furthermore, they make it substantial. I guess it's just like the American culture; just like San Francisco.

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730 Howard Street

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沒想到我在這裡喝過最有台灣味的飲料，是在這間洋化日式餐廳裡。