For $4, today's side deal gets you $10 worth of bistro fare and drinks at Tea Leaf Cafe in Amherst, next to the AMC Theater. This charming, spacious cafe infuses palette-pleasing tastes and nose-tickling aromas with a wide variety of premium teas imported from around the globe and more than 35 flavors of bubble tea. Tapioca fiends get their fix when peach, honeydew, pineapple, coconut, green apple, mango, strawberry, and other flavors dance on their tongues served hot, iced, or frozen. Hungry patrons can satiate their appetites with small plates of handmade dumplings and spring rolls while relaxing with a book on the plush leather couches under the fairy houses masquerading as hanging lights. These friendly tea baristas also whip up Italian desserts and espresso bar drinks, and Tea Leaf Cafe keeps its doors open late at night serving coffee and tea to bistro fanatics and on-the-wagon vampires weaning off blood.

Reviews

Ninety-seven percent of Urbanspooners like Tea Leaf Cafe and four Yelpers give it an average of four stars. Nearly 300 Facebookers are fans.

• They have simple but nice decor and it is very clean. They have a wide variety of teas and coffees. I had a hot tea and my wife had a bubble tea. All the tea is loose leaf and the barista hand ties the bags. – Steven Raines, Urbanspoon
• A perfect place to hang out, relax and enjoy superb mixed teas and coffee, small plates, and desserts. – Jen, Urbanspoon