सखी

Sakhi — Indian High Tea in Seattle

Sukoon, served warm

An intimate Indian high tea experience

Pop-up editionLimited seats · 20 guestsLive acoustic poetry & musicSeattle, WA

August 1 & 2, 2026 · Seattle

SEATS OPENING SOON

The Sakhi room — candlelight, linen, the space before the gathering begins

The origin

In India, there is an hour just before dark when the kitchen fills with steam and women gather. Nobody announces it. Nobody sends a calendar invite. The chai just appears, and so do the stories, passed between steel cups and laughter and silence.

I left that behind when I came to the United States.

Not the chai. You can find chai anywhere now. What I missed was the particular quality of being held..by a circle of women, my sakhis, my friends, my companions..by the smell of cardamom, by an afternoon with nowhere else to be. There is a word for that feeling: sukoon. A stillness you didn’t know you were looking for.

Sakhi is my attempt to recreate that hour. Not to reproduce it - that would be impossible. But to call back the feeling. The slowness. The warmth that has nothing to do with temperature.

You have probably felt it too. That is why you are here.

Sakhi, Seattle

What Sakhi is

Not a restaurant. Not an event. Something closer to an afternoon you won’t want to leave.

01
Indian high tea, tiered and unhurried
Savoury first. Then sweet. Then the closing cup.
02
Live acoustic poetry & music
Soft. The kind that makes you go still.
03
A room of twenty
Small enough that everyone matters.
04
Tea sourced with intention
From the subcontinent. Brewed with care.
05
Candlelight
Because the afternoon deserves it.
06
No rush
Two hours that belong entirely to you.
The Sakhi tiered tray — Indian high tea by candlelight

Before you arrive

The menu

You won’t know it in advance. That is intentional. Some of the best things arrive unannounced.

We joyfully accommodate dietary requirements. Please share yours during booking.

The dress

Dress as though the afternoon matters. Natural fabrics, unhurried choices — linen, handloom, silk. Clothes that feel like they were made slowly.

The booking

Pre-paid, per head. Once you are in, you are in. Twenty seats only.

Who comes

People who slow down for the things that matter. You will find your people here.

Live acoustic poetry & music

“The kind of afternoon that rearranges something in you.”

Acoustic · Poetry & song · Live

Live acoustic music at Sakhi — a silhouette, candles, guests leaning in

Something is coming
to Seattle.

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