Tea Bars

Downtown · Jackson

A Mississippi-born specialty tea shop in downtown Jackson inside One Jackson Place, pairing loose-leaf teas with pastries, gifts, and charming novelties. The shop brews tea fresh in-store and specializes in caffeine-free herbal and apothecary wellness blends alongside signature black and green teas, custom blending, and bottled iced tea.

Salamanca · Hobart, Tasmania

Tea bar and shop inside the Salamanca Arts Centre on Hobart's waterfront, pouring Chinese teas, Japanese ceremonial matcha and gyokuro, and award-winning Tasmanian blends. Tea mocktails use seasonal local ingredients, and the shop stocks teaware. Walk-ins only; workshops cover the six types of Chinese tea, the Gongfu tea ceremony and tea meditation.

Mitchell · Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Canberra tea merchant with more than 170 loose-leaf teas and a teahouse-cafe in Mitchell (entrance on Hoskins Street), open daily 8am to 5pm with the kitchen closing at 4:30pm. High tea is served only at the Mitchell teahouse and is booked online with a deposit; weekday high teas are booked by phone. A second Adore Tea boutique operates in Phillip (Woden).

Exchange District · Winnipeg, Manitoba

Tea cocktail bar in Winnipeg's Exchange District serving classic cocktails with a tea twist, loose-leaf teas by the pot and small plates made for sharing. Retail loose-leaf teas are sold to take home.

Downtown Berkeley · Berkeley

A modern craft tea house serving artisan whole-leaf teas meticulously selected from each harvest, plus premium stone-milled matcha sourced from small family farms. A second location operates at 17 Kearny St in San Francisco.

Fremont · Seattle

Herbal apothecary and tea room in Fremont, established in 2008, specializing in small-batch teas and herbal tisane blends. Customers can visit the physical location to sample teas and shop the house line of herbal infusion blends.

Main Street · Fredericksburg

Women-owned tea bar on Fredericksburg's Main Street founded by Chef Christin Day, pairing single-origin teas and small-batch herbal blends with treats from local Hill Country artisans. Bookable experiences include the Fredericksburg Peach Tea Experience, tea-and-treat towers, and weekly tastings ($18–$24), each reserved with a $10 per-guest deposit applied to the total.

Billings

A loose leaf tea and herb shop on Broadwater Avenue in Billings with a sit-down tearoom and an outdoor patio built from salvaged decades-old lumber, complete with flowering baskets and a waterfall. The shop stocks black, green, herbal, oolong, rooibos, white, and yerba mate teas along with tea accessories, and the tearoom features rich plank floors, reclaimed shelving, and a collection of unique teapots. Bridal showers, birthday parties, and other events can be booked in the shop or on the patio.

Downtown · Boulder

A hand-built Tajik teahouse gifted to Boulder by its sister city Dushanbe, Tajikistan, famous for its hand-carved, hand-painted ceiling and central fountain. Daily afternoon tea (3–5 PM, reserved 24 hours ahead) pairs a curated selection of fine teas with savory finger sandwiches, delicate pastries, and house-made scones with jam and clotted cream, plus dim sum teatime on select weekends.

Castleberry Hill · Atlanta

Atlanta tearoom of the Brooklyn-born specialty tea company, located in Castleberry Hill with over a dozen teas, coffee, small bites, ample indoor seating, and modern decor. Serves cups to-go, pots for on-site sipping, and packaged loose-leaf pouches and tins for home. Afternoon and high tea experiences are offered for groups from two to twenty.

West Ridge Mall · Topeka

Cafe Barnabas is a not-for-profit tea cafe in Topeka's West Ridge Mall, staffed primarily by volunteer students who train in tea preparation and hospitality. It pours socially sourced loose-leaf teas alongside an on-site kombucha microbrewery, real-fruit-puree bubble teas, and nitro chai on draft, and has earned Best of Topeka honors.

Saint-Roch · Quebec City, Quebec

Camellia Sinensis' Quebec City shop on rue Saint-Joseph in Saint-Roch pairs the merchant's direct-sourced catalogue with a tea room space for seated service. The selection spans China, Japan, Taiwan, India and other origins, chosen each season by the company's tasters who travel to the gardens. Teaware and Tea School workshops round out the offering.

Providence

A modern tea house near Brown University specializing in directly sourced premium teas from small farms in China, Taiwan, and Japan. Beyond the tea bar, Ceremony offers brew guides, workshops, and tea ceremony programming, with private tastings by appointment. A second cafe operates at 121 South Main Street in Providence.

Oak Park · Sacramento

A Sacramento tea sanctuary dedicated to Tea Futurism and the slow tea movement, combining a wellness apothecary, artisanal cafe, and gathering space. Loose-leaf teas are sourced directly from growers, and weekly high tea ceremonies are held Saturdays from 1:30 to 3:30 PM.

South William Street · Dublin, Leinster

Independent Dublin loose-leaf tea and direct-trade coffee house with a flagship on South William Street and a second shop on Blessington Street on the northside. Both locations operate as retail shops and cafés, with black teas such as Assam and Earl Grey alongside herbal and seasonal blends.

Downtown · Foley

A tea bar in a historic early-1900s cottage in downtown Foley — the last original structure on Chicago Street — pouring over 100 loose-leaf teas from around the world hot or iced. The kitchen turns out fresh-baked scones, desserts, homemade soups, and lunch specials; as of August 2026 the themed high tea service is paused while lunch, scones, desserts, and tea continue.

Cambridge

A minority- and woman-owned Cambridge tea house on Massachusetts Avenue that has been serving high-grade loose teas since 2002. The selection ranges from Keemun and Sencha to house specialties like handcrafted ginger tea, alongside cafe fare. The shop offers catering, online ordering, and event hosting for small groups.

Downtown Asheville · Asheville

Bohemian-style teahouse on North Lexington Avenue in downtown Asheville, serving responsibly sourced and authentically prepared teas from around the world. The menu pairs globally curated teas with savory vegetarian and vegan fare and sweet treats. Two sister locations operate in West Asheville (707 Haywood Rd) and East Asheville (1011 Tunnel Rd).

French Quarter · Charleston

Cafe and tea house in the heart of Charleston's French Quarter, blending Southern hospitality with European cafe culture. Open for breakfast, lunch, and high tea, with a menu spanning pastries, sandwiches, salads, and craft beverages from coffee drinks to cocktails. Afternoon tea reservations, private parties, and catering are available.

North End · Halifax, Nova Scotia

Eastern Tea Bar is a family-owned loose-leaf tea house on Gottingen Street, founded in 2019 to bring small-batch teas and matcha sourced directly from farmers to Atlantic Canada. The shop doubles as a tea room and vintage market, and books British-style afternoon tea parties for up to 15 guests with Nova Scotia scones, a seasonal danish, cucumber and dill finger sandwiches, clotted cream and local jams. A second location operates on Main Street in Mahone Bay.

Lake Anne Plaza · Reston

Neighborhood tea shop and cafe on Reston's Lake Anne Plaza, combining a retail wall of loose-leaf teas, tea bags, and accessories with a cafe serving tea and snacks. The shop also hosts private afternoon tea parties and events, and offers wholesale tea to local businesses.

Upper West Side · New York

A second-floor 'hidden tea sanctuary for gongfu tea' on the Upper West Side serving high-quality Chinese teas with traditional teaware. Floating Mountain hosts gongfu tea ceremonies, tea classes, one-to-one tea study, and events, alongside a gallery of handmade ceramic art from contemporary artists. Table reservations are available online.

Cairngorms · Braemar, UK

Gordon's Tea Room is the laid-back village tea room run by The Fife Arms, a stone's throw from the hotel in central Braemar. It opens Wednesday to Sunday for Scottish morning rolls, daily soups, savoury pastries and homemade bakes such as carrot cake, brownie and pecan tart, with coffee and Eteaket tea from Edinburgh. Walk-ins are welcome and no booking is needed; dogs are welcome.

South Wedge · Rochester

Rochester tea shop at the corner of South Avenue and Gregory Street specializing in expertly sourced organic loose-leaf teas and herbal blends from fine tea gardens around the world. The selection spans Darjeeling, black, green, white, yellow, oolong, pu-erh, matcha, chai, and herbal teas, alongside teaware and accessories. The shop publishes an in-house tea service menu and offers tea classes.

Millerton

The Hudson Valley home shop of Harney & Sons, located near the company's Millerton headquarters. The store carries 250 varieties of tea and includes a tea bar serving drinks, scones, sandwiches, and other treats, with the tea bar closing an hour before the shop on most days. Tea tastings are offered with limited availability.

SoHo · New York

The Manhattan flagship of the Harney & Sons tea company, open since 2010 on Broome Street in SoHo. The shop stocks roughly 250 varieties of tea across white, green, oolong, black, and herbal categories, with matcha featured prominently. It closes on major holidays.

Milwaukee

A Black-owned herbal apothecary and wellness café on Milwaukee's Martin Luther King Drive combining an apothecary, tea café, and alcohol-free craft cocktail lounge. The house motto is 'tea meets intention': small-batch herbal blends rooted in ancestral wisdom, formulated for mood, energy, digestion, and sleep, served in the café and sold with bulk herbs.

Chinatown · Toronto, Ontario

ICHA Tea opened its Spadina Avenue shop in 2017 as a haven for exploring authentic Chinese tea, with a curated selection of premium teas prepared by traditional brewing methods. Behind the front counter sits an intimate tea bar for seated traditional tea service, with takeaway and retail loose-leaf also available. Sister locations operate on Queen Street West and in North York.

College Park · Orlando

Orlando's organic tea cafe in College Park, serving whole-leaf loose teas alongside a vegetarian and vegan food menu. Offers tea retail, gift boxes, catering, and tea party packages for groups, with the space available for private events on Sundays.

Haddon Heights

South Jersey tea house "reinventing tea time" since March 2020, with a walk-in tea bar Wednesday through Friday from 10 am to 3 pm and reserved afternoon tea seatings Wednesday through Sunday. The tea service brings delicate finger sandwiches, quiches and handmade scones, and the BYOB room includes a selfie station with props and hats. Themed events, hands-on workshops and catering round out the calendar.

Old Fourth Ward (BeltLine) · Atlanta

Cozy tea cafe and retail shop on the Atlanta BeltLine between Old Fourth Ward and Inman Park, offering loose-leaf teas, locally roasted coffee, desserts, books, and gifts. The loose-leaf selection spans black, green, white, herbal, and fruit teas, and the shop hosts tea tastings and afternoon tea experiences.

University area · Tampa

Long-running independent tea lounge near the University of South Florida serving artisan teas and light eats, positioning tea as a ritual rather than a quick drink. Offers a wide loose-leaf selection plus boba, along with tea workshops and an online tea shop.

Islington · London, UK

Katsute 100 is a Japanese tea room at the Angel end of Islington High Street, furnished with antique Japanese pieces and built around the idea of 'nostalgia, history, moments in time'. It serves Japanese loose-leaf teas and matcha with homemade matcha and yuzu cakes, and takes whole-cake orders; the group runs further rooms in London and Edinburgh.

Greenpoint · Brooklyn

Flagship Brooklyn tea shop and tasting bar from Kettl, a company that imports exceptionally fresh Japanese teas direct from producers. Staff guide visitors through matcha, sencha, gyokuro, and hojicha selections at the Greenpoint shop. A dedicated matcha-focused sister location, Kettl Matcha Sen Mon Ten, operates nearby at 38 Norman Avenue.

Kern Place / UTEP area · El Paso

Dedicated tea house near UTEP from the team behind Kinley's House Coffee & Tea, one of El Paso's best-known independent cafes. Serves loose leaf and specialty tea drinks in a relaxed sit-down setting on weekdays.

Pearl Street Mall · Boulder

A Boulder-founded tea house celebrating 20 years, with its flagship on the Pearl Street Mall and five other Colorado locations. Stocks what it bills as Colorado's largest tea selection — more than 250 varieties spanning green, white, oolong, black, pu-erh, chai, herbal, rooibos, yerba mate, and blooming art teas.

Downtown Missoula · Missoula

A downtown Missoula tea shop and tea bar where visitors can sample from more than 200 small-batch loose leaf teas, sourced through direct farm partnerships around the world and blended in Montana. The shelves cover single-origin, black, green, botanical, matcha, and functional blends alongside a full range of teaware. The company's motto is "Sourced. Blended. Shared."

State Street · Madison

A patisserie and tea house on Madison's State Street, steps from the UW campus, serving milk teas and specialty tea drinks alongside a wide case of French-inspired baked treats. A second location operates in Middleton.

Downtown Raleigh · Raleigh

Intimate "speakteasy" tea room hidden behind a secret door inside Little Native Coffee Co. in downtown Raleigh. The reservation-only experience blends English tea tradition with Southern hospitality in a dark-academia setting that emphasizes unplugged conversation. The signature 90-minute seating includes a tower of assorted desserts and a complimentary glass of bubbly.

Lyndon · Louisville

A dedicated loose-leaf tea shop with an in-store tea bar where any tea on the menu can be smelled and ordered freshly brewed by the cup or by weight to take home. The selection spans over 120 teas and herbals across black, green, white, oolong, puerh, chai, rooibos, and herbal categories, with a rotating Tea of the Day and seasonal lattes.

Highland Park

Established in 2012 in Highland Park, Madame Zuzu's is a tea house, café, and vinyl record shop with a live performance stage — 'where music meets ritual.' The shop serves and sells hand-selected premium teas, including aged pu-erhs, ceremonial-grade matcha, and house blends curated by owners Billy Corgan and Chloé Mendel.

Verdun · Montreal, Quebec

Cha Noir has been a tea house and salon de thé on Wellington Street in Verdun since 2003, stocking close to 125 loose-leaf teas and herbal blends. The range covers white, green, oolong, matcha, black, pu-erh and scented teas plus wellness blends, with a large selection of teapots and accessories. It sits between 1st and 2nd Avenue with free street parking nearby.

Covent Garden · London, UK

Mariage Frères, the Paris tea house founded in 1854, runs its first London flagship on King Street in Covent Garden across four floors, with a tea counter, a restaurant and tea room, and a tea museum. The restaurant and tea room serve daily from 12pm to 7pm (the tea counter opens 10.30am to 7.30pm), with tea-infused savoury dishes, Parisian scones with tea-infused chantilly, tea-infused patisseries and tea-time sets, all brewed from the house's range of black, green, white, blue and rooibos teas such as Marco Polo and French Breakfast Tea. The shop offers counter sales, dine-in or take-away and private events.

Camden Town · London, UK

Mei Leaf, established in London in 2006 (formerly chinalife), runs a teahouse on Camden High Street dedicated to what it calls 'true tea': a tea shop and tea bar where every pure tea in its range can be tasted gong fu style, alongside house tea concoctions mixed at the bar, with a seated area and take-away. The range covers white, green, matcha, yellow, oolong, black, raw and ripened puerh and tisanes sourced from small producers in the East, plus gaiwans, teapots and other teaware. The teahouse shares its space with a Chinese medicine clinic and herbal skincare shop, runs events and workshops, and is closed on bank holidays; reservations are taken for parties of six or more.

Downtown · Tulsa

A downtown Tulsa tea lounge focused on organic teas, personalized blends, and holistic wellness, alongside sea moss and other supplements. Signature caffeine-free blends are served hot or iced, and the lounge hosts intimate gatherings and live musical performances.

Ballard · Seattle

Ballard tea cafe serving and retailing a large selection of loose leaf teas, botanicals, and blends across black, green, oolong, white, herbal, rooibos, and yerba mate varieties. The shop emphasizes single-estate premium teas with a particular focus on matcha offerings, plus artisanal teaware.

Zilker / Casa de Luz Village · Austin

Second-floor tea lounge at Casa de Luz Village, a wellness-focused pocket of the Zilker neighborhood near Barton Springs. The space centers on unhurried tea sessions and community gathering under the motto "come for the tea, stay for the community." Open Wednesday through Sunday afternoons.

Northeast · Minneapolis

Opened in 2020 as 'an oasis of calm in the middle of Minneapolis,' Northeast Tea House specializes in gongfu-style tea service and house-milled matcha — one of only two matcha mills in the US at its opening. The tea house pours informal tea ceremonies, sells teaware and loose leaf, hosts classes, and keeps a limited-screen policy so guests can unplug over tea.

Stratford

A Stratford tearoom and loose-leaf tea shop stocking black, green, oolong, white, pu-erh, rooibos, and herbal varieties. High tea is served by reservation, and the Oasis Room hosts private events. The shop also sells teaware, tea-infused chocolates, and gift boxes, and runs virtual tea tastings.

Barnes · London, UK

Orange Pekoe is an award-winning neighbourhood tea room and tea merchant in Barnes, founded in 2006 around hand-picked loose-leaf teas from around the world. It serves breakfast and lunch (kitchen until 3 pm) and an afternoon tea, alongside house blends such as Breakfast, Afternoon, Earl Grey and Citrus Grey and single-estate teas sold to take home.

La Jolla · San Diego

A San Diego specialty tea company established in 2017 that sources teas directly from farmers and creates original blends. The La Jolla shop focuses on quality loose-leaf teas, teaware, and educational tea experiences including Japanese tea ceremonies.

Leith · Edinburgh, UK

PekoeTea is a loose-leaf tea specialist founded in 2008 by Jon and Esther Cooper, trading from a tea shop and studio on Leith Walk. Visitors can browse the range and drink any tea, expertly made, at the custom-built tea bar. The range includes house-blended flavoured teas, matcha, teaware, Scottish-grown tea from Kinnettles Tea Garden and a whisky-infused collection.

Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment · Huntsville

The very first Piper & Leaf shop, located inside the Lowe Mill arts complex in Huntsville. The Alabama artisan tea company serves its handcrafted brews and pastries on site and blends its teas with as many local ingredients as possible, with additional North Alabama locations downtown at Constitution Park, in Madison, and at its Lacey's Spring farm headquarters.

Northwest District · Portland

Tea house on Portland's NW 23rd Avenue, formerly known as Tea Chai Te, serving loose leaf teas and chai. The company also operates a Sellwood location in a historic 1920 Seattle Pacific Railroad caboose and a Eugene location opened in 2021.

Metairie

The Louisiana location of the Prince Tea House group, listed on the company's national locations page. The tea house format centers on afternoon tea sets, plated desserts, and a broad hot and iced tea list served in a salon setting.

New Haven

The Connecticut location of Prince Tea House, a multi-state tea house group with sixteen locations, on Crown Street in downtown New Haven. The menu covers teas and specialty drinks, afternoon tea sets, desserts, and salads and sandwiches. Open daily with late-evening hours on weekends.

Chinatown · Philadelphia

Chinatown outpost of the Prince Tea House group, serving fresh teas imported directly from France in decorative tea sets. The menu spans afternoon tea sets, desserts, salads and sandwiches. One of two area locations, with a sister shop in Princeton, NJ.

Princeton

Princeton location of the Prince Tea House group, serving fresh teas imported directly from France in decorative tea sets. The menu covers afternoon tea sets, desserts, salads and sandwiches. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

Downtown · Spokane

Downtown Spokane tea house and headquarters set in a former speakeasy, blending more than 50 teas in house. Visitors can order tea flights in the dining room, browse the retail shop, or try tea-based mocktails at the speakeasy tea bar, with a daily mocktail happy hour from 3 to 6 PM.

Chinatown · Chicago

A sit-down Taiwanese teahouse in Chinatown Square specializing in authentic tea alongside Taiwanese and Chinese cuisine. The menu pairs a broad tea and bubble tea list with hot pot, dumplings, and pan-Asian comfort dishes, open daily until 9 PM.

Broadway · Saratoga Springs

Women-owned tea shop on Saratoga Springs' Broadway, open since 2015, with an on-site tea bar and a dedicated honey room. The shop carries more than 50 loose-leaf teas from eco-conscious, fair-trade farms and over 35 caffeine-free herbal tisanes, all available hot at the tea bar to stay or to go. The honey room features a rotating selection of 15 to 20 raw and infused honeys and honeycombs for tasting.

Tucson

Tucson loose-leaf tea house serving teas from around the world for over 15 years, with four locations across the city including the original near the University of Arizona. Pours signature drinks alongside a wide loose-leaf selection spanning black, green, oolong, pu'erh, white, and herbal teas.

Providence

A minimalist-style tearoom and creperie on Broadway in Providence with over 60 premium loose-leaf teas sourced globally, organized by intention from Energize to Indulge. The kitchen serves sweet and savory made-to-order crepes plus tea-infused baked goods, cocktails, and breakfast sandwiches. Vegan and gluten-free options are available, and teas are sold in bulk.

Chinatown-International District · Seattle

Family-run tea shop in the Chinatown-International District specializing in high-mountain Taiwanese oolongs sourced from high-altitude tea estates. The shop describes itself as an informal tea gathering place rather than a formal tea house, and carries black, green, jasmine, white, and pu-erh varieties.

Uptown · Minneapolis

A Minnesota tea institution since 2002 (formerly The Tea Garden), Sencha Tea Bar's Uptown Minneapolis shop serves handcrafted bubble tea, tea lattes, and a deep loose leaf menu hand-selected from international growers by its Tea Masters. The company also runs tea bars in Saint Paul, Woodbury, and Madison, Wisconsin.

Cedar Park

Calm, cozy tea lounge and boutique in Cedar Park, open since spring 2025, serving freshly steeped loose-leaf teas plus handcrafted coffee, pastries, and sandwiches. Offers tea flights and sells bulk loose-leaf teas, teaware, accessories, and gifts, and hosts tea classes and events throughout the year.

East Village · New York

East Village matcha teahouse opened in 2017 by tea master Souheki Mori, a practitioner of the Japanese tea ceremony for over 30 years. Setsugekka serves hand-picked matcha from different regions of Japan, ground fresh on a traditional heavy stone grinder, and offers formal and open tea ceremonies and tea lessons. Seating is walk-in only, and the shop hosts workshops in calligraphy, ceramics, and other Japanese arts.

Tucson

A Chinese teahouse and importer bringing fresh tea direct from over 30 tea makers across China. The Fort Lowell Road teahouse serves and sells wulong rock teas, puer, green, white, yellow, scented, and herbal teas alongside traditional teaware.

Shab Row / Everedy Square · Frederick

Specialty tea shop in a historic mid-1800s brick row house in downtown Frederick, open since 2013 and stocking more than 300 loose-leaf teas and tisanes served hot or iced. Guests can sip in the upstairs lounge or on the outdoor patio beneath a wisteria-covered pergola. The shop also carries teaware and accessories.

Louisville

An appointment-based tea house offering traditional Gungfu tea ceremonies where guests taste curated seasonal teas, learn, sip, and tell stories. Sessions are booked in advance through the tea house's experience listing, guided by an owner who describes himself as a continual student of tea.

Makawao

Tea house in upcountry Makawao on Maui focusing on premium puerh and oolong, operating as both a tea room and private club with membership options. The venue hosts tea tastings along with live music, poetry, classes, and meditation events, with reservations available online.

Fairbanks

Fairbanks tea house and boutique offering loose-leaf white, green, oolong, black, pu-erh, herbal, and yerba mate teas alongside matcha products and teaware. The tea house serves food with a full catering menu available, and the boutique carries creamed honey and tea accessories.

Central Eastside · Portland

Steven Smith Teamaker's headquarters tasting room on SE Washington Street, where the company blends and dispatches small batches of teas and herbal infusions with cafe service on site. A second Portland tasting room on NW 23rd Avenue serves handcrafted teas, lattes, and tea flights alongside pastries.

Downtown Lafayette · Lafayette

A downtown Lafayette tea house and mercantile pouring globally sourced loose-leaf teas hot or iced, with several varieties served as lattes and mocktails. The shop pairs its tea bar with artisan goods, local coffee from Rhythm Coffee Roasters, and snacks from local makers. It describes itself as an invitation to slow down.

Westchester · Miami

Miami's first tea lounge, open since June 2009 in the Columbia Shopping Plaza on Coral Way near FIU. Pours more than 60 premium loose-leaf teas alongside boba, matcha lattes, and USDA-organic fair-trade coffee, with homemade food and vegan baked goods in a cozy space stocked with board games.

Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia

Spill the Tea is a seaside tea shop and little tea room on Main Street in Mahone Bay (the former Tea Brewery address), blending artisan loose-leaf teas in-house. Hundreds of teas from around the world are stocked across black, green, white and oolong, herbal, rooibos and wellness categories, along with teapots and accessories. Visitors can sit in for a cup and stay a while.

Chinatown · Los Angeles

A Chinatown tea room dedicated to premium teas handpicked from China and Taiwan, with an emphasis on the mindful nature of slow living. A retail section features sustainability-focused local designers and craft makers.

Osgood · Fargo

The Fargo outpost of Steep Me Tea Apothecary, the Bismarck-born mom-and-pop tea company blending more than 500 handcrafted loose leaf teas from organic and wildcrafted ingredients. The south Fargo shop serves handcrafted tea drinks and sells the full apothecary line, from classic black and green teas to self-help wellness blends. It is one of the few dedicated tea shops in the Fargo-Moorhead metro.

Bismarck

A mom-and-pop tea apothecary founded in Bismarck in late 2006 and built around more than 500 handcrafted loose leaf blends using organic and wildcrafted ingredients. Beyond classic teas, the shop specializes in self-help wellness blends targeting things like allergies and fatigue, plus phyto-nutrition capsules and body care. This South 3rd Street shop is the original North Dakota location, with a sister store in Fargo.

Downtown Bozeman · Bozeman

A locally owned tea house on Main Street in downtown Bozeman pouring loose leaf teas sourced from around the world, plus tea lattes, chai, and bubble tea made with natural ingredients. The light-filled space doubles as a study and social spot and hosts community programming including monthly tea tastings and open mic nights. Locally made pastries and treats round out the menu.

Nolita · New York

Hidden rear-store tearoom off Elizabeth Street specializing in premium loose-leaf teas, including Chinese and Korean green teas, oolong, and puerh, with handmade teaware from Korean artisans. Visitors can have a leisurely cup of tea, book a guided tasting, or brew gong-fu style at the table with teaware and hot water provided. In-depth Tea Journey tastings are available by appointment.

Rosedale · Toronto, Ontario

Tao Tea Leaf is an award-winning full-service tea store founded in 2009, with its flagship on Yonge Street and additional counters at Union Station and Square One. The shop specialises in loose Chinese teas such as Long Jing, Da Hong Pao and Tie Guan Yin alongside green, white, oolong, pu-erh and herbal teas from Japan, India, South America and Africa, many USDA-certified organic. It offers Chinese tea ceremony and private small-group tasting sessions plus teaware.

West Village · New York

Intimate West Village tearoom from a company established in 2012 that specializes in oolong teas sourced directly from Taiwanese tea farmers. The tearoom serves Taiwanese loose-leaf teas alongside handmade sweet and savory tea snacks, including the signature pineapple linzer cookie. Service is walk-in only; when the small room fills, staff text guests when a table opens.

Las Vegas

A specialty loose-leaf tea shop and tasting room on Spring Mountain Road focused on traditional, unflavored teas sourced through direct relationships with small farms, primarily in Taiwan and China. Offers private tea tasting experiences, educational events, and handmade teaware including gaiwans and teapots. Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday are by appointment only.

Arts District · Los Angeles

A reservation-only community teahouse in the Arts District describing itself as a place for connection, creation, and curiosity. Daytime tea passes offer unlimited tea for solo work and reflection, while themed late-night sessions run into the evening with community programming.

Springfield

Tea Bar & Bites is a Springfield tea-focused café serving breakfast, a daily quiche, and lunch and dessert options through the day. The bakery and café also caters events from baby showers and weddings to office functions.

Vauxhall · London, UK

Tea House Theatre occupies an 1886 Victorian pub on the former site of Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens. It pours loose-leaf teas alongside proper sandwiches, homemade cakes and marmalade, and a full English breakfast made with meat from the local butcher and produce from nearby market gardens, and hosts events and a debate club.

Stratford, Ontario

Tea Leaves is a premium loose-leaf tea shop and tasting bar in Stratford run by certified tea sommelier Karen Hartwick. Guests taste through a meticulously selected range of teas from around the world with expert guidance suited to both novices and seasoned drinkers. The shop currently operates by appointment; contact ahead to arrange a visit.

Salt Lake City

Salt Lake's only tea and wine café, pouring more than 85 varieties of premium loose-leaf tea alongside wine, espresso, and build-your-own charcuterie boards. A neighborhood gathering spot with a dog-friendly heated patio, positioned as a social alternative to the typical bar scene.

Indianapolis

Black-owned tea cafe owned since 2017 by four-time Olympic gold medalist and WNBA legend Tamika Catchings, serving premium loose leaf teas sourced from around the world alongside cafe beverages and food. Operates a flagship on University Boulevard and a Community Cafe on North Illinois Street, with local art displays and a partnership with the Catch the Stars Foundation.

Kerrytown · Ann Arbor

Tea shop and tearoom in Ann Arbor's historic Kerrytown District carrying more than 150 loose-leaf teas from around the world. The attached tea bar and tearoom serve Full English Tea, tea cocktails, and French macarons, alongside custom pastries, specialty cakes, and teaware.

Penn Quarter · Washington

Founded in 1996 and celebrating 30 years in 2026, Teaism is DC's original modern tea house, serving healthy Asian-inspired meals alongside high-quality loose-leaf teas. The Penn Quarter flagship includes an adjacent tea shop, with sister locations at Dupont Circle and Lafayette Park. The menu spans loose-leaf blacks, greens, and chai plus casual all-day dining.

Downtown / University of Tampa · Tampa

TeBella Tea Company's tea bar sits in the atrium of Oxford Exchange, a historic building with arched wood-paneled hallways and marble floors just outside downtown Tampa. The bar pours roughly 45 rotating seasonal loose-leaf selections, and the Oxford Exchange restaurant hosts a full afternoon tea every weekend in its glass conservatory.

Central Avenue · St. Petersburg

The St. Petersburg outpost of Tampa-based TeBella Tea Company, a specialty loose-leaf tea retailer on Central Avenue. Sells the company's handcrafted blends and premium loose-leaf teas, one of four TeBella locations across Tampa Bay and Sarasota.

Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village · Sedona

A chai house at Sedona's Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village, operating since 2015 as a social enterprise that directs half of its profits to supporting women and children in Pakistan. Known for handmade Pakistani-style chai served in a cushioned, textile-draped lounge setting.

Notting Hill · London, UK

A traditional Chinese tea room and shop in the Portobello Green Arcade, panelled in wood and lit for an authentic tea-house feel. It stocks green, white, oolong, puer, dark and herbal loose-leaf teas with Yixing and Chaozhou teapots, and runs private gong fu tea tastings, classes and group tea events. Open Wednesday to Saturday.

Chinatown · Vancouver, British Columbia

Chinatown tea shop founded in 2002 by Daniel Lui, who travels to China each spring harvest to source pu-erh, oolong, green, white and black teas and Yixing teaware. The shop doubles as a gathering place where visitors sit at the owner's tea desk to taste the latest teas and talk tea and Chinese antiques.

North Dallas / Midway Hollow area · Farmers Branch

A destination tea shop and tasting room operating for over two decades, carrying more than 100 teas including Mariage Frères of Paris plus roughly 50 coffees. Proprietor Kyle Stewart performs gong fu cha, the traditional Chinese tea ceremony, and the shop hosts Saturday open tastings and private tea-tasting experiences. Also stocks drinkware and gourmet items, with curbside pickup available.

Downtown · Oklahoma City

A French-style patisserie by chef Andrew Black in downtown Oklahoma City's historic First National Center, serving coffee, breakfast, lunch, pastries, and grab-and-go bites. The menu includes a selection of teas alongside tarts, macarons, and stuffed croissants, and the shop offers a high tea service by reservation.

Lincoln

The Green Leaf Tea Company is Lincoln's largest locally owned loose-leaf tea store, stocking black, green, white, oolong, pu-erh, matcha, rooibos, and herbal blends, many certified organic. Alongside retail, the shop serves drinks and scones on-site and hosts scheduled high tea events.

East Austin / Airport Blvd · Austin

Owner-operated, alcohol-free "social sanctuary" on Airport Boulevard specializing in elevated tea lattes and ceremonial cacao drinks. The sit-down space doubles as a community venue with open mic nights, karaoke, and tarot reading bookings. Online ordering runs through Toast, with an event calendar and Etsy shop linked from their site.

New Castle

Vegetarian cafe and teahouse in Historic New Castle inviting guests to "sit, sip and relax." The cafe hosts community events including art displays, live music and the town's 4th Friday Art Loop, plus a weekday happy hour from 3 to 6 pm. Open seven days a week.

Upper Kirby · Houston

Billed as Houston's only totally organic tea house, this cozy Upper Kirby shop pours and sells premium certified-organic, mostly fair-trade garden-direct teas. The selection spans green, black, oolong, white, pu-erh, chai, and herbal blends, with weekly tea tasting events and a full online store.

West Charlotte · Charlotte

Herbal tea lounge and apothecary in west Charlotte offering "a cup of serenity" with warm decor, diffused essential oils, and complimentary pastries. Specializes in organic herbal tisanes, with bestsellers like Lemon Ginger and Turmeric Ginger. Also hosts instructional classes, local art exhibitions, restorative yoga and meditation, and a walking labyrinth.

Cleveland

Alcohol-free teahouse, kombuchery, and kava bar on Lorain Avenue serving handcrafted botanical teas, house-brewed Jun kombucha made with organic green tea and raw honey, kava, and mocktails. Named Cleveland Scene's Best Alcohol-Free Bar in 2025 and 2026, with a rotating calendar of open mics, sound baths, and wellness events.

Downtown Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls

An independently owned and operated spice and tea shop on Phillips Avenue in downtown Sioux Falls, run by Tami and Vernon Brown. The store carries loose leaf teas alongside more than 85 handcrafted seasonings hand-mixed in store daily, plus salts, sugars, and gifts. A tea bar lets customers sample brewed teas while they browse.

Morgan

Tea room southwest of Pittsburgh serving a reservations-required afternoon tea every Saturday from 4 to 6 pm, with an endless pot of tea, finger sandwiches, scones and pastries on a three-tiered stand ($35 per guest; seasonal teas $40). Guided tea tastings pair premium loose-leaf selections with charcuterie and steeping education. A one-hour luncheon tea option and kids' tea are also offered.

Historic District · Savannah

Purveyor of fine leaf teas in Savannah's Historic District, begun as a Broughton Street tea restaurant in 1996 and since evolved into a tea speakeasy and loose-leaf tea shop. Carries white, green, oolong, black, pu-erh, and herbal tisanes along with teaware and gifts, including antique teapots, cosies, strainers, and cups.

Omaha

The Tea Smith is a longtime Omaha specialty tea merchant dedicated to artisan-quality loose-leaf teas and accessories, operating from Tower Plaza at 78th and Dodge. Its selection spans matcha, oolong, black, and herbal blends, with brewed drinks and brewing equipment available in-store and online.

Canyon Road · Santa Fe

A teahouse and bistro at the top of Santa Fe's gallery-lined Canyon Road, pairing an extensive loose-leaf tea list with breakfast and lunch service. The tea menu spans pu-erh, Chinese and Indian blacks, oolong, green, matcha, white, rooibos, and ayurvedic wellness blends, with live music programming including Sunday jazz brunch.

Tenney-Lapham · Madison

Formerly known as Macha Tea Company, The Teasider is a Madison tea shop that got its start in 2007 in a little house on Monroe Street before relocating to the E. Johnson Street neighborhood in 2016. It focuses on high-quality looseleaf teas — white, green, oolong, black, pu-erh, and herbal — plus teaware, with to-go beverages and nationwide shipping.

Ballston Spa

The original village location of The Whistling Kettle, a tea restaurant and premium loose-leaf tea shop founded in 2004, minutes from Saratoga Springs. It serves an afternoon tea service alongside soups, scones, salads, and sandwiches, with a deep loose-leaf list available hot or iced and sold by the tin.

Downtown Troy · Troy

Tea restaurant and premium loose-leaf tea shop operating since 2004, with its Troy café on downtown's Broadway. The menu pairs an extensive loose-leaf tea list with an afternoon tea service built from soups, scones, salads, and sandwiches, served hot or iced. Sister locations operate in Ballston Spa, Schenectady, and Albany.

South Kensington · London, UK

Tombo is a Japanese café and tea retailer on Thurloe Place, opposite the South Kensington museums, built around matcha, Japanese teas and traditional teaware. The café serves matcha and hōjicha drinks and Japanese food, and the shop sells curated teas, ceramics and Japanese lifestyle goods.

Downtown Mall · Charlottesville

Eclectic tea house and vegetarian restaurant on Charlottesville's historic downtown walking mall, in business since 2002. The Tea Bazaar pours more than 40 loose-leaf teas from around the world alongside vegetarian and vegan fare, homemade desserts, and gluten-free options, and doubles as Charlottesville's only hookah bar.

Uptown 23rd · Oklahoma City

An Oklahoma City loose-leaf tea house at 23rd and Walker pouring a large rotating selection of teas to drink in or take home by weight. The shop also wholesales to more than 50 restaurants, coffee shops, and breweries, with staff trained through the Specialty Tea Institute.

Dupont Circle / Embassy Row · Washington

Specialty Chinese tea shop inside The Ven at Embassy Row hotel on Dupont Circle, pouring premium loose-leaf teas sourced directly from the owners' own tea mountains in China. The shop serves hot and chilled tea and signature tea-set service, and retails oolong, black, white, green, and herbal teas alongside teaware.

Downtown · Vancouver, British Columbia

Downtown Chinese teahouse established in 2017, pouring green, white, oolong, black and vintage, raw and ripe pu-erh teas to enjoy in house or take home. The space also shows artwork and cultural pieces and offers tea courses led by tea masters.

Upper Westside · Atlanta

Traditional Chinese gong fu teahouse on Atlanta's Upper Westside, opened in 2023 and billed as Georgia's only gong fu teahouse. Gong fu tea is the traditional method of brewing whole tea leaves through several infusions, and the hour-long Gong Fu Tea Experience ($25-$50) guides guests through multiple infusions of three teas of their choosing. The tea house adjoins the affiliated Wai's Kung Fu school.

Portobello · Dublin, Leinster

Dublin loose-leaf tea importer founded in December 2010, with a café and store in Portobello open seven days. The owners visit the gardens that supply them, from Darjeeling to Taiwan, and carry around 150 tea varieties across black, green, yellow, white, oolong, pu-erh and matcha. The café serves a full brunch, lunch and afternoon tea menu and roasts its own coffee.

City Centre · Cardiff, UK

Waterloo Tea's city-centre teahouse sits in Wyndham Arcade, one of Cardiff's oldest Edwardian arcades, across two floors with an upstairs room for private functions of up to 14. The menu centres on loose-leaf black, green, white, oolong, puerh, matcha and herbal teas, many single-origin, alongside coffee and tea accessories. Classic and vegan afternoon teas are served here and at the Whitchurch Road teahouse with 24 hours' notice.

East Austin · Austin

East Austin tea house from West China Tea Company, importing artisan and farm-direct Chinese teas served in the traditional gong fu cha style. Guests can sit for tea service, take classes, and shop loose-leaf teas and teaware from the company's direct-import catalog. Open into the late evening most nights as an alcohol-free gathering space.

West End · Portsmouth

New England-based sustainably sourced tea and coffee company with a café and micro-roastery in Portsmouth's West End. The café pours its own teas and chai alongside scratch-baked goods, smoothies, and breakfast and lunch fare, with vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options.

Downtown · Halifax, Nova Scotia

World Tea House on Argyle Street, across from Neptune Theatre, is a downtown Halifax tea bar where old-world tea traditions meet modern mixology and café culture. The menu runs from standard and rare loose-leaf teas to tea lattes, tea hot chocolate, tea ciders and bowl-service matcha, with ample seating and world music. It hosts ParTEA tasting classes and gongfu tea sessions by appointment.

Chamblee

Longtime Chamblee tea house and shop in metro Atlanta sharing "the Zen Experience of tea" with more than 150 varieties of premium full-leaf teas, herbs, pyramid tea bags, and accessories. Tea is currently served to-go, with outdoor patio and zen garden seating available. Also supplies teas to Atlanta-area restaurants and coffee shops and ships nationwide.

East Austin / Springdale General · Austin

Longstanding Austin tea company (18+ years) with a tasting room in the Springdale General complex in East Austin. Serves single-origin teas from around the world, high-quality matcha, herbal blends, puerh, and house-made artisan tea drinks, with tea flights and freshly brewed pots available in-house. Also sells bulk loose-leaf tea and teaware, with a wholesale program.