Tea Shops & Retail in Washington, D.C.

3 verified tea shops & retail venues across 1 city in Washington, D.C. ($$ to $$): Washington. Rooms that double as merchants, walls of loose-leaf tins, tastings before you buy, and often classes. Where to build your home tea shelf.

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Ching Ching Cha

Dupont Circle · Washington

A DC tea institution that spent 25 years as a Georgetown tea house before relocating to a bright, intimate shop-and-gallery space in Dupont Circle. Ching Ching Cha specializes in teas hand-sourced from mainland China, Taiwan, and Japan alongside herbal options, and carries an extensive collection of Yixing teapots, artisan pottery, and handcrafted gifts from across Asia. Note that the current location is retail-focused and no longer serves food.

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Teaism Penn Quarter

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.

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Valley Brook Tea

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.

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