Taiwanese Tea Houses

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.

Quartier Latin · Montreal, Quebec

Camellia Sinensis is Montreal's reference tea merchant, with its original boutique on rue Emery in the Quartier Latin and a second shop at Jean-Talon Market. The team sources directly from producers in China, Japan, Taiwan, India and beyond, and runs a Tea School with workshops on tea ceremonies and infusion techniques. Its Quebec City sister shop adds a seated tea room.

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.

Ballard · Seattle

Ballard tea shop focused on Taiwanese teas, particularly oolongs in light, roasted, vintage, and red styles, alongside black, puer, green, and white teas. The shop runs weekend tea classes at its separate tea studio in Woodland Park.

Friendly Area · Eugene

Eugene tea shop specializing in Taiwanese oolong and puer, sourced directly from Taiwanese family farms through relationships built over two decades. The founder spent six years in Taiwan working with fourth-generation mountain tea farmers, and the shop offers in-store pickup at its Friendly Street location.

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.

Mayfair · London, UK

Postcard Teas is a specialist tea shop off New Bond Street that calls itself the pioneer of tea provenance, sourcing single-origin teas from small producers in China, India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam. The shop stocks regional oolongs (Wuyi, Phoenix, Anxi), aged puerh and 'Auld Tree' teas, plus ceramics from the Asahiyaki kilns and Kaikado caddies, and runs a bookable Tea School. Closed Sundays and bank holidays.

Chinatown · San Francisco

An artisanal tea company established in 1985 in San Francisco's Chinatown, working directly with farmers and craftspeople in China and Taiwan. The shop emphasizes provenance, variety, season, and craft across its range of loose-leaf teas and traditional teaware.

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.

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.

San Francisco

A San Francisco tea and ceramics shop offering teas of exceptional quality and character alongside handmade teaware. The collection centers on high-elevation oolongs, spring-crop green teas, and artisan ceramic vessels.

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.

Marble Works District · Middlebury

Teahouse and importer in Middlebury's historic Marble Works District, sourcing over 100 fresh loose-leaf teas from China, Japan, Taiwan, India, and Nepal. Serves tea in house and to-go with house specialties, small snack plates, and daily chocolates, and also operates as a tea and teaware wholesaler.

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.

Berkeley

A Berkeley fine tea retailer and tasting room specializing in premium loose-leaf teas and traditional teaware. Tea tastings are offered anytime during open hours.

Belmont / Sunnyside · Portland

Portland tea importer's flagship teahouse on SE Belmont Street, open Wednesday through Sunday, with the adjoining Leaf Room retail store open daily until 7 PM. The company sources and serves a broad range of loose leaf teas and operates as one of Portland's longest-running dedicated teahouses.

Old Town Chinatown · Portland

Teahouse in the Tower of Cosmic Reflections inside Lan Su Chinese Garden, serving exclusively Chinese and Taiwanese teas alongside traditional Chinese comfort foods and pastries. Programming includes seasonal guided tea tastings, a Tour + Pour garden-tour-plus-tasting experience, and tea workshops. Garden admission is required; hours shown are garden hours with last entry at 5:00 PM.