AllanK said

Tea Houses in NYC

Does anyone know of tea houses or tea shops in NYC preferably Chinatown. I’ll be meeting someone from Steepster in Chinatown in a few weeks and I don’t really know where to go for tea in Chinatown although I’m sure there are many places.

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MrQuackers said

Ten Ren is worth mentioning, even if you don’t have tea there. It’s one of those places to stop and see how they do business. Also, if you do a search for Ten Ren New York, it will give you a list of other places people searched for. A liat of tea places essentially.

Traditional Chinese restaurants will serve tea with a meal as well in China towns wherever you go.

If you have never had bubble tea that would be somethimg worth doing.

There is also a tea place rating feature within this website.

AllanK said

Ten Ren is one of the few I have been to but I was really looking for a tea house where several people can sit down and have a tea service even if it be western not gongfu.

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MrQuackers said

I asked and my friend said that China town is tough to find good tea in. T shop very close to Elisabeth St was recommended. Harvey & Sons is nearby too. T2 as well.

One particular place was recommended for what you were looking for. Te company in East village.

Kaylee said

I absolutely adore Te Company. The service is excellent, the food and tea is delicious, and the proprietor is fun to talk to. The pineapple cookies are expensive but a must-try. However, they are on vacation until 9/8 so plan accordingly.

igo_cha said

Minor correction: Te company is in the West Village: http://www.te-nyc.com/

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t-ching said

Tea Drunk is a fun place, they gongfu as well

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I have to say Tea Drunk too
I drink the most of their teas (as you can see by my reviews) and I find them to be top notch

You can skip Ten Ren it is a very big main stream company

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igo_cha said

Second for TSHOP: www.tshopny.com

Also within the boundries of NYC (Flushing Chinatown)is Fang’s at
135-25 Roosevelt Ave, Flushing.

AllanK said

I have not yet been to TShop but have been to Fang’s Gourmet Teas and they are amazing.

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igo_cha said

Finally, in Brooklyn is Puerh Brooklyn. I’ve not been there yet.
www.puerhbrooklyn.com

AllanK said

I was at Puerh Brooklyn once about two years ago. It was nice but at the time they were strictly carrying Yunnan Sourcing teas. The website now makes it look like they have branched out a bit.

Thanks for this recommendation. Just checked out there site. Looks great.

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