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Looking for tea shop in Oakland, CA, chinatown
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Looking for a good tea shop near the Oakland area and wondering if any good ones in Chinatown. I would like to 1. Find a source for good oolong's, green teas that are reasonably priced. Currently buy all my teas from special teas. 2. Buy a quality gaiwan or yixing teapot for oolongs/green teas. I own a chatsford tea pot, but want to try and brew oolongs and greens in a gaiwan/yixing if I can. Any suggestions. (if nothing in chinatown, general east bay area or even SF is fine, or even online if thats the best). Shriram |
Looking for tea shop in Oakland, CA, chinatown
On Feb 7, 10:24*am, wrote:
> Hi > > Looking for a good tea shop near the Oakland area and wondering if any > good ones in Chinatown. > > I would like to > > 1. Find a source for good oolong's, green teas that are reasonably > priced. Currently buy all my teas from special teas. > > 2. Buy a quality gaiwan or yixing teapot for oolongs/green teas. > > I own a chatsford tea pot, but want to try and brew oolongs and greens > in a gaiwan/yixing if I can. > > Any suggestions. (if nothing in chinatown, general east bay area or > even SF is fine, or even online if thats the best). > > Shriram We now live in Oakland. There's only one relatively good tea shop in Oakland Chinatown - Hong Kong Market on the corner of 9th Street and Broadway. When the tea is fresh, it can be delightful and inexpensive. But, it's "hit or miss'. The shop down the street "Golden Teashop" on the north side of the block is a real rip-off. In Oakland on College Avenue, there is Far leaves - small, not bad. But, the better tea shops are in Berkeley: Teance is on 4th Street (I personally think this tea shop is VERY over-rated and expensive; some folks really like it. I have yet to have any FRESH teas there.). The BEST is Roy Fong's Imperial Tea Court in Berkeley on Shattuck Avenue in the back. The food is good, as well. All Imperial Tea Court teas are carefully selected and worth the price. The younger kids in the shop are not that tea-savy; but, often Roy or Grace Fong, Michael or James are there and they are tea experts. In San Francisco - two shops: Imperial Tea Court (as above) in the Embarcadero Ferry Building (James is usually there) or Red Blossom on Grant Avenue Chinatown -Alice and Peter - both knowledgeable and fine teas. The other shops on the street are overpriced and under-quality. Unfortunately, the original, wonderful Imperial Tea Court shop in Chinatown SF closed in December. There is also, in SF, Samovar - nice tearoom, good food, very small and over rated and over-priced selection. Welcome to the beautiful, now warm and sunny Bay Area! Shen |
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