Tasting table with bowls of dry tea leaf and cups ranging from pale green to red-brown

Where to drink good tea, and how to brew it at home

City guides to 246 tea rooms and tea shops, profiles of 76 tea brands, and the steeping numbers that matter: temperature, grams and minutes.

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Tea guides by city

Each dot is a city guide. Larger dots list more venues. See how the cities rank.

Terraced tea plantation at sunrise

Find a tea room

Gongfu tea houses, British afternoon tea, Japanese matcha bars and loose-leaf shops, grouped by city and neighborhood. Bubble-tea chains get their own Boba & Iced Tea pages.

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Row of tasting cups with liquor from pale gold to red-brown

Brew it right

Water temperature, leaf weight and steep time decide most cups. Our guides give the numbers for gaiwan, kyusu, western pot, grandpa style, matcha and cold brew.

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Shelves of loose-leaf tea in tins and jars

Know who sells it

Profiles of tea companies that sell online in the US: what they specialize in, where their leaf comes from, and which of their teas to start with.

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The Loose Leaf Index

What a gram of loose-leaf tea costs

Median $0.30/g across 4,652 in-stock teas from 39 online vendors, listed on October 1, 2026.

$0.30/gGreen
$0.26/gBlack
$0.44/gOolong
$1.13/gMatcha

See every tea type, origin and brand, plus a cost-per-cup calculator

All-tea median $0.30/g. Snapshot of October 1, 2026, not live prices.

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Pre-rain Dragonwell (Longjing)

China•Green (unoxidized)•$45.00

Nutty, Buttery, Toasted

Explore Local Tea Guides

Tea rooms, tea houses and loose-leaf shops, city by city

New York tea scene

New York, NY

Portland tea scene

Portland, OR

Las Vegas tea scene

Las Vegas, NV

Seattle tea scene

Seattle, WA

Boston tea scene

Boston, MA

Chicago tea scene

Chicago, IL

Dallas tea scene

Dallas, TX

Honolulu tea scene

Honolulu, HI

Los Angeles tea scene

Los Angeles, CA

San Francisco tea scene

San Francisco, CA

Washington DC tea scene

Washington DC, DC

Atlanta tea scene

Atlanta, GA

Austin tea scene

Austin, TX

Charlotte tea scene

Charlotte, NC

Houston tea scene

Houston, TX

Pittsburgh tea scene

Pittsburgh, PA

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