Portland, OR has 11 tea rooms and tea shops in this guide.
11 tea spots
Portland's Tea Scene
Portland's tea scene runs on gongfu service, with at least four rooms that pour it: The Tao of Tea has poured gongfu service on SE Belmont since 1997, Enthea Teahouse hands you a thermos and gaiwan in a shoes-off room in Brooklyn, Bardo Tea in Concordia has a tatami room, and Fly Awake Tea House off North Mississippi pours oolong and pu-erh flights. Yun Shui Teahouse sits in a two-story tower inside Lan Su Chinese Garden. On the blended-tea side, Smith Teamaker runs two tasting rooms with tea flights, and Doja Tea Room serves an Asian-fusion afternoon tea on weekends.
Southeast Portland holds the most venues: The Tao of Tea on Belmont, Enthea Teahouse in Brooklyn, Smith Teamaker's Central Eastside flagship and Portal Tea Company's Sellwood caboose. Northwest 23rd Avenue has Smith Teamaker and Portal Tea Company two blocks apart, and Yun Shui Teahouse is inside Lan Su Chinese Garden in Old Town Chinatown.
Portland Tea at a Glance
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Tea Rooms & Tea Shops (11)
Tea houses, afternoon-tea rooms, matcha bars and loose-leaf shops that brew tea from other makers. Each card says what the place is known for and its price range.
The original Tao of Tea teahouse, open on Belmont since 1997 and built from bamboo, reclaimed wood and raw stone. Several dozen teas and herbal infusions are served by the cup or as a gongfu service that a server prepares at the table, alongside stove-top chai and vegetarian Indian dishes such as dal and rice. The company's retail Leaf Room is next door at 3432 SE Belmont.
A traditional Chinese-style teahouse in Brooklyn where you trade shoes for slippers and sit in two small rooms filled with Asian art and teaware. Service is self-brewed gongfu: you get a thermos of hot water and the full kit to steep and pour. More than 80 teas are on offer, with house-made vegan snacks such as steamed lotus buns and vegetable dumplings.
Smith Teamaker's Central Eastside flagship doubles as the operations hub where the company blends and ships its small-batch teas and herbal infusions. The tasting room serves the full menu of teas and tea drinks, and it is open 9am to 7pm every day.
Portal Tea started in 2003 as Tea Chai Te, and this Sellwood branch is set inside a railroad caboose with a courtyard for outdoor seating. It carries more than 100 house teas, including chai blends, herbal apothecary blends, cold brews and nitro tea, plus teaware. It also serves bubble tea, but loose-leaf tea is the core of the menu.
Smith Teamaker's Northwest tasting room, where you can order a flight of teas to compare side by side, tea drinks and pastries, and buy the company's teas to take home. It keeps the same 9am to 7pm daily hours as the Southeast flagship.
Portal Tea's Nob Hill branch carries the same 100-plus house teas as Sellwood, from chai blends made from scratch to herbal apothecary blends and cold brews, with an outdoor courtyard and local pastries. It stays open until 9pm daily; only Enthea Teahouse matches that closing time, and Enthea is closed Monday and Tuesday.
A Concordia teashop built around slow, gongfu-style drinking, with one shoes-off room seated on tatami mats. The shelves run deep on pu-erh and oolong, including vintage teas, and the shop hosts ticketed tea meditation sessions and classes.
A small teahouse in an alley just off North Mississippi Avenue that serves Chinese teas gongfu style, Indian chai, and organic herbal blends from its sister brand Brown Bear Herbs. You can order oolong and pu-erh flights, and tarot readings are offered on site.
Doja serves a tiered, Asian-fusion afternoon tea inside Lansdowne Social on NE 28th. The menu changes by season, and the sandwiches, scones, desserts and macarons are made in house in small batches. Service runs Friday through Sunday, and bookings are requested at least 24 hours ahead.
The teahouse inside Lan Su Chinese Garden, set in the two-story Tower of Cosmic Reflections above Lake Zither. It serves Chinese and Taiwanese teas in pots or as gaiwan service, with house-made food and local pastries, and sells tea and teaware. Entry requires garden admission.
A Japanese tea cafe and gallery behind the Portland Art Museum, run by Tomoe Horibuchi, who trained in traditional Japanese tea ceremony. It pairs Japanese tea, including matcha and hojicha drinks, with home-style food such as onigiri and sweets, and shows Japanese antiques and rotating ceramics.
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Portland Tea Tips
Learn the gongfu setup before you sit
At Enthea Teahouse you get a thermos of hot water and the gear to brew and pour yourself, with many short steeps from one portion of leaf. At The Tao of Tea's Belmont teahouse a server prepares and presents the gongfu service for you. Plan on an hour or more at either.
Check closed days
The Tao of Tea's Belmont teahouse and Enthea Teahouse are both closed Monday and Tuesday, Bardo Tea is closed Tuesday, and Doja Tea Room serves only Friday through Sunday. Fly Awake Tea House, Smith Teamaker and Portal Tea Company are open daily.
Budget for Lan Su admission
Yun Shui Teahouse is inside Lan Su Chinese Garden, so you pay garden admission to reach it. Its hours follow the garden's: 10am to 5:30pm in spring and summer, 10am to 4:30pm in fall and winter.
Book Doja ahead
Doja Tea Room asks for afternoon tea bookings at least 24 hours ahead so the kitchen can prepare, and it serves only Friday through Sunday.
Brewing at Home After Portland
Found a tea you liked in Portland? Buy the leaf, then use these to brew it the same way at home.
Teaware
Kettles, gaiwans, kyusu, scales and matcha whisks for brewing at home.
Steeping Chart
Water temperature and steep time for green, white, oolong, black and pu-erh.
Tea Ratio Calculator
Grams of leaf per 100 ml, for gongfu and western brewing.
Bitter Tea Troubleshooting
Fix a bitter, flat or astringent cup by changing one variable at a time.
Cold-Brew Tea Ratios
Leaf weight and fridge time for cold-brewed tea, by tea type.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I get gongfu tea in Portland?
The Tao of Tea's Belmont Teahouse, Enthea Teahouse in Brooklyn, Bardo Tea in Concordia and Fly Awake Tea House off North Mississippi all serve gongfu style. Yun Shui Teahouse at Lan Su Chinese Garden serves pots and gaiwan service.
Where can I get afternoon tea in Portland?
Doja Tea Room at 518 NE 28th Ave serves a tiered afternoon tea with sandwiches, scones, desserts and macarons made in house, Friday through Sunday. Book at least 24 hours ahead.
Where can I do a tea tasting flight in Portland?
Smith Teamaker's tasting rooms at 110 SE Washington St and 500 NW 23rd Ave both serve tea flights and are open 9am to 7pm daily. Fly Awake Tea House pours oolong and pu-erh flights.
Is the teahouse at Lan Su Chinese Garden worth it?
Yes, if you are visiting the garden. Yun Shui Teahouse occupies the two-story Tower of Cosmic Reflections over Lake Zither, serves Chinese and Taiwanese teas in pots or gaiwan, and sells tea and teaware. Garden admission is required, and the second floor is stairs-only.
Where can I buy loose-leaf tea in Portland?
The Tao of Tea's Leaf Room next door to its Belmont teahouse is its retail shop. Bardo Tea sells pu-erh, oolong and vintage teas, and Smith Teamaker and Portal Tea Company both sell leaf at their tasting rooms.
Portland Tea by Neighborhood
Southeast Portland
Best for: The deepest cluster: gongfu rooms, Smith's flagship tasting room and a tea shop in a railroad caboose.
Top picks: The Tao of Tea - Belmont Teahouse, Enthea Teahouse, Smith Teamaker - SE Washington St, Portal Tea Company - Sellwood Caboose
Northwest Portland
Best for: Two tea bars on NW 23rd Avenue within a short walk of each other.
Top picks: Smith Teamaker - NW 23rd Ave, Portal Tea Company - Northwest 23rd Avenue
North and Northeast Portland
Best for: Gongfu tea with tatami seating, chai and flights off Mississippi, and weekend afternoon tea.
Top picks: Bardo Tea, Fly Awake Tea House, Doja Tea Room
Downtown
Best for: Japanese tea and home-style food near the Portland Art Museum.
Top picks: Behind the Museum Cafe
Tea Reading for Portland Visitors
Read these before you order: what to ask for, how it is brewed, and what it should cost.
