Tea shops · United States
Tea shops · United StatesOur favorite tea shops in Albuquerque
5 places we'd send a friend to.
Albuquerque sells its loose leaf by the ounce. A shop on Mountain Road weighs out more than 300 teas from $3.25 the ounce, a boutique in Nob Hill imports Chinese and Taiwanese teas in 2 oz bags, a New Mexico blender in Uptown and Old Town sells its teas in tins, and an English-style tearoom on Osuna Road keeps a gift shop of its own blends. Prices on this page run from $3.25 for an ounce of Cream Earl Grey to $35 for 20 g of ceremonial matcha.
01
New Mexico Tea Company
Mountain Road, between Old Town and Downtown · 1131 Mountain Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
In storeShips onlineHours: Daily 10am to 6pm· 6 pricesA loose-leaf shop at 1131 Mountain Rd NW, on the corner of Twelfth Street between Old Town and Downtown, open since November 2006, with more than 300 teas and close to a hundred herbs and spices weighed out by the ounce. Organic English Breakfast is $3.75 the ounce, Cream Earl Grey, its most popular tea, $3.25, Tie Guan Yin $4.50, Long Jing $6 and organic Da Hong Pao $7. It ships nationwide from the same catalogue.
02
The Fragrant Leaf
Nob Hill · 3207 Silver Ave SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106
In storeShips onlineHours: Wednesday to Saturday 12pm to 5pm; Sunday 12pm to 4pm· 6 pricesAn importer of Asian teas and teaware with a boutique at 3207 Silver Ave SE in Nob Hill. Teas are sold in 2 oz, 4 oz and 8 oz bags with a small sample of each: Assam Golden Tips is $12 the 2 oz, organic Dragon Well from Hangzhou $16, Monkey Picked Tie Guan Yin from Anxi $20 and Silver Needle from Fuding $24; organic ceremonial matcha from Uji is $35 the 20 g. It hosts a themed afternoon tea one Sunday a month and ships free in the US over $60.
03
Old Barrel Tea Co
ABQ Uptown · 2241 Q St NE Suite 7-i, Albuquerque, NM 87110
In storeShips onlineHours: Uptown: Monday to Thursday 11am to 6pm; Friday and Saturday 10am to 7pm; Sunday 11am to 6pm· 6 pricesA New Mexico family company that blends all its teas in Albuquerque and has grown to shops across New Mexico, Colorado and Arizona, two of them here: at 2241 Q St NE Suite 7-i in ABQ Uptown and in Old Town. Teas come in tins first, then quart jars: Sencha Green is $15 the 2.2 oz tin, Jasmine Green $15 the 2 oz, Roasted Oolong (Ti Kwan Yin) $15 the 3.2 oz and Aged Pu Erh $16 the 2.4 oz. Both shops pour tea and honey tastings every day.
04
Salem's Tea House
Old Town
In storeShips online· 5 pricesA small tea shop in Old Town that sells loose leaf by the ounce alongside local honey, tea pets and teaware. English Breakfast is $4 the ounce, Sencha Kakagawa $4.50, Assam Broken Leaf $6, Tie Guan Yin $6.25 and Shou Mei white $11.25, with a $3 sample bag of almost everything. It also sells at the Downtown Growers' Market on Saturdays and the Railyards Market on Sundays in season.
05
The St. James Tearoom
Osuna Road, North Valley · 320 Osuna Rd NE, Suite D, Albuquerque, NM 87107
In storeShips onlineHours: Market gift shop: Tuesday 10:45am to 6pm; Wednesday to Saturday 10:45am to 8pm; Sunday 10:45am to 6pm; closed Monday· 6 pricesAn English-style tearoom open since 1999 at 320 Osuna Rd NE, Suite D, where afternoon tea is by reservation but the Market gift shop and the online store sell its loose leaf in 2 oz and 4 oz bags. Indian Assam is $9.95 the 2 oz, Gunpowder Green $9.95, English Breakfast and China Keemun $10.95 and the coconut-scented Island Garden Pouchong $12.95; a Japanese sencha from Shizuoka is $7.95 the ounce.
Also worth a visit
- Moons Coffee & Tea · Juan Tabo Blvd NE · 1605 Juan Tabo Blvd NE Ste F, Albuquerque, NM 87112No online prices yet
A mother-and-daughter coffee roaster with more than 100 loose-leaf teas and blends, sold by the bag at the shop and through its online store. Open Tuesday to Friday 9am to 6pm and Saturday 9am to 5pm. · Website: moonscoffeeandtea.com
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