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Tea shops · United KingdomOur favorite tea shops in Cardiff
3 places we'd send a friend to.
Cardiff's tea is sold out of its Victorian and Edwardian arcades and its teahouses. Waterloo Tea, the importer that opened its first teahouse in Penylan in 2008, now has three rooms in the city and the deepest loose-leaf list, from a 5,80 £ English Breakfast to single-estate Darjeeling and Japanese sencha; Bird & Blend keeps its wall of 100 blends in the Royal Arcade a few doors from Wally's, the delicatessen that has traded there since 1981; and Quantum, the coffee roaster by the castle and in the Bay, sells a short tea range in tubs. Prices below are in pounds with VAT included.
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Waterloo Tea
Wyndham Arcade, Penylan and Whitchurch Road · Wyndham Arcade, The Hayes, Cardiff CF10 1FH
In storeShips onlineHours: Wyndham Arcade: Mon–Fri 9:30–16:00 · Sat 9:00–17:00 · Sun 10:00–16:00· 15 pricesThe city's tea importer, established in 2008, with three Cardiff teahouses: Wyndham Arcade off The Hayes, 5 Waterloo Gardens in Penylan and 190-192 Whitchurch Road, each with a kitchen, an art wall and the full range to take home. The loose-leaf list runs from everyday to single estate: English Breakfast and a Kenilworth Estate Ceylon at 5,80 £ for 100 g, Earl Grey at 7,10 £, Khongea Estate Assam at 9,40 £, Dragon Well at 9,00 £ for 75 g, Tie Guan Yin at 8,40 £ for 100 g, Oriental Beauty at 7,50 £ for 75 g, Silver Needle at 12,00 £ for 50 g, a 2026 Glenburn Estate first-flush Darjeeling at 15,80 £ for 75 g and a Japanese sencha at 26,30 £ for 100 g, plus a Classic Matcha at 19,00 £ for 50 g, a raw puerh, the house chai, yerba mate and peppermint. Orders online can be collected in store.
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Bird & Blend Tea Co. Cardiff
Royal Arcade, Morgan Quarter · 1-3 Royal Arcade, Cardiff CF10 1AE
In storeShips onlineHours: Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00 · Sun 11:00–17:00· 8 pricesThe blender's shop at 1-3 Royal Arcade, open Monday to Saturday 10:00–18:00 and Sunday 11:00–17:00, with the wall of 100 loose leaf blends and mixologists who make iced teas and lattes at the counter. The classics are 6,00 £ for a 50 g pouch: Builder's Breakfast Brew, Assam Earl Grey, Earl Grey Creme, Sunny Sencha and Peppy Mint peppermint, with 20 g tasters at 3,50 £; Coconut Milk Oolong is 10,50 £ and the Pure Grade Ceremonial Matcha 22,00 £ for a 30 g tin. The Cardiff signature is Welsh Cake Cwtch, a caffeine-free rooibos blend with cinnamon and fruit at 8,50 £ for 50 g. The store runs tea blending workshops, tea lock-ins and a matcha masterclass.
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Quantum Coffee Roasters
Duke Street and Cardiff Bay · 6-7 Duke Street, Cardiff CF10 1AY
In storeShips onlineHours: Duke Street: Mon–Fri 9:00–17:00 · Sat 9:00–18:00 · Sun 10:00–17:00· 6 pricesA coffee roaster with two Cardiff shops, at 6-7 Duke Street opposite the castle and at 58 Bute Street in the Bay, that also sells a short loose-leaf range in tubs: Breakfast Tea (Assam, Nilgiri and Ceylon) at 6,50 £ for 80 g, Assam and Earl Grey with cornflowers at 6,80 £ for 80 g, Darjeeling at 8,50 £ for 80 g, and sencha and rooibos at 8,50 £ for 100 g. The Duke Street shop opens Monday to Friday 9:00–17:00, Saturday 9:00–18:00 and Sunday 10:00–17:00.
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