Tea shops · United States
Tea shops · United StatesOur favorite tea shops in Cincinnati
3 places we'd send a friend to, with prices we checked ourselves.
Cincinnati's loose-leaf tea lives in one block of Over-the-Rhine: Findlay Market, Ohio's oldest public market, holds a 285-tea specialist shop with 23+ years behind it, a spice merchant trading since 2005 that sells its teas by the ounce, and, on Elm Street next door, a monster-themed tea company founded in 2013 that runs a tea bar. The specialist has a second, larger shop in Madisonville on the east side. The former Oakley tea house Essencha no longer trades from a shop, and the rest of the region's tea rooms sit across the river in Kentucky or in the northern suburbs.
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Churchill's Fine Teas
Findlay Market (Over-the-Rhine); second shop at 6709 Madison Rd, Madisonville · 122 West Elder St, Cincinnati, OH 45202
In storeShips onlineHours: Findlay Market: Tue–Thu 10:00–16:00 · Fri 10:00–17:00 · Sat 8:00–17:00 · Sun 10:00–16:00 (Mar 29–early Nov 2026) · Madisonville: Mon–Sat 10:00–16:00 · Sun 11:00–16:00· 13 verified pricesThe city's tea specialist, born in Cincinnati and founded, owned and operated by women immigrants, with 285+ loose teas, matcha, teaware and tea classes. The Findlay Market shop is at 122 West Elder Street; the main shop moved in March 2026 to 6709 Madison Road in Madisonville. Everything is sold from 1 oz up: Earl Grey Classic and Lover's Leap Ceylon at $4.55, English Breakfast Classic at $4.75, Sencha Dragon and Ti Kuan Yin oolong at $5.25, Dragonwell at $7.95, Jasmine Pearls at $10.25 and Izu Green Matcha at $12.55. Free US shipping over $80; a rewards programme for repeat buyers.
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Wendigo Tea Co.
Elm Street next to Findlay Market (Over-the-Rhine); tasting room by appointment in Price Hill · 1811 Elm St, Cincinnati, OH 45202
In storeShips onlineHours: Wed–Thu 10:00–15:00 · Fri–Sat 10:00–18:00 · Sun 10:00–16:00· 5 verified pricesA Cincinnati tea company established in 2013 that names every tea after a cryptid and pours it at a tea bar at 1811 Elm Street, next to Findlay Market, with a by-appointment tasting room at 3116 Warsaw Avenue in Price Hill. The list is short and unusual: Nessy Jasmine Tea, jasmine dragon pearls from Fujian, is $22 for 2.25 oz; MOTHMAN Cocoon White Tea, hand-rolled Zomba pearls from Malawi's Satemwa estate, $30 for 2 oz; the Skin Walker Ranch houjicha $20 for 2 oz; FireBird Chai $25 for 2 oz; and the Sandman herbal blend $22 for 2 oz. Ships nationally.
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Colonel De Gourmet Herbs & Spices
Findlay Market (Over-the-Rhine), stalls 133–135; second store at Newport on the Levee, KY · 1801 Race St, Suite 133-135, Cincinnati, OH 45202
In storeShips onlineHours: Tue–Fri 9:00–18:00 · Sat 8:00–18:00 · Sun 10:00–16:00· 6 verified pricesA spice merchant with over 500 herbs, spices and blends that started at farmers' markets in 2005 and opened its stall at Findlay Market a year later; today it is at 1801 Race Street, stalls 133–135, run by the founder's son, with a second store at Newport on the Levee in Kentucky. Its teas are priced per ounce, the cheapest in the city: Chai Tea (black tea, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom) $3.00, Orange Spice Black and Hibiscus Zest $3.60, Citrus Chamomile $4.16, Pineapple Papaya Green on a sencha base $5.50 and Lavender Herbal $6.61. Free US shipping over $35.
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