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The city guide · United StatesTea shops inCincinnati.
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
13 prices listedChurchill's Fine Teas
122 West Elder St, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Cincinnati's tea specialist for 23+ years: 285+ loose teas, matcha and tea classes, with a stall at Findlay Market and a main shop in Madisonville.
In storeShips onlineFindlay 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
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The 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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Website: churchillsteas.com 
02Loose-leaf specialistWendigo Tea Co.
Elm Street next to Findlay Market (Over-the-Rhine); tasting room by appointment in Price Hill
5 prices listedWendigo Tea Co.
1811 Elm St, Cincinnati, OH 45202
A Cincinnati tea company founded in 2013 that names each tea after a monster and pours it at a tea bar on Elm Street, next to Findlay Market.
In storeShips onlineSince 2013Wed–Thu 10:00–15:00 · Fri–Sat 10:00–18:00 · Sun 10:00–16:00
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A 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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Website: wendigotea.com
03Loose-leaf specialistColonel De Gourmet Herbs & Spices
Findlay Market (Over-the-Rhine), stalls 133–135; second store at Newport on the Levee, KY
5 prices listedColonel De Gourmet Herbs & Spices
1801 Race St, Suite 133-135, Cincinnati, OH 45202
A Findlay Market spice merchant with 500+ herbs, spices and blends, trading since 2005, whose loose teas go by the ounce at the lowest prices in Cincinnati.
In storeShips onlineTue–Fri 9:00–18:00 · Sat 8:00–18:00 · Sun 10:00–16:00
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A 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 $35.
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Website: colonelde.com- SenchaPineapple Papaya Green TeaUS$ 5.50 · 1 oz
- ChamomileCitrus Chamomile Herbal TeaUS$ 4.16 · 1 oz
- Black teaOrange Spice Black TeaUS$ 3.60 · 1 oz
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