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Columbus lost both of its best-known tea salons in the last few years, and what is left is two very different counters. One is a spice stall inside the North Market downtown that sells herbs and a smoked black tea loose by weight, starting at a quarter of an ounce; the other is a reservation-only tearoom in Franklinton with a small boutique attached. Neither stocks oolong today, so the oolong rows on our tea pages come from elsewhere in the country.
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- 01Loose-leaf specialist
North Market Spices
North Market, downtown
7 prices listedNorth Market Spices
59 Spruce Street, Columbus, OH 43215
A spice stall in the North Market that sells herbs and a smoked Fujian black loose by weight, from a quarter of an ounce up.
In storeShips onlineSince 2010Sun–Mon 10:00–17:00 · Tue–Fri 10:00–18:00 · Sat 9:00–19:00
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A stall inside the historic North Market at 59 Spruce Street, opened in August 2010 by Ben Walters after years of tuning the blend now sold as the Columbus Rub. More than 400 spices and herbs are sold loose by weight, from a quarter ounce up to a pound, and the tea and herb corner is where this shop earns its place: a Lapsang Souchong from Fujian, fired over pine or cypress wood, at $11.00 for 2 oz, chamomile flowers at $4.20 for a quarter ounce, hibiscus $5.20 and crushed spearmint $3.85 the ounce, lemongrass $3.50 for half an ounce, tulsi $4.99, and a house chai starter of star anise, cinnamon, allspice, clove, pepper and cardamom at $9.00.
What to bring home
Website: northmarketspices.com- Lapsang SouchongLapsang Souchongfrom US$ 11 · 2 oz
- ChamomileChamomile Flowersfrom US$ 4.20 · 0.25 oz
- ChaiChai Powderfrom US$ 9 · 1.5 oz
02Loose-leaf specialistPosh Teatime Co.
Franklinton, West Broad Street
4 prices listedPosh Teatime Co.
1273 W Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43222
A boutique tearoom in Franklinton open four days a week by reservation, with a small tea counter attached.
In storeShips onlineFri–Mon 11:00–18:00, by reservation only
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A boutique tearoom at 1273 W Broad Street in Franklinton, open Friday to Monday by reservation only, for parties of up to ten and buyouts of up to thirty. Seatings run from a 60-minute cream tea to a 90-minute traditional English afternoon tea, with a Moroccan atay service and a southern tea on the same list, and the kitchen serves halal meat with vegan, nut-free and gluten-free options arranged at booking. The attached boutique sells a Jasmine Pearl green at $14.95 for 4 oz, English Breakfast and its decaffeinated version at $9.95 for ten pyramid sachets, and a Farmer's Market fruit blend at $16.95 for 4 oz.
What to bring home
Website: poshteatime.com- English BreakfastEnglish Breakfast Tea Sachetsfrom US$ 9.95 · 10 sachets
- JasmineJasmine Pearl Green Teafrom US$ 14.95 · 4 oz
- Herbal infusionFarmer's Market Fruit Blendfrom US$ 16.95 · 4 oz
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Cambridge Tea House
West Fifth Avenue, at the Marble Cliff edge of the city · 1885 W 5th Ave, Columbus, OH 43212
A tea room pouring more than forty teas, but it sells seatings rather than packets and has no online catalogue, so there is no price per size we could read and publish.
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