Tea shops · Denver, United States
A family-owned tea house on Denver's Antique Row since 2002, with afternoon tea by reservation and more than a hundred teas sold from 2 oz.
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The house
Capital Tea has been on South Broadway since 2002, in the stretch of Denver known as Antique Row, and describes itself as a family-owned tea house. The room is small and vintage in style, and most of what happens in it is tea service: an English-style afternoon tea with unlimited pots, hot appetizers, scones with clotted cream and jam, and desserts, booked at least 24 hours ahead in ninety-minute sittings. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays the service runs all day; from Friday to Sunday it is by timed seating. Lunch, light bites and pastries are served as well.
The tea list is the other half of the house. The shop says it sells only organic loose-leaf tea, more than a hundred varieties, and the black teas are the longest shelf: Assam, a Kenilworth from Sri Lanka, Milima from Kenya, Tigerhill from the Nilgiris, and three Darjeelings sold by garden, Castleton's, Margaret's Hope and Namring Upper Estate. Around them sit Keemun Grand, Lapsang Souchong, Russian Caravan and four versions of Earl Grey. The greens cover Long Jing Dragonwell, Mao Feng, Temple of Heaven gunpowder, Sencha, Genmaicha, Hojicha and Kukicha, and the oolongs Ti Kuan Yin, Wu Yi, Jade and a Milk oolong.
Every tea is sold in the same four sizes, 2, 4, 8 and 16 oz, and the price doubles with each step, so the smallest bag is the natural way in. Assam, English Breakfast and the estate teas from Sri Lanka, Kenya and the Nilgiris are US$ 8 for 2 oz, Earl Grey and Keemun Grand US$ 9, Long Jing US$ 16 and the Castleton Darjeeling US$ 18. The tea house is at 1450 S. Broadway, half a mile south of I-25 between Florida and Arkansas Avenues, with free two-hour street parking usually nearby, and it is closed on Tuesdays.
Denver · United States
1450 S. Broadway, Denver, CO 80210
Half a mile south of I-25, between Florida and Arkansas Avenues. Free two-hour street parking is usually available nearby; coming from the south lets you park right in front.
Published hours: Mon, Wed–Sat 9:30–17:30 · Sun 9:30–17:00 · Tue closed
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The FindMeTea edit
01 · Black tea
A second-flush Darjeeling from a renowned garden in the south of the district, hand-plucked, with silvery tips among the dark leaves; the one to try in the smallest size before settling on an everyday black.
from US$ 18· 2 oz
Explore this tea →02 · Black tea
A single-estate Ceylon from Kenilworth, in Sri Lanka, with large, wiry leaves and a deep amber cup, malty and full-bodied: the everyday black of the list.
from US$ 8· 2 oz
Explore this tea →03 · Green tea
An organic Dragon Well from the West Lake region of Zhejiang; the Chinese green to start with on a list that also has Mao Feng and a Temple of Heaven gunpowder.
from US$ 16· 2 oz
Explore this tea →The one worth the trip
Green tea from Fujian hand-rolled into pearls and scented with fresh jasmine blossoms, which unfurl slowly in hot water: the most worked leaf on the list, and a reason to ride down South Broadway.
from US$ 20· 2 oz
Explore this tea →Prices
Prices are indicative. Each price keeps its currency and pack size; this selection does not necessarily cover the house's complete range.
37 prices
| Tea | Type | Price / pack |
|---|---|---|
| Assam | Black tea | from US$ 82 oz |
| English Breakfast | Black tea | from US$ 82 oz |
| Irish Breakfast | Black tea | from US$ 82 oz |
| Kenilworth (Ceylon estate black tea) | Black tea | from US$ 82 oz |
| Milima (Kenya estate black tea) | Black tea | from US$ 82 oz |
| Tigerhill (Nilgiri estate black tea) | Black tea | from US$ 82 oz |
| Vietnamese (black tea) | Black tea | from US$ 82 oz |
| Mate | Yerba mate | from US$ 82 oz |
| Earl Grey | Black tea | from US$ 92 oz |
| Keemun Grand | Black tea | from US$ 92 oz |
| Lapsang Souchong | Black tea | from US$ 92 oz |
| Russian Caravan | Black tea | from US$ 92 oz |
| Yunnan (black tea) | Black tea | from US$ 92 oz |
| Peppermint | Herbal infusion | from US$ 92 oz |
| Hibiscus | Herbal infusion | from US$ 92 oz |
| Sencha | Green tea | from US$ 102 oz |
| Genmaicha | Green tea | from US$ 102 oz |
| Moroccan Mint | Green tea | from US$ 102 oz |
| Temple of Heaven (gunpowder green tea) | Green tea | from US$ 102 oz |
| Chamomile | Herbal infusion | from US$ 102 oz |
| Rooibos | Rooibos | from US$ 102 oz |
| Yunnan Leaf (loose pu-erh) | Pu-erh tea | from US$ 112 oz |
| Chocolate Chai | Chai | from US$ 112 oz |
| Hojicha | Green tea | from US$ 112 oz |
| Mao Feng | Green tea | from US$ 112 oz |
| Margaret's Hope (second flush Darjeeling) | Black tea | from US$ 122 oz |
| Kukicha | Green tea | from US$ 122 oz |
| Wu Yi Oolong | Oolong tea | from US$ 122 oz |
| Pai Mu Tan | White tea | from US$ 122 oz |
| Ti Kuan Yin | Oolong tea | from US$ 132 oz |
| Formosa Oolong | Oolong tea | from US$ 142 oz |
| Long Jing Dragonwell | Green tea | from US$ 162 oz |
| Matcha | Matcha | from US$ 162 oz |
| Castleton's (second flush Darjeeling) | Black tea | from US$ 182 oz |
| Jade Oolong | Oolong tea | from US$ 182 oz |
| Jasmine Dragon Phoenix Pearls | Green tea | from US$ 202 oz |
| Milk (oolong) | Oolong tea | from US$ 202 oz |
Indicative prices, with each product’s pack size. Prices may change; check with the shop. Price verification dates: 2026-11-10.
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