Tea shops · Halifax, Canada
Tea shops · Halifax, CanadaEastern Tea Bar
A family tea shop on Gottingen Street that buys small batches from farmers abroad and sells them in 25 g bags with names worth reading.
A shop that writes a story for every tea, and sells it in a bag small enough to try them all.
Eastern Tea Bar is a family business bringing loose tea to Atlantic Canada. Its first shop is at 2093 Gottingen Street in Halifax's North End, run by Nick; a second, Cat Tale Eclectics, sells books, vinyl and tea on Main Street in Mahone Bay. Since 2019 the family has worked with farmers around the world to bring in small-batch tea and matcha, and its next sourcing trip is planned for November 2026, filmed for its own YouTube channel.
Every tea gets a name and a note. Smokestacks is a Lapsang Souchong chosen for a smoke that sits on the tea rather than hiding it; Srùbag, a Gaelic word for a cup of tea with something to eat, is an Eastern Beauty oolong; Peach Body is a Huang Zhi Xiang Dancong from Fenghuangshan, roasted to a peachy, earthy finish. Most come in 25 g bags, which keeps the more unusual teas affordable to try, and the product pages list harvest, region and cultivar.
Matcha has its own shelf: the 2026 spring harvest of an Okumidori and Tenmyou blend from Uji, a ceremonial grade meant to be whisked straight, next to a hojicha powder. The shop also runs a monthly tea club, sells wholesale, and keeps brewing pages for each style on its site. For a first visit, buy three 25 g bags from three different countries and compare them at home.
- prices
- 6
- tea types
- 4
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- CA$ 6
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Where it is
Gottingen Street (North End)
2093 Gottingen Street, Halifax, NS
What to buy here
Lapsang Souchong
Smokestacks | Lapsang Souchong
CA$ 12 · 25 g
Smokestacks, a Lapsang Souchong that is smoky but still sweet, with a chocolatey note underneath; for anyone who has found other Lapsangs too harsh.
See our page on this tea →Oriental Beauty
Srùbag | Eastern Beauty Oolong
CA$ 12 · 25 g
Srùbag, an Eastern Beauty oolong, the heavily oxidised, honeyed style; named after a Gaelic word for a cuppa with a pastry, which is how to drink it.
See our page on this tea →Genmaicha
Genmaicha | Roasted Rice Green Tea
from CA$ 6 · 25 g
Genmaicha, Japanese green tea with roasted rice, the cheapest bag in the shop and the easiest everyday green.
See our page on this tea →
The one worth the trip
Peach Body | Huang Zhi Dancong
CA$ 15 · 25 g
Peach Body, a Huang Zhi Xiang (yellow gardenia) Dancong from Fenghuangshan in Guangdong: sweet like peach blossom, earthy, with a roasted finish and a strong aroma. It is sold in a 25 g bag, enough for a few careful sessions.
See our page on this tea →All prices
Open a tea to see who else sells it.
| Tea | Type | Price | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genmaicha | Roasted Rice Green Tea | Green tea | from CA$ 6 | 25 g |
| Smokestacks | Lapsang Souchong | Black tea | CA$ 12 | 25 g |
| Srùbag | Eastern Beauty Oolong | Oolong tea | CA$ 12 | 25 g |
| House Blend Earl Grey | Black tea | from CA$ 13 | 50 g |
| Peach Body | Huang Zhi Dancong | Oolong tea | CA$ 15 | 25 g |
| Matcha Okumidori-Tenmyou | Matcha | CA$ 27 | 30 g |
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