Tea shops · Taiwan
Tea shops · TaiwanOur favorite tea shops in Kaohsiung
2 places we'd send a friend to.
Kaohsiung buys its tea the Taiwanese way: high-mountain oolongs by the 75 g or 150 g vacuum pack, from Alishan, Shanlinxi, Lishan and Dayuling, plus the black teas of Sun Moon Lake. The two houses on this page are a 1971 family merchant with its flagship on Jianguo 1st Road and a second-generation tea space in Daliao where a tea master pours free tastings by appointment. Prices run from NT$ 200 for 150 g of Si Ji Chun to NT$ 1,499 for 100 g of a wild black tea from Kaohsiung's own mountains. The city's oldest houses, from 1943 and 1946, sell over the counter only.
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Ever Trust Tea (長信名茶)
Sanmin District (三民區), Jianguo 1st Road · No. 476, Jianguo 1st Rd, Sanmin District, Kaohsiung 807 (高雄市三民區建國一路476號)
In storeShips onlineHours: Mon–Sun 10:00–21:00· 8 pricesA Kaohsiung tea merchant founded in 1971 by Huang Tian-yong, with its flagship store at No. 476 Jianguo 1st Road in Sanmin District, open every day from 10:00 to 21:00. Alishan and Dong Ding oolongs at NT$ 360 for 150 g, a winter Wenshan Baozhong at NT$ 300, Dayuling at NT$ 600 for 75 g, Sun Moon Lake black and Ruby No. 18 at NT$ 480 for 100 g, a top-grade Oriental Beauty at NT$ 780 and a box of Yunnan ripe pu-erh mini cakes. The site publishes its pesticide-residue test reports every year.
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YuSong Tea (禹松茶學)
Daliao District (大寮區), Minyang Road · No. 30, Minyang Rd, Daliao District, Kaohsiung (高雄市大寮區民揚路30號)
In storeShips onlineHours: Mon–Sun 11:00–19:00· 8 pricesA tea space at No. 30 Minyang Road in Daliao, the southern district of the city, run by Chuang Po-chun, a certified tea assessor and second generation of a family tea shop opened in Pingtung in 1976. Free tastings of two or three teas with the tea master, by appointment; high-mountain oolongs in 150 g from Shanlinxi, Alishan Zhangshuhu, Cuifeng, Fushou Lishan and Dayuling between NT$ 650 and NT$ 1,200, a Mingjian Si Ji Chun at NT$ 200 and a wild black tea from Liugui at NT$ 1,499 for 100 g. MRT Daliao station, then bus Red 7 or a short taxi ride.
Also worth a visit
- 錦華茶葉行 (Kím Huâ Tê Hâng) · Xinxing District, beside Liuhe Night Market (MRT Formosa Boulevard) · No. 121, Nantai Rd, Xinxing District (高雄市新興區南台路121號)No online prices yet
The city's oldest tea house, founded in 1943, with its own roasting: high-mountain oolongs, aged tea, Dong Ding, Oriental Beauty, Taiwanese and Ceylon black and a jasmine green, in 75 g and 150 g tins and vacuum packs. Open Monday to Friday 9:30–20:00 and Saturday 14:00–20:00. · Website: cht1943.com
- 香茗茶行 (Xiang Ming Tea, 1946) · Yancheng District (Wufu 4th Road) and a counter at KW2 Pier-2No online prices yet
A Yancheng merchant since 1946, now in its third generation, selling oolong, Jin Xuan and jasmine green in tins alongside the fresh milk tea it is known for. Counter sales only.
- 銘泰茶行 (Ming Tai Tea Shop) · Xinxing District (Qixian 1st Road)No online prices yet
A family tea lineage going back to 1937, under its current name since 1991 and in its fourth generation: Taiwanese high-mountain oolong, black and green tea, sold in the shop and announced on social media. · Website: threads.com
- 好茶在人間 (Tea in Heaven) · Gushan District (lane off Gushan 3rd Road) · No. 12-1, Aly. 15, Ln. 51, Gushan 3rd Rd, Gushan District (高雄市鼓山區鼓山三路51巷15弄12之1)No online prices yet
A grower-merchant that says it farms and processes its own high-mountain oolong in Fushoushan, Lishan and Lalashan, sold in 75 g and 150 g packs through its web shop, open 10:00 to 19:00. · Website: teainheaven.my1shop.com
- 順香茗茶 (Shun Siang Tea) · Sanmin District (Dachang 2nd Road) · No. 413, Dachang 2nd Rd, Sanmin District (高雄市三民區大昌二路413號)No online prices yet
High-mountain oolongs from Dayuling, Lishan, Huagang and Fushoushan, charcoal-roasted Dong Ding, honey black tea and a thirty-year aged tea, priced by the catty; ask in the shop for the 150 g packs. · Website: shunsiangtea.com
Teas you can find in Kaohsiung
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