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Tea shops inLima.

Lima drinks more herbal infusions than tea, but it has two loose-leaf counters that have outlasted the fashions: a second-floor shop by Parque Kennedy in Miraflores that opened in 2011, and a tea boutique inside the Caminos del Inca mall in Chacarilla, Surco. Between them, and the online shops of two Peruvian tea makers, the page covers Peruvian black and green tea from Cusco from S/7 for 30 g and S/15.40 for 50 g, Lapsang Souchong from S/29, Darjeeling, sencha from S/28.40, Lung Ching, a Ti Kuan Yin and a milky oolong, Pai Mu Tan from S/35 and Japanese matcha from S/70.90 for 50 g.

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Illustrative photograph of a teapot and cups on a tea table; not the shop pictured.

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01Loose-leaf specialist
Té Quiero Té
Miraflores, by Parque Kennedy (second floor, opposite Ripley)
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Té Quiero Té
Pasaje Los Pinos 114, piso 2, Miraflores
A second-floor loose-leaf shop by Parque Kennedy, selling tea by the 50 g since 2011: Cusco black and green next to Darjeeling, Lung Ching and a Ti Kuan Yin.
In storeShips onlineSince 2011
Mon–Sat 10:00–20:00
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A loose-leaf shop that opened in March 2011 on Av. 28 de Julio, half a block from Larco, and today sits on the second floor of Pasaje Los Pinos 114 in Miraflores, opposite Ripley and a few steps from Parque Kennedy. The list runs past eighty teas and infusions, all sold in 50 g and 100 g packs: a Peruvian black tea from Cusco at S/15.40 and a Cusco green at S/16.40 for 50 g, sencha at S/28.40, Lapsang Souchong at S/36.90, Darjeeling at S/39.20, English Breakfast at S/32.40, Lung Ching at S/56.20, a Ti Kuan Yin at S/38.90, Pai Mu Tan at S/39.90, a Cochin masala chai at S/28.40, Izu matcha at S/70.90 and muña at S/16.20 for 50 g. The shelves also hold Yixing and cast-iron teapots and matcha whisks. Delivery in Lima from S/50 orders, with a charge; shipping to the provinces goes by Olva Courier.
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Website: tequierote.com
02Loose-leaf specialist
Quinta Esencia
Chacarilla del Estanque, Santiago de Surco (C.C. Caminos del Inca)
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Quinta Esencia
Jr. Monterrey 258, tienda 7, C.C. Caminos del Inca, Chacarilla del Estanque, Santiago de Surco
A tea boutique in the Caminos del Inca mall in Chacarilla that prices every tea per 50 g, from Assam and sencha to a Formosa fancy oolong.
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Mon–Sat 10:00–21:00; Sun 11:00–19:00
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A tea boutique in shop 7 of the Caminos del Inca mall, at Jr. Monterrey 258 in Chacarilla del Estanque, Santiago de Surco, with a catalogue organised the German way: white, green, flavoured green, black, flavoured black, oolong, decaffeinated, rooibos, fruit, ayurvedic and herbal. Every tea comes in 50, 100 and 150 g, priced per 50 g: Lapsang Souchong, an Assam FTGFOP1 Mangalam, sencha, a Temple of Heaven gunpowder, a Yunnan pu-erh and an organic rooibos at S/29, Darjeeling FTGFOP1 Makaibari and Pai Mu Tan at S/35, China Lung Ching and a milky oolong at S/39 and a Formosa fancy oolong at S/45. The shop also sells Japanese Matsuda ceramics and teapots and supplies restaurants and hotels. Free pickup at the shop 48 hours after ordering; delivery in Lima is free from S/100 and S/10 below that, and the shop ships nationwide.
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Website: quintaesencia.com.pe