Tea shops · Milwaukee, United States
A Bronzeville apothecary and wellness cafe with more than 200 dried herbs, a small bulk corner of classic teas by the ounce, and an express counter in the Third Ward.
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HoneyBee Sage was founded in 2018 by Angela Mallett and, by its own account, began in the Sherman Phoenix marketplace before moving to its own building at 1819 North Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Bronzeville. The shop is an apothecary with a wellness cafe inside: more than 200 dried herbs in packaged and bulk formats, and a menu of herbal teas and alcohol-free cocktails poured at the counter. Both sites are card only; the site says no cash is accepted.
The second address is a 500-square-foot express counter in the Marshall Building on East Buffalo Street in the Historic Third Ward, open Tuesday to Saturday until 16:00. It is grab-and-go: teas by the cup, sandwiches, packaged teas, honey and accessories, with no apothecary services and no bulk jars. For the by-the-ounce shopping, the MLK Drive shop is the one to visit, and it keeps the longer hours, seven days a week.
Tea is a small part of a shop built around herbs, and the classic corner reflects that: an Assam, a sencha, a rooibos chai and an unusual pu-erh white in bulk by the ounce, plus a 50 g packet of jasmine pearls. The cafe menu lists the same Assam, an Earl Grey, the sencha and yerba mate by the cup, so you can taste before you weigh. The Earl Grey and the packaged rooibos were sold out online the day we looked.
Milwaukee · United States
1819 N Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53212
Published hours: Mon 9:00–17:00 · Tue–Fri 9:00–19:00 · Sat 10:00–19:00 · Sun 12:00–16:00
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The FindMeTea edit
01 · Black tea
The house black, and the one you can taste at the counter before buying: a malty Assam that takes milk and stands up to a cold Milwaukee morning. An ounce by weight is the cheapest way to check whether you like it stronger than the cafe pours it.
US$ 4.11· 1 oz
Explore this tea →02 · Green tea
The only Japanese green in bulk on this side of the river. Sencha rewards cooler water and a short steep, and buying a single ounce is the right-sized experiment for someone who has only had green tea from a bag.
US$ 5.08· 1 oz
Explore this tea →03 · Chai
A chai built on rooibos instead of black tea, which means the spices without the caffeine — an evening chai. It is the cheapest thing on the tea shelf and the one that best fits a shop whose real subject is herbs.
US$ 3.46· 1 oz
Explore this tea →The one worth the trip
Hand-rolled jasmine pearls in a sealed 50 g packet are the one thing here that is not weighed from a jar, and the one to bring as a gift: the pearls unfurl in the cup, the scent is real flowers rather than flavouring, and fifty grams is about twenty pots.
US$ 12.25· 50 g
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.
5 prices
| Tea | Type | Price / pack |
|---|---|---|
| Rooibos Chai | Chai | US$ 3.461 oz |
| Assam Black Tea Leaf | Black tea | US$ 4.111 oz |
| Sencha Green Tea | Green tea | US$ 5.081 oz |
| Pu-erh White Tea | Pu-erh tea | US$ 7.091 oz |
| Jasmine Pearls - Packaged | Green tea | US$ 12.2550 g |
Indicative prices, with each product’s pack size. Prices may change; check with the shop. Price verification dates: 2026-09-19.
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