Tea shops · United States
Tea shops · United StatesOur favorite tea shops in Philadelphia
3 places we'd send a friend to.
Two of Philadelphia's three tea counters are inside Reading Terminal Market, a block apart, and the third is a tea room in Northern Liberties that blends its own. The market sells by the ounce, so a single tea can be tried for a couple of dollars; the tea room sells 6 oz bags of teas it names itself. All three ship.
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The Random Tea Room
Northern Liberties · 713 N 4th St, Philadelphia, PA 19123
In storeShips onlineHours: Thu–Fri 10:00–17:00 · Sat 10:00–18:00 · Sun 10:00–17:00· 21 pricesA tea room and shop at 713 N 4th St in Northern Liberties, open Thursday to Sunday, with a garden out back and a wall of teas it blends and names itself. The 6 oz bags run from US$ 18 for single herbs — chamomile, lemon balm — to US$ 40.50 for a spring-flush Darjeeling; in between are Kenilworth Ceylon US$ 19.50, Genmaicha US$ 21, Sencha and Moroccan Mint US$ 27, Lapsang Souchong and Golden Pu-Erh US$ 30, Earl Grey Royale US$ 31.50, Keemun Mao Feng and Chai Masala US$ 33 and its own 4th Street Breakfast US$ 34.50. Roasted maté is US$ 19.50, and most teas also come in a trial-size pouch.
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The Head Nut
Reading Terminal Market · 51 N 12th St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
In storeShips online· 21 pricesA spice, nut and tea stand at 51 N 12th St inside Reading Terminal Market, with a main store in Ardmore, that sells more than 180 loose teas by the ounce — so a first ounce of Pinhead Gunpowder costs US$ 1.99 and Japanese Sencha US$ 2.25. English Breakfast, Earl Grey, Ceylon Orange Pekoe and Jasmine Yin Hao are US$ 2.50, Assam Satrupa US$ 2.99, Lapsang Souchong US$ 3.50, Ti Kuan Yin and Pai Mu Tan US$ 3.99, Gold Tip Darjeeling US$ 4.25, Dragonwell US$ 5.50 and Keemun Mao Feng US$ 6.99. Quarter, half and full pounds cost proportionally less.
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Old City Coffee
Old City · Reading Terminal Market · 221 Church St, Philadelphia, PA 19106
In storeShips online· 11 pricesA roaster since 1985 with a shop at 221 Church Street in Old City and two stands in Reading Terminal Market, whose tea shelf is short but honest: Earl Grey, Keemun sold as English Breakfast and organic Nilgiri at US$ 12 for 5.25 oz, organic Darjeeling US$ 12 for 4 oz, decaf Ceylon US$ 10, Sencha Green and hibiscus US$ 11 for 4 oz, and its own herbal blend of spearmint, chamomile and hibiscus at US$ 11 for 3 oz. Good for one tea alongside the coffee.
Also worth a visit
- Ray's Café & Tea House · Chinatown · 141 N 9th St, Philadelphia, PA 19107No online prices yet
A Chinatown café with a Taiwanese tea list by the quarter pound, but the page carrying those prices is dated 2020 and has no cart, so we did not publish them.
- House of Tea · Queen Village (now online only)No online prices yet
A Queen Village shop that closed its counter and now works fully online, taking orders by form. Prices sit on one long page rather than a page per tea, so there is no product URL to quote. · Website: houseoftea.com
Teas you can find in Philadelphia
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