Tea shops · Philadelphia, United States
A Northern Liberties tea room with a garden out back and a wall of teas it blends and names itself, sold in 6 oz bags.
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The house
The Random Tea Room sits at 713 N 4th St in Northern Liberties, with a garden out back. Rebecca Goldschmidt started it in 2008 with no prior background in tea: a BFA in sculpture and years spent in art galleries, scenic shops and antique sales. She learned the leaf during the renovation of the room itself. Since then it has been two things at once — a room where tea is served, and a shop where the same leaves are weighed into bags to take home. It opens four days a week, Thursday to Sunday.
The headline size is the 6 oz bag, with a trial-size pouch for most teas, which keeps the range easy to read at a glance. Single herbs — chamomile and lemon balm — are US$ 18 and mark the floor of the list; a spring-flush Darjeeling at US$ 40.50 is the ceiling. In between sit Kenilworth Ceylon at US$ 19.50, Genmaicha at US$ 21, a hojicha at US$ 25.50, Sencha at US$ 27, Lapsang Souchong and a Golden Pu-Erh at US$ 30, Earl Grey Royale at US$ 31.50, Keemun Mao Feng at US$ 33 and a roasted maté at US$ 19.50.
Several teas carry names the room invented: 4th Street Breakfast, after the address, and Bodhidharma's Eyelids for the white tea. Loose leaf and herbs are sold alongside the menu poured in the room, orders can be placed online, and the tea is packed in compostable paper bags with a stated aim of zero waste. The room also hosts events, sells wholesale, and ships, so a bag tried in Philadelphia can be reordered from anywhere.
Philadelphia · United States
713 N 4th St, Philadelphia, PA 19123
In Northern Liberties, on N 4th Street, with the garden behind the building.
Published hours: Thu–Fri 10:00–17:00 · Sat 10:00–18:00 · Sun 10:00–17:00
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The FindMeTea edit
01 · Black tea
A named Sri Lankan estate instead of a generic Ceylon, and the cheapest camellia tea on the list, just under the Genmaicha.
US$ 19.50· 6 oz
Explore this tea →02 · Black tea
The house breakfast blend, named after the street the room stands on. If you want to taste what this shop does with a blend rather than what it imports, this is the bag.
US$ 34.50· 6 oz
Explore this tea →03 · Green tea
The only roasted green on the wall: hojicha is fired until the leaf turns brown, which puts it on the toasted side of the shelf rather than next to the Sencha.
US$ 25.50· 6 oz
Explore this tea →The one worth the trip
The white tea on our list, and the clearest example of how this room works: a tea it named itself, after the old story in which Bodhidharma's eyelids fall to the ground and grow into tea plants. It sits near the top of the shelf, just under the spring-flush Darjeeling, and comes in the same 6 oz bag as the chamomile.
US$ 37.50· 6 oz
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.
21 prices
| Tea | Type | Price / pack |
|---|---|---|
| Chamomile | Herbal infusion | US$ 186 oz |
| Lemon Balm | Herbal infusion | US$ 186 oz |
| Kenilworth Ceylon | Black tea | US$ 19.506 oz |
| Roasted Maté | Yerba mate | US$ 19.506 oz |
| Lavender | Herbal infusion | US$ 19.506 oz |
| Hibiscus Flower | Herbal infusion | US$ 19.506 oz |
| Genmaicha | Green tea | US$ 216 oz |
| Gingia Assam | Black tea | US$ 246 oz |
| Kaiseiki Hojicha | Green tea | US$ 25.506 oz |
| Sencha Green | Green tea | US$ 276 oz |
| Moroccan Mint | Green tea | US$ 276 oz |
| Lapsang Souchong | Black tea | US$ 306 oz |
| Golden Pu-Erh | Pu-erh tea | US$ 306 oz |
| Earl Grey Royale | Black tea | US$ 31.506 oz |
| Keemun Mao Feng | Black tea | US$ 336 oz |
| Chai Masala | Chai | US$ 336 oz |
| 4th Street Breakfast | Black tea | US$ 34.506 oz |
| Matcha | Matcha | US$ 366 oz |
| Jasmine Pearl | Green tea | US$ 37.506 oz |
| Bodhidarma's Eyelids | White tea | US$ 37.506 oz |
| Spring Flush Darjeeling | Black tea | US$ 40.506 oz |
Indicative prices, with each product’s pack size. Prices may change; check with the shop. Price verification dates: 2026-10-19.
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