Tea shops · Portland, United States
The NW 23rd shop that opened as Tea Chai Té in 2003, with a second shop inside a 1920 railroad caboose in Sellwood and a hundred numbered teas.
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Portal Tea started in 2003 as a cosy tea shop on NW 23rd Avenue called Tea Chai Té, and the company says it was the first to bring bubble tea, and free wifi, to Portland. In 2011 it opened a second shop in Sellwood inside a red 1920 Seattle Pacific Railroad caboose, and at its twentieth anniversary, in 2023, it took the name Portal Tea. It is run by Dominic and Angela Valdes, a husband-and-wife team, and a kombucha spin-off, Happy Mountain, grew out of the same shops.
The NW 23rd shop, at number 734, lists more than a hundred handcrafted varieties, chai blends made from scratch, nitro teas and kombucha, with courtyard seating outside, and it is open every day from 10 in the morning to 9 at night; the caboose at 7983 SE 13th Ave opens from 9 to 8. The teas are numbered and sold in a gift tin, 2 oz, 4 oz, 9 oz and 1 lb, and the 2 oz prices come in flat steps: Northwest Breakfast #1, Assam #5 and Lapsang Souchong #3 at 9 US$; Dragonwell #30, Iron Goddess of Mercy #40 and Sencha Fukamushi #105 at 15,50 US$.
The numbers matter in practice: a regular can reorder #40 without remembering a name, and the flat pricing means the choice between an Assam and a Lapsang is about taste, not money. The company's office is on NE Farragut St and a third shop is in Eugene. Online orders ship free from 40 US$, and in-store pickup is same-day from 10 in the morning to 8 at night, which for a Portland address is faster than any courier.
Portland · United States
734 NW 23rd Ave, Portland, OR 97210
Published hours: Daily 10am–9pm
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The FindMeTea edit
01 · Black tea
Number 5, an organic Assam at the entry price: the strong morning tea of the numbered list, and the one to buy in the caboose for the novelty of where you bought it.
US$ 9· 2 oz
Explore this tea →02 · Black tea
Number 3, a pine-smoked Lapsang at the same 9 US$ as the breakfast teas. Nowhere else in Portland is a smoked tea this cheap to try.
US$ 9· 2 oz
Explore this tea →03 · Oolong tea
Number 40, the Iron Goddess of Mercy: a rolled Chinese oolong in the upper price step, and the one regulars reorder by number.
US$ 15.50· 2 oz
Explore this tea →The one worth the trip
A deep-steamed Japanese sencha, number 105, is the reason to walk NW 23rd to the end: fukamushi leaf is broken and cloudy on purpose, brews in under a minute, and a shop that sells it in 2 oz for 15,50 US$ is offering the style at half the commitment of a Japanese import.
US$ 15.50· 2 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.
6 prices
| Tea | Type | Price / pack |
|---|---|---|
| Northwest Breakfast #1 | Black tea | US$ 92 oz |
| Assam #5 | Black tea | US$ 92 oz |
| Lapsang Souchong #3 | Black tea | US$ 92 oz |
| Dragonwell #30 | Green tea | US$ 15.502 oz |
| Iron Goddess of Mercy Oolong #40 | Oolong tea | US$ 15.502 oz |
| Sencha Fukamushi #105 | Green tea | US$ 15.502 oz |
Indicative prices, with each product’s pack size. Prices may change; check with the shop. Price verification dates: 2026-09-12.
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