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Tea shops inTashkent.

In Uzbekistan green tea is the everyday drink, poured into small handleless bowls called piyola at home and in the choyxona, the neighbourhood teahouse. Tashkent's loose-leaf shops add the Chinese side of the story: two specialists sell Yunnan red teas, Wuyi and Anxi oolongs, Taiwanese high-mountain oolongs, white teas from Fujian and shelves of pu-erh. Expect Assam from 76,000 sum for 50 g, Tieguanyin at 143,000 sum for 50 g and a top-grade Xihu Longjing at 280,000 sum for 100 g.

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

02Places worth knowing

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01Loose-leaf specialist
REDDRAGON Tea
2 shops: Mirzo-Ulugbek and Shaykhantakhur districts
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REDDRAGON Tea
Mukhammad Yusuf St 61, Mirzo-Ulugbek district (ул. Мухаммада Юсуфа, 61, Мирзо-Улугбекский район)
A Chinese tea specialist with two Tashkent shops open until 23:00 every day, a catalogue sorted by region and grade, and a deep pu-erh shelf.
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10:00–23:00 daily
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A Chinese tea specialist with two Tashkent shops, on Mukhammad Yusuf St 61 near Buyuk Ipak Yuli metro and on Bunyodkor Ave 4 by the U-Tower complex, both open 10:00 to 23:00 every day, plus a shop inside Telegram. The catalogue is sorted by region and grade and leans hard on pu-erh; most teas come in 50, 100 and 250 g packs. The Alishan oolong and the Oriental Beauty are 300,000 and 325,000 sum for 100 g, the Dian Hong 250,000 sum and the Assam 125,000 sum. Delivery in Tashkent is 40,000 sum, free from 1,000,000 sum, and pickup at either shop is free.
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Website: reddragon.uz
02Loose-leaf specialist
Siam (Сиам)
Golden House Novomoskovskaya residential complex
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Siam (Сиам)
Kary Niyazov St 61, Golden House Novomoskovskaya complex (ул. Кары Ниязова дом 61, ЖК «GOLDEN HOUSE - Новомосковская»)
A Chinese tea boutique in the Golden House Novomoskovskaya complex selling about ninety teas in 50 g packs, each labelled with its origin and garden altitude.
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A boutique of Chinese tea at Kary Niyazov St 61, in the Golden House Novomoskovskaya residential complex, with a catalogue of about ninety teas in 50 g packs: light and dark oolongs, green teas, Chinese red teas, white and yellow teas, pu-erh, tied flower teas and gift sets. Each page gives the origin, the altitude of the garden and two brewing methods, a Western one and a Chinese one with short repeated infusions. The Tieguanyin from Anxi is 143,000 sum for 50 g, the Biluochun 189,000 sum and the Dianhong from Fengqing 245,000 sum, with an Assam at 76,000 sum and a plain rooibos at 70,000 sum. Delivery in Tashkent is free from 500,000 sum.
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Website: siam.uz