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Vancouver's tea shops sit in three pockets: two long-running Chinese tea counters in Chinatown, a pair of tea bars on the west side and on Main Street whose owners buy direct from farms in China, Taiwan and Japan, and a family shop on Granville Street in Marpole. Prices below are in Canadian dollars, read on each shop's own site; most sell loose leaf from 25 g, 40 g or 50 g, and Treasure Green also sells small tasters.

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01Loose-leaf specialist
O5 Tea
Kitsilano (West 4th Avenue)
6 prices listed
O5 Tea
2208 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver, BC
A Kitsilano tea bar on West 4th built around growers: Keemun from Huangshan, an heirloom Assam, Taiwan oolong and a Fuding white by a named master.
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Mon–Thu 12:00–18:00 · Fri–Sat 12:00–20:00 · Sun 12:00–19:00
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A tea bar at 2208 West 4th in Kitsilano whose buyers travel to source from farmers in remote villages. Loose leaf starts at 40 g: an 1875 Keemun at CA$ 18, a steamed Ming-style green at CA$ 22, a Ming Jian GABA oolong from Taiwan at CA$ 26 and a lightly roasted Shan Lin Xi at CA$ 37, plus a Kahibari Assam at CA$ 27 for 80 g and a 2010 Gong Mei white at CA$ 20 for 50 g. It stays open until 8 pm on Fridays and Saturdays.
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Website: o5tea.com
02Loose-leaf specialist
Cultivate Tea
Mount Pleasant (Main Street)
6 prices listed
Cultivate Tea
2280 Main Street, Vancouver, BC
A Main Street retail and tasting room since 2014, with Yame sencha from a named family, Wuyi rock oolong and guided tastings for one group at a time.
In storeShips onlineSince 2014
Mon, Wed–Sat 12:00–18:00 · Sun 12:00–17:00 · closed Tue
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A retail shop and tasting room at 2280 Main Street that began in 2014 in a 400-square-foot shop on South Main. The list is short and deep: Yame Sencha Shinsui at CA$ 48 and Yame Kabusecha at CA$ 40 for 100 g, a Shuixian Flower Fairy rock oolong at CA$ 48 for 25 g, Red Jade black and Arbor White 2018 from 25 g, and Matcha Hikari from CA$ 48 for 50 g. Closed on Tuesdays.
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Website: cultivatetea.com
03Loose-leaf specialist
The Chinese Tea Shop
Chinatown (East Pender at Columbia)
6 prices listed
The Chinese Tea Shop
101 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC V6A 1T6
Daniel Lui's tea desk at East Pender and Columbia in Chinatown, with 2026 spring greens, Wuyi black and rock teas, and a Fuding white aged since 2013.
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Wed–Sun 13:30–18:00 · closed Mon–Tue
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Daniel Lui's shop at 101 East Pender, on the corner of Columbia in Chinatown, where customers sit at his tea desk to try the latest teas. Everything comes from 50 g: a Mi Xiang Jin Jun Mei black at CA$ 24.95, the 2026 Long Jing at CA$ 29.95, a Cloud Mist green at CA$ 20.95, a Wuyi Zheng Yan Shui Xian at CA$ 38.95, a Long Feng Xia high-mountain oolong at CA$ 32.95 and a 2013 aged Shou Mei at CA$ 25.95. Yixing teapots share the shelves.
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Website: thechineseteashop.com
04Loose-leaf specialist
Treasure Green Tea Company
Chinatown (East Georgia Street)
5 prices listed
Treasure Green Tea Company
227 East Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC V6A 1Z6
A Chinatown tea shop on East Georgia since 1981, now run by the founder's daughter, with over 200 teas and taster sizes from 12 g.
In storeShips onlineSince 1981
Mon, Thu–Sat 11:00–18:00 · Sun 12:00–18:00 · closed Tue–Wed
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A Chinatown tea shop at 227 East Georgia Street, established in 1981, that sells most teas in tins, bags and small tasters: a Gu Shu Yunnan black from CA$ 9 for a 12 g taster, a dark-roast Tie Guan Yin from CA$ 6 for 20 g, a Kaori sencha from CA$ 6 for 15 g, masala chai from CA$ 7 for 12 g and organic matcha from CA$ 26 for 25 g. The tasters let you try a tea before committing to 100 g.
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Website: treasuregreen.com
05Loose-leaf specialist
Aroma Tea House
Marpole (Granville Street)
6 prices listed
Aroma Tea House
8059 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC
A family-run tea house on Granville Street in Marpole since 2001, with roots in 1955 Hong Kong, over 200 teas and sizes from 50 g to a kilo.
In storeShips onlineSince 2001
Mon–Fri 11:00–19:00 · Sat 11:00–18:00 · Sun and public holidays by appointment
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A family-run shop at 8059 Granville Street in Marpole, selling Chinese teas in Vancouver since 2001, most of them from 50 g: Keemun at CA$ 15, West Lake Dragon Well at CA$ 18, Jade Oolong at CA$ 15, White Peony at CA$ 10 and a Yunnan pu-erh at CA$ 14, plus an 8 g sample of organic Mao Feng at CA$ 5. Of the five shops here it is the least expensive way to keep everyday Chinese tea in the cupboard.
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Website: aromateahouse.ca