Tea shops · Canada
Tea shops · CanadaOur favorite tea shops in Victoria
3 places we'd send a friend to.
Victoria is where Murchie's began in 1894, and its Government Street shop with a café is still the city's big tea counter, with more than 130 teas sold from 2 oz. Two blocks north, in Chinatown, Silk Road Tea has sold organic teas by the tin since 1992 and runs a spa in the same building, and around the corner on Pandora Avenue, Just Matcha sells nothing but Japanese matcha. Prices are in Canadian dollars.
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Murchie's Tea & Coffee
Downtown (Government Street) · also Hillside Centre · 1110 Government Street, Victoria, BC V8W 1Y2
In storeShips onlineHours: Government St retail daily 9:00–18:00 · Hillside Centre Mon–Wed 10:00–18:00, Thu–Fri 10:00–21:00, Sat 10:00–18:00, Sun 11:00–17:00· 14 pricesThe downtown shop at 1110 Government Street, a few steps from the Inner Harbour, with a café of its own and a second city store in the Hillside Centre. Murchie's blends and packs more than 130 teas at its plant in Delta, BC, and sells them loose from 2 oz (56 g): English Breakfast 7.25 CA$, Earl Grey 7.85 CA$, Assam Pure 8.95 CA$, Sencha 8.50 CA$, Jasmine Extra Choice 9.45 CA$; rarer teas such as Dragonwell, Ti Kuan Yin and Milk Oolong start at 1 oz for 9.95 CA$. Most classics also come in tea-bag boxes.
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Silk Road Tea
Chinatown · 1624 Government Street, Victoria, BC V8W 1Z3
In storeShips onlineHours: Wed–Sat 10:30–17:30 · Sun 11:00–16:30 · closed Mon–Tue and statutory holidays· 11 pricesA Chinatown shop at 1624 Government Street, founded in 1992 by Daniela Cubelic, with organic teas sold in four formats: a taster envelope of about 3 teaspoons, a tin of about 40 teaspoons, a refill bag for the tin and a barista bag of about 90. The tin of Sencha or English Breakfast costs 15.99 CA$, Imperial Earl Grey, Ceylon or Darjeeling 18.99 CA$, Dragonwell, Wuyi Rock Oolong or Iron Goddess 20.99 CA$, and the Moss Garden Gyokuro 23.40 CA$ for 50 g. The Spa at Silk Road is in the same building, and online orders can be picked up in store.
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Just Matcha Tea Shop
Downtown (Pandora Avenue, by Chinatown) · 544 Pandora Avenue, Victoria, BC V8W 1N6
In storeShips onlineHours: Mon–Sat 11:00–17:00 · Sun and statutory holidays 12:00–16:00· 4 pricesA matcha-only shop at 544 Pandora Avenue, on the edge of Chinatown, founded in 2013 by Tiffanie and Kip Home. It sells its own Hachi line and Japanese brands such as Aiya and Ippodo, plus whisks, bowls and starter kits: Hachi Bronze costs 26 CA$ for 20 g, Hachi Organic 25 CA$ for 20 g, Ippodo's Ikuyo-no-Mukashi 33 CA$ for 20 g and Aiya's organic ceremonial matcha 47 CA$ for 30 g.
Also worth a visit
- Special Teas Inc. · Downtown (Yates Street) · 610 Yates Street, Victoria, BC V8W 1K9No online prices yet
A family-run loose-leaf shop with blacks, greens, oolongs, white teas, rooibos and yerba mate blended in house and sold in 50 g, 100 g, 250 g and 500 g bags; open Monday to Saturday 10:30–17:00 and Sunday 12:00–16:00.
- JagaSilk · Downtown (Courtney Street) · 633 Courtney Street, Victoria, BC V8W 1B9No online prices yet
A matcha importer with a small tea bar in Nootka Court, open to walk-ins on Friday afternoons; matcha and Japanese teaware are sold online and at the bar. · Website: jagasilk.com
Teas you can find in Victoria
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