Tea shops · Washington, DC, United States
A Chinese tea house and gallery that spent twenty-five years in Georgetown and now keeps the same idea alive in Dupont Circle.
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The house
Ching Ching Cha opened in Georgetown in 1998 and stayed on Wisconsin Avenue for twenty-five years. It now occupies 1314 21st Street NW in Dupont Circle, and the house describes the new room as a continuation of the original idea rather than a fresh start. One change matters for planning a visit: the Dupont space no longer serves food. Anything still pointing visitors at the Georgetown address is out of date.
It is as much a gallery as a shop. Hand-picked yixing teapots, artisan pottery, tea accessories and gift objects from across Asia fill the room alongside the tea. The leaf comes mainly from mainland China, Taiwan and Japan, with a row of herbal infusions beside it, and the online catalogue keeps the same order: green, black, oolong, white, pu-erh, Japanese, scented, artisan and tisane.
Tea here is sold in fixed packs rather than by weight you choose, and the packs are not uniform: two ounces of Dragon Well, four of Lapsang Souchong, nine of genmaicha, three and a half of matcha. It is worth reading the size before comparing prices with anywhere else in town, because the same twenty dollars buys very different amounts depending on the tea. Wednesdays the room is closed; weekends it opens early, at nine.
Washington, DC · United States
1314 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20036
Published hours: Mon–Tue 12:00–18:00 · Wed closed · Thu 12:00–18:00 · Fri 10:00–18:00 · Sat–Sun 9:00–17:00
Directions to this location →Check with the house before visiting. Published hours may include appointments, seasonal schedules or temporary closures; live status, where available, applies only to the named location and does not account for exceptional closures.
The FindMeTea edit
01 · Green tea
The flat-pressed green from Zhejiang that this house has carried since Georgetown, and the tea most worth buying where someone can tell you about the picking.
US$ 22· 2 oz
Explore this tea →02 · Oolong tea
A rolled Minnan oolong in a room full of yixing pots, which is the correct place to be persuaded that the pot changes the cup.
US$ 20· 2 oz
Explore this tea →03 · Black tea
Keemun is the Anhui black that English breakfast blends were built to imitate, and tasting the original next to the imitation is worth the two ounces.
US$ 15· 2 oz
Explore this tea →The one worth the trip
Three and a half ounces is an unusually large matcha pack for a shop that is not primarily Japanese, and it is the item here that most rewards asking questions across the counter before you buy. Go on a Friday, when the room opens at ten and the weekend has not arrived yet, and take your time with it.
US$ 38· 3.5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lapsang Souchong | Black tea | US$ 144 oz |
| Keemun Supreme | Black tea | US$ 152 oz |
| White Peony | White tea | US$ 162 oz |
| Ti Kuan Yin | Oolong tea | US$ 202 oz |
| Dragon Well | Green tea | US$ 222 oz |
| Matcha | Matcha | US$ 383.5 oz |
Indicative prices, with each product’s pack size. Prices may change; check with the shop. Price verification dates: 2026-09-15.
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