admin Tea has always been a mainstay in Hong Kong’s Culture. In this city, old traditional tea houses are still very popular, but there are modern tea shops that have sprung up and offer a new approach to tea drinking. In this list, we’ll look at the tea houses that shaped Hong Kong to be what it is today to the hottest exciting new stores that have opened in recent years.
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LockCha Tea House
If you’re looking for a traditional tea-drinking experience, then try LockCha Tea House in Hong Kong park, prepare to be transported to a world of traditional canton tea experience as you try out the hundreds of teas on the selection and paired with the vegetarian dim sum available on the menu. Check out the special programmes that are available like the Sunday Music Programme, Calligraphy Classes and Chinese Music Tea Concerts.
Teakha
Enjoy modern tea tastes at Teakha, The chic interiors really bring out the vibe of the teas and you can find a variety of tea from floral to herbal sourced from places like Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Japan and China here. Teakha also stocks unique tea flavours that they don’t have in other places like Apple Blossom Verbena, Keemun Milk Tea with Honey and Sea Salt Yin Yang, nice dishes to try with the tea include Hojicha Cheesecake, Brioche French Toast and Drop Scones.
Tea Saloon
A rather hidden tea house located on the further end of the Mid-Levels escalator. The Tea Saloon is designed after a Victorian cottage, the ambience atmosphere is brought out with wonderful chandeliers and classical paintings and you will feel like you’re in some European mansion. Enjoy your tea here with a British afternoon tea set, most notably the signature rose scones with jam and cream alongside macaron treats.
Jrink
Next on our list is Jrink, A tea house that contains over 120 house-made blends of tea. The tea itself is brewed with the state of the art Alpha Dominche Steampunk 4.1 and their blends are sourced from organic tea farms and are served however you want them to be served, whether it’d be hot or cold.
Yu Teahouse
This is a minimalist teahouse located in The Eslite Spectrum in Tsim Sha Tsui, it is a very good place to try if you’re looking for a contemporary drinking experience. The name Yu comes from the Chinese word for Jade and you can find a good selection of white, black, oolong, green and Darjeeling tea here. They also provide workshops for tea appreciation and tea ceremony etiquette here if you are interested in joining.
Choi Lung
Choi Lung restaurant offers a great choice of tea alongside Dim Sum. The restaurant itself may be small but the restaurant has been running for over 40 years and while eating here, you will need to make you own tea and also pick your own food from the kitchen.
The Ming Cha Teahouse
The Ming Cha Teahouse is one of the best tea shops to go to if you want to learn more about the ancient art of Chinese tea, tea tasting and brewing workshops are available, they even have tea pairing activities and is friendly with kids so feel free to visit as a family.
Luk Yu Tea House and Restaurant
Luk Yu is another one of our tea houses with a colonial-style interior decorated with Chinese antiques, vases and calligraphy pieces. High-quality Chinese tea is brewed here with a choice of eating traditional Dim Sum. If you like what you drink, feel free to purchase a few teas here to take home when you leave.
Heritage Tea House
The Heritage Tea House can be found in the Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre. A place where you can sit and enjoy a great cup of tea. With a selection of both traditional and modern teas to go alongside dim sum, noodles, desserts and dishes. You can wander around to appreciate the art pieces that are placed around or sit and read from the collection of books located on the bookshelves.
Ying Kee Tea House
Ying Kee Tea House Features 130 years of tea making and drinking. The original tea house was founded in Guangzhou during the Qing Dynasty under Emperor Guangxu, today the brand stretches across 10 branches in Hong Kong and hosts a variety of teas from black, green pu erh, oolong, white and jasmine tea. You can find their tea sets available to purchase for those who want to enjoy tea in their homes.
Lin Heung Tea House
The original teahouse located in Central on Wellington Street has a 100-year history starting from Guangzhou in 1889, today it is still consistently busy every day and the place was voted the second place you need to visit in Hong Kong right after the peak in Time Magazine.
Green Gingko Tea
A place that provides a chic interior served with premium tea from Kyoto and Shizuoka, the tiniest attention to detail is paid to the water quality and temperature to make sure the brew is of the best, it is recommended that you try the sencha green teas or the kukicha blend here when you visit.
Ki Chan Tae Co.
Ki Chan has been providing high-quality teas since the second world war, this is the place you want to visit if you want to learn how to prepare and serve tea. Do purchase Ki Chan’s Lung Ching green tea and Wuyi Da Hong Pao here to try out as flavours.
Leaf Tea Boutique
The tea here is served in glass jars that allow for personalization, there is a very good range of herbs and petals here such as rose, mint and rooibos to go alongside the selection of red, green, oolong, white and black teas they have in the store.
