Yixing Clay
泡茶
We brew in seasoned clay pots, one for every family of leaf.
How We Pour
Gongfu, not a teabag in sight
At the counter we brew gongfu-style: a small clay pot, a generous spoon of leaf, and short, repeated steeps. The first cup wakes the leaf; the third or fourth is often the best. A pot serves one or two, and the hot water keeps coming — stay as long as the leaf has something to say.
New to loose-leaf? Order a Teahouse Flight and our tea master will pour you three small cups to find your footing — $14.
Teas are priced by the pot with refills included unless noted. Ask what’s fresh — our shelf rotates with the seasons.
Oolong
烏龍- Tieguanyin (Iron Goddess)鐵觀音9
Anxi’s famous oolong — orchid on the nose, roasted chestnut in the cup.
- Da Hong Pao (Big Red Robe)大紅袍12
Wuyi rock oolong with a mineral backbone and notes of cocoa and char.
- Milk Oolong (Jin Xuan)金萱10
A Taiwanese high-mountain leaf, naturally buttery and sweet.
- Dong Ding凍頂11
Medium-roast and rounded, with honey and baked fruit.
Green
綠茶- Longjing (Dragon Well)龍井10
Pre-rain pick, pan-fired flat — chestnut, fresh grass, clean finish.
- Bi Luo Chun碧螺春11
Downy spring buds, delicate and fruit-sweet.
White
白茶- Silver Needle (Bai Hao Yinzhen)白毫銀針12
All buds, barely oxidised — melon, hay and a soft sweetness.
- White Peony (Bai Mudan)白牡丹9
Fuller than Silver Needle, gently floral and forgiving to brew.
Pu-erh & Dark
普洱 · 黑茶- Aged Raw Pu-erh (2008)生普洱14
Pressed the year we opened and stored on-site — deep, clean, a little wild.
- Ripe Pu-erh (Shou)熟普洱9
Earthy and smooth, endlessly steepable and easy to love.
Red (Black)
紅茶- Golden Yunnan (Dian Hong)滇紅9
Golden-tipped and malty, with cocoa and a honeyed finish.
- Keemun祁門9
The Anhui classic — wine, stone fruit and a whisper of smoke.
- Lapsang Souchong正山小種9
Pine-smoked over fire. Campfire in a cup; a house favourite in winter.
Scented & Floral
花茶- Jasmine Silver Pearls茉莉龍珠10
Green tea hand-rolled with jasmine blossom, scented night after night.
- Osmanthus Oolong桂花烏龍10
Oolong married to apricot-sweet osmanthus flowers.
- Chrysanthemum & Goji菊花枸杞8
Caffeine-free, floral and soothing — the pot the regulars finish on.
From the Shelf
Leaf we keep on hand
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Whole Leaf
全葉
Loose, whole-leaf tea — never dust, never bags.
Small Growers
小農
Bought in small lots from Fujian, Yunnan, Anhui and Taiwan.
Most of our teas are available loose by the ounce to take home. Ask at the counter — we’ll grind your pu-erh off a cake and tell you exactly how to brew it.
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Weekends fill fast for dim sum. Reserve ahead for groups of four or more, or just walk in and we’ll pour you a pot while you wait.