Resources for the Washington DC area

Tea Stores & Tea Rooms

(Tea rooms may require reservations.)

First Lady Michelle Obama leans over to kiss her mother, Marian Robinson, while hosting a Mother's Day Tea with White House Mentees, their mothers, and former First Family guests in the State Dining Room of the White House, May 7, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton)

Capital Teas
several locations

Ching Ching Cha 
1063 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington DC

Ginza; not a tea store, but has one of the best Japanese tea pot selections you'll find. Plus tons of beautiful Japanese stuff in general. Ginza is a short walk from the Dupont Circle Teaism store.

Old Town Coffee Tea and Spice (close to the waterfront in Old Town) reviews on yelp.com
215 South Union Street
Alexandria, VA

The Pink Bicycle Tea Room (reviews from teamap.com)
303 Commerce Street
Occoquan, VA

Spice and Tea Exchange
1069 Wisconsin Ave NW
Washington, DC

Spice and Tea Exchange
320 King Street 
Alexandria, VA

Teaism Wonderful store with nice atmosphere and hard to find teas such as Thai Nguyen from Vietnam and Gyokuro from Japan. Enjoy a nice size pot of steaming tea and try a new variety.

Teavana is a chain out of Atlanta. They have a great sense of the beauty, serenity and ceremony that's often interwoven with tea in different cultures around the world. You'll find great books on subjects such as the temples of Kyoto, Japan, etc. At Tysons Corner Center mall, the Mall in Columbia, Fair Oaks Mall, Reston Town center, Montgomery Mall, and a new location in The Fashion Centre At Pentagon City.

Ten Ren has a really big selection of loose and packages teas, as well as some very nice tea pots and sets. Ten Ren is a very large company based in Taiwan. They typically have loose tea in five grades in huge metal canisters, ranging from about $15 to 100 per pound for the different grades. They have nice tea sets appropriate for a tea ceremony.

Ten Ren
7418 Baltimore Avenue
College Park, MD

Ten Ren
825 Rockville Pike #G
Rockville, MD

Victorian Tearoom (reviews from teamap.com)
9413 Battle Street
Manassas, VA

Zen Tara Tea (please check website for hours; may be closed on Mondays)
4710 Bethesda Avenue
Bethesda, MD

tea plantation in southern India