Best loose leaf tea on Reddit
164 reviews from r/tea, r/ZeroWaste, r/AskUK and 15 more subreddits
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#1
Harney & Sons
4.5
(10)
"Harney & Sons tea is my favorite by a mile."
"I will often try a new o."
"Hands down! Harney & sons! They are so good."
"Harney and Sons has three Earl Grey teas that are fabulous."
"Harney & Sons makes a killer EG that is PERFECT for London Fogs."
"If you like flavored black teas and herbal infusions, Harney & Sons is a good brand to explore."
"A good all-purpose option is Harney and Sons; they do a bunch of different types of teas and most of them are solid."
"I also like Harney and Sons and David's tea."
"Harney & Sons has good quality tea in nice packaging."
"Harney and Sons is my go to right now but they have inexpensive and relatively expensive teas."
#2
Adagio
4.2
(9)
"For flavored and herbal teas, Adagio is an excellent place to start."
"I would recommend Adiago."
"Based off the teas your picture, you would probably like Adagio."
"Another place you should check out is Adagio Teas."
"I started with the sampler packs from Adagio."
"Adagio."
"I prefer Adagio for my breakfast teas."
"Adagio has cheap samples, free shipping over $50 and lots of reviews."
"I have found their teas to be both good AND affordable."
#3
What-Cha
4.4
(5)
"What-Cha is my go-to for discovering Chinese teas."
"If you're willing to shop online I'd recommend What-cha!"
"This sampler from What-Cha is a good starting point."
"What-cha has a sampler that I wish I knew about when starting out."
"I'll 3rd What-Cha and add: LuLin Teas Good and Proper Tea - if you like breakfast teas try their Brockley Breakfast"
#4
Dobra
5.0
(4)
"Dobra Tea!!!"
"Thank you all!!! Excited to check out Dobra!"
"Dobra is the best option."
"Check out Dobra Tea! Large selection of loose leaf available for purchase."
#5
Yunnan Sourcing
4.8
(4)
"You can never go wrong with looking at Yunnan Sourcing's selection."
"Yunnan sourcing online for super high quality Chinese teas."
"Yunnan sourcing is great"
"For ripe puerh and white Yunnan sourcing."
#6
Hojicha
4.0
(4)
"Why not a hojicha or a tieguanyin?"
"Hojicha, with lavender if you want. Japanese greens are pretty good for cold brewing."
"Hojicha, with lavender if you want."
"Hojicha , with lavender if you want . Japanese greens are pretty good for cold brewing"
#7
Louisville Tea Company
4.7
(3)
"Louisville Tea company is the best."
"The Louisville Tea Company!! Love that place."
"Looks like Louisville Tea Company is on my radar."
#8
Upton Tea
4.7
(3)
"Cant go wrong with https://www.uptontea.com."
"Been buying there for years and their stuff is top notch."
"Http://uptontea.com/."
#9
David's Tea
3.0
(4)
"Only one I know of is David’s Tea in the Avalon mall."
"If you liked this one, you might like one of the davids tea dessert samplers."
"Kinda stuck with David’s Tea but little else."
"Definitely ignore everyone telling you to buy from David's, Twining, or any other large company."
#10
House of Tea
5.0
(2)
"On Yonge Street."
#11
Halmari Tea
5.0
(2)
"My favorite is Halmari Tea - tastes awesome and the aroma, even better."
"Try using the Loose Tea from Halmari Tea."
#12
Arbor Teas
5.0
(2)
"I love Arbor Teas. Great quality tea."
"I love Arbor Teas. Great quality tea."
#13
Red Blossom
5.0
(2)
"Red Blossom, Imperial Tea Court, and Song are three of the best."
"Red Blossom in Chinatown."
#14
Loose Leaf Tea
5.0
(2)
"Once you leave bag, you never wamt back."
"Well this will open a new world for you cause loose leave is the shit."
#15
Song Tea
5.0
(2)
"Song Tea - great selection of oolong, white, red etc."
"I think Song Tea is the best way for a beginner to go, strong selection of tea's."
#16
Heavenly Tea Leaves
5.0
(2)
"Heavenly Tea Leaves is great all around, most of their stuff is organic."
"Heavenly Tea Leaves is amazing"
#17
T2
4.5
(2)
"T2 is great if you have a store near you."
"You could get something from T2, they have a wild selection of different flavoured teas."
#18
Tea Forte
4.5
(2)
"Tea forte is a brilliant choice! A good strainer and some loose leaf is a huge leap."
"Tea Forte has some good quality loose leaf teas."
#19
Asha
4.5
(2)
"Asha has the best quality tea, hands down."
"Asha also has great tea you can buy in tins."
#20
Teasource
4.5
(2)
"I usually stock up on earl grey once a year from Teasource."
"I usually stock up on earl grey once a year."
#21
MeiLeaf
4.5
(2)
"I would recommend MeiLeaf."
"Mei Leaf is a good choice. They also have a shop in London."
#22
Dragon Well
4.5
(2)
"Try Dragon well (龍井茶)"
"Dragon Well."
#23
Yorkshire Tea
4.5
(2)
"As with all tea-related questions on here, the answer is Yorkshire tea."
"Psst, you can get loose leaf Yorkshire Tea."
#24
Song
4.5
(2)
"Song is by far the best tea shop in SF."
"Rainbow, Bi-Rite, Other Avenues, carry packaged local teas, and I think they carry Song."
#25
Shou Puerh
4.0
(2)
"For me most shous are gentle on my stomach."
"Aged white and shou puerh are the top picks for me."
#26
Darjeeling
4.0
(2)
"Darjeeling is from India and is really good."
"I like any kind of bright, floral and fruity Darjeeling or a light Tieguanyin."
#27
House Again
4.0
(2)
"Yes, I also recommend the House Again filter because it has the finest laser drilled holes."
"I also like the House Again ones, they’ll universally fit pretty much any mug."
#28
Adagio IngenuiTEA
4.0
(2)
"First thing first, get a good infuser if you don't have one, I love mine from adagio, it's the ingenuitea in"
"Adagio Teas 16 oz. ingenuiTEA Bottom-Dispensing Teapot."
#29
Lapsang
4.0
(2)
"Lapsang. It's a smoked black tea."
"Most top-quality loose leaf teas hail from China."
#30
Golden Tea Shop
4.0
(2)
"Golden tea shop on 9th is just what you are looking for."
"I like Golden Tea Shop in Chinatown."
#31
Healthy Living
4.0
(2)
"Healthy Living during my regular shopping trips. They both have decent selection."
"Healthy Living has some, and it wouldn't surprise me if City Market does too."
#32
Tealish
4.0
(2)
"I've bought tea for about 20 shops in Toronto is this is my favourite."
"Agreed. I love their stuff."
#33
Tieguanyin
4.0
(2)
"Why not a hojicha or a tieguanyin?"
"Most top-quality loose leaf teas hail from China."
#34
ChaTo
4.0
(2)
"I found ChaTo in Japantown is pretty good."
"I like ChaTo in Japantown."
#35
Fenghuang Dancong
4.0
(2)
"Most top-quality loose leaf teas hail from China."
"I had really good experiences with brewing Fenghuang Dancongs(a kind of Oolong) cold."
#36
Bulk Barn
3.5
(2)
"Bulk Barn has a selection of loose-leaf teas."
"Bulk barn has loose tea although I can’t speak to the quality or types but they seem to have a lot!"
#37
Tregothnan
3.0
(2)
"Tregothnan is quirky, and makes a nice enough tea."
"Which is GROWN in Britain."
#38
Teavana
2.5
(2)
"Teavana also Twinings"
"Teavana is overpriced mall garbage and they will try to upsell you."
#39
Formosa Tea House
5.0
(1)
"Formosa Tea House, top of Long's Hill."
#40
Loose Tea
5.0
(1)
"Great service, and he knows his stuff."
#41
San Francisco Herb Co.
5.0
(1)
"San francisco herb co. on 14th st. No question."
#42
Duals Health Food Store
5.0
(1)
"DUALS HEALTH FOOD STORE!!! Honestly the best place I found recently."
#43
Bai Mudan
5.0
(1)
"I love a really good white tea, one with a bit of body like Bai Mudan."
#44
Stone Leaf Teahouse
5.0
(1)
"A fun day trip would be to drive down to Stone Leaf Teahouse in Middlebury."
#45
Eastern Tea Bar
5.0
(1)
"They order really interesting teas directly from small farmers all over the world!"
#46
Hatvala
5.0
(1)
"Hatvala is one of my favorite sources for teas other than sheng pu'er."
#47
Trident
5.0
(1)
"I get my Organic Assam tea at Trident on Hollis St."
#48
Tea Earth and Sky
5.0
(1)
"Tea earth and sky in St. Jacobs"
#49
Tisane Pharmacy
5.0
(1)
"On Saturdays, come over to Tisane pharmacy in the UES. I’ll hook you up!"
#50
McNulty's
5.0
(1)
"How has no one said McNulty’s in the Village. Such a cool store!"
#51
Park Slope Food Coop
5.0
(1)
"Have to be a member but maybe you know someone that is 😉"
#52
Blue Willow Tea
5.0
(1)
"Another shop where you can get amazing specialty teas is Blue Willow Tea."
#53
Yunnansourcing
5.0
(1)
"The High Mountain Tu Cha Black from Yunnansourcing is a malt bomb."
#54
Mountain Rose Herbs
5.0
(1)
"Mountain Rose Herbs has great tea and compostable packaging."
#55
Dammann Frères
5.0
(1)
"In France, the two really good ye olde tea brands are Dammann Frères."
#56
Mariage Frères
5.0
(1)
"In France, the two really good ye olde tea brands are Mariage Fréres."
#57
Two for the Pot
5.0
(1)
"On Clinton St in Brooklyn Heights"
#58
Railyard Apothecary
5.0
(1)
"Railyard apothecary has great loose leaf teas and lots of tea making tools too!"
#59
Boricha
5.0
(1)
"Try boricha/barley tea! lovely nutty flavor"
#60
Tao of Tea
5.0
(1)
"The tea house at the Chinese garden, run by the Tao of Tea."
#61
Maeda-en
5.0
(1)
"I'd rather have maeda-en gold than the world's best gunpowder."
#62
Gopaldhara
5.0
(1)
"Gopaldhara citrus oolong."
#63
Teatime
5.0
(1)
"[Teatime on Lonsdale St in North Van]"
#64
Justea
5.0
(1)
"Justea!"
#65
Whittard of Chelsea
5.0
(1)
"My holy grail is whittard of chelsea’s earl grey."
#66
Biluochun
4.0
(1)
"Most top-quality loose leaf teas hail from China."
#67
Chai
4.0
(1)
"Chai because of the spices used."
#68
Teamotions
4.0
(1)
"Teamotions."
#69
Ginger
4.0
(1)
"Ginger is great on an empty stomach."
#70
Peppermint
4.0
(1)
"My best recommendation for gentle and good for digestion is peppermint."
#71
English Breakfast
4.0
(1)
"I personally already knew I loved English Breakfast with milk because I love every part of boba."
#72
Longjing
4.0
(1)
"Most top-quality loose leaf teas hail from China."
#73
Kukicha
4.0
(1)
"You could try kukicha. It's more alkaline and is easy on the stomach."
#74
Huangshan Maofeng
4.0
(1)
"Most top-quality loose leaf teas hail from China."
#75
Yunnan Black Tea
4.0
(1)
"Most top-quality loose leaf teas hail from China."
#76
Qimen Black Tea
4.0
(1)
"Most top-quality loose leaf teas hail from China."
#77
Da Hong Pao
4.0
(1)
"Most top-quality loose leaf teas hail from China."
#78
Finest Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe
4.0
(1)
"There are many varieties of tea, in the same way as different varieties of apple or potato."
#79
Island Tea Co.
4.0
(1)
"They have a good selection at an affordable price."
#80
McNulty's Tea and Coffee
4.0
(1)
"McNulty's Tea and Coffee in the West Village is a pretty nice place."
#81
Heine's Jasmine Tea
4.0
(1)
"I really like Heine's Jasmine tea."
#82
Earl Grey
4.0
(1)
"Earl grey!"
#83
Amazon
4.0
(1)
"Find yourself a mug infuser. This one is pretty inexpensive will allow your teas to fully expand."
#84
Roasted Oolong
4.0
(1)
"Roasted oolongs tend to be my go to when my stomach is feeling sensitive."
#85
Rooibos
4.0
(1)
"I've been liking rooibos for my caffeine free tea."
#86
Aged White Tea
4.0
(1)
"Aged white and shou puerh are the top picks for me."
#87
Genmaicha
4.0
(1)
"Genmaicha is a favorite flavorful tea here, and is usually cheap to boot."
#88
Mi Xian
4.0
(1)
"A nice Mi Xian like a Bai Hao. The honey-like taste is really something to try."
#89
Gyokuro
4.0
(1)
"I'd say the best is Gyokuro cold steeped."
#90
Dragonwell
4.0
(1)
"Cold brew Dragonwell aka LongJing is my goto summer drink."
#91
Unnamed Brand
4.0
(1)
"I’d recommend either getting a teapot with a strainer or a gaiwan."
#92
New Kam Man
4.0
(1)
"New Kam Man in Chinatown."
#93
Granville Island Tea Co
4.0
(1)
"I love their masala chai."
#94
Noah's Bagel
4.0
(1)
"Noahs bagel on hawthorne has a good loose leaf."
#95
Twinings
4.0
(1)
"I swear by twining’s lavender earl grey."
#96
May Wah
4.0
(1)
"Look for the mylar/foil wrapped ones and grab them when in stock."
#97
Bill Barn
3.0
(1)
"Bill barn sells loose leaf…apparently"
#98
Tiesta
2.0
(1)
"Not a fan of Tiesta."
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