T Shop

My friend and I decided to have a little tea journey through manhattan and stumbled upon this little cute shop tucked away in the middle of a block.

Honestly blown away by how beautiful this place was, we were going to just look around but decided to do a tasting.

The owner was so knowledgeable and shared so much information about not onky the tea we were drinking (Phoenix Dan Cong Mi Lan Xiang) but as well as the whole process and tradition. She told us about her own experience under a tea making master and the work that goes into making great tea.

Will come back every time I am in Manhattan, and if you can I would reccommend the tasting if you have the time.

A lovely hidden gem for tea in the city. I had a fantastic Dan cong over 5 steepings. The owner of the shop had a wealth of information and provided an excellent tea tasting experience.

I did the tea journey, which involved tasting three types of tea in multiple steepings. The owner was extremely friendly and knowledgeable, gave me undivided attention, and taught me a lot about how tea is cultivated and brewed. I found it a very good price for an hour with an expert and many glasses of unusual and delicious tea. Can’t wait to go again.

Great tea shop with extremely knowledgeable owner. Comfortable and friendly place to ask some detailed tea questions. Her recommendations were excellent, and the tea selection itself is very high quality. I visited the physical location and have now begun ordering tea from her for home as well

Had a great time with Nishan who explained a lot about the history and production of tea! He guided us through a couple of tastings. They have a wide selection of teas from mainland China, Taiwan and Korea. The setting is quite intimate, being small and quiet, but it’s definitely worth visiting! Would recommend!

I walked in with my best friend yesterday on a whim in the evening. We met the owner and immediately she greeted us with so much warmth and compassion- we ended up having a tea tasting on the spot (for the Red Water oolong, it was so good) It's small, quiet, and serene. The attention to detail and attentiveness to our experience was so lovely. Also, the shops decor and teaware was so so beautiful. I cannot wait to come back. Will be buying online soon! Thanks so much 💝

TShop was an amazing experience! We had a tea tasting with Teresa and could not have asked for a better experience.

While our timing was a little off (we had to wait about fifteen minutes and then went half an hour later than originally scheduled) every other detail was amazing.

Teresa asked about our tea preferences and experiences and curated an individual tea tasting experience, full of interesting history and information. The place is small – there was one other group when we started and another which walked in right before we left, but had the place to ourselves for most of the experience.

We tried Taiwanese, Chinese, and Korean teas, which were each steeped four different times. As we tried each, Teresa shared with us the history and traditions of the teas, the significance behind different practices, and her personal experiences of visiting different tea regions across the world. We will definitely be back 🫖

The tea here is superb!

From the first cup of my gaiwan-brewed guided tasting, Old Bush Dan Cong Man Tang Xiang was poignantly flavorful. Even for my amateur tongue, the notes (grape skin with its slight bitterness) hit with astonishing strength, setting it apart from nearly every other tea I've had. The feel became rounder with each subsequent steeping, and my tea expert taught me the best way to breathe after a cup to fully enjoy the lingering aroma. At the end of my tasting, I refused to try another tea because I was still thoroughly enjoying the aftertaste, which had morphed to a full juiciness that kept me smiling for at least 15 minutes after leaving the store.

So why not 5 stars? I would have given 4.5 stars if I could. Truthfully this comes from disappointment that my experience was so brief. After the 5th steeping, I was told that was all the guided tasting included. I don't know if I missed this information in fine print somewhere, but I was expecting at least 9 steepings. I've done at least 12 with a gongfu-brewed high quality red tea that I would've kept steeping (there was a beautiful sweet potato flavor that was still so strong even after so many steeps) if I hadn't had to go. Plus, part of how I judge a tea is by how many steeps I can get out of it, especially since high quality tea is pricy and thus a luxury for me. I figure this is a guideline intended to get through long lines of customers, but I was the only customer when I arrived, the entire time I was there, and when I left.

Definitely stop by for the high quality tea and the knowledgeable and friendly workers, but maybe factor in service rules that might prevent you from getting as much tea as possible out of a single pot if that matters to you.