Although not yet as popular as coffee shops, more and more tea houses are popping up all over the country. Whether you’re after a cup of your favourite blend or interested in trying new flavours, there’s a tea house in South Africa to suit any tea-lover’s needs.
The Botanical Tea House is an urban retreat set in a beautiful garden, offering a wide range of teas and homemade light meals and breakfasts. The teas are served in laboratory bottles on tripods and blends include Chrysanthemum, Hibiscus, Earl Grey Blue Flower and more.
This tranquil space in Johannesburg stocks a range of different teas, including an imported range of loose-leaf teas. Some of the flavours include Coconut Snow, Tropical Breeze and Apricot Brandy, and the addition of 82 new organic Hyson Tea flavours brings the total tea offering to 152.
Lady Bonin’s Tea Parlour sells and blends a variety of organic loose-leaf teas, sourced from sustainable farms that are community driven. Lady Bonin started out in 2010 as a food truck, selling take-away tea in and around Cape Town.
Situated in Clanwilliam, NetMar claims to be the only Rooibos Tea House in the world and serves more than 100 blends of the popular tea. From unfermented green rooibos to fruity versions including mango and peach, the variation is incredible. Enjoy a tea tasting of seven different blends and learn about the history of rooibos and its health benefits.
O’Ways Tea Café sells a variety of teas, including Nigiro, and offers tea tasting and tea pairing. With more than 350 fine loose-leaf teas and blends, including black and red teas, show flower teas and herbal and fruit infusions, they also stock beautiful tea-inspired accessories.
If delicious cake is what you’re after, you’ve come to the right place. High Tea, established in 2004, serves breakfast, lunch and delicious teas in Cape Town’s southern suburbs. The rustic-style cafe is the perfect spot to enjoy a relaxing afternoon while tasting flavoured and exotic teas.
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