Where to Drink Real Loose-Leaf Tea in NYC, Beyond the Milk-Tea Chains
Loose-leaf tea in NYC beyond Mixue and HeyTea: four tea rooms worth the trip, from Té Company and Kettl to Puerh Brooklyn and Brooklyn Tea.
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Matcha Latte with Vanilla and Lavender at Bread Savage, Visalia
A hand-whisked matcha latte with vanilla and lavender at Bread Savage in downtown Visalia, and a reminder of Nohohon, my friend’s closed NYC matcha shop.
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Matcha Alternatives: Affordable Japanese Green Teas for the 2026 Matcha Shortage
The best matcha alternatives in the 2026 shortage: autumn bancha, hojicha and Kagoshima sencha, at 50 cents to $1.60 a cup. Taste, brewing and where to buy.
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Tea News That Caught My Attention–Calendar Week 5
The National Hot Tea Month is coming to an end. I stumbled upon some very nice tea related articles this month and this week isn’t an exception. So let’s get straight to the selection of this week, as usual in my order of preference: USA: In China’s City of Yixing, Everyone Is Fluent in Pottery (I…
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Places Where I Tried Matcha in New York City (Updated 2026)
Matcha in NYC has changed dramatically since 2015. A 10-year field review of cafés, closures, new openings, matcha quality, sourcing, and the rise of wellness culture in New York City.
