Lovely tea shop with very helpful staff. Calm and serine place to sit with a cup of tea .read more

This is very lovely small tea room with selection fit for green tea connoisseurs, but service…read morefriendly enough not to scare a tea novice away. Might be a good idea to describe, no matter how vaguely, what kind of taste you are after and the owner will help you out. I really recommend this place if you enjoy tea and are a bit tired of the ordinary tea bags of most other cafeterias and restaurants. You might learn a thing or two about tea and all of its aesthetics.

Chai Wan is a quality tea lover's dream in peaceful, yet central location. They serve a lengthy…read morelist of different varieties of perfectly brewed teas, including wonderfully refreshing bubble tea. I have been to their (unfortunately soon extinct) brunch twice and tried their tea pairing menu for the first time today, and am a big fan. Besides their tea, their scones, tar cake, and jams are especially divine. To me, although delicious, the Chai Wan tea pairing menu is a bit too sweet(ish) pastry concentrated and could do with more savoury items, including cheese, perhaps, and fresh fruit. But this is a matter of taste, of course. A definite bonus for a tea addict, such as myself, is that you get as many refills of tea with your menu as you want. However, you often have to hunt down a member of the personnel to ask for your refill and wait quite a while for it; their service could be a bit more proactive, in this sense. Other than that, the personnel are most friendly and informative. Chai Wan also have a shop with a nice selection of teas and tea paraphernalia. Their tea pot variety is particularly impressive.

My favourite tea store in Helsinki!…read more The Ounce is one of the first Finnish incarnations of the Russian upmarket tea franchise of over 140 locations. Tea is much bigger in Russia than Finland, but I'm glad to see The Ounce setting up in Finland and expanding. The Ounce carries around forty different gourmet tea varieties that all seem to be very well selected and ethically sourced. Take a wiff, take your pick and take it home! It is a pricy gourmet tea store, even for Finnish standards, but I believe the quality is worth it.

Very very cute and I loved that bf knows how I love cute tea shops. However, the owner failed to…read morebrew my tea long enough. Also it wasn't the most pleasant ordering experience.

Hyvä paikka, kaupungin parhaat Puerh- teet. Erinomainen palvelu.read more

From the owner: Pieni Kilpikonna on kiinalais-vaikutteinen kungfu-perheen omistama teehuone ja teekauppa. Teehuone…read moretarjoilee gong fu-haudutuksia - ensimmäisenä Suomessa - ja myy laatuteetä Kiinasta, Taiwanilta, Intiasta ja Japanista. Oman maahantuonnin ansiosta teet saapuvat tuottajilta suoraan myymälään. Teelaadut on kaikki valittu huolella ja jokaiseen pakkaukseen merkitään aina myös satoaika ja -paikka. - Tee arjesta luksusta -

Very particular place, the one you feel is in bodied with its own personality.Tranquil, good music…read moreand homemade food. Excellent tea selection! Will definitely be back :)

This was a magical little stop during our time in Helsinki. I often look for vegan friendly…read moreeateries while traveling in places that tend to have more fish given my seafood allergy. We found this spot on the Finish tourism website and it did not lead us astray. We thoroughly enjoyed our tea time under the shady trees paired with vegan Karelian Finnish rice pies and a cozy Kohlrabi soup. They offered several other vegan pastries and even sold the rice pies frozen to take home. The staff was very friendly and the overall experience was leisurely and memorable.

Very nice, cozy and friendly place! HOWEVER: note that Yelp shows the location in the wrong…read moreplace!!! It, on the same street, but 3-4 blocks further away from the centre. You can find the correct location on Google maps. The cafe latte is a bit weak, but decent taste.