Forget T2 and treat yourself to some loose-leaf tea from The Tea Centre. I've been coming here for about eight years (yikes), and my absolute dying-in-a-ditch favourite is the Stockholm blend (black tea with fruit, flowers and vanilla). I took a big sack of it and a strainer along with me to New York for five weeks recently, because I am a Stockholm blend tragic. (Trying to find a kettle in the US was the hard part.) If you like vanilla and caramel check out Ritz Carlton (another favourite), and the Cherry Ripe will kill you dead.
Tea is sold in bags of 50g, 100g, etc. so you can try a little of everything and stock up on your best ones later. The staff know their stuff. One time Sid even made up a custom blend for me! so that's a thing that's available if you want to take your tea to the next level. It's a little sad that they've moved and lost the cafe part that made it so special; now they're tucked away in a little arcade-y bit and it took me a while of wandering around to find them. They still have a range of teapots and teacups and cannisters and such for sale. read more