Tea Houses in Portland (2025)
Inside the walled classical garden, Yun Shui pairs Chinese teas brewed in pots or gaiwans with light snacks and seasonal programs like guided tastings. Featured by Eater Portland and operated by the nonprofit garden, it’s a cultural anchor downtown.
Portland’s famed teamaker pours flights, gaiwan service, and tea-laced pastries in a calm, light-filled space. Frequently recommended by local editors, it’s a reliable place to explore blends and single-origin teas with knowledgeable staff.
A chef-loved tea room highlighting single-origin oolongs, pu’er, and heicha with weekend tea meditations. Included on Eater Portland’s tea map, Bardo blends connoisseurship with an inviting, shoes-off tatami room ambiance.
Tucked off Mississippi Avenue, this indie salon pours Chinese teas and lively pu’er sessions, often with music or community events. Praised by local writers, it’s equal parts neighborhood hangout and serious tea bar.
A beloved local brand formerly known as Tea Chai Té, this whimsical caboose shop stocks 100+ teas, scratch chai, and apothecary blends. A longtime neighborhood fixture, it’s Portland personality through and through.
A serene Japanese tea and sweets café near the art museum, known for matcha, sencha, wagashi, and onigiri. Consistently praised by Eater Portland and local critics, it’s a gentle pause in the cultural district.
Set above the trees in architecture inspired by Kyoto, the cafe serves Japanese teas from Jugetsudo with wagashi and light bites. The garden’s official cafe is a frequent editors’ pick for tranquil tea service.
Inside the minimalist Old Town storefront I found tea sets gathered from estate sales mounted on brick walls and mismatched light fixtures hanging over a counter where a tray of baklava sat waiting. Amir Morgan — a tea purveyor, textile artist, and clothing designer — greets visitors warmly and forgoes a menu, asking what they like (one guest says “I like mint tea,” prompting Morgan to ask “Peppermint? Spearmint?”; when someone mentions ginger he reaches for a black canister and jokes that he can smell it from across the room). His mother, Diane Barnes Morgan, circulates through the shop and offers to show the back room, where through an archway you can stroll into his workspace and showroom of hats, vests, and distinctive one-piece jumpsuits that sit somewhere between overalls and a suit. The front counter serves pots of tea sourced from local companies like Tea Freak and Jasmine Pearl, and Morgan plans to add taps for iced sweetened teas, kombuchas, and other tea-based drinks; he intentionally offers a wide spectrum of styles and sweeteners so people can drink tea however they like. The space doubles as a fashion house and studio: bespoke pieces (available from XS to 4XL) hang near two Nike-swoosh vinyl couches by a fireplace and a wearable history of his work — including a Tasmanian tiger–inspired jumpsuit, cyanotyped overalls, and a white one-piece covered in doodles that served as a 2016 sign-in — which underscores his goal of making a welcoming “third place” where people can talk, try things on, and explore both clothing and tea together over a cup of oolong.
A downtown Vietnamese teahouse where design and heritage shine, pouring loose-leaf teas alongside snacks like sticky rice. Spotlighted by KOIN News and local guides, it brings a considered Vietnamese perspective to Portland’s tea scene.
