The Spice & Tea Exchange of Sarasota

I came back to get my favorite spice blend and revisit the aroma this store has. I wish I could literally take a whole sachet shaped like a pillow case filled with the beautiful aromas and mouth watery spices. Everything is hand crafted and mixed to make that complimentary taste with your cooking. It's undescribable!! This store involves your senses and it's one of my favorite stores while shopping at St. Armand's. I really enjoy browsing inside the store.

Where do I begin? You can smell this beautiful shop walking by! ☕🍵🧋🫖👘 You are warmly greeted as soon as you enter this quaint, fragrant place❤️ It was heaven from the moment I walked in 🥰 Sunshine and health are available inside 🌞 There are so many options for beautiful and healing teas and spices 🧐😳💫 I recommend this place💯 🌼🥀🪻🪷🍄

Beautiful teas, and beautiful experience! The smell carries you in off the street as if you were in a cartoon being pulled towards a pie on a window. The whole energy of the store is welcoming and positive. I will shop here for the rest of my life 🙏🏼

My first time and will continue to come here amazing customer service her name was Christea super sweet and helpful was honest and very polite one of best customer service iv had definitely will tell my friends and family about this place. Its a hidden gem I thought i would never find but finally found real good tea that they make then and there and they actually let you try the tea and amazing customer service 12/10 definitely coming back amazing vibes!!!

This is the best spice shop ever! I love coming here they are so helpful. They have everything you need to spice up your life(food). They will also ship anything you want to your home if you're on vacation.

We love the spices. They always ensure we get our Best Buy. They elevate flavors well with whatever we cook. We had some great customer service. Today my HIPA rights were violated. I promise you not another dime will I ever spend at your store. What a shame to do to a long standing, good paying customer. You also violated the law. Shame on you. Not only did I shop in person but on line with your store. Done!

The best place for tea, spices and sugar around. So many choices, it's amazing! Always helpful staff and delicious in house drinks

I love the atmosphere, but I feel that the spices are quite overpriced. I understand that you pay for what you get, but nothing will ever justify a $25 pouch of spice or tea leaves.

Even though I didn't buy anything, I HAVE to give this place a great review for their service. They had free samples of dip and tea, and the sales girl (Lily C, daughter of the store's manager) knows EVERYTHING. She is so familiar with the merchandise and walked us through the entire store making recommendations based on any comment we made. If you need spices or tea, head over there ASAP!

What an amazing selection! I am now totally addicted to Elderbetry Fortress herbal tea, iced. Luckily, there are a number of Spice and Tea Exchange stores so I can get my fix! Thank you for keeping my fave in stock!

If you know me then you know my love for tea! So coming across this store was just heaven for me. They not only have loose tea for purchase but also have tea accessories and spices, sweeteners, and tea brewed to order in the back of the store. They also have samples of tea in the back. Staff was super friendly and helpful! I sampled the crème brûlée green tea and left with a bag it was so good. Also got a fresh made matcha while there that was very good. Wish I would've browsed the spice area a bit longer because I'm looking at their website I see they have various monk fruit sweetener selections. I would order but don't want to spend $8.99 for shipping. Open a location in Tampa!!!

This place is hard to walk away from. We spent over an hour sampling all the different spice blends, sugars, and teas. The staff was more the helpful, very informative, friendly, and seemed to truly enjoy educating us. If you're a tea lover or a foodie, you won't want to leave. Countless intriguing combinations that inspire anyone with a food heart. If I could give 10 stars, I would. We will most definitely return.

I loved this store, this had a great selection of tea and I got some good spices from here and years later it is still of good quality, so I am very pleased with this place. I wish I had their tea glass containers, so beautiful. Even if you don't want to buy something, it is a worthy stop to experience.

Came in here for replacement of my lavender lemon sugar. That's it! But, I walked out with 6, as Frank quickly pointed out that if Buy 5, get 6th free. Frank was amazing in recommending recipes and ideas, and I was happy to see all the precautions in place to protect us during this crazy pandemic. I'm a happy shopper. Please note, this place is also excellent for teas and spices. Go out and safely support local businesses!

Great place with friendly staff and a wonderful selection of teas! Love this place and will definitely revisit.

Four stars for a great little tea and spice store on St. Armand's circle. Stopped in to window shop and got suckered in. They have big jars of the teas to smell, and none of them smell artificially scented or too fragranced. They also have a variety of salts, sugars, single spices and spice mixes. Lots of samples around the store. They also sell different spice and tea accessories for reasonable prices. The loose leaf tea is pricy but seems to be high quality. The staff was super helpful and they do brew single cups of tea so you can try a variety before you shell out to take home. The store is a bit on the small size and jam packed with goods, so make sure to watch your step. Would definitely return to this location.

This was the absolutely worst experience ever! I was extremely excited about an experience of picking out exotic teas. Never been here before and also my first time in Sarasota. The lady at the store was hovering in an awkward way which is fine. However, not once did she offer to assist my friend and I with the process of selecting teas. So, now I question why she's hovering. Is it because she thinks someone wants to steal these cheap loose teas in nasty plastic ziplocks or because she's a thirsty sale person. When another gentleman walked in and she asked him if he was looking for anything specific. I was ready to leave at this point because this hovering lady was not interested in helping at all. My friend was on their website trying to figure out what teas had what flavor profile versus the salesperson who was more concerned about my skin color as opposed to helping me spend a few hundred dollars. Disappointing. Racist establishment.

Freshly ground spices, teas and salts. Truffle salt is wonderful and spices can be purchased in small packs for freshness. Enjoy their new tea bar and purchase unique gifts for the cook in everyone!

Located on the popular St. Armand's Circle is a cute little spice & tea shop! You can smell all the different spices and teas which is really cool. The employees are really helpful and will let you taste one if you are curious. I fell in love with the truffle salt, yum!! My mouth was watering immediately in the best way possible. If you are a tea lover or like to cook at all, I promise you will love this cute little shop. I'm a fan and will be back. Cheers & Enjoy!

This is the third location for this store my husband and I have visited...and once again we were not disappointed in the selection or the customer service. We were even recognized by a staff member who we chatted with at the Key West location six months ago. The spices are all so fresh and the mixtures are inventive and flavorful. We are definitely big fans.

A very large selection of spices and teas. If you are into sampling, they encourage it. The store is very organized and you can find almost any spice you can imagine here. There are a lot of teas as well, but it is more of a spice place. They also have soup mixes and rices. If you like to cook and try new things, then you will be in heaven at the possibilities offered here.

Penzeys on Main has fresher products and is far less expensive. The staff knows about the origins of the spices. I compared the cinnamon and Spice and Tea was double for same amount and type. You are paying for St Armands pricing when you go to that tourist destination.

Didn't have as large of a selection of spices as I had hoped for. I've previously shopped at Savory Spice in downtown Franklin, TN. Their store is much larger, and has a larger selection of each spice, i.e. perhaps eight varities of Paprika. They also have great baking ingredients, cocoa and poppy seeds of the like. I was pleased with what I purchased, and the staff is extremely knowledgeable at Spice & Tea Exchange. I would go back.

Lovely shop with great teas and spices. They have a tea bar. You can buy a brewed tea to go. Loved it! My favorite tea so far was the "White Papaya".

Whoops..im still finding places from a trip that i went on and never wrote about them...so this place was something that just looked interesting walking by it and we strolled in..i loved it..you can smell all the spices and teas..could have been there for days..there was a good sale on spices and i snapped up a few, including their special house blend..i have enjoyed all of them, and wish this was a store near me!!

Visited for the first time on date night and had a lovely experience. The staff were extremely friendly and accommodating. We were able to sample a few items and enjoyed walking through and smelling all of the blends on the spice blend wall. The variety is great while not overwhelming. We enjoyed all the samples and purchased a spice blend as well as a mortar and pestle.

Such a cute little shop! Loved the staff working there. Both were so extremely helpful to my mother and I. They really knew their stuff! We were more interested in the loose tea they had, but they also had an amazing selection of spices and sugars too! The teas came in such a wide variety and we were able to buy 5 packets and get one free, which was a sweet bonus. Couldn't give it five stars because the pricing was a little hefty even for just a tiny packet of tea ($6.89 for 1oz) but surely worth the price. Definitely recommend.

Spice and Tea exchange....you are awesome. I fell in love with the pretty array of spices and beautiful sanding sugars and all the lovely teas. I was warmly greeted by a new employee, she nervously said hello and did her little greeting. It was nice and very friendly upon walking in. I'm a foodie, so this was a great place to shop for spices. I could have bought everything in sight, but I'm a big fan of Penzey's spices so this was just the extravagant version at a shop. I loved the spice blends, but they were a wee bit costly for my tastes. I did pick a couple teas - Green Tropical Tea, Cranberry Apple Tea, and Mango Green tea. These teas had instantly caught my attention and I was already picturing the "zen" of it all. The Green tropical tea smelled heavenly, and I'm an avid tea drinker...when I'm not drinking coffee. These were refreshing to smell, and very unique. I was kinda bummed that the tea sampler bags that were already prepared had 2 out of the 3 selections that I had wanted. I really wanted these three...so I had to buy all teas separate at $4.89 for each bag. The employee was new and had almost made a custom sampler for me before she realized she wasn't allowed to prepare a sampler for me. Oh well... I also got espresso sugar - which I plan on using for topping my espresso drinks, and the raspberry sugar for some sweet cupcakes. Overall, I enjoyed shopping at this location and would hopefully buy some more items via online since there are no locations in California. Check them out at www.spiceandtea.com

What a lovely spice & tea shop! You can't resist it because it smelled too good! Wish we found it earlier before our last shopping for spices. Yet, friendly staff plus variety of spices & tea, we still left with a bag of goodies. Heavenly Chamomile! Roses smelled wonderful too.

Amazing selection of spices and select tea. The stewardess at the shop was knowledgeable and friendly. I am looking forward to trying all the rubs and salts! Will be back!

Dropped in here the other day for the first time, my wife and I were on a little beach trip for the long weekend. They have a huge array of spices and teas, and I was quite pleased with the excellent customer service there. She had a great knowledge of many of the different spices, and directed us to a few items that she thought we might have interest in (those all turned out great). I could have spent an hour in here smelling and sampling everything, and I walked away knowing I would want to come back and try more down the line. Overall, this was a great experience, and I can't wait to try what we bought, as I know it will be outstanding.

The store is simply delightful! I loved the collection of spices and teas. There are is a great variety and you can sample and smell most of them. I bought the peach rooibos tea as well as the ginger turmeric. Both are amazing!

I walked by this store about 4 times before I actually went in. I really wanted to visit when I could spend some time in there. Everything looked bright, fresh and delicious, from the large variety of spices to the flavored sugars and salts to the exotic rices. Their spice blends made on premises. The manager was very friendly and very knowledgeable about all the products. From someone who loves to cook, this store was a joy to shop in. I wish there was one closer to home!

Everything we have tried from this wonderful store has been fresh ! Whether spices or teas, we have sampled several varieties and were always very pleased. Love the Jamaican Jerk seasoning and the Mango green Tea !! If those flavors don't float your boat, there are many others to choose from...blackening seasoning, flavored orzo, flowery, fruity, green or black teas to name a few other choices.

If you love flavor and you love to cook then you have to visit this spot. I love the options! Pre-mixed spice blends for any protein you can think of, lots of salt-free options for those watching their salt intake, specialty salts and sugars, bulk teas, cheese powders which I had never seen before. You need to allow yourself some time to browse, smell, taste and then dive into the very impressive options to bring home with you. also the little bags they spices come in make them convenient and handy to pack for souvenirs for anyone you want to bring a taste of Sarasota home for.

I come here every year. Amazing selection of teas, spices, peppers. Very knowledgable. Their Vietnamese cinnamon is amazing!!

I can spend hours in this shop. I was so fortunate to find it. It is so much better than Penzey's on Main Street in Sarasota. Here, the herbs and spices are so much fresher. You can smell and taste the difference. For us, it's worth the trip to St. Armands.

My boyfriend and I stumbled upon this great little spice & tea shop while enjoying a leisurely stroll around beautiful St. Armand's Circle. We were drawn in by all the interesting spices & teas in great variety that filled the walls of this small shop. They have such a wide range of offerings that would certainly complete any recipe or fill up a delicious mug of tea. There were many things i had not heard of before, but luckily the customer service was fantastic here. The employees were not only friendly, but also informative & knowledgeable. They answered all our questions and help us find the right things for what we were looking for. Some of the most interesting things they offer include himalayan rock salt, a wide variety of sugars and all kinds of combo spices for cooking different kinds of meat and seafood. The prices were reasonable and it's easy to try alot of different spices since you can purchase them in small amounts. Everything smelled and looked delicious. Truly a chef's heaven here. We could have stayed here for hours looking at all the unique spices and teas. Would recommend anybody in the area take some time to stop by here.

It's ok. They don't have much tea. Expensive & I saw the largest roach I've ever seen in my life (I'm from the North) and I had to leave. More a store for spices.

Many options and like the location . You can find anything has to do with tea and spices .

Great Atmosphere, So many options, and most of all, great/ professional staff! One of the owners was there and was very enthusiastic about his products and gave my girlfriend and I some great advice! It couldnt have been a greater experience. Now i just have to figure out if I want to use the alderwood smoked salt i purchased or keep it as incence. Ha!