Loose leaf tea

[Kenneth]

I'm looking for a place that sells loose leaf tea (or any good tea for that matter) in the GTA?

I know of a few places in Markham and Spadina; but there not too helpful unless your a "local". I know there was supposed to be a place in the Distillery district; but I can't seem to find it.

Any help?

[north77]

Any medium to large Asian supermarket has loose leaf tea. IIRC, there are a few shops in the Pacific Mall that specialize in Tea and herbs.

[tiggerpooh]

You can try this http://www.tenren.com

there's one in "golden plaza" on Hwy 7 and one in Pacific mall (i think)

[Ferrari]

I live in Mississauga too, and I buy my loose leaf green tea at the Asian supermarket at Burnhamthorpe and Central Parkway (West of Mavis on Burnhamthorpe).

[saisailup]

There's the Tea Emporium which has 3 locations in the GTA. Here's the link:

http://www.theteaemporium.com/customer/home.php

They have a good selection of loose leaf tea from around the world. Just a warning that they are quite expensive...however, I believe you can try their teas before you buy, which is always a good thing.

[keanefan]

the more expensive the tea, the better it tastes

I think that Raymond Wong's tea tastes the best.
TenRen and Assamiea Tea are good.

Raymond Wong & Tea
416-335-0741
850 Tapscott Road (between Finch and Mcnicoll)
Scarborough, ON

Raymond Wong & Tea
905-305-6878
3255 Hwy 7 (between Warden and Woodbine)
First Markham Place shopping mall
Markham, ON

TenRen's Tea
http://www.tenrenstea.com/WMCshop.cgi

Ten Ren Tea & Ginseng Co Ltd (Markham)
905-305-9806
4300 Steeles Avenue East,
Markham, ON

Ten Ren Tea Co (Toronto) Limited
416-598-7872
454 Dundas Street West,
Toronto, ON

Ten Ren Teatime Inc
905-305-8332
3636 Steeles Avenue East,
Markham, ON

Ten Ren Teatime Inc
905-305-8798
7070 Warden Avenue,
Markham, ON

Ten Ren's Tea Time
416-229-1688
5095 Yonge, ON

Ten Ren's Tea Time
416-782-8288
1 Yorkdale Road,
North York, ON

Assamiea Tea (Scarborough Town)
416-296-9882
2-300 Borough Drive,
Scarborough, ON

[Kenneth]

Thanks for the help, much appreciated .

[IronMac]

It's the fresher the tea the better it tastes.