Dine-in/takeaway Tea shops in Sydney?

March 26, 2013 3:13 PM

Looking for the tea equivalent of coffee shops in Sydney.Preferably in the CBD/inner city. High Tea is OK, but looking for something more basic than that. I refuse to pay $4.00 for hot water and a tea bag, lol.
posted by mocoface to Food & Drink (3 answers total)

You're not paying $4 for hot water and a tea bag. You're paying $4 for a table and a waiter. (And electric lights, and clean bathrooms.)
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 7:08 PM on March 26, 2013

Just to clarify - you're looking for a nice place with good tea for ~$4? Not a place to get cheap tea?
posted by kjs4 at 8:21 PM on March 26, 2013 [1 favorite]

There is a specialty tea store/cafe in the Glasshouse arcade/mall thing off Pitt St. It's near the King Street entrance opposite the MLC centre.

Berkelouw on Oxford St in Paddington do a nice sized pot of tea with high quality tea, as does Bourke street bakery in Potts Point (note: not on Bourke Street).

Ullivetto on Bayswater Rd in Kings Cross does decent sized pots with loose leaf tea.
posted by hifimofo at 3:15 AM on March 27, 2013