Wonderful environment and excellent tea sommelier service.
It's very organic and elegant place to have high quality teas
I am a new and avid fan of Teance, and will definitely make a point to come here every time I'm in Oakland. Chih Hui was incredibly kind and generous with her time, treating us to a truly wonderful pu-erh tasting. My friends and I shared three pots of absolutely delightful teas, accompanied by delicious little cookies, and I ended up buying six bags of new teas I haven't seen anywhere else. If you are a tea lover, Teance is a must!
The old location shut down. The tea tasting experience has gone down. It's not like before.
The old location shut down. The tea tasting experience has gone down. It's not like before.
I ended up here randomly looking for tea in the area (knowing so little about tea!!). And I am so stocked!! I learnt so much!! This experience was so lovely and the staff was just awesome. I wanna bring all my friends :)
Went on Saturday morning to the new location and there was plenty of availability for us to sit at the bar and chat with the staff. I enjoy gongfu tea quite a bit so it was a lot of fun to chat about their tea collection and the whole process. The staff was pretty knowledgeable so I felt free to ask any question like sourcing location and steeping methods.They said they primarily have Taiwanese teas, but there are others, so I asked for a recommendation other than a high mountain oolong (everyone brings it from Taiwan). We drank a roasted Shan Li oolong which was warm, dark, and buttery ?How it works: walk in and you can taste a tea for $7/person/tea. If you buy the tea, the tasting price goes toward the tea. You can also purchase a teapot and steep it yourself (not sure of price). You can also purchase bags of tea, most were 1-2oz from what I saw and without prices obviously marked.I also looked at the Yixing teapots and they were beautiful and on the more affordable side (~$185). Apparently they were crafted by younger potters. They offered to demonstrate how well it pours, but I wasn't ready to purchase yet (but I'm planning on going back).Last notes: the outside of the new place isn't very appealing, but they said they're working on a tea garden. They also said they would start requiring vaccination proof for sitting at the bar.
Very knowledgeable staff, lovely tea selection and ambiance. Saturday tastings are absolutely awesome, for tea nerds and novices alike. Highly highly recommend.
A great collection of teas from Taiwan.
Best Tea on the market- love this family owned business! So worth the visit!