Tian Fu Jituan (Ten Fu Tea, Tianfu Mingcha)

Address: 176 Wangfujing Dajie, Dongcheng District

Transportation: Subway Line 1 at Wangfujing (exit A)

Phone: 010-6525-4722

Open daily 8:30am to 7:30pm.

Not quite the McDonald's of tea, but at last count there were 26 branches in Beijing. This storeis the largest. Their jasmine tea (hua cha) is excellent.

Wuyutai Tea Shop 吴裕泰

Address: 186 Wanfujing Dajie

Phone: 010-6525-4961

Transportation: Subway Line 1 at Wangfujing

Open Hours: 8:30am-9pm daily

Credit Cards: All major foreign credit cards are accepted.

Over a hundred years old and considered a laozihao (time-honored business), Wuyutai hasexpanded to include multiple locations. Not as cheap as the Tea Street Market but the tea

leaves are fresh and great quality and the jasmine tea is excellent.

Tea Street market (Maliandao Cha Cheng)

Address: Malian Dao Chayecheng, Xuanwu District

Open Hours: 8.30am-6pm daily

For tea lovers everywhere, Beijing's wholesale tea market’s 900 plus stalls are testament to justhow much tea there is in China. From jasmine to erlong, green tea to the expensive pu’er, andeverything in between, there’s almost too much choice. However, vendors help out by invitingyou to sit down and have a taste beforehand and the pace is relaxed without any pressure tobuy. Tea sets, demonstrations of the tea ceremony and even tea flavored dumplings can alsobe found.

Zhangyiyuan Tea Shop

Address: 22 Dashalan Street, Xuanwu District (headquarter)

Phone: 010-6303-4001

Address: 18 Wanming Road, Xuanwu District (branch)

Phone: 010-6303-2056

Address: 173 Zhushikou West Street, Xuanwu District (branch)

Phone: 010-6303-1670

Address: 53 Tanyuan Village, Chaoyang District, Beijing

Phone:010-6468-5903

Transportation: Bus 110,120 or 403 Tanyuan stop,the 1st floor, Guoyi Plaza, South West 3rd Ring Road, Haidian District, Beijing.

A century-old shop and time-honored brand in Beijing, Zhangyiyuan Tea Shop was voted as one of Beijing's Top Ten Franchised Brands in 2007. Well-known China green teas includingLongjing and Biluochun are available in addition to the scented tea, black tea and health tea. Tea sets are also sold here.

Art Space

Address: B108, 3.3 Fashion Plaza, 3 Sanlitun Lu, Changyang District

Open Hours: 010-5136-5147

Elegant teapots and cups designed by China Academy of Arts ceramicists.