A view of the interior of Carytown Teas, located across from the CVS and Ukrops at the western edge of Carytown. (I will hopefully have more photos to share later).
This tea house review is going to look at my everyday tea shop, Carytown Teas. I live six or so blocks away and as far as I can tell, Carytown Teas has the biggest selection of tea in Richmond.
Carytown Teas claims to carry over 100 varieties of tea as well as teaware and limited baked goods. I like this store because it is all about tea and Patricia (the owner) and Misty (the tea mixologist) are friendly and always trying to please whoever walks in the door--spreading their interest in tea. They are also the most knowledgeable tea shop purveyors in Richmond, at least out of the tea shops I have been to (TeaCo, Cuppa Tea, Torman's).
The strength of Carytown Teas is their different tea blends and selection of pu-erhs. Their weakness is in the variety of green and oolong tea (ofcourse, almost every tea shop in the US has this problem, as far as I am concerned).
So go to Carytown Teas to get some loose leaf tea or a cup to go if you are in Richmond or passing through looking for good tea without frills (at least almost without frills).
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