I visit Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar almost every time I travel West (for example: Nashville, or hiking in the Blue Ridge). It is located on the downtown mall in Charlottesville, Virginia, and it is one of the few tea shops that stays open after dinner. Their selection of tea is on the smaller side, but they do carry some of the most interesting teas in Virginia. Highlights include a selection of Japanese Green Tea that goes beyond Sencha and Matcha and rotates frequently. They also have a decent collection pu-erhs, blacks, greens and white teas. Below are some photographs from the tea shop at night, when the scene changes a little from enjoying tea to more of a hookah bar and music venue.
Above is a view of their "shoeless" sitting area for enjoying tea. The seating is not for lounging but for contemplation and tea enjoyment.
The mirror wall.
The counter with tea tins in the background.
While there I enjoyed a pot of Gyokuro and left with a cup of pi lo chun to go.
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