239 Northwest Everett Street Portland, OR 97209
Standing: 50
Operated by The Tao of Tea, the Teahouse in the Tower of Cosmic Reflections completes your visit to Lan Su Chinese Garden. Enjoy the fine selection of tea and snacks while gazing at the view of Lan Su. The Tao of Tea is a Portland based tea company that promotes the art and culture of tea. Nationally recognized as specialty merchants of tea focusing on organic, Fair Trade certified teas, owner Verindeer Chawla travels to different tea growing regions in search of the best tasting teas. The Tao of Tea’s emphasis is to find teas still made in old-style methods and to help preserve the pure leaf art form. In China, they mainly work with tea farmers in Yunnan, Fujian, Hunan, Zhejiang, Anhui and Guangdong. Each area has its own tea culture, history and distinct flavor profiles which come through with each pot or cup.