Teahouses in Shanghai

Teahouses in Shanghai are not as bustling as in Hangzhou, neither as in great numbers as in Chengdu, but featured of every description.

'Tea Mall' is wholesale market crowded with more than two hundred tea shops. For those who do not have a chance for Tea Museum in Hangzhou, this is the place for tea education. Quite many varieties of teas, even rare green tea, converge on here. All shops offer free tea sampling. (518 East Zhongshan Rd.)

'Park 92' is a snack stand in Fuxing Park. Menu is in English and only 'CHINESE TEA' is listed and priced at $ 3.75 a pot. The tea is actually green tea bag served with exquisite white tea set.

'Spring Wind' is located in Town God's Temple. Equipped with traditional Chinese square dining table and a stage for storytelling and ballad singing in Suzhou dialect, this teahouse offers many well-known Chinese teas. The price for a pot of green tea ranges from $ 1.85 to a $ 25. (337 Fangbang Rd.)

'Tea Buffet' is a small teahouse in Guiling Park. There about ten teas to choose.

'Green Vine' is run in Hangzhou style. 'Shanghai Dragon Well', a green tea from the suburb, can be found here too. Teas are priced in four classes, starting from $ 3.65, with free snack. (1111 Yanan Rd.)