Coffee chains overlook tea, yet independent tea rooms flourish nationwide, from British-style parlors to hip urban and Asian-inspired bars. To navigate this blooming landscape, TeaMap offers a growing, photo-rich, map-based directory with unbiased user reviews and special offers, inviting tea lovers and proprietors alike to expand and refine the guide together.
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Born from Otto Schott’s vision of uniform glass, Jenaer Glas pioneered borosilicate and fiolax, then entered homes with elegant Bauhaus-inspired wares like Wagenfeld’s teapot. Bombed, dismantled, split by Cold War politics, it rebuilt, reconciled, reunified—and today its revived Jena factory again crafts luminous, world-renowned household glass.
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Adagio, Italian for slow, became our tea company’s name and muse: a tranquil counterpoint to a hurried world, advantageously alphabetic in early Yahoo days. From Assam Harmony to Keemun Concerto, music infuses our teas, labels, and forthcoming adagio CD catalog—inviting anyone, no training required, to savor calm, like music, in a cup.
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An unapologetic tourist trap, Old Shanghai Teahouse serves average, overpriced Lung Ching, Jasmine, and Keemun to camera-toting foreigners baffled by floating leaves. Yet its lacquered wood, red lanterns, panoramic windows, and calm above Yuyuan’s chaos make it irresistible. Come for ambiance and respite, not connoisseurship—Shanghai memories brewed in spectacle.
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Descending from Huang Shan’s misty peaks, travelers discover this modest, light‑bathed tea refuge where stone floors, painted ceilings and upturned vases harmonize with distant vistas. Glasses brim with floating Mao Feng leaves, challenging one’s composure while birdsong and murmuring locals soothe. Refills flow, flavors linger; the stop becomes essential.
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On Shamien Island in old Canton, Guo Xian Tea House offers a tranquil colonial oasis of bamboo, fountains, and meticulous tea artistry. Attentive staff brew flawless White Needle in a gaiwan without timers or thermometers, refilling tiny cups with serene precision. Superb hospitality and remarkable value—90 RMB—make it unforgettable.
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Bottled tea began as a syrupy sideshow to colas, until Japan—and Ito En’s oxygen-banishing science—reinvented it as real tea in a bottle. Now vending machines brim with rivals, even Coca-Cola. With Anteadote, Adagio bets American taste buds will embrace purity over hype. If Coke launches oolong, we’ve won.
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