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Best places in NYC to buy Loose Leaf tea?

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11/7/2008 Bobby M. says:

Me and my friend are starting a site: http://NYCLikesTea.com.  So, let us know your favorite spots!

You can email us at Nyclikestea@gmail.com and we'll be sure to give you a shout out or plug your site or what have you!

-Bobby
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11/7/2008 jeff "walking.Yelp.com" c. says:

McNulty's
Porto Rico
Ito En
Ten Ren
Tafu

You're welcome
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11/7/2008 Lisa F. says:

I second McNulty's:

http://www.mcnultys.com
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11/7/2008 Preethi "Sweet P." C. says:

Kalyustan's Grocery in Murray Hill also has good loose tea
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11/7/2008 peter d. says:

A wise woman just brought me to a great place yesterday: Subtle Tea. They looked like they had everything you'd want tea-related.
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11/7/2008 Kate "the present king of france" T. says:

Tea Spot sells their tea loose. Also, that T place or whatever in Chelsea Market had an insane variety. I use the internets.
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11/7/2008 Steve "10 Lemon" M. says:

I second Ten Ren: http://www.yelp.com/bi... (some of the reviews under this listing are for the bubble tea place a few doors up, "Ten Ren Tea Time", but most are for the actual tea shop).
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11/7/2008 Bobby M. says:

A girl dressed in a Hello Kitty costume on Halloween drunkenly told me to check out Ten Ren.  And to try their green tea and Paochong tea.
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11/8/2008 Bobby M. says:

Thanks to everyone who replied, I compiled it all into this post:
http://nyclikestea.com...

Please comment away on there and follow us on tumblr if you have an account!  thanks again!
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11/8/2008 Sean "oops, please use seanshiok.yelp.com instead!!" S. says:

Definitely Ten Ren is the best.  They're on Mott Street in China Town, and I think there's another on Lafayette just above Canal.
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11/8/2008 Sean "oops, please use seanshiok.yelp.com instead!!" S. says:

Oh yeah, also Tafu NY on Lexington + 51st.  http://tafuny.com/
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11/8/2008 matthew "rehab is for quitters" h. says:

http://adagio.com
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11/8/2008 Margo K. says:

i like two for the pot in brooklyn (clinton @ atlantic).  best earl grey i can find in the city. am enjoying a cup as i type!
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11/8/2008 Britton "Like the Country" B. says:

Hey, Bobby-O.

Subtle Tea is my all time favorite tea shop. It has a huge selection with tons of variety, and they're known to improvise and discover their own yummy blends. http://www.subtleteast.../

The only one I've seen is on the corner of 30th and Madison, and you should be sure to stop by there if you're ever in the neighborhood. My favorite drink is their chi latte with coffee instead of milk (try it), but I also like their Carnival blend.
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11/8/2008 Bobby M. says:

Lynn, my pleasure!  I can't wait to try all these places out.
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11/8/2008 Topher "il topho" B. says:

Givin' the shout-out to Alice's Tea Cup:

http://www.yelp.com/bi...
http://www.yelp.com/bi...
and
http://www.yelp.com/bi...
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11/8/2008 Maria "Please don't say 'totes' in my presence" M. says:

Tea Spot
Amai
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11/8/2008 Lisa "word hound" D. says:

Alice's tea cup.
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11/8/2008 Bobby M. says:

oh geez...alices tea cup...I was there once...

re:
http://www.yelp.com/bi...
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11/9/2008 karen "vanilla bean" c. says:

Loving this list! I went into Puerto Rico Importing Company and they had a wide selection....unfortunately the sales people were so apathetic and not interested in helping me that I walked out
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11/24/2008 Anton E. says:

i'm all for McNulty's, they have great customer service and a wide selection of teas.

http://www.mcnultys.com

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