Tea, slowly.
Matcha whisked
the long way.

A quiet tea bar on Alserkal Avenue. Leaves from small gardens in Uji, Darjeeling and Fujian, brewed at the right heat and poured into small cups. Stay as long as the pot does.

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Hands whisking matcha in a stoneware bowl on a pale wooden counter, shelves of teapots and tins behind
Open today [9:00 – 22:00]
Tea poured from a glass teapot into small stoneware cups on a stone tray
This week’s tasting flight

Three teas, three small cups, one long afternoon.

Yame gyokuroJapan · shade-grown, steamed
Sweet and brothy, like spring peas
Alishan oolongTaiwan · high-mountain, rolled
Orchid, cream, poached pear
Dian HongYunnan · golden-tip black
Honey, malt, a little pepper

Poured gongfu-style, three infusions of each. Ask for the flight at the bar; it takes about [45] minutes, and nobody will hurry you.

Tea to take home

50 g tins, packed by hand at the bar. We write the water heat and steeping time on every lid.

  • For mornings

    Uji sencha

    Grassy and bright with a clean finish. 70°C, one minute, then pour again.

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  • For after dinner

    Roasted hojicha

    Toasty, soft and low in caffeine. Lovely next to a few dates.

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  • For gifting

    Jasmine pearls

    Hand-rolled pearls that open in the cup, in a wrapped tin with a card in your words.

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Every Saturday · [4:00 pm]

Saturday tasting

Six teas side by side, from a pale silver needle to a dark roasted oolong. One table, a small group of [8], [AED — per person]. Bring your questions; we’ll bring the kettle.

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An iced matcha latte on a marble table beside a plate of rose and pistachio cookies

Come sit a while.

Monday – Friday
[9:00 – 22:00]
Saturday
[9:00 – 23:00]
Sunday
[10:00 – 22:00]

[Warehouse number], Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz, Dubai

Parking along the avenue · message ahead and your tins wait for you at the bar

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