Northeast Tea House In M - Minneapolis

Northeast Tea House is the best spot for tea in the entire Midwest. If you live anywhere within a two hour drive, coming here is a must. Their serene atmosphere and soothing music, coupled with a mesmerizing live coral fish tank, make Northeast Teahouse my go to place for when I feel stressed. The staff are all very friendly and incredibly well learned in different teas from across the world and give great recommendations based on your preferred flavor notes. Whether you’re just getting into teas or a seasoned expert, they have everything you could possibly want. There have been many times where I couldn’t make up my mind and a staff member recommended something that hit just the spot. They specialize in Gongfu, a traditional Chinese tea ceremony in which you pour tea between small vessels and watch (and taste! as the color/flavor gradually deepens and becomes more complex. Highly recommend trying this! They also have a huge selection of freshly milled matchas, hot or iced. Northeast Teahouse is one of only three locations in the U.S. to have a genuine matcha mill! Watching the mill at work is a unique experience and so cool to have right in the Twin Cities! They also work with small farmers across the world to provide exclusive tea cakes. Besides hot teas, they also have some great iced teas with fun flavors like soursop or lychee! These are great to go on hot summer days. Additionally, they have a TON of delicious homemade baked goods: Mochi (many different flavors Biscotti Chocolate chip banana bread Matcha shortbread Earl grey and lavender cookies Walnut cookies Carrot cake Seasonal items (like mooncakes for the mid autumn festival That’s not all! They also carry many beautiful tea sets, electric kettles, tea pets, tea cakes, and looseleaf by the ounce. I seriously cannot describe how beautiful some of these tea sets are. See the photos below!! Bottom line is – you’ve just gotta visit Northeast Tea House. It is an experience like no other, and you’ll find yourself making up any excuse to come back again and again. Take your mom there! Maybe a first date? Bring your friends! Come alone and enjoy your own company! Stare at the fish for hours!

Worth a visit, especially for the aesthetics. They run the shop similarly to some traditional shops in Japan and Korea where you are meant to enjoy the tea and conversation, which is why the no laptop policy is not too surprising. The pre-packaged mochi and milled matcha teas are okay. This is a place you go to for the atmosphere more than anything.

My favorite tea shop in minneapolis and would be 5+ stars if the hours were ever correct. 3 separate times now I’ve driven down to MPLS just for northeast tea house for them not to be open even though it was after 10am. Yesterday I even lugged my toddler out bc I was craving NE tea house just to find them closed again) at 10:50 : Amazing tea, service and atmosphere when they’re open?!

Peaceful atmosphere, great ambiance, nice relaxing place to spend some time and enjoy some tea!

It was hard to find a parking place for this shop. The tea is overpriced for the small amount that you get. When I asked for iced tea it was not chilled all the way, and was still lukewarm with no ice. I also did not like that could not bring your laptop to work on things. discouraging loitering by disallowing screen use in an empty tea shop makes no sense. I feel like this location would’ve been that better with that allowance. The tea I got was also not that good but maybe it’s just because I didn’t get the right kind of tea for me.