Tea Rooms in Uji, 京都府

Fresh reviews:

This is the oldest tea shop in the world. They’ve been in business since the 1100’s. The location is easy to get to from Kyoto by two different trains, and the shop is picturesquely located next to the river. The tea is a bit on the pricey end, but it’s grown locally and comes in beautiful packaging.One…

William W.

Tsuen honten

First, the dessert is 5 stars. The matcha jelly lives up to expectations. It really does just melt in your mouth.Second, the kitsune matcha udon is so-so. It’s more 3.5 stars. The kitsune /tofu was sweet but thinner than I’d like. The noodles had a mild matcha flavour. I generally would prefer a stronger…

Andrew C.

Nakamura Tokichi

This is NOT the authentic 上林茶舖。I visited this place in Uji, at first I was thinking about buy matcha powder from them because the staff told me «we offer tax exemption price.» But after taste their tea, I changed my mind. Their matcha is BITTER. Way different from another tea shop which is attached to the tea…