Teaja Lab

BEST TEA IN TOWN try the double assam it is reasonable in price the girls at the service cenre are very knowledgable on all aspects what a great place

Besides many restaurant at Yaletown, there are few other stores can stop you. Teaja offers a wide selection of finest Organic teas. The shop is clean, bright and organized. The staff was great and helpful.
Just a bit disappointed that they didn’t have any sample of tea and difficult to pick base on the tea leafs smell…
I just got Vitality and honey berry, it’s good and fruity.

This is a really great place to grab a cup of tea or some loose tea to go to enjoy at home.
I definitely recommend the Double Cream Earl Grey. Try this tea with some honey and coconut milk. Divine!
The blood orange is also nice as a Cole drink on on a hot day with honey and ice.
The décor is cute and quaint with a touch if royalty.
This is located in Yaletown in a great little neighborhood filled with cute shops and spas. Grab a tea to go and take a stroll around.

Yaletown is not just a town with 20 something year old girls with their small dogs! Places like Teaja adds character to Yaletown– Finally a gem for the tea connoisseurs! As a tea lover, Teaja gets major love from me and if I could give it 10 stars I would. Don’t be fooled by this tiny tea store, It has countless organic and delicious tea to choose from. I love it so much that I’m a regular here.
My favorites are the Vanille rouge, Rooibos XL and Vitality. BEST tea ever. Forget about tea bags from grocery stores or Starbucks or Blenz because this is the real deal– nothing is watered down and the teas are rich in flavour and aroma. There’s even a bar with raw agave and wild honey which is a luxurious touch. If you don’t drink much tea there’s a lot of health benefits to drinking tea. There’s even teas to suit your needs (cold, detox, stomach, calm)
Taking a trip to Teaja always makes a stressful day way better. Always spotlessly clean and a calming experience thanks to the lovely staff. Buy 10 teas to go get one free! Would definitely recommend it to anybody visiting Vancouver as well. Don’t forget to sample the free feature tea of the day!!! Have to go back to Teaja to nurture my addiction. Danielle works there regularly and she is amazing.

Solid 3. at least you don’t have to go out of the way to get to a David’s Tea or Teavana at a mall, but you sacrifice selection and any tasting, which is a loss, really. We should be allowed to taste here and there, kinda like gelato. But i digress…
typical spiffy yaletown store, and eye candy to look in here.
nice that they offer on-​site catering.
All organic stuff here.

After a heaving afternoon snack at the Flying Pig I was dying for a strong cup of tea to neutralize the grease (amazing lobster & prawn risotto). After doing a quick Unilocal search in the area I was led here.
This place is tiny but quaint. Even though my partner and I couldn’t sample the tea we wanted before we «buy» for in-​store brewing, we got a good sniff out of the tea jars (under supervision of course). There were two jars of Earl Grey: double cream and French. The double cream smells amazingly creamy. The French Early Grey I was told, had more rose petals. I opted for the former.
I picked my tea, paid, and the girl scooped generous portions of the loose leaf double cream Early Grey and started steeping in the see-​through glass «kettle». While I waited for my tea my partner and I walked around the boutique. Even though the selection isn’t extensive, some of the tea leaves smelled delicious. This would be a good place to pick up some tea for gifts.
There are only two seats in the store by the window, and interesting enough the washroom was not available for us to use when we asked for it. I understand if we didn’t buy anything, it’s perfectly find to decline but we are paying customers after all.
Before wrapping up my review I just want to point out that from Isabelle G.‘s review, she stated «What this place is missing is perhaps they can brew your tea of choice to go on site, especially for the winter holidays this would be awesome». I just want to clarify that Teaja DOES offering brewing your tea of choice to go on site. Maybe it wasn’t available when Isabelle G. wrote the review, but it does now.

A devoted tea shop is not the easiest to find, and my sweetie was looking for an Earl Grey fix after our snack at the Flying Pig, luckily Teaja is around to satisfy the needs of Yaletown where you don’t have to go to a coffee joint to get some prepackaged mini bag of tea where you could steep yourself. Coming in here this place has the Yaletown feel, nice, fresh, sharp, chic look. Along the back wall are metal cylinders with labels on them of all the teas that they serve.
We walked in near closing, it was a nice quiet day Sunday, and the woman who was running the show allowed us to sample as my dear wanted to know exactly how their Earl Grey tasted, even though they didn’t have any for sampling she prepared some for us. We had a sample of the tea that they were showing off on this day, it wasn’t … as they say, my dear’s ‘cup of tea’. So after she decided it was going to be the Earl Grey, she paid her money, also bringing her own container to take away the brew the woman took it, rinsed it out and put it under their fancy steeping contraption.
At the front of the bar section they have an elevated metal tray where you can put cups under these cups that look more funky than the Magic Bullet mugs. They put the loose leaf teas in this thing, let it steep with a timer hidden behind the bar, and when it’s all done, they press down on these things, and the tea flows out to the cup (or our metal travel mug) below, it’s kind of cool.
I know that you’ll always bump into the «I’m not a coffee person», well if your in Yaletown at least you can take them here to get their caffeine fix in a different way!

It was my first time to Teaja. The store is small but they have good section of loose leaf teas and they also had whole flower teas. They are little more luxurious and pricey but I would love to come back and try one next time.
The store itself is well organized and the lady behind the counter seemed pretty knowledgeable.
I bought myself a Vanille Rouge tea and it smells and tastes fantastic!
As a side note, I would suggest buying tea bags for this tea because the loose leaf is very small and they do seep through the tea strainers.
And to the lady who was working, thank you for letting us use the washroom in the back. My little guy really needed to go. :)

Wandered in here while looking for a Christmas gift for a friend.
Great selection of loose leaf tea (I am talking any and all flavors under the sun!) and a really knowledgeable/​friendly staff. They have some great pre-​made gift baskets that would be suitable for any tea lover. The store smells absolutely amazing and I was offered a delicious sample upon entry.
They have rows and rows of different sized canisters filled with their more popular blends so you can grab and go. Another touch that I liked is that there is a good description of each product (with prices included) on the shelf with the teas. Call me anti-​social, but I don’t always like to ask a million questions to people in the store. I picked the decaf «Calm» blend, as something to help me wind down in the evenings; so far I quite like it.
My one complaint is that they had a very limited selection of mugs and teapots. Only one mug that was available was a to-​go type with the steeper basket kind of built in. Not exactly what I was hoping to find, but I will return in the future to try something new.

Shop with a friendly atmosphere and a tea loving concept, however, the staff might need a better tea education.
Asked for gyokuro, the staff replied: «I am sorry, I am not familiar with the name»…It’s like asking for Bordeaux in a wine shop to hear «I am not familiar with this name».

I bumped into this place during the Candytown festival over the weekend. I would’ve known about this place if I hadn’t gone down to the festival as I don’t venture out into Yaletown much.
I can’t say that I was impressed to be honest. There are so many tea places that offer a wide variety of tea. To me it is about ambiance and presentation… the whole experience package. As a retail store front, this place had neither and I was left feeling empty as a tea fan. Within a few seconds I felt uninspired by the selection.
The customer service was good and the lady at the counter was very friendly and offered me her assistance.
What this place is missing is perhaps they can brew your tea of choice to go on site, especially for the winter holidays this would be awesome.
The prices were surprisingly decent considering the location. There isn’t a lot of selection, however, you get your basics and then some.
Best to buy loose leaf and brew at home and sit with your cozy PJ’s and creating your own atmosphere that this placed.

I went through Yaletown’s «Candytown» event sponsored by Concord Pacific, must say it was fairly lively and well attended. I actually found some cute items frm boutiques never knew about: incl. Teaja –www.teaja.comThey’re worth checking out! They’re in a most adorable beautifully designed & appointed little space. I was politely approached and offered a sampling of wonderful hot freshly brewed green tea & shown a few gift ideas. plus given helpful suggestions on making green tea in the Japanese style cast iron teapot, of which I have but have never used. The shopkeeper/​sales staff were very friendly and knowledgable. Super low key, no pressure nor sense of oblgation to buy. That said, I did buy. A gorgeous little sampler of «Blooming Tea*» to add to a friend’s gift, only $ 4 — which she wrapped in a cute little bag with adder coupons with deals to try other products for discounted prices. This is a wonderful place to checkout in the lead up to the holidays. Perfect for gift shopping. I know I’ll be there again buying tea + acessories for myself.

This is a great little place in the heart of Yaletown for all sorts of tea lovers. They have such a great variety of teas from sweet teas to green teas to pretty much anything you can want — served hot or cold and brewed to perfection. They also have a good selection of tea accessories. Best thing is the customer service and friendliness of the staff. They’re very knowledgable about all their teas and offer personalized recommendations to all their customers. Bright lighting, nice sleek place, coud use a few more seats for those who want to sit and enjoy a cup to tea rather than take it for the road, but overall great place. Highly recommend checking it out.

There’s only 2 seats so if you wanna stay in, you’re at the mercy of whether or not there are other Teaja lovers in them!
Love the space and teas, just wish there was more room in here to enjoy it. That being said it is quite luxurious to be watching Yaletown go by from in here.
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I stumbled upon this place during illuminate Yaletown 2012. They have very refreshing teas from around the world. The ambience is nice and the staff are friendly. It’s a wonderful little tea shop in the heart of Yaletown.