T2

nice displays and music. interesting samples. friendly service. good for buying gifts.

I really could not believe my eyes when I stepped inside and saw a huge wall of tea selections. Yes, that was how amazing T2 was! My friend was looking for some rose fruity teas so they introduced us three different kinds, each with very detailed explanations. If you were not quite sure about the flavors, they did provide tea samples at the front so that you could take a sip, ice or hot.
It was a bit pricey though, if you are buying tea sets or complements, but they ARE pretty and make girls go nuts!
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I love this store!
We were wandering around SoHo and came upon this adorable tea shop. They offered plenty of samples of their extremely delicious tea. We especially enjoyed their chocolate based teas. Green Tea with chocolate was absolutely decadent!
The staff is super friendly and extremely accommodating. They also have a lot of tea accessories.

After coming here I never want to go to a Teavana again. This store is beautiful-​the brightly colored wall/​shelf filled with a matrix of tea tins is super fun to look at. This place lets you brew a pot of tea you want to try. I came out with a great (albeit expensive) snow dragon jasmine tea. Also props to customer service, no one is pushy and they seem pretty knowledgeable with each tea they sell.

Cutest tea place everrrr!!! I got T2 teas as Christmas gift last year (last month) and i haven’t had time to try them yet. However a friend needed tea gifts so I suggested T2 and went with her. We tried a couple sample teas (we didn’t fancy them) and when we asked for rose tea, we were introduced with about 6 of them. We tried the plain rose tea, which was amazing. I was very tempted to purchase one for myself but I only have 5 boxes of unopened teas to finish. They are rose buds and look so pretty. My friend ended up getting that rose tea and one with green tea as well. They sell tea sets with many different designs.
Loyalty card: I got a stamp card and a card with bar code. The stamp card allows you a free tea after you buy 11 teas. So for example my friend bought 2 teas at once, that would be 2 stamps. I am not very sure what the one with the bar code is but I am guessing it’s some sort of reward system.

I was walking around SoHo and I was craving a warm beverage, walked right past T2 and noticed they had samples. Walked out with a few boxes of tea. I really thought T2 was Japanese due to the aesthetics and attention to detail throughout the store. To my surprise it’s an Australian tea company with the most unique tea flavors I’ve stumbled upon. They had such a large variety of green, white, black, herbal & just about any other tea you can think of. They also sell tea accessories for brewing. It’s like a candy shop for tea aficionados. They were sampling Jade Mountain and I fell in love, I regret only buying one box, went through it in less than a week (not kidding). I would describe it as a gen mai cha chocolate bar — no really, the hints of cocoa and almond make it super decadent, yet the gen gives it a light and fresh flavor. I would brew it and mix it into my almond milk before bed. I highly recommend it! Service was wonderful and price was reasonable! I highly recommend T2 and will be back next time if in NYC.

T2 is a very chic store. Its aesthetic is colorful and bright, and its aroma warmly inviting. There is a huge variety of tea that ranges from Asian to English. Certain tea leaves can come loosely, in bags… Some come packaged beautifully for gifts. There is a diverse selection of tea tools, cutlery, pots and cups. It has pretty much everything. Staff is super friendly but not overbearing. I’m able to leisurely browse the shop without the pressure of having to buy something immediately, so I’m able to really take my time to choose the product I’m truly happy with.

Great little tea oasis that doesn’t feel rushed or pushy about selling their products. Plenty of samples to quench your thirst in the Summer. People simply pop-​in and enjoy the comforts of sampling exotic and refreshing tea. Shop is very organized and staff are pleasant.

A minimalist tea lover’s paradise and a wonderland for the senses. This is easily the coolest and most aesthetically beautiful tea shop I’ve ever been to. It’s like Teavana’s younger, hipper, and more chic Aussie (yes, they’re from down under) brother. The shelves are stocked with all sorts of beautiful tea sets, pots, cups, etc. But the pièce de résistance is their wall of teas. There are so many different kinds to choose from. The wall is so colorful and makes for such a beautiful display. Another thing I love about T2 is that they have all of their teas laid out on a table in little tins for you to smell. No need to badger the sales people each time you want to smell one. I left with the french earl grey and mango sencha green tea. Both are excellent when I tried them at home. The french earl grey has a lovely floral sweetness to it, and the mango green tea is so refreshing as a summer iced tea. The sales people were very helpful with me choosing some teas to try, and even enrolled me in their free loyalty program. Such a beautiful and well-​run shop that is an excellent addition to the SoHo shopping scene.

Walked in while wandering downtown, and so glad I did. Steve is absolutely amazing, totally helpful and suggested some delicious tea. Overall, this store is a total gem !!!

I’ve never had much of a relationship with tea — I’m a coffee guy through and through — but this place makes me wish I knew more about coffee’s lighter bodied cousin. They have so much goddamn tea here and so much of it smells like a dream. All the trinkets, the special coffee brewing pots really make you wonder whether there was more to tea than meets the eye. The staff was so friendly and was more than happy to brew a small pot of whatever tea you were considering to buy. There were also a number of readymade teas for you to sample — some of which really did taste great. The price was somewhat steeper than I would normally pay for tea but after 10 minutes there I was more than happy to dish out some cash for an excellent tea that I had sampled earlier. This place is an experience and I think you should partake in it.

Lugar incrível para quem gosta de chá… Tem uma variedade enorme e a loja é super agradável ! Não falo bem o inglês, mas fui muito bem atendida por uma simpática moça que fez de tudo para me ajudar a escolher o tipo de chá que mais gosto! Recomendo!!!

The tea seems good but I only sampled one that I served myself. The customer service is lacking, spent a good 10 mins wondering the store and not once was I acknowledge literally. I had to ask to be told about the tea. As a teavana customer I spend min $ 100 plus in any given store, «I love tea» this mainly because of the customer service I receive. I guess I was hoping for the same experience here. I put back the tea I was going to purchase and left with my entire paycheck untouched.

Great new tea shop in Soho. Apparently they’re an Auzzie brand. Everyone in the store was very helpful and showed us many different samples of teas. They also get creative and introduced me to different ways to blend two types or adding additional ingredients. The one I loved and ended up getting was mixing the matcha with soy milk and honey. Don’t forget to get the bamboo whisk to make it frothy.

To all my tenacious tea lovers out there: have you ever dreamed have hopping on a plane and traveling the world, stopping for a cup of tea on each stop along the way?! If so, I recommend you just save your money and make one stop at T2. Thanks to T2, I can sip an English tea and hear the rain dropping on Trafalgar Square, I can smell the Irish tea which brings me to green rolling meadows of Ireland, I can go on safari while sipping on a Madagascar-​inspired blend, the aroma of the Asian mix of tea and herbs seems as if it’s fresh from the English East India Trade Company. next stop are the miles of beaches and sand beneath my toes with my Australian tea, and then I can bring it back to it where it all started with some american tea. Wow. I never knew I could take such a great vacation with a couple of tea bags and a tea kettle!

I recently transformed from a 2 pots of coffee everyone morning kind of guy, only the finest Columbian beans mind you, to an ardent tea drinker (on the advice of Dr. Levanthal, who’s a miracle worker, but that’s a review for a different time). So I was wandering around SoHo and happened to stumble upon this neighborhood gem.
When I first entered T2 I was overwhelmed by their vast and all encompassing selection of teas and accessories. I was promptly greeted by an employee who went out of his way to educate me about the different blends and the proper way to brew and steep tea, I felt like such a n00b. He recommended an Irish Breakfast blend which filled my nostrils with wonder. After spending a few minutes with this gentleman, I felt confident that I understood the intricacies of tea brewing. As soon as I got home I put my new found knowledge to work and let me just tell you that I am hooked! Bravo!
PS: Those bone china creamers are just to die for

Fancy, colorful tea store with lots of options, fun designs, and plenty of teas to try. There are teas lined up to the ceiling, making you feel like you’re in a candy shop.
I do find the space a little cramped, especially with a lot of people inside and ogling the teas.
Head to the back for some very pretty teapots and teacups.

I came here in November on a return visit to NYC. I had read about it in an email from a blog I subscribe to. I love tea and the concept sounded intriguing so I made sure to stop by here during my stay. There are many choices of green, black, white, rooibos, and herbal teas colorfully displayed on the wall. They also have all types of tea accessories (pots, mugs, infusers, etc). As soon as I entered, an employee asked if I needed assistance. I decided to look around a bit before taking her up on her offer. I asked if she could help me choose between two boxes of loose leaf tea. I opted for the lavender, as that is one that I did not have at home. Tea is my weakness so I have many different types. The process of purchasing my tea was fast and easy. The box cost about $ 11 or $ 12. I will be returning to NYC later this month and may have to visit this store again.

Stumbled upon this cute shop when I was walking around Soho. For one, the store is fun and colorful which captured my eyes and lured me in. I love tea so I couldn’t ignore it. The staff are super helpful and nice. I wanted to try their Honey Vanilla rooibos tea and they made a batch up for me. So delicious! It doesn’t have that fake tea taste you sometimes get from regular store bought generic brands. They use vanilla bean so it smells like sweet vanilla rather than alcohol vanilla extract based (I did end up purchasing the Honey Vanilla rooibos tea btw). They also have multiple teas out that you can sample so it’s really a great place to check out. Overall a fantastic experience and would visit again but probably wouldn’t go out my way to go just because I don’t live close to it. The tea leaves are $ 13 for 3.5 oz and makes around 30 cups, so not super cheap but it’s definitely very high quality.

This store is very chic and inviting. Like any other tea house there are several varieties to taste that are both hot and cold. What sets this place apart from Teavana and Davids Tea is that you can really interact with the tea on your own pace, without having a sales associate linger over you; or needed to ask an associate to see and experience a can of tea, while the waft the aroma on your face. This place also has a lot of gift set offerings as well. Definitely worthwhile checking out — especially if youre a true tea aficionado.

I had just met with the CEO of Rituals Cosmetics & was walking along Prince Street when I spotted T2 across the street because of its large front windows looking into a super colorful shop. At first, I thought it was a stationery store. Then I spotted the tea sampling station near the entrance — Two hot & one cold. Further in, pumpkin chai with honey & soy was served. I’m usually not a fan of coconut, but the white white cocoa is delicious. Iced Southern Sunrise was also yummy.
Many other teas are offered, in colorful packaging, some with cute names like Gorgeous Geisha & Terrific Toffee. Along the right wall sits at least 30 types of different teas, each with a canister for smelling & looking. In the center of the store, teas are bagged. Colorful ceramics in at least 3 different styles are sprinkled around the store. An Australian chain, this location is their first US shop. Greg, the merchandise designer has been with T2 for nine years & he describes his style as «quirky». The entire staff is very friendly & helpful.