興華名茶 SHING HWA TEA SHOP

We’ve been following this family of tea specialists and roasters for 20 yrs. Every winter when we return to Taipei I re-stock our tea supply, but gifts & sit down for some lovely tea tasting. It’s clean & beautiful inside the shop.
Conveniently near MRT and lots of great places to eat.
We honestly enjoy all their teas, my favorites are high mountain oolong. Loose leaf is best of course but the tea bags are really convenient for the office or travel.

Very kind, all high quality teas and many free tastings. They were very helpful and made pleasant small talk. I would definitely come back here again to get teas to bring back home.

Fantastic tea shop focusing on organic, natural (no additives) Taiwanese high mountain teas! They offer free tastings, a wealth of knowledge, and more importantly, very, very enjoyable teas, at a variety of price points.

Don't come in looking for weird fake stuff like strawberry black teas, but do come here if you're looking for high quality local teas for yourself or as gifts. Teas come in both cheaper bulk packaging, as well as more expensive gift packaging, and the store also has an online shop offering international shipping!

Very cool experience! The tea master was very kind in explaining each tea type and allowed us to try them before purchase! Definitely recommend a visit!

Came here recently on two separate occasions.

This is a family-owned business, where they roast the teas on the second floor! They’re very friendly and patient at introducing teas: including the differences and also in steeping for me to try.

I’ve bought their Jasmine Tea, Sheng Puerh, Oriental Beauty Tea, TieGuanYin, and plenty of Alishan Teas here. I think the prices are reasonable and they have a variety of price points here depending on what you’re looking for.

Highly recommend - will come back in the future for more teas.

This is my first Five-Star Review ever. (Oh, wow, second one. I just reviewed my reviews. Sorry for the error. 7/2022)

Three years ago, a friend of mine, who knows that I am a devoted aficionado of Chinese Tea, had an opportunity to visit Taiwan. While there, she was introduced to the Shing Hwa Tea shop and bought some tea leaves to bring back to Maryland and give me. I was impressed.

But I have been buying Chinese tea leaves for over 30 years now, in Taiwan, in Hong Kong and online. I know how easily the quality of the tea can vary from season to season and supplier to supplier. Here, at Shing Hwa Tea, I find myself a satisfied return customer after these three years and expect to continue to be so.

The leaves have been of consistently high quality. They are whole, tightly rolled, clean and very low in stick quantity (see the photo, "Tea Leaves Dry.") Upon steeping, they unfurl to reveal mostly complete leaves, some tops and good color. The texture of the used leaves is slightly elastic; i.e., they have not been over-roasted (see "Used Leaves." This by the way, is another of my all-time favorite Oolong teas.)

Shipping charges might be a little high, but my orders consistently arrive within a week, far faster than orders I have placed from importers located in Canada, on the West Coast of the U.S., and even here in Maryland. I also did some comparison shopping and concluded that, gram per gram the price for, let's say Da Yu Lin Tea (another outstanding leaf), was approximately HALF of what I had been paying elsewhere (don't tell them that...um). The overall expense is about level with purchasing teas of lesser quality elsewhere on-line.

I hesitate to post this review, since It may stimulate more purchasing from Shing Hwa which, in turn, may result in a run on the stock and cause them to be sold out when I next need tea. But responsiveness, friendliness and excellence ought, I suppose, be acknowledged. Besides, I just made a large purchase that arrived in 5 days and some of which I am sipping now ;-)

Friendly and helpful customer service. Sample any of the teas before purchasing, and watch the tea making process.

Beautiful tea shop where you can try different organic tea from Taiwan farms before buying. Price is around NTD 600-1200 per 150g. Owner is very knowledgeable. Service is good but could be better. They even have tax refund (cash) right in the store for purchase over 2K TWD.

Highly recommended this tea shop. Lovely experience learning about the various teas in Taiwan. Thank u Ms Yang Fu Jung for your patience and help!!

Great tea! Wonderful tea tasting experience!

Very beautiful tea shop and very nice and helpful staff. The tea is excellent. Thank you Shing Hwa Tea Shop.😄

I really like this shop.Tea is best quality, and the master is very professional and passionate about tea. He always makes me relaxed by tea. worth to visit:)

Very friendly staffs. Explain the difference types of oolong tea and help you out in english

Absolutely amazing organic tea shop!! The tea tasting is extremely instructive and the taste beyond description - it's a different league than what usually is sold as green tea. Very much worth the price - you pay for the very high mountain tea bushes being harvested just once or twice or year as they grow so slowly. English is spoken, so also highly recommended for foreigners!!!!

Great place and they explained about the tea making process really well. Definitely a recommendation.

Top quality tea, produced through all organic methods. I learned so much about tea here. Wonderful friendly proprietors as well.

Amazing tea and welcoming environment! Will come back soon!

In our search for Alishan High Mountain tea, we came upon excellent reviews for Shing Hwa Tea Shop. We went up to Taipei just for this occasion and came away with an overall feeling of appreciation for the art of tea. Not just any tea, but high-quality organic tea for a healthy lifestyle. We were kindly greeted and quickly shown the tea we were looking for. When my partner began to ask questions, the gentle owner came down and not only answered our questions, but took the time to explain the differences and showed us the practice of meditation through tea. It was an experience that was worth the expensive tea leaves they sell. Yes, it is expensive but the kindness and lessons are priceless.

we just popped in for a browse and owner spent 30 mins making us different teas tea and explaining how it is grown and brewed (in English).

he is clearly very passionate about tea and growing it carefully and this all comes through in how he tries to educate his customers and introduce them to high quality teas.

it was a great experience

Visiting this tea store was not my original plan. I was waiting for my friends at the store. The staff kindly gave me a cup of their oolong tea and detailedly introduced their different kinds of tea to me. It turned out that I bought their popular high mountain oolong tea for my family, friends, and myself because their tea not only tastes good but also is no artificial flavor. Another reason like their tea is that they bake tea by themselves in order to control the quality.