Reading The Leaves: Ann Arbor's Tea Culture

“There is no trouble so great or grave that cannot be much diminished by a nice cup of tea”
 -Bernard-Paul Heroux

To the connoisseur tea as complex as any wine. Or as Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “There is a great deal of poetry and fine sentiment in a chest of tea."

Sip with friends at Crazy Wisdom Tea Room. Hold a home tea sampling party courtesy Arbor Teas. Enjoy meticulously prepared Japanese brew at Cafe Japon. Or stock up on your favorite leaf at Kerrytown's The Tea Haus.

From India to China to Japan and all points beyond, the tea trade has made Ann Arbor part of its global route. Part of our ever-growing reputation as a destination for Michigan epicureans, the leafy brew has found an enthusiastic local audience.

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