Viajes en Taipei

Los apasionados del gongfu y el buen té somos afortunados de que este edificio historico se haya mantenido en pie y abierto al publico. Puedes elegir zona de mesas o tatami, y 3 cartas: té, cocina con té, y dulces/salados. Original seleccion de tés taiwaneses y puerh, que puedes preparar al estilo gonfu. Sin duda, un lugar excepcional donde pasar las horas disfrutando de buenos tés en un ambiente incomparable. Importante: El consumo minimo x persona es un té (relleno de agua sin limite). Si lo pides para compartir, hay que pagar un extra por el agua del segundo comensal. Si no conoces el gonfu, te hacen una demostracion, y tambien sirven algunos tés en taza.

The Wistaria teahouse is a real treasure in the Taipei Tea Scene. The first step into the small courtyard with the Koi pond and the green plante takes you already out of big City Stress and into the calm atmosphere of tea. There was no free space in the tatami room, so we stayed in the room with tables and chairs. It's a beautiful room with a strong positive atmosphere. One tea in the menu was more appealing than the next - which made the choice real hard. An interesting Pu er selection, cliff teas and of course different kinds of Oolongs were waiting to be discovered. We decided to go first with the aged Shui Xian. If you don't know about tea preparation, the stuff is going to introduce you. We had about 11 brews of that tea and it was still tasty. With every brew the charcoal taste vanished and fruity notes appeared. Good choice for cold days or to find relief from running thoughts. Second we chose a Pu er: Tze Ping (2003). What to say about... ?! The tea was calming, surprisingly fresh in taste, wonderful honeyredbrown colour. The tea made my whole body smile. I had never found so much Qi in any Pu er as in this one. Thank you, Wistaria, for this perfect afternoon. We will come back!

This is a cute little place that had been repurposed from a Japanese home to a tea house. The staff was friendly and accommodating. One sat down with us to go over how to brew tea for the best taste. It was a nice place to just sit and take in all the history that had taken place and enjoy some delicious tea. Enjoy the garden outside too with koi fish!

Elegant Japanese tea house that’s reserved way in advance. Good quality Taiwan teas as Japan was a conqueror in Taiwan for decades. Menu however is in Traditional Chinese. Each member however must drink tea to have a seat at the table or tatami. Love the personal demonstration and care in the tea traditions that is very labor intensive and small portions. About 360 TWD for 1 person serving.

Based on the research we did we expected a truly memorable experience. The building is lovely and the staff were friendly and helpful in educating us about how to brew the tea. Unfortunately the tea didn’t impress. We had a high mountain oolong and a black tea and in neither case was there much to note. I thought the same oolong tea we had at restaurant north of Taipei was much more impressive. It may be that we are simply novices and don’t appreciate the subtleties but either way I left underwhelmed.