Tea area
Tainan台南
Tainan, Taiwan's oldest city, carries a deep tea-trade history — its celebrated century-old tea houses still hand-wrap leaf the old way, while a newer wave of design-led tea bars pours single-origin Taiwanese oolong. This page collects our source-backed Tainan listings: a useful starting point for tasting, buying and sitting down with tea in the old town.
Best for
- Historic, century-old tea merchants
- Modern Taiwanese-tea bars and tasting counters
- A tea walk through a heritage city
What to expect
- Old tea houses that still hand-wrap loose-leaf tea
- Contemporary hand-pour tea bars and reservation tea rooms
- Heritage buildings and old-town atmosphere
Tea places in Tainan
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Tea shop
TainanWest Central District
Zhen Fa Tea Shop
振發茶行
A multi-generation traditional tea merchant on Minquan Road, widely described as one of Tainan's oldest tea shops, founded in the Qing era near the old Nanshi port. It preserves century-old wooden cabinets, an old carved sign and tin tea canisters, and still hand-wraps tea in paper.
Source-backed · visit pending
HistoricHeritage ShopHand-wrapped Tea
Tea shop
TainanWest Central District
Jindechun Old Tea House
金德春老茶莊
One of Tainan's celebrated century-old tea houses, established 1868 on historic Xinmei Street and run by the fifth generation. The narrow shophouse displays a row of old tea urns, several damaged in WWII bombing.
Source-backed · visit pending
HistoricSince 1868Heritage Shop
Tea shop
TainanWest Central District
Wenfeng Tea House
文峰茶莊
The third of Tainan's three century-old tea houses, beside Wu Garden on Minquan Road and passed through six generations of the Chen family. The shop preserves antique teaware, tea cakes and old tea barrels documenting Tainan's tea-trade heritage.
Source-backed · visit pending
HistoricHeritage ShopAntique Teaware
Tea shop
TainanWest Central District
Fongcha
奉茶
A long-running Tainan tea house and tea shop on Park Road, started in the 1980s and known for pure Taiwanese tea, with a ground-floor drinks counter, outdoor tea seating and loose-leaf for sale. Its founder helped revive old-building tea culture in the city and developed the related Eighteen Teahouse.
Source-backed · visit pending
HeritageTea CultureLoose-leaf
Tea house
TainanWest Central District
Eighteen Teahouse
十八卯茶屋
A wooden Japanese-era teahouse inside Wu Garden, occupying the former Yanagishita Dining Hall from the colonial period and revived by Fongcha's founder. Guests enjoy Taiwanese tea and light refreshments overlooking the historic garden; the name deconstructs the character 柳 into 十八卯.
Source-backed · visit pending
Historic BuildingJapanese-eraGarden
Tea house
TainanWest Central District
One 2 Tea House
壹二茶堂
An appointment-based contemporary tea house near Fuqian Road serving organic, natural and wild-harvested Taiwanese teas across a rotating seasonal menu. A tea server brews the first infusion before guests self-brew, mixing modern Taiwanese glassware with antique implements.
Source-backed · visit pendingBeginner-friendly
ContemporaryAppointment-basedOrganic Tea
Tea house
TainanWest Central District
Eiraku-cho Drum Tea House
永樂町鼓茶樓
A teahouse in a historic Tainan shophouse blending late-Qing, Japanese-era and early-Republic architecture, where guests drink tea and dine while watching traditional Taiwanese storytelling performances. It frames gongfu tea as a way to experience the old town's heritage and local stories.
Source-backed · visit pending
Historic BuildingPerformancesHeritage
Tea bar
TainanWest Central District
60+ Tea Shop (Koshien Tea Shop)
甲子園茶行
A three-storey modern tea bar on Zhongzheng Road run by the championship tea-making family behind Koshien (甲子園) tea. It serves hand-poured single-origin Taiwanese oolongs in a design-led space.
Source-backed · visit pendingBeginner-friendly
ModernHand-poured TeaDesign-forward
Tea bar
TainanWest Central District
The Cargo Tea House
The Cargo 茶屋
A white glass-house tea bar on Zhengxing Street serving 100% Taiwanese high-mountain tea, sourced from contract gardens in Alishan Shizhuo and Nantou Songboling. A contemporary, late-opening Taiwanese-tea spot.
Source-backed · visit pendingBeginner-friendly
ModernGlass HouseHigh Mountain Tea
Tea shop
TainanWest Central District
Yunjian Tea Shop
雲澗茶小賣所
A small Taiwanese-tea space on historic Xinyi Street in Tainan, offering quality Taiwan tea leaves and tea-appreciation guidance. A quiet, owner-led spot near the old Duiyue Gate.
Source-backed · visit pending
Old StreetTea AppreciationQuiet
Tea bar
TainanNorth District
Try Our Tea
揣茶
An alley hand-pour tea bar in Tainan's North District blending a modern counter with traditional gongfu brewing. Its menu centres on Taiwanese oolongs (Lishan, Alishan, Dong Ding) and Oriental Beauty.
Source-backed · visit pendingBeginner-friendly
ModernHand-pourGongfu Tea
Tea house
TainanEast District
HuTu
蔛菟
A reservation-only second-floor tea space in an East District alley serving premium Taiwanese teas in a quiet wood-toned room. Tasting flights highlight Lishan, Luye and Shanlinxi teas.
Source-backed · visit pendingBeginner-friendly
Reservation-onlyPremium TeaQuiet
How to choose
Decide whether you want to buy from a heritage merchant, sit down for a gongfu session, or try a modern tea bar — then pick a listing below. Some tea rooms are reservation-only and shop hours vary, so verify current details on a venue's official source before visiting.
Before you go: opening status and details can change. Listings here are editor-visited or source-backed with visits pending — always verify current details on a venue’s official source before visiting.
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Tainan known for in tea?
- Tainan is one of Taiwan's oldest tea-trade cities, home to several century-old tea houses that still sell hand-wrapped loose-leaf tea. Alongside them, a new generation of Taiwanese-tea bars has opened in the old town.
- Can I sit down for tea, or is it mostly buying?
- Both. Heritage merchants focus on selling loose-leaf tea, while several tea houses and modern tea bars offer hand-poured tasting — some by reservation. Each listing is labelled so you can choose.
- Are these venues visited by Leaf Guide?
- They are source-backed listings compiled from official venue sites and government tourism sources, with visits still pending and clearly marked. Verify current details before you go.