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Tea House · Ikoyi, Lagos

Slow water, open leaves

Bought by the season

Green teas in spring, black teas after the summer rains, oolongs when the roasters are ready. We buy small lots and sell them by weight.

Hot, but not boiling

Green tea likes water just off the boil; black tea likes it rolling. Every tin carries the temperature and the time.

Something to pour from

Clay, cast iron or glass. A pot that holds the heat and lets the leaves open.

Sit for a minute

Then pour again. Good leaf gives two, three, sometimes six cups.

Teas by weightGreen, black, oolong, white and herbal, from 50g.All teasTeawarePots, cups and the things that make brewing easy.Teaware

The tea list

Everything on the shelf

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  1. 01Sencha, Japanese Steamed Green TeaGreen Teas₦9,500
  2. 02Gyokuro, Shade-Grown Green TeaGreen Teas₦18,500
  3. 03Hojicha, Roasted Green TeaGreen Teas₦8,500
  4. 04Genmaicha, Green Tea with Toasted RiceGreen Teas₦7,500
  5. 05Dragon Well, Pan-Fired Green TeaGreen Teas₦14,000
  6. 06Jasmine Pearls, Hand-Rolled Green TeaGreen Teas₦13,000
  7. 07Mambilla Highland Green TeaGreen Teas₦5,500
  8. 08Mambilla Breakfast Black TeaBlack Teas₦4,500
  9. 09Assam Second Flush, Whole LeafBlack Teas₦8,000
  10. 10Darjeeling First FlushBlack Teas₦15,000
  11. 11Ceylon High-Grown Black TeaBlack Teas₦7,500
  12. 12Kenya Highland Black Tea, Fine LeafBlack Teas₦4,000

In the cup

The colour of each tea

How each kind looks once brewed. Hold your cup to the window.

  • SenchaPale, bright green-gold
  • Silver needleAlmost clear, with a hint of straw
  • TieguanyinGolden
  • HojichaToasted amber
  • Mambilla breakfastDeep red-brown
  • HibiscusRuby

Spring picking

Green teas

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We sell tea by weight so you can buy fifty grammes, taste it properly, and come back for more of the one you love.

Brewing

Four things to get right

  1. Weigh

    Three grammes to a 250ml cup. A level teaspoon is about right for most leaves.

  2. Heat

    Green and white teas at 75 to 80°C; oolong at 90°C; black and herbal at the boil.

  3. Time

    Two minutes for green, three for oolong, four for black. Taste, then adjust.

  4. Pour again

    Use the same leaves for a second and third cup, a little longer each time.

The brewing guide

At a glance

Water and time by tea

Start here; your own taste will move it.

TeaWaterLeaf to 250mlSteepInfusions
Green75 to 80°C3g2 minutes3
White80°C4g4 minutes3
Oolong90°C5g3 minutes5 or more
Black95°C3g3 to 4 minutes2
Herbal100°C3g5 to 7 minutes1
Matcha75°C2g to 70mlWhisk 30 seconds1

Darker leaves

Black, oolong and white

  • Tea gardensTea gardens
  • Second cupSecond cup
  • By weightBy weight
An afternoon pot

On the tray

An afternoon pot

A cast iron pot, four stoneware cups and a tin of sencha. Everything here is in the shop.

  1. Cast Iron Teapot with Infuser, 0.8 Litre₦48,000
  2. Stoneware Tea Cups, Set of Four₦18,000
  3. Sencha, Japanese Steamed Green Tea₦9,500
Mambilla breakfast black tea

From Nigeria

Mambilla breakfast black tea

Our house tea, from the highest tea gardens in the country.

Origin
Mambilla Plateau, Taraba State
Altitude
About 1,600 metres
Leaf
Broken leaf, black
Cup
Deep red-brown, brisk and malty
Water
95°C, 3 to 4 minutes
With
Milk, or nothing at all
Buy Mambilla black

Tea letter

Three teas a month, posted

  • One month

    22,000a once

    • Three teas, 50g each
    • A letter about each one
    • Brewing cards
    Choose
  • Most chosen

    Three months

    21,000a per month

    • Nine teas across a season
    • A tasting note card
    • Free delivery
    Choose

  • Six months

    20,000a per month

    • Eighteen teas
    • One rare tea in month six
    • Free delivery
    Choose

Prices in naira.

At the counter

Tastings and classes

  1. 2026-11-14

    First flush and second flush

    11am · TEA HOUSE, Ikoyi

    Darjeeling and Assam side by side, spring against summer.

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  2. 2026-11-21

    Oolong, six infusions

    4pm · TEA HOUSE, Ikoyi

    One pot of Tieguanyin, poured six times, and how it changes.

    Book a seat

  3. 2026-12-05

    Brewing class

    11am · TEA HOUSE, Ikoyi

    Two hours on water, temperature and timing, with a pot to practise on.

    Book a seat

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Caffeine free

Herbal infusions

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The counter

Eight stools, a wall of tins and a kettle that is always on. Ask to taste anything on the shelf before you buy it.

Visit the counter

Regulars

From the counter

“I came in for breakfast tea and left with an oolong I now drink every afternoon.”
Example customer · Ikoyi
“The brewing card fixed years of bitter green tea.”
Example customer · Lekki
“The tea letter is the post I look forward to.”
Example customer · Abuja

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Questions

How long does loose tea keep?

Green and white teas are best within six months, black and oolong within a year. Keep the tin closed and away from light.

Do you have tea bags?

No. Only loose leaf, so the leaves have room to open. An infuser basket makes it as easy as a bag.

Can I taste before I buy?

Yes. Any tea on the shelf can be brewed for you at the counter.

New teas first

An email when a new picking arrives, about once a month.