The Imperial Tea Court is a tea shop/tea cafe in the Ferry Building with dozens of high quality loose leaf teas to choose from. You can buy them in bulk or sit down at the cafe and have a drink. With the latter you can choose from a cup of tea with a pot of hot water for refills, or have the more elaborate traditional tea service. Try the Dragon Well, any of their white teas, and their ginger infused ginseng tea.
At lunch there is a list of dim sum specialties along with other items such as beef noodles and other dishes. I highly recommend the noodle dish, as well as the dumplings cooked in tea.
The shop has a huge variety of pots, cups, and tea sets on display and for sale and the staff is hugely knowledgeable on the teas as well.
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