Learn about Tea House: History, Definition, and a Tea House to Try When Visiting Ho Chi Minh City

History of tea houses?

Since the 4th and 5th centuries, in China, the tea culture has changed a lot when it became an experienced and entertainment drink instead of a regular drink. Since the Song Dynasty, the ceremony of drinking tea has become popular in social events, business meetings, or entertainment between politicians and artists.

In Japanese culture, tea shops appeared in the 16th century when the mastery of the tea ceremony at that time was Sen-no Rikyu requesting to build a special tea shop in the garden of Bao Quan to serve the ritual. From here, the experience of drinking Chinese tea also becomes more advanced due to interference and introduction. So far, the Japanese tea space spaces retain this subtlety and tend to focus more on the experience instead of the social atmosphere.

In the Americas, drinking tea was also gradually more popular among women. Many women across the United States have opened tea rooms with a variety of spaces. However, in general, in the United Kingdom and the United States, tea shops are less popular because the tea is produced in mass in the form of tea bags and the prevalence of fast food.

The difference between Tea Rooms and Tea Houses and Tea Shops & Tea Bars

Tea Room

The tea room is a space where you can enjoy quality leaf teas, with light lunch and especially afternoon tea with the cakes served. Usually, Tea House and Tea Shop & Tea Bars will not serve afternoon tea. The Tea Room will sell the types of teas they serve and offer teas.

At the Tea Room, you will experience tea and a ferry to relax in the space. The tea room is arranged as one or more rooms of an old house or as a separate room in the hotel. Now, there are more historical buildings to help the restoration and maintenance to become a Tea Room.

Tea House

The tea house is dedicated to serving and drinking high-quality - exclusive leaf teas and is often associated with Chinese, Japanese, or Asian tea ceremony drinking styles. At a traditional tea house, you do not use food but only enjoy tea. In Europe, Tea Houses and Tea Rooms do not have too many differences. These are two different forms of experience that customers love.

Tea Shop & Tea Bar

Tea Shop is the place to sell loose-leaf teas, with tea not prepared for you to drink with a kettle or cup but only tea for you to buy. In addition, the Tea Shop also has coffee space and cakes or treats used with tea. The Tea Shop does not serve afternoon tea.

QuanTea - Tea House space with a combination of tradition and modernity

Vietnam is also one of the Asian countries originating tea culture with many lands owning famous tea lines. Besides coffee, tea leaves are also one of the common ingredients in the daily drink of Vietnamese people nowadays.

Before the flow of cuisine and the art of enjoying the 21st century, the Tea official was born as inspiration from traditional tea culture, combined with the richness of delicate vegetarian cuisine.

At Quan Tea, you will enjoy high-leaf tea lines from many countries around the world, prepared according to the unique formula from which a variety of tea will be diverse, suitable for the tastes of customers but not loss of inherent tea quality.

QuanTea is skillfully combined with premium vegetarian dishes, from Vietnamese-style vegetarian dishes to Western-style vegetarian dishes. Tea also creates beautiful and new Asian afternoon tea sets. Diners who come to QuanTea officials also experience lunch and dinner with the main dishes made elaborately from 100%plant materials.

QuanTea emphasizes the natural flavor element. We also choose the food season to ensure nutrition, is diverse and rich when customers visit. Tea Omakase is the highlight of QuanTea. With dishes that are delicately selected and creative chefs, serving with tea creates an unprecedented high-class cuisine experience.

QuanTea’s space is inspired by the cozy and elegant Japanese Tea House Asia House. In addition to meeting parties, company parties, or friendly meals, Quan Tea also sets up lots of event space, experience, or private space for high-level meetings for tea and luxurious snacks.

Nestled in the middle of the magnificent Saigon, QuanTea officially promises to be a memorable destination with harmony between tea and excellent vegetarian cuisine.

You can refer to QuanTea’s official events on our Fanpage.

QUANTEA Dining
Tea Pairing - Vegetarian Cuisine
Better with Reservation | 082 963 9135
7 AM - 9:30 PM (Close every Monday)
Website: www.teaomakase.com
Shop C1.1, Cove Tower, Empire City, 8 Nguyen Thien Thanh, Thu Thiem Ward, Thu Duc City, HCM