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Altitude Tea

This venue is a finalist for best tea in Good Food’s Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

Tea pouring and ceremony.
1 / 3Tea pouring and ceremony. Supplied
Altitude Tea specialises in teas from extreme altitudes.
2 / 3Altitude Tea specialises in teas from extreme altitudes.Supplied
Altitude Tea offers a mindful tea ceremony experience.
3 / 3Altitude Tea offers a mindful tea ceremony experience. Supplied

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There’s a warehouse in Alexandria where, every Sunday, people gather for a 21-step ritual tea ceremony in a shoebox-sized room of serenity. Owner Cara Chen is the gentle guide, taking them through a collection of rare teas, each grown at extreme altitude for enhanced sweetness, complexity and aroma. The line-up changes but can range from milky cups of prized Taiwanese oolong to fragrant bush blends with lemon myrtle and eucalyptus.

Best for: An ode to tea that’s part cultural exchange, part mindful meditation.

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