At the SF International Tea Festival, guests have the opportunity to savor hundreds of different types of teas from our local and global vendors.
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Amu Nutrition
Amu Nutrition is a wellness brand rooted in traditional Mongolian herbal wisdom, bringing wild-harvested teas from the vast steppe and mountain regions to modern daily rituals. Our teas are crafted with respect for nature, tradition, and real functional benefits rather than trendy noise.
Our herbal teas include Himalayan Buckwheat Tea, Black Goji Berry Tea, Daily Detox Tea, Balanced Digestion Tea, and Sugar Balance Tea.
CHAFOLIO
Handcrafted loose leaf teas sourced directly from small family farms. We work closely with growers we trust, selecting only the finest raw leaves and overseeing every step of crafting in our own farm and production facility. Every batch is produced with intention and shipped on a monthly cycle to preserve freshness.
Chicago Teahouse
Chicago Teahouse is an iconic tea shop in the bustling city of Chicago, offering an unparalleled range of exceptional tea products and services to tea enthusiasts. With over 20 years of experience in the tea industry, Chicago Teahouse is a reliable source of over 200 premium teas. Managed by a Certified Tea Sommelier, Agnieszka Rapacz, our team is incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about tea. This has earned us a reputation for providing exceptional service and products, which has been recognized with accolades such as being named The Best Tea Shop in Chicago by Chicago Magazine.
COBA Coffee & Tea
COBA reimagines coffee and tea into bold, flavorful chocolate bars inspired by culture, craft, and everyday ritual. Rooted in a brand story that celebrates connection, creativity, and the joy of great taste, COBA brings café-quality experiences into a simple, portable form. With rich blends and unique flavors, COBA makes it easy to enjoy your favorite pick-me-up wherever life takes you.
Cultivate Taste Tea
Cultivate Taste Tea is built around professional-level sourcing and tasting standards more commonly found in fine wine than in specialty tea. Every tea is personally selected by a Certified Tea Specialist through advanced cupping and evaluation, with an emphasis on terroir, seasonality, and craftsmanship rather than trends, blends, or added flavorings. Unlike many brands, we focus exclusively on pure, single-origin teas from small producers, often working with rare or underrepresented styles that are seldom available in the U.S. market.
Cuzen Matcha
Cuzen Matcha is an innovative matcha system, consisting of Matcha Maker and Matcha Leaf, that produces remarkably fresh matcha out of organic shade-grown matcha leaves from Japan and innovative technology. This freshly ground matcha has a smooth, balanced flavor and gives the drinker a mellow, focused energy that lasts, becoming a healthier coffee alternative.
DAE Tea
Dae (ㄉˊㄟ) is a sibling-founded brand that shares the artistry and centuries-old traditions of Taiwanese tea with a global audience. Inspired by our deep connection to Taiwan, we offer a curated experience that bridges the meditative ritual of brewing with the natural health benefits found in every leaf.
DE-
de- tea is a premium Taiwanese tea brand offering thoughtfully sourced teas from independent farmers in Taiwan. We use a proprietary chemical-free CO₂ decaffeination process to lower caffeine while preserving the tea’s natural flavor, so people can enjoy beautiful tea with more peace of mind. Our mission is to make high-quality Taiwanese tea more accessible to those who are sensitive to caffeine or want to enjoy tea later in the day.
Formosa Chocolates
Handcrafted chocolates inspired by our Taiwanese-American heritage. As devoted tea connoisseurs, we thoughtfully blend fine teas with premium chocolate to create flavors that honor tradition while exploring something new.
Freshkettle, Teesta
Freshcarton, based in San Francisco Bay Area, is dedicated to bring premium quality Indian tea to consumers across the US. By leveraging their deep expertise and strong network on the region, they ensure that authentic Indian tea is accessible at an affordable price, delivering exceptional value in every cup.
HARIO USA
For over 100 years, we have been making products that customers cherish. HARIO has been planning, manufacturing and selling heatproof glass since its very inception (1921) — and is the only manufacturer with a heatproof glass factory in Japan.
Hippie Chai
Hippie Chai is a women-owned business bringing authentic, healthy, and convenient chai to modern life through our instant vegan blends. By combining organic spices with a premium oat milk base, we’ve transformed the traditional brewing ritual into a plant-based powder that prepares instantly with just hot water. Our mission is to honor deep Kenyan-Indian roots while providing a clean, high-quality chai experience for those on the go.
J-Tea
J-TEA is a Eugene, Oregon based tea company specializing in high-end loose-leaf teas sourced directly from small farms in Taiwan and China. With over two decades of experience and six years living in Taiwan, Owner Josh Chamberlain is passionate about sharing tea culture and connecting people to exceptional oolong and puer teas. Our mission is to help people discover the tea they love through education, exploration, and meaningful relationships with growers and customers.
K&K Chai
K&K Chai is a multi-award-winning tea company based in Northern California. We craft unique blends with the guidance of our certified Tea Sommelier, source premium specialty teas from small farms around the world, and provide some of the freshest Japanese matcha on the West Coast—available to both our retail customers and wholesale partners.
Kiara Naturals
Ayurveda inspired herbal teas for functional health.
Kitefin Teas
Kitefin Teas sells handmade loose-leaf tea blends, personalized tea accessories, and an assortment of tea cakes and crackers. Our tea blends come in flavors for all tastes, and are made with organic or wild-crafted herbs. Customers can personalize any tea accessory with handcrafted charms, and round out their tea time with bite-sized homemade tea cakes and crackers.
Little Moon Bakehouse
An Asian American and woman-owned business, Little Moon Bakehouse (formerly Annie's T Cakes) reimagines classic Asian pastries into environmentally-aligned delicacies.
Mala Tara
Mala Tara is dedicated to crafting premium organic whole flower teas, ethically sourced from small farms across Thailand, supporting local communities, and promoting sustainability. Every cup of Mala Tara aims to offer health benefits while providing aesthetic pleasure through a daily wellness ritual.
Nepal Tea Collective
Nepal Tea Collective is a Public Benefit Corporation with a mission to build an identity for Nepali teas, herbs and botanicals while improving the transparency and traceability in the tea industry. We source our teas and botanicals from 10 different small shareholder farms that we work with in Nepal.
Nusa
A tea-infused beverage from Indonesian tea plantation and a traditional Indonesian herbal and healthy beverages.
Old Ways Tea
Old Ways Tea is a California-based company dedicated to providing you the unique oolong and black teas grown by our family and friends in Wuyishan.
OTea Health & Acupuncture
Experience seasonal teas made from whole ingredients inspired by Traditional Chinese Medicine. Each blend is crafted to support your body’s changing needs; cooling in summer, warming in winter, and balancing year-round. Taste, explore, and learn how tea can reveal insights about your health while helping you stay aligned with the seasons.
PekoeTea Edinburgh
Founded by Jon and Esther Cooper in 2008, we bring over 20 years of experience in the tea industry built on strong relationships with artisan tea growers and suppliers around the world. We have embraced these artisans' passion and expertise to craft luxury hand-blended and flavoured teas at our factory in the historic port of Leith in Edinburgh, including for some of the most prestigious venues in Scotland.
Portal Tea
Handcrafted Tea and Chai Blends from the Pacific Northwest. Sip through the Portal.
Pure Puer Tea
Pure Puer Tea is among the highest quality puer teas in the world. It is hand picked from old and ancient large-leaf tea trees that grow high in the remote misty mountains of Yunnan, China, and aged in the famed Russian River vineyards of Sonoma County, CA.
Roots and Rituals
Roots and Rituals is a Korean tea company devoted to slowness, presence, and origin. We source organically grown, single-origin teas directly from small family farms in South Korea, many led by elder women whose knowledge has been passed down for generations. Each tea is a quiet invitation to pause, reconnect with the land it comes from, and rediscover tea not as a commodity, but as a living ritual shaped by care, seasonality, and human hands.
RYUALL TEA
Loving green tea is like touching nature's healing magic, and sharing this magic has became our main quest of life. Our matcha & gyokuro are grown next to a river, which produces morning mist that blankets the tea leaves with sweetness and extra umami. Magical colors, aromas & flavors.
SAKU Superfoods
SAKU produces an innovative & delicious collection of wellness latte blends with nourishing superfoods & adaptogenic ingredients based in Turmeric, Beetroot, Matcha. We’ve spent years balancing the flavors & are devoted to using only pure, certified organic ingredients. The blends are vegan, organic, free from sugar and have no fillers.
Silk & Jade Tea House
Los Angeles Boutique Tea House specialize in premium Taiwanese oolong tea, all our teas are directly source from various regional farms in Taiwan. While highlighting the untapped yet expansive spectrum of unique oolong teas, SILK & JADE also offers a growing number of tea varietals, including botanical tonics and tisanes.
Sips Global Teas
Sips Global Teas is a SF Bay Area tea shop based in Alameda, California, offering over 100 globally sourced loose‑leaf teas, tisanes, and wellness blends from Africa, Asia, South America, and Europe. Founded with passion and a love for global tea cultures, Sips Global Teas curates immersive tea tastings, hands‑on workshops, educational talks, and seasonal rituals that evoke warmth, renewal, and a sense of escape. More than a tea shop, Sips Global Teas is a destination for global flavors, intentional living, and tropical serenity — a place where guests can slow down, sip deeply, and explore the world through tea.
Sporgy Mushrooms
We are a small-batch producer of mushroom and herbal teas, functional mushroom extracts, and fungi-focused wellness goods. Our offerings are thoughtfully crafted with an emphasis on quality, education, and intentional daily ritual. We aim to make mushrooms approachable, beautiful, and easy to integrate into everyday life.
Tealley Tea
Tealley Tea is an American tea brand specializing in small-batch roasted high-mountain teas sourced directly from Taiwanese tea farmers. We craft teas from light to dark roast to highlight different flavor layers, then vacuum-pack them for peak freshness and quality. Our mission is to connect people to the world of tea through unique roasting profiles, education, and shared tea experiences.
Tsay Tea
Tsay Tea is a Taiwanese-American tea company showcasing the heart and heritage behind Taiwanese teas. We’re thrilled to partner with Formosa Chocolates, a local Taiwanese-American artisan chocolatier, to share a special pairing of premium Taiwanese teas with handcrafted, tea-infused chocolates.
Yizisun Ceramic Arts & Tea
Yizisun is devoted to elevating your tea experience with our exquisite handcrafted ceramic teaware and premium high-mountain teas, carefully sourced from local Taiwanese farmers. We share only the most precious, high-quality teas and artisanal presentation to enrich your daily tea ritual.
and more tea vendors to come…
