Tea from Bremen

The question "Lust auf Kaffeesieren?" which loosely translates to "Fancy a cup of coffee?" is often heard in Bremen, but what about tea? The Hanseatic city's tea tradition goes back to the merchants of Bremen. In addition to tobacco, coffee and fish, the people here also traded in tea. And whether it's a warming cup in winter or a refreshing blend in summer: we'll tell you in which tea room and tea store leaves, buds, flowers, fruits, bark, roots and stems unfold into aromatic tea variations and find their way into your cup.

Babbeler Tee and Bremer Senatstee

The longest cough sweet in the world is a tea? Precisely this taste of peppermint and aniseed has been captured in a tea variety by the team at the Martinshof: the Babbeler Tee.They also offer various products for your breakfast at home all associated with the weekly Senate breakfast in the Rathaus: Senate coffee, Senate jam and of course, Senate tea, too.

Bremer Gewürzhandel

Apart from spices, the Bremer Gewürzhandel also offers a wide range of teas:Herbal tea, fruit tea, black tea, green tea, rooibos tea, or spiced tea. Why not visit the shop in Findorff or order your tea online. The teas are blended without any artificial colourings or flavours and all the other products are free from flavour enhancers, artificial additives, or bulking agents/fillers. Are you familiar with the ‘Genusshelfer-Initiative’? For every product that the Bremer Gewürzhandel sells, they donate at least 1 cent to social projects.

Buddhawelt Teehaus Bremen

The Buddhawelt Teehaus makes tea-lovers’ hearts beat faster. The matcha tea brewed freshly at your table glows light green from the bowl and you are spoiled for choice when it comes to your seating area: You can either enjoy one of the organic teas in the Asian tea room, the conservatory with a view of the tea garden with Buddha statues, or you can watch the lively hustle and bustle in the Viertel district right beside the Steintor gate. Of course you can also take the tea home with you and savour it there.

Kaffee & Tee Hemken

Since 1951, the original specialist retailer Kaffee & Tee Hemken in the Viertel district has been offering different types of tea from all over the world: flavoured green and black teas, fruit teas, rooibos teas, lapacho tea, yogi tea, and Ayurvedic teas. And what makes it really special is that the tea comes directly from the port of entry, so you know you are getting a good price.

My Cup Of Tea

The young entrepreneur from Bremen, Timo-Noé Chitula, founded the tea label My Cup Of Tea in 2016. He started by exclusively selling organically produced tea online. In the meantime, you can now find the handmade Asian tea specialities at the following locations in Bremen as well: Lestra and Sel Fair.

Kassiopeia

On Bismarckstrasse, you will find another traditional teahouse in Bremen, called Kassiopeia. The business has been in the hands of its owner Ursula John since 1954. Approximately 300 different types of tea are decanted there.The shop is also great for getting advice and accessories, such as teapots or warmers.

Tee-Handels-Kontor Bremen

From Bremen across the world: The Tee-Handels-Kontor Bremen has been around for 40 years now and supplies more than 150 different types of tea to its branches all across Germany. The company has three shops in Bremen: On Böttcherstraße, in the Domshof-Passage and at the main station.

Betty Darling Company

The Betty Darling Company offers you various tea varieties from Darjeeling, Nilgiri, Assam, Nepal or China exclusively online. The ‘Betty Darling’s’ range of teas is particularly popular. Besides tea, you can also get chocolate, honey, or marmalade.