With all the coffee shops in Soho it's so refreshing to know that tea lovers have a place dedicated to their loose leaf needs! Yumchaa does this perfectly - it's got the cool Soho vibe but knows its stuff when it comes to a lovely cuppa. I've visited their Camden location before (see previous blog post) but when the London Local Etsy team said they were meeting there, well I wasn't going to not go! I love that they have all their loose leaves out in jars for you to see (and smell). And because...

Looking over the market stalls of Camden,Yumchaa sells it's large range of teas to the throngs of tourists and locals alike. I needed a low caffeine fix and so their Pai Mu Tan, a Chinese white tea was just the ticket. ‘It is a very delicate tea, as it is only picked and dried, which leaves it with nearly no tannin or caffeine.' With undertones of sweetness it was the perfect pick-me-up for an already tea-fuelled day. I recommend heading to one of their many cafes to sniff all the tea samples!