O5 Rare Tea Bar - Vancouver, British Columbia

Wonderful Japanese tea house. Great selection of green, black, fermented, matcha, and other teas. It's rare to find an authentic tea house that isn't an English style serving high tea with carb loaded biscuits and dessert. 05 Tea is strictly premium tea, although they do have ... tea infused ice cream. Comfortable, limited seating with low light. Wi-Fi is available and they don't mind if you work. But be cortious and either keep ordering or move out if it gets full. Kitsilano is lucky to have this place. Read more

First time visiting a tea lounge. Unique experience and great tea sections!

We had a tea tasting with the "Off the Beaten Path" option to try new types of teas! The tearistas were very knowledgeable and we were able to learn a lot from them. We really enjoyed the stick and tundra tea, as they were really thought provoking as to the ... possibilities of tea! Read more

Good tea, great experience. I think the pricing is fair compared to other coffee & tea places, especially considering this is more unique. It's cute that they serve each steep in a chahai, although a bit awkward to constantly ask for more steeps (you pay for the leaves, not per ... steep, and green tea can be steeped at least three times). I do wish this place was more accessible - the staff are frequently busy and don't greet you on entering, and the menu is confusing as a first timer since you can't tell what the difference is between the options. It might help to include a few details such as tasting notes. The staff do give recommendations, as their entire stock of teas is available for serving. I'd love to see a menu for special drinks such as the iced matcha featured on their Instagram! Read more

Absolutely wonderful experience here -- so glad my husband and I stopped in on a whim. The atmosphere is tranquil and seems to transport you to another time and place. The teas were excellent, and the staff were so friendly, warm, and knowledgeable. I'm trying to learn more about tea ... and they took the time to answer all my questions and suggest new teas to try. Will definitely be back! Read more