Food & drink · Penn Quarter & Chinatown
Teaism Tea Shop
on Penn Quarter, with 6 shops within a short walk
Retail tea shop at 8th and D, two doors from the Teaism restaurant, selling loose-leaf tea, handmade ceramics, art, tea accessories and brewing equipment, with staff to help choose.
Hours
Daily 11am–6pm
Checked October 2026. Holiday hours can differ.
On the map
Near National Archives (4 min walk) and National Portrait Gallery & American Art Museum (5 min walk).
Good to know
- Parking
- Gallery Place-Chinatown (Red, Yellow and Green lines) sits under the Smithsonian American Art Museum at 8th and G; Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter (Yellow and Green) is across Pennsylvania Ave from the National Archives, and Judiciary Square (Red) is closest to the National Building Museum. Teaism notes a parking garage on 8th Street, and SAAM notes limited metered street parking and several paid garages nearby. The DC Circulator ended service after Dec 31, 2024.
- Penn Quarter shops
- F Street chains open at 10am and close between 7pm and 9pm Monday to Saturday (Sunday roughly 11am–6pm or 7pm), while the museum stores follow museum hours: SAAM 11:30am–7pm daily, the Archives 10am–5:30pm daily and the Building Museum Thursday to Monday only.
Shop nearby, before or after
All of Penn Quarter →- Alden Shoe CompanyMenswear · 921 F St NW5 min walk
- National Archives StoreGifts · 701 Constitution Ave NW5 min walk
- Peruvian ConnectionFashion · 950 F St NW, Suite 1025 min walk
- MangoFashion · 950 F St NW5 min walk
- Leica StoreSpecialty · 977 F St NW6 min walk
- I Love DC GiftsGifts · 518 10th St NW6 min walk
Before you go
What are Teaism Tea Shop's hours?
Teaism Tea Shop is usually open Daily 11am–6pm. Hours can change on holidays, so check the restaurant's site before a special trip.
Where is Teaism Tea Shop?
Teaism Tea Shop is at 400 8th St NW in Penn Quarter & Chinatown, Washington. It's near National Archives (4 min walk).
Where can I park near Teaism Tea Shop?
The closest option for Penn Quarter & Chinatown is Gallery Place-Chinatown (Red, Yellow and Green lines) sits under the Smithsonian American Art Museum at 8th and G; Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter (Yellow and Green) is across Pennsylvania Ave from the National Archives, and Judiciary Square (Red) is closest to the National Building Museum. Teaism notes a parking garage on 8th Street, and SAAM notes limited metered street parking and several paid garages nearby. The DC Circulator ended service after Dec 31, 2024.. Most of the district is also an easy walk from Metro.
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