01 Map
Places worth the trip.
Tea houses, shops and markets worth finding, on one map.
- Tea houses
- Tea shops
- Plantations
- Markets
MapScreenshot coming soon
Closed beta opens November 17
Pull up a chair.
Tea worth finding, picked by tea people.
- teas explained
- 40+
- tea places to start
- 25+
- paid listings
- 0
- closed beta
- 4 weeks
Inside the app
Three tabs. All tea.
02 Teas
Know what’s in your cup.
What a tea is, how it tastes and how to brew it.
TeasScreenshot coming soon
03 Passport
Every cup, remembered.
Log every cup you pour. Your Passport stays private.
PassportScreenshot coming soon
How the beta works
Three steps to your seat.
- Step 01
Request a seat
Tell us a little about you and your tea. It takes a minute.
- Step 02
Get your invite
We pick a small group of tea people and write to you before November 17.
- Step 03
Pull up a chair
Four weeks of finding places, logging cups and telling us what to fix.
Who it’s for
Any cup. Any level.
Just starting
Learn as you go.
What a tea is, how it tastes and how to brew it, in plain words.
A few years in
Find your next place.
Tea houses and shops that take tea seriously, and a list of what you want to try.
10+ years
Keep your notes.
Every session in one private Passport. And a say in what we build next.
Community
Pull up a chair on Discord.
Share what’s in your cup, ask about a tea or a place, and follow how TeaKin grows. Open to everyone, beta seat or not.
Join our Discord
Free. Takes a minute to join.
Our story
Every tea culture is kin.
Say “tea” in almost any language and you’ll land on one of two words, both from China. Different cups, same family.
Tea people are like that too. Different cups, same care: good leaves, good water, a place that takes tea seriously. Those places are hard to find. TeaKin is where tea people find them.
Questions
Before you sit down.
When does the beta start?
On Tuesday, November 17. It runs for four weeks, until December 14.
Do I need to install anything?
No. TeaKin runs in your phone’s browser. You can add it to your home screen if you like.
How do I sign in?
With your email address. We send you a six-digit code, no password needed.
Who can see my Passport?
Only you. Your tastings, notes and lists stay private.
What do you expect from beta testers?
Use it when you drink tea, and tell us what works and what doesn’t. A feedback form is built in.
