TWG Chooses Vancouver as Its First North American Location

These days, tea tailors are almost as ubiquitous in Vancouver as coffee shops. So why does the eight-yearold Singaporean brand TWG think we need another one? Because this place is huge and swanky. Forget supping your brew at a simple bar. North America’s first TWG Tea Salon & Boutique (and the world’s 56th) is 3,000 square feet, with a tea salon that serves a full menu of savouries and sweets to up to 50 diners. There’s also a retail boutique and patisserie Fashion & Shopping counter made of antique brass. The shop offers more than 500 teas from every tea-producing region of the world, plus limited edition and seasonal blends. And the décor is as grand as the menu—dark, rich woods, brass and marble, with a wall of teas, glittering floor lamps and ornate mirrors. We’ve got our best pinky-out poses prepped already. —Aileen Lalor

1070 West Georgia St., 604-985-5844, Vancouver. Twgtea.com