It’s with some bittersweet emotions that we announce this year’s winner, especially since it is a defending champion of The Coast’s Best of Food Best Tea title. That’s because the popular teahouse run by Becca Babcock has recently closed, as was reported in The Coast’s Shoptalk column. We bid you adieu, Cargo & James---we hardly knew you. We did adore your loose-leaf teas and your comfy chairs and your friendly service. You will be missed.
First Runner-up: Just Us! Coffeehouse
Second Runner-up: Sawadee Tea House
Second Runner-up: Sawadee Tea House
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Previously in Best of Halifax
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Best Tea
on November 3, 2016
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Best Tea
on November 5, 2015
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Best Tea
on May 22, 2014
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Best Tea
on May 23, 2013
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Best Tea
on May 17, 2012
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Best Tea 1
World Tea House
by Andrew Kress on May 19, 2011
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Best Tea
Cargo & James
by Carsten Knox on May 21, 2009
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Just Us! Coffee Roasters
on July 3, 2008
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Best Tea
on July 26, 2007
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Best Tea
on July 27, 2006
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