Tea has a storied history in the United States, dating back to the Boston Tea Party of 1773. Since those revolutionary days, the beverage has woven itself into the fabric of the nation, evolving in taste, tradition, and significance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fast forward to the present, and tea holds a significant place in the daily lives of Americans. A testament to its enduring popularity, tea can be found in almost 80% of all U.S. households<\/a>. In 2021 alone, Americans consumed nearly 85 billion servings of tea, translating to more than 3.9 billion gallons. By the subsequent year, the United States had clinched its position as the leading tea-importing country globally, with imports valued at a whopping 560 million U.S. dollars<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n America’s fascination with tea isn’t just limited to its consumption in the comfort of one’s home. Across the country, tens of thousands of tea shops, tea houses, and cafes offer a variety of teas ranging from traditional green and black to the ever-popular bubble tea. To identify the tea capitals of the US, we at Chinese Teas 101 compared the largest cities with populations over 100,000 using three key indicators: the number of tea establishments per capita, per square mile, and the average review rating of tea places in a city. In our research, the tea establishments we considered include tea shops, tea houses, tea rooms, bubble tea shops, and cafes that serve tea.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKey Findings<\/h2>\n\n\n