Teahouses

Teahouses are cafes that serve tea and refreshments. They are common meeting places for lovers, friends, and acquaintances. Customers get a pot, cups, and a tiny sand-clock that tells how long the tea has been steeping.

Teahouses in the Airmen's Quarter

 * The Circle of Pearls is within walking distance of Thara Celehar's apartment.
 * The Hanevo Tree is well-suited for quiet contemplation. If you want more than one cup, you have to ask for it.
 * The Red Dog's Dream has a Barizheise cook. They serve oslov.
 * The A3 Trincsiva teahouse is called the Red Ruby Fox and serves an A3 Blend.
 * The River-Cat is a meeting place for families and courting couples. It consists of one long room divided up into deep booths. The staff will always bring at least two cups.
 * Mendelar's is within walking distance of Thara's apartment.
 * The Tea Leaf is owned by a manufactory and sometimes not counted as a teahouse.

Teahouses in other parts of Amalo

 * The Bramblepony is "a teahouse notorious for also being an illicit gambling house."
 * The Canalman's Dog is on the south side of the Mich'maika, on the eastern end of the Zheimela district. It is also a bar, and predates the legislation stating that teahouses cannot also be bars.
 * The Chrysanthemum is Anora Chanavar's favorite teahouse.
 * The Curling Vine is on General Shulihar Street.
 * The Glass Phoenix is near Ulmavonee.
 * The Golden Tea Light is possibly a teahouse in Zheimela.
 * The House Spider is frequented by Dothora Kelberened.
 * The Lady of Rivers is by the Deep Well, the Dachen Csaivanat, north of the Mich'maika. It is run by novices from the shrine's csaivatheileian.
 * The Pearl Dragon appears to be in or near the Airmen's Quarter, and largely serves women.
 * The Pig of Good Fortune is on General Shulihar Street.
 * The Rose Minuet is two tram stops away from the Sanctuary of Csaivo.
 * Sholavee is the oldest teahouse in Amalo, and seemingly the most expensive. It is located on General Shulihar Street.
 * The Splinter of Stonanavee is along the canal near the Sanctuary of Csaivo.
 * The Stone Tree is a teahouse favored by the Curneisei airmen. It is a warren of small, inconvenient, interconnected rooms, with small groups conversing in each. The conspirators who destroyed the Wisdom of Choharo met in this teahouse. It is probably in or near the Airmen's Quarter.
 * The Torivontaram is in Veren'malo, and is run by Iäna Pel-Thenhior's mother.
 * The Vedriveise Gambit is Azhanharad's preferred teahouse.
 * There is a teahouse on General Parzhadar Square that serves golden orchor.

Types of Tea

 * The A3 Blend is made from leftover bits of other teas, and is very hot and strong.
 * Aikanaro tastes of ginger.
 * The Airmen's Blend from the Red Dog's Dream is strong enough to starch a shirt collar.
 * Barizheise green tea is smoky and deep.
 * Boronat
 * Chamomile is Maia Drazhar's preferred tea. It was also the favorite tea of Chenelo Drazharan.
 * Eladriät is served at the Chrysanthemum.
 * Kolveris
 * Orchor is dark, bitter, and highly caffeinated. Golden orchor is weaker than black orchor, but also less harsh.
 * Isevren is delicate and will not interfere with sleep, and is sometimes drunk with honey.

Trivia

 * One tea shop in Amalo is on Winter Street and owned by the wife of Radora Husavar.
 * Teahouses are referred to as "teahouse" 28 times in the series, and "tea house" twice, in Lora Selezh, so "teahouse" has been used for this article.