Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Tealuxe in the Back Bay Has Closed

A trio of tea shops with locations in Boston, Cambridge, and Providence, RI, has dwindled down to two (at least temporarily), as the Back Bay location has shut its doors.

According to posters on Chowhound and Yelp, Tealuxe on Newbury Street has closed down. The Chowhound poster states that the Back Bay Sun mentioned a loss of lease, while the Yelp poster indicates the same. (The Yelp poster also says that a sign on the door door mentions they will open in another Newbury Street location next year, but we are still trying to confirm this.)

Tealuxe first started out on Brattle Street in Harvard Square in 1996, opening the now-closed Newbury Street shop three years later. A third Tealuxe eventually opened on Thayer Street near Brown University in Providence.

In addition to offering a variety of teas to customers who visit their stores, Tealuxe also has a wholesale division and sells teas online. Some of the teas sold by Tealuxe include black, green, white, oolong, rooibos, mate, and a number of herbal and flavored teas. Teapots, accessories, and gift sets can also be purchased through Tealuxe.

The address for the now-closed Tealuxe in Boston's Back Bay was: Tealuxe, 108 Newbury Street, Boston, MA, 02116. The website for Tealuxe can be found at: http://www.tealuxe.com/

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