queen's pantry

What a lovely time you'll have at the Queen's Pantry in downtown Leavenworth. If you already love tea, you'll be in a tea-infused paradise. The front part of this charming British tea shop is devoted to tea pots, cups and saucers, tea cozies galore, trays, napkins, you name it - if it has to do with tea, they've got it! British snacks and grocery goods are kept freshly stocked also. You can even pick up the latest edition of a British newspaper or the Tea Time magazine. All this before you get to the star of this shop - the tea. An amazingly abundant supply of loose tea awaits your senses on shelf after shelf. Gallon-sized clear glass jars hold the teas, with a small tin of it in front so you can actually open and inhale the aroma or each tea. Teas are divided into categories, but the tea-loving staff are right there to help you choose. You can sample a specially-chosen hot and iced tea each day of the week. A gem of a place in this historic town.