Chinese Tea Ceremony & Tastings in Amsterdam

Every Friday we pour a Chinese tea ceremony in the gongfu style at Salon 188 on the Singel: many short steeps, about an hour and a half at the table. Book a private table for two to six, or take a seat at our shared table on the fourth Friday of the month. Through the year we also pour at special events and collaborations.

Next dates

Every Friday · Private gongfu tea table at Salon 188
Salon 188, Singel 188, Amsterdam · 1pm–2:30pm or 4pm–5:30pm
A private table for 2 to 6 guests, from €96 for two, with a tour of the current SALON188 exhibition. Choose your Friday and time slot in the calendar when you book.
Book a Friday table

Fourth Friday of each month · Shared gongfu tea table at Salon 188
Salon 188, Singel 188, Amsterdam · 4pm–5:30pm
One seat at a table of six, €40 per seat. Next: Friday 27 November 2026.
Book a seat

All tickets are in upcoming tea tastings.

What happens at a tasting

We brew gongfu style (功夫茶): a high ratio of leaf to water, short steeps and many rounds, so each tea opens up over consecutive infusions. A tasting is a flight of three teas, rare seasonal finds alongside classics, and we talk through origin, craft, aroma, flavour and texture, and the stories behind each tea. It takes about an hour and a half and is made for enthusiasts and newcomers alike. The teas follow the season; this spring the table held Moonlight White Tea, West Lake Long Jing (西湖龙井), Dianhong Golden Tip and Lincang Sheng Pu'er.

Private and company tastings

For team-building, private celebrations, groups larger than six or a special request, we put together a tasting around your date and group. Write to us with the date, group size and what you have in mind.

Earlier this year

  • 27 September 2026: vendor at the Brussels tea festival.
  • 25 September 2026: a Mid-Autumn shared table at Salon 188.
  • 17–19 September 2026: cold brew tea and a new teaware collaboration at Salon 188 during GLUE Amsterdam.
  • 1 May 2026: Early Harvest Tasting, a side-by-side flight of Shifeng and Li Jia Wu Long Jing (龙井) with early Biluochun (碧螺春) and a Biluochun red from the same farm.
  • 19 April 2026: Unfurl, a sonic tea gathering at Noordspace in Amsterdam Noord, with a gongfu workshop and live ambient sets.
  • 28 March 2026: a seated Funkfest tasting at De Kromme Haring, Utrecht, pouring Fu Zhuan heicha, high-mountain Dancong and Kuzhushan gushu sheng Pu'er.