Palais des Thés
Palais des Thés is a tea company founded in Paris in 1986. It has 100 specialty tea shops in France, Israel, Norway, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark and Russia. The company specializes in direct tea sourcing and commercialization of more than 200 teas as well as tea gifts and accessories.
History
Origins
Julien Spiess founded Palais des Thés in 1986. His goal was to democratize tea and help the Occident to learn more about its cultural and gastronomical aspects. The first shop opens rue de l’Abbé Grégoire in the 6th arrondissement of Paris.Palais des Thés shops
Most of Palais des Thés shops include three spaces: the tea wall where 100+ teas are available in bulk, a gift section and a third section dedicated to the tea accessories.In 1991, Palais des Thés opened its first store outside of France, in Tokyo. Palais des Thés then opened new shops in Brussels, Oslo, Dublin, Tel-Aviv and Copenhagen, Moscow.
The Dublin and Tokyo stores have been closed for several years now.
In 2011, Aurelie Pasquet and Cyrille Bessiere launched Palais des Thés in the USA.
In March 2016, they opened "L'Appartement" in the heart of SoHo, NYC where tea enthusiasts can attend tea classes and taste more than 150 teas.