tea in Chapaign, IL

[tsukikage85]

So, I'll be moving from Minneapolis, MN to Champaign, IL in two weeks. Among the many things I'll be sad to leave behind is my favorite tea shop, TeaSource. So, to anyone who lives or has lived in the Champaign-Urbana area, do you have any recommendations for a new store to fill my tea needs? So far, it's looking like Walnut Street Tea Company

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[puellacaerulea]

commenting rather late on this (this is what I get for not checking my friends page in almost two weeks), but as someone moving from philly to urbana in a few months, I might be able to help. I visited the area a couple months ago, and while I didn't have time to check out the walnut street tea co., it's worth noting that the espresso royale coffee shops (they seem to be mostly on/around the uiuc campus) have good loose tea. I think you can buy tins of the tea as well as just getting it by the cup. also, I asked around a bit, and some people mentioned strawberry fields in urbana (a whole foods-esque store) having good tea. so if walnut street doesn't satisfy, those might be good alternatives.