Miro
New wine bars may be a dime a dozen these days, but tea shops aren't so far behind. Maybe it is tea's time.
Perhaps it's not picture-perfect yet (the grand opening isn't for a few weeks still), but Miro, the new tea bar next to Volterra, already seems to be settling into Old Ballard. Miro strikes a balance between a chic “tea is the new coffee” shop and a traditional tea house. The interior is decidedly eco-modern, combining lots of dark, sharp angles with soft, earthy accoutrements like varnished tree stumps for tables and benches, and a bamboo wall behind the loose-leaf tea display.
When it's up and running at full speed, Miro will offer about 250 loose-leaf teas, as well as a menu of drinks made (some shaken, even) with tea - hence the term "tea bar," as opposed to "tea house." I liked my Green Mojito, an iced (and thankfully not sweet) mixture of green tea, lime juice, and muddled mint.
They'll also have food, some of it tea-inspired - yesterday I had a "Miro berry" crepe, loaded with a mixed berry compote made with fragrant Rose Ambrosia tea and topped with a dollop of ricotta cream.
Just don't wait for the tea to enter your bloodstream to get your Zen on - the drink and the crepe set me back almost $13.
Miro Tea, 5405 Ballard Ave. NW, 782-6832
Open Mon. - Thur. 8 a.m. - 10 p.m., Fri. - Sat. 8 a.m. - Midnight, Sun. 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Free Wi-Fi.
4 comment(s)
shelly says:
I don\'t understand the last line about Zen and thirteen dollars?
Posted On: Wednesday, Aug. 1 2007 @ 11:49AM
shelly says:
I don\'t understand the last line about Zen and thirteen dollars?
Posted On: Wednesday, Aug. 1 2007 @ 11:49AM
Jess says:
Zen: Calm. Quiet. Be with what is.
$13: A lot for iced tea and a crepe, in my book.
Tea usually helps me with the Zen, but I needed it before tea to cough up the $13.
Posted On: Wednesday, Aug. 1 2007 @ 11:58AM
tom says:
I recently visited Miro Tea and thought the place was fantastic (it\'s about time that Seattle had a real tea place). I didn\'t think the prices were bad at all (I had a \"Lemon Pops\" crepe that only cost $4; also got a yummy \"London Fog\" tea latte that cost $3.50 for 16 ounces!), and the staff was very friendly/knowledgeable. Plus they have free wi-fi, for crying out loud. What more could you ask for??
Posted On: Wednesday, Aug. 22 2007 @ 11:22PM