A must in Bangkok: 和ピース Peace - Oriental Teahouse

Peace Oriental Teahouse, in Bangkok, is a tea house created by Tee, a true enthusiast.
A minimalist space where everything matters: spring water filtered through charcoal, staff trained in the ceremony.
You can taste true premium matcha (Purist, Idealist, Perfectionnist), prepared as koicha.
Tee's motto: "there is no shortcut" — letting the water cool to 70°C, with no shortcuts.
A rare landmark for enthusiasts seeking authenticity, far from trendy "green soups".

Peace Oriental Teahouse à Bangkok

During my travels and adventures, I always look for a matcha bar or matcha tea house that serves premium matcha, the real thing.

I find plenty of places, but they are often coffee houses with a single matcha tea on the menu, just to serve up a trendy green soup.

I also sometimes come across places made by enthusiasts, for enthusiasts. Of all the places I have visited, it was in Bangkok that I found "Peace - Oriental Tea House", certainly the number 1 place for tea tasting I have ever had the chance to visit.

Enter the world of Peace Oriental Teahouse

When I visited the place, as soon as I stepped in, the first thing that struck me was the sobriety and incredible design of the space. I could feel that Peace Oriental Teahouse was designed with the intention of blending minimalism and beauty into one and the same space. The chosen materials are exceptional — clearly a place where you want to stay for hours without ever growing tired of it. It also gave me a great deal of inspiration.

I was welcomed by the owner and designer of the place: his name is Tee.

Valentin et Tee

He tells me his story, how he began a long apprenticeship of monastic life and meditation with the goal of becoming a monk. Several hours a day devoted to the quest for his inner self, and physical suffering to overcome. Too extreme for him, Tee decided to dedicate himself to a very different project: opening his own tea house.

Peace - Oriental Tea House

From a very young age, he was very accustomed to bitter teas, because in his family of Chinese descent, tea was brewed throughout the day, making it very strong and bitter. He brought together very high-quality selections within his Peace Oriental Teahouse to offer only the best.

Every member of the staff is also trained in the tea ceremony, from the choice of accessories to the precise gestures that make the tasting experience incredible. It is the ultimate achievement to be able to offer an unrivaled quality of tea along with a tea service to match. My only regret: the teas are not certified organic.

Cérémonie du thé

The details go all the way to the type of water used. For example, the water used for matcha tea comes from a spring in Northern Thailand, stored in a bottle that also contains a piece of activated charcoal. The charcoal absorbs toxins that could alter the taste of the water, and therefore of the tea.

We shared a matcha tea together along with some Thai pastries. An unexpected and very refreshing fusion of two cultures. He offers me three different matcha teas:

- Purist Matcha

- Idealist Matcha

- Perfectionnist Matcha

I chose the most refined and sophisticated tea of the selection: the Perfectionnist Matcha.

Matcha Perfectionnist - Peace Oriental Tea House

Tee prepared before my eyes a matcha tea in the "koicha" style, meaning very strong and creamy. It was a true delight.

While I was sipping my Perfectionist Matcha, Tee tells me about the rigorous preparation he imposes on himself, summed up in three words: "there is no shortcut". First the water must be brought to a boil, and then you must wait for it to cool down to about 70°C before serving the matcha tea. There is a difference between stopping the water before it boils and letting it cool after boiling, and Tee insists strongly on this: he wants perfection, there is no shortcut when it comes to quality, and he proves it by mastering every aspect of matcha tea preparation. This lesson changed the way I prepare my matcha tea: I now let my water cool for 4 to 5 minutes after boiling so that it reaches the right temperature.

After this tasting, Tee offered me the chance to discover part of his selection of loose-leaf teas. The family of one of the waitresses owns a plot of tea bushes (Camelia Sinensis) in Burma, the oldest of which have grown into trees said to be more than 1000 years old! The tea harvest is done by women who climb into the branches of the trees to pick the leaves by hand.

Thé récolté à la main

The leaves of these thousand-year-old trees were a golden yellow color, of the Oolong tea type. The aroma given off by the preparation was so intense and unique that I immediately pictured a bottle of perfume. So as not to alter the taste, it was infused in distilled water, free of minerals that would not alter the taste of the tea, allowing you to capture the full essence of the tea on your palate. As Tee said, "minerals form like a cloud over the flavor of the tea," which is why distilled water is used for their grand cru teas.

I later learned that this tea was not on the bar's menu ... So don't hesitate to ask to see the secrets of this tea house, which has more than one exceptional tea.

Building on his success, Tee opened a second branch of Peace Oriental Teahouse.

Here are the two branches:

Besides the drinks, you'll also find an incredible matcha tea ice cream. A wildly creative creation that combines very high-quality matcha tea and ... charcoal. Indeed, a large amount of matcha is necessary to balance the flavors of the ice cream. A large amount of matcha tea also brings a large amount of caffeine, and the charcoal layer absorbs this caffeine so as not to saturate the body.

Glace Matcha et Charbon

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A final word:

I was truly touched by this place that Tee created; he poured all his heart and energy into it. I highly recommend that all members of the Kumiko Matcha community pay a visit to Mr. Tee at Peace Oriental Teahouse in Bangkok.

I wanted to meet Mr. Tee to talk with him and learn from him. This article is a way of thanking him for all the lessons learned and the time he granted me.

Many thanks to Tee and his entire team at Peace Oriental Tea House.

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