Tiệm Trà Di Phát

Tiệm Trà Di Phát, a traditional Chinese tea shop, sits on Phú Thọ street in District 11. A Chinese family from Triều Châu has operated the shop for over 70 years. The family maintains traditional, manual tea preparation methods. They specialize in loose-leaf teas, passing down techniques through generations. The family patriarch established the business in the 1950s. The second generation, Mr. Quách Huê, now manages the shop.

The shop’s interior retains a classic appearance. Aged wooden furniture, cabinets, and traditional tea containers fill the space. Workers process all teas by hand. They roast and scent the shop’s signature jasmine tea on-site. The family continues to dry tea leaves using charcoal. This adheres to their original techniques. This manual process forms a core part of the shop’s identity. It preserves the family’s heritage.

Tiệm Trà Di Phát offers a range of products. It includes Vietnamese teas from Thái Nguyên and Bảo Lộc. The shop also sources premium oolong teas from China. It imports Phượng Hoàng Đơn Tùng from the family’s ancestral home in Triều Châu. The shop sells teas by weight. Workers package them in paper to maintain freshness. It primarily serves regular customers. The shop also caters to those seeking traditionally made tea.

Beyond tea, the establishment provides items for traditional Chinese wedding ceremonies. Customers find a small selection of ceremonial goods. These include specific types of wedding cakes, such as bánh pía. The space functions as a retail shop. It does not have a dedicated seating area for drinking tea. The shop stands as a long-standing example of a traditional family-run business in Cholon.