Tchai-Ovna

55°52′23″N 4°16′55″W / 55.873°N 4.282°W / 55.873; -4.282

Outside area (now closed) and former entrance to Tchai-Ovna, which now has a new entrance

Tchai-Ovna Fine Teas, based in Glasgow, is a speciality leaf tea shop and blenders which retails a wide variety of tea online and wholesales to other businesses. It also exists as a pop-up tea shop in areas of Scotland and Northern England. It was formerly a tea-house and music venue situated in the West End of Glasgow where it served teas, as well as vegetarian and vegan foodstuffs.[1][2] Tchai-Ovna was a popular venue for music, poetry readings and dramatic performances, and an arts exhibition space. [3] It also hosted musical events, with performances from songwriters, jazz musicians and other music artists.[4] Tchai-Ovna's name was inspired by the teahouses (čajovny) in the Czech Republic.[5]

Tchai-Ovna faced closure due to a new development of luxury flats on Otago Lane. A community campaign to save Otago Lane attempted to retain the tea house.[6] This campaign was ultimately unsuccessful, and the tea house closed in mid 2023.[7] Tchai-Ovna tea products can still be purchased online.[8]

  1. ^ "Cat's Eyes on Glasgow: getting saucy with Levi Roots and going a little Brazil nutty". The Evening Times. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  2. ^ Moore, Peter (3 November 2015). "The new tea revolution: is the humble cuppa losing its appeal?". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  3. ^ Save Otago Lane: Tchai-Ovna
  4. ^ Glasgow City of Music: Tchai Ovna
  5. ^ Čajovna je veřejné místo, kam se chodí pít čaj. Tento termín se ale také používá pro zvláštní domácí místnosti nebo domky určené k pití čaje například v Japonsku.
  6. ^ "Plans for Glasgow's Otago Lane opposed". BBC. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Tchai-Ovna in Glasgow says goodbye with 'farewell festival'". Glasgow Times. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  8. ^ https://tchaiovna.com/