According to studies, tea may help prevent cancer, diabetes, stroke, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and even halitosis—plus a mile-long list of other ailments. Which means: You'd better start drinking more tea. But you don't want to drink the same kind every day, and how good for your body is that crappy stuff from the grocery store? If you're set on drinking tea right, patronize Seven Cups, which has an incredible selection of all tea types—black, white, green, yellow, oolong, you name it—much of it organic and/or rare, and all of it straight from China. In fact, this place isn't far from carrying all the tea in China.
Runners up:
2. Food Conspiracy Co-op
412 N. Fourth Ave.
624-4821; foodconspiracy.org
3. Maya Tea Company
225 W. Flores St.
918-9811; mayatea.com
