The Spice & Tea Exchange

Mystic, United States

4.1

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16 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards

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Telephone:
+1 860-245-4153
Website:
www.spiceandtea.com
Address:
6 W Main St, Mystic, CT, 06355
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
0.4 miMystic
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Take-out
No
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Bike Parking
No

Today

Today 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Open now
Local time (Mystic) 11:21 Thursday, 5 June 2025

Business hours

Monday 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Tuesday 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Wednesday 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Thursday 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Friday 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Sunday 10:00 am – 7:00 pm

Description

Specialties

We combine traditional and exotic gourmet spices, cooking herbs and seasonings from around the globe in the preparation of our 60+ hand-​mixed signature blends and rubs. Packaging by the ounce allows you to experiment as you journey through our vast selection of spices and seasonings.

History

Established in 2005.

The Spice & Tea Exchange began franchising in 2005, arriving in Mystic in 2012.

Meet the Manager

Sharity K.

Manager

Sharity is our communications manager and handles our online business presence.

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16 reviews of The Spice & Tea Exchange

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Place rating: 4
Hamden, CT
Definitely touristy, but still a wonderful little tea and spice shop with a decent selection and wonderful samples. The staff was not pushy. The pumpkin dip and the garlic dip were fantastic!
Place rating: 5
Lompoc, CA
Loved this cute little shop. The people were very friendly and knowledgeable of the products. They were warm and welcoming, would definitely come back again next time I’m in town
Place rating: 5
Terryville, CT
Such a cool place! Walked out with so many spices and tea’s. You can sample practically everything so you know what you’re paying for. LOVED this cute little shop
Place rating: 5
Shelton, CT
Awesome unique place to get your hard to find spices. Buy 6 get 7th free. If I lived a little closer I would be a regular. Pleasant and helpful staff. Little samples set up for you to taste. They also have great teas and accessories. If you enjoy cooking and love to use different spices this place is a must try if in the area. Oh and the our cats loved the triple potent car nip we brought home from here! Love it, we will be back!
Place rating: 4
Hartford, CT
The Spice & Tea exchange is magical. Dozens of specialty teas, flavored salts, sugars, and spices galore. I picked up a small container of applewood smoked salt which is SO INTENSE. Even though it was kinda pricey for what it is, I’m sure that this will last for a really long time.
I also snagged a bag of blood orange looseleaf tea and some kind of chamomile medley. Overall, the store is set up beautifully and literally wall to wall with fragrant, high quality flavorings. So glad I wandered in here!
Place rating: 4
Stonington, CT
Fun place with interesting items. I’ve bought things here as gifts for friends and they have asked me for repeats! The people here are über friendly and the only problem I had once was with a spice grinder top not living up to the life span I thought it should. They very cheerfully handed me another no questions asked. Can’t get better service than that.
Place rating: 5
Groton, CT
Stopped in to this store while strolling around mystic. Definitely a unique store with varios mixed looee leaf teas and spices. Bryan, the manager, was very helpful and knowledgeable. I love being able to smell and sample the spices before buying them. A little spendy, but definitely some excellent quality stuff.
Place rating: 4
West Hartford, CT
This was a neat and unusual store. It is right next to the bridge in Mystic, so it was easy to reach while walking around window shopping. The store was very clean and wasn’t so overfilled with stuff that you couldn’t get around like a lot of other stores that I have been in recently. The workers there seemed friendly and helpful. The store was filled with more salts/​teas/​spices than I ever even knew existed! It looked like it could be a little pricey, but full of quality stuff.
Place rating: 4
West Hartford, CT
Nice store to check out with some unique Teas, salts and spices. This place has a quaint charm to it and the employees are incredibly friendly. They encourage you to take the spices off the shelves and smell the amazing selection of spices. I purchased some blood orange smoothie tea which was about $ 5 for a small packet of tea which is kind of pricey but the tea sounded very interesting — looking forward to trying it!
Place rating: 3
Queens, NY
The place has a lot to offer but the prices are ridiculous. I love the shop and would shop here all the time if it weren’t so expensive. Be reasonable you buy your stuff in bulk and don’t hide it I know the stuff they have here is not all high quality spices and the owner is trying to pass it off as just that. Most of the containers come from a wholesale market or food supplier.
Good job on keeping the place in order and having an inviting shop but step up the quality or lower your prices. I’m not saying everything sucks here I’m just saying don’t get duped and the inflated prices are ridiculous… I purchased some things from here but I think I will stick with my spice stores in ny and Philly
Place rating: 2
New York, NY
Before taking a trip to Mystic for the afternoon, I scoped out Unilocal to see if there were any business I did not want to miss. Since I enjoy cooking and using sometimes hard-​to-​find spices, I was eager to check out The Spice and Tea Exchange. Upon actually visiting the business, I was a bit disappointed with the overall selection and prices, and left empty handed.
A significant portion of their offerings are pre-​blended spice mixes. I can understand why some are tempted to use these, and will buy pre-​mixed spice blends or pastes on rare occasions myself. But, typically, if going to a shop like The Spice and Tea Exchange, I would rather have a wider selection of hard to find herbs and spices so that I can create my own seasonings.
Place rating: 4
Northridge, CA
I love to cook and am always looking for new rubs for my meats. This place has it all. Spices, tea, sugar, salts. Way better selection that your run of the mill grocery store. The staff is super helpful and can give you tips on how to use the spices for cooking certain meats ect. You can actually open the jars up to smell the spices. I got a couple of packets for home. Hope this takes my cooking to the next level. :D
Place rating: 3
JACKSON HTS, NY
Places that sell quality teas and spices are subject to each customer’s personal ideas of what the place «should be», so this is in my view…
The place wasn’t too large or small. Well lit shop and helpful clerks. We were told to use the spoon to freely sample the specialty sugars they offered. They had enough toys to make any tourist happy. I did get several small 1 oz. items and am happy we stopped in during our trip.
Place rating: 4
Boston, MA
Teas, pure ground and whole spice, blends, peppers, mixes and sea salts. Pricey prices are by the ounce-​point-​five, and the premium comes from sheer selection.
Wall after shelved wall chock full o’ the stuff. Pay special attention to the salt selection, which infuses mostly Himalayan sea salt with anything from bacon to Naga Jolokia, the infamous ghost chili. Named for what it creates.
Also, if there’s a serving board or vessel, mortar or pestle on the market, you’ll probably find it or a knock-​off in the shop. Kids will stand transfixed in front of the cocoa mix assortment, so if they behave, buy ‘em an ounce. It’s the Dealer Code.
Staff are almost plastic with all their smiling, and the foot traffic to tiny Mystic’s center is constant. Check the bridge, snort some Ceylon cinnamon and bear witness to the largest collection of baggies this side of the law.
Place rating: 5
Glen Oaks, NY
First off, I rate this place 5 stars for the wonderful bearded guy who was not only friendly, but clearly had knowledge on the products. I love when an employee will know everything about the product sold in their store. That makes me feel more comfortable buying from them… and yes, I will order from them on-​line.
Second, I love the freshness of the spices and teas. I wish I lived closer to this store! But I feel comfortable ordering from them on-​line.
I ended up buying one of their teas… the chocolate covered strawberry. I love pu’er tea and this one did not let me down! The flavor is wonderful and the tea is perfect.
I will make a return trip here at some point… but until my return I will order more on-​line. Definitely a great place to patron!
Big love to the wonderful staff.
Place rating: 4
Manhattan, NY
What a wonderful little shop full of great smells and tastes! If you like exotic teas and spices, this is the place for you. The best part of this store are the staff who are super friendly and helpful. All stores should have staff like this.