Kanso
A quiet tea house in Montréal.
Kanso means simplicity.
The room holds twelve seats and one long cedar counter. There is no music, no menu board, no hurry. Water is heated to the exact degree each tea asks for, and poured slowly, by hand.
We serve tea the way it has been served for four hundred years: whisked, not rushed. Most guests stay an hour. Some stay for the rain. Both are fine.
Aiko & Marc, hosts
Come quietly.
For groups of five or more, or the full tea ceremony on Sundays, please write ahead. We answer within a day.