About LIMCHA
Bridging Chaozhou and Singapore
LimCha is a Singapore-based teahouse dedicated to the practice and sharing of Teochew Gongfu tea culture, with a focus on spring-harvest Dancong oolong from Phoenix Mountain.
Founded as a living tea table rather than a commercial tea counter, LimCha bridges tea culture between Chaozhou and Singapore. We bring heritage tea knowledge from its place of origin into the everyday lives of a contemporary tea community here in Singapore. At LimCha, tea is not rushed. It is brewed with care, time, and attention.
Gongfu tea at LimCha is presented not as performance, but as presence. Each cup is brewed slowly, allowing aromas, structure, and aftertaste to unfold over multiple infusions. The tea table becomes a space to sit, observe, and connect, where tradition is practised daily rather than preserved as nostalgia.
Beyond daily tea service, LimCha hosts curated tea experiences designed as cultural exchanges, not formal classes. Through guided tastings, storytelling, and hands-on experiences, guests are invited to engage more deeply with tea and the values that surround it.
Rooted in lineage and shaped by Singapore’s multicultural context, LimCha is a place where heritage tea culture continues to live and evolve, shared openly with a growing community of tea drinkers who value depth, intention, and continuity.
Our Community
LimCha was founded not only as a teahouse, but as a place to bring people together through tea.
Over time, a tea community naturally formed around the table. What began as small conversations over shared cups grew into a space where tea lovers, curious newcomers, creatives, and cultural practitioners could gather, learn, and connect. This community continues to shape how LimCha grows and evolves.
We regularly host tea appreciation sessions, where guests are invited to experience Gongfu tea in a guided yet welcoming setting. Beyond these sessions, LimCha has also organised tea gatherings and event activations for clients and partners, creating tea-led experiences for private groups, cultural programmes, and brand collaborations.
Whether through intimate tastings, hands-on experiences, or larger gatherings, our focus remains the same: to create meaningful moments around tea and to foster a community that values time, intention, and shared experience.
At LimCha, the tea table is open to those who are curious and willing to slow down.
Our community is built cup by cup, conversation by conversation.
Gladys Lim（林盈萱） is a practitioner of Teochew Gongfu tea, having studied under Long Su Fang（龙素芳）,
whose teaching lineage traces directly to Mr. Chen Xiangbai（陈香白）, the national inheritor of Chaozhou Gongfu Tea Art.