Soul Tease is the antithesis of manicured Street 240 style. Hidden at the top end of a narrow, black-and-white spiral staircase, the place feels like the accidentally cool apartment of DIY artists who took over the flat next door. A makeshift Buddhist shrine decorates the living room. Secondhand fashions hang from a clothes bar. Outside, a quiet, second-storey terrace peers into the Street 240 treetops as dreamcatchers rock in the afternoon breeze. The shop specialises in home-scale, hand-blended teas and the menu reflects the shop’s carefree style with concoctions such as Zoe’s Pheromone (a mix of Thai tea, ginger, lime, green and chrysanthemum), Bed of Roses (ginger, rose, green, lemongrass and lime) and Emma’s Blood Boiler (turmeric, chilli, lemongrass and ginger). There’s a small vegetarian menu that includes hummus and a short but eclectic smoothie list, too. Teas and smoothies are $2, the food just a dollar or two more. Soul Tease, #55e Street 240.
