Ohhh, thank you for pointing out Teaism! Do they sell tea loose, by any chance? (I'm running very low on genmaicha, which is obviously necessary to sustain life.)

Thank you also for mentioning the bookstores; I'll definitely go check them out at some point.

I'm in Bethesda, which I feel is largely ridiculous (in the "price range" sense, and also some other senses), but I was bodily hauled to a Malaysian place called Penang, which is reasonably-priced and awesome. In case you've never heard of it!