Originated from Taiwan, Bubble Tea is sweet and is known to bring a refreshing feel after a long, hard day, or even when you are out and about having fun or exploring with your friends or family. ‘Bubble fever’ is spreading all over the world, and for a good reason. This tasty beverage is prepared from blending milk tea and tapioca pearls. But, the established chain and the locally owned shops create and serve their own version of unique drinks with multiple flavors and toppings that go hand-in-hand with it. And if you are exploring the big city of New York and want to quench your thirst with a tasty beverage, give bubble tea a try, and there will be no looking back. To help you with your search, we have created a list of the best bubble tea in New York, ranging from international chains to local stores. Scroll down to find out more.
1. Vivi Bubble Tea
Editor's Note: Photo taken from the establishment's official social account
If you are a fan of bubble tea, Vivi Bubble Tea has just the right thing in store for you. Spread across New York boroughs including Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens, Vivi Bubble Tea serves a wide variety of bubble tea, made from superior-quality ingredients, imported straight from “the land of bubble tea,” Taiwan. Customers here will be spoilt for choice, because this franchise’s freshly-made bubble teas have an array of flavors to choose from, such as passion fruit, strawberry lemon, peach aloe, honeydew, coconut, and more of their famous signature drinks.
Vivi Bubble Tea
Address: 49 Bayard St, New York, NY 10013, USA
Website: Vivi Bubble Tea
Opening hours: Sun - Thu: 10am - 10pm; Fri - Sat: 10am - 10:30pm
2. Tea and Milk
A non-chain bubble tea store in Astoria, Tea and Milk has been offering flavorful bubble teas even before the “bubble tea fever” spread across New York City. This counter-serve storefront has minimalist decor and sticks with using only natural tea ingredients and quality fruits and spices, from all over the globe. Every drink and signature drink served here, including Iced Strawberry Matcha Latte, Signature Taro Root Milk Tea, Lavender Rooibos, and Nilgiri Blue Mountain Black Tea among others, unleashes the heavenly goodness upon drinking.
Tea and Milk
Address: 32-02 34th Ave, Queens, NY 11106, USA
Website: Tea and Milk
Opening hours: Mon - Fri: 8am - 10pm; Sat: 9am - 10pm; Sun: 9am - 9pm
3. Boba Guys
Hailing from San Francisco, Boba Guys serve their bubble teas and other tasty beverages using natural ingredients, high-quality tea leaves, organic milk, and home-made flavorful syrups. The menu lists a variety of drinks including their classics - Jasmine Milk Tea, Classic Milk Tea, and Iced Matcha Latte among others; you will also find their specialty and innovative teas, and premium flavored milk teas to be a tasty surprise. And to accompany your favorite beverages, this tea store also offers a range of sweet snacks.
Boba Guys
Address: 11 Waverly Pl, New York, NY 10002, USA
Website: Boba Guys
Opening hours: Sun - Thu: 10am - 9pm; Fri - Sat: 10am - 10pm
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4. Teado Tea Shop
Do you enjoy drinking tea that’s consistent with its taste no matter when you go or how many times you go to? Then you must check out Teado Tea Shop. This quirky glass-front store has a menu that includes a variety of snacks. But, that’s not the highlight of this tiny store. Teado Tea Shop steals all the spotlight for its bubble tea, which comes in a range of blends, toppings, and flavors. Whether you go for its Earl Grey Black Milk Tea, Black Plum Green Tea, fruit-flavored slush, or the Chinese Traditional Tea, you will be addicted to these drinks in no time.
Teado Tea Shop
Address: 145D Hester St, New York, NY 10002, USA
Website: Teado Tea Shop
Opening hours: 12pm - 8pm (daily)
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5. Gong Cha
Editor's Note: Photo taken from the establishment's official social account
If you are a tea lover, but also love being adventurous with your tea taste, Gong Cha is the perfect spot for you. This international bubble tea chain store is best known for serving Taiwanese bubble tea with an array of classic flavors such as Pearl Milk Tea, Taro Milk Tea, Brown Sugar Milk Tea, and tons more. Along with the classics, they also serve freshly brewed teas with milk foam, fruity flavored beverages, and slushies.
Gong Cha
Address: 75 W 38th St, New York, NY 10018, USA
Website: Gong Cha
Opening hours: Mon - Thu: 10:30am - 9pm; Fri: 10:30am - 10pm; Sat: 11am -10pm; Sun: 11am - 9pm
6. Kung Fu Tea
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With stores all across the country and other parts of the world including Vietnam, Cambodia, Taiwan, Australia, and Canada, Kung Fu Tea was established in 2010 with headquarters in New York City. With the aim of serving an authentic cup of bubble tea, three friends in New York set up Kung Fu Tea - a popular store serving classic and innovative flavors and blends of bubble tea, and other refreshing beverages. Some of the crowd favorites include Lemon Black Tea, Taro Milk Tea, Almond Milk Tea, Honey Lemonade, and Lychee Black Tea among others.
Kung Fu Tea
Address: 234 Canal St #107, New York, NY 10013, USA
Website: Kung Fu Tea
Opening hours: 11am - 10pm (daily)
7. Ten Ren's Tea Time
With locations spread across in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens, Ten Ren’s Tea Time first opened its doors to the public over 30 years ago in the big city of New York. This boba store features a contemporary design with bright green wall interiors and the wall menu where customers can browse from a variety of milk teas, fruity slushes, and other flavorful blends. And if you are a customer who always uses the card for expenses, be sure to carry a handful of cash here as Ten Ren’s Tea Time follows the old-school method of a ‘cash-only’ store.
Ten Ren's Tea Time
Address: 75 Mott St, New York, NY 10013, USA
Website: Ten Ren’s Tea Time
Opening hours: Mon - Fri: 11am - 9pm; Sat - Sun: 10:30am - 10pm
8. Möge Tee
Editor's Note: Photo taken from the establishment's official social account
Located across different areas in the big city, Möge Tee is perfect to grab a cup of tasty bubble tea and snacks to accompany with it. Renowned for their bubble tea, Möge Tee makes sure their drinks are served healthy and free of trans fat. This quirky store has a menu that includes many flavors of fruit tea, milkshakes, and Yakult, and also the signature menu offering cheese tea, and parfait.
Möge Tee
Address: 38-03 Main St, Flushing, NY 11354, USA
Website: Möge Tee
Opening hours: 10:30am - 10:30pm (daily)
9. Bar Pa Tea
Editor's Note: Photo taken from the establishment's official social account
If you are a tea lover and also an ice-cream lover, you will be in heaven at Bar Pa Tea. This boba store has modern interiors in a white space - perfect for the ‘gram-worthy’ shots - where they serve bubble teas and soft serve made of high-quality ingredients. If you specifically want to opt for a boba, you can do so by choosing from varieties of bubble tea, and if you are a soft-serve fan, you can pick your favorite flavor and enjoy it. But, if you want the best of both worlds, a soft-serve on one hand and a bubble tea on the other, would be an unparalleled choice.
Bar Pa Tea
Address: 85 Kenmare Street store #2, New York, NY 10012, United States
Website: Bar Pa Tea
Opening hours: Sun - Thu: 12pm - 9pm; Fri - Sat: 12pm - 10pm
10. PaTea
It is time to quench your thirst with PaTea’s best quality and flavorful drinks, blended well with only natural ingredients including fruits, tea leaves, and milk, on locations across Chinatown and Gramercy. This store has a simple, yet cute decor featuring the bear mascot, unique stout cups, and the Taiwanese famous bubbles. Some favorites from the store include Bubble Milk Black Tea, Rose Milk Tea, Salted Caramel Oolong Milk Tea, and Passion Fruit Green Tea among others.
PaTea
Address: 227 E 14th St, New York, NY 10003, USA
Website: PaTea
Opening hours: Sun - Thu: 11am - 11pm; Fri - Sat: 11am - 11pm
Drink the finest bubble tea in New York
When exploring this big city, visiting multiple art galleries, broadway shows or even shopping centers, be sure to make a pit-stop and enjoy a cup or two of the flavorful bubble teas from some of the best places in New York City.
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