Top Places To Get Bubble Tea In Taiwan

Taichung

1. Chun Shui Tang

Chun Shui Tang is a very popular bubble tea cafe chain. It wasn’t always this way though. It started off as just a single drink stand in Taichung. This stand was also the first place to create bubble tea in the 1980s.

The founder Liu Han-Chieh decided to bring ice-cold tea to Taiwan after an experience he had in Japan where he was served cold coffee. On top of that, his colleague suggested adding tapioca to the cold beverage. The restaurants are made to somewhat resemble a Chinese Tea house. Currently, Chun Shui Tang not only makes bubble tea but serves snacks as well. Their most popular bubble tea drinks are the Pearl Milk Tea and Signature Black Tea.

Chun Shui Tang

Address: No. 30號, Siwei Street, West District, Taichung City, Taiwan 403

Website: Chun Shui Tang

Opening hours: 10:30am - 8pm (daily)

2. TeaTop台湾第一味 台中美村店

Editor's Note: Photo taken from the establishment's official social account

Another popular bubble tea place in Taichung is Tea Top, which was founded in 2006 and became a chain store with 102 locations. They are a company that focuses on the quality of tea that they use in their drinks to the point that they have prize-winning tea.

The tea served here has been inspected by labs that are commissioned by the Council of Agriculture to make sure there aren’t any leftover pesticides. Tea Top is dedicated to giving its customers premium quality tea. They expanded overseas in 2014.

TeaTop台湾第一味 台中美村店

Address: No. 258, Section 1, Meicun Rd, West District, Taichung City, Taiwan 40351

Website: TeaTop台湾第一味 台中美村店

Opening hours: 10am - 10pm (daily)

3. 萬波島嶼紅茶 Wanpo Tea Shop 中清店

Editor's Note: Photo taken from the establishment's official social account

Wanpo Tea Shop is located in the Beitun District of Taichung and was created with inspiration from the founder’s life in a military village in Taiwan. His family had a hard life but his parents eventually saved enough money to open their own grocery store, where they sold drinks that were very popular amongst the people in the village, such as black tea, winter melon tea, and lemon aiyu.

萬波島嶼紅茶 Wanpo Tea Shop 中清店

Address: 406, Taiwan, Taichung City, Beitun District, Xinxing Rd, 1-3-1號號 號

Website: 萬波島嶼紅茶 Wanpo Tea Shop 中清店

Opening hours: 10am - 9pm (daily)

Taipei

4. PinCha 品茶

Editor's Note: Photo taken from the establishment's official social account

PinCha (translate to tea in Mandarin) is located in the Da'an District in Taipei. PinCha was founded by two Taiwanese students who went to study in the USA. When in the States they realized how popular bubble tea was getting there. After graduation, they decided to invest in the bubble tea industry and they went back to Taiwan to learn about the process of making bubble tea.

The company uses high-quality tea leaves, and before even using the tea they thoroughly research the plant. Their tapioca pearls are handmade as well.

PinCha 品茶

Address: 1F, No, No. 15, Alley 2, Lane 345, Section 4, Ren'ai Rd, Da’an District, Taipei City, Taiwan 10686

Website: PinCha 品茶

Opening hours: Mon - Fri: 9am - 5pm; Sat: 11am - 6pm (closed on Sun)

5. 迎茶WinDay 健康手搖茶飲 信義旗艦店

Editor's Note: Photo taken from the establishment's official social account

WinDay is a bubble tea shop located in the Xinyi District, a popular district in Taipei, and is a popular place for bubble tea amongst tourists and the locals. The shop has a wide selection of fruity and refreshing teas. A popular drink they have is a fruit and yogurt drink, with fruits such as strawberries, mangos, and more.

迎茶WinDay 健康手搖茶飲 信義旗艦店

Address: No. 430, Section 1, Keelung Rd, Xinyi District, Taipei City, Taiwan 110

Website: 迎茶WinDay 健康手搖茶飲 信義旗艦店

Opening hours: Mon - Fri: 11am - 9pm; Sat: 12pm - 8pm; Sun: 12pm - 6pm

6. Ten Ren's Tea

Editor's Note: Photo taken from the establishment's official social account

Ten Ren’s Tea is quite well known around the world. It was founded in 1953 in Kaohsiung. As of 2011, Ten Ren’s Tea has 161 stores located around the world. This shop is located in the Zhongzheng District in Taipei city. They serve more of a traditional flavored tea, unlike other cafes around. If you are feeling like more of a simple but delicious tea then Ten Ren would be the perfect place to go.

Ten Ren's Tea

Address: Ten Ren’s Tea, No. 3號, Section 1, Wuchang St, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, Taiwan 100

Website: Ten Ren’s Tea

Opening hours: 10am - 8pm (daily)

Kaohsiung

7. Tiger Sugar (老虎堂)

Editor's Note: Photo taken from the establishment's official social account

Tiger Sugar is a great bubble tea cafe. It has many locations all over Taiwan and around the world. They are known for their brown sugar bubble tea. Their drinks are considered drinkable desserts and they are the first company to introduce them.

Tiger Sugar (老虎堂)

Address: No. 187, Xintian Rd., Xinxing Dist., Kaohsiung City

Website: Tiger Sugar

Opening hours: 11am - 10pm (daily)

8. Xing Fu Tang

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Xing Fu Tang was founded in 2018. They are known to use the best brown sugar in Taiwan when making their products. They make their brown sugar boba in a traditional way. The idea of brown sugar pears was inspired by the founder’s grandmother. This bubble tea shop has many innovative ideas for its teas. One of their newest drinks had a gold leaf as a topping.

Xing Fu Tang

Address: No. 168, Xintian Road, Xinxing, Kaohsiung 800, Taiwan

Website: Xing Fu Tang

Opening hours: Mon - Fri: 2pm – 12am; Sat - Sun 12pm – 12am

9. Jenjudan

Editor's Note: Photo taken from the establishment's official social account

Jenjudan originated out of Taipei in the Shilin night market. Jenjudan is located in many locations all around Taiwan. They are known for their brown sugar boba tea. They have many other innovative delicious flavors as well. Popular toppings to have in your bubble tea at Jenjudan include various fruits and taro.

Jenjudan

Address: No. 152, Xintian Road, Xinxing District, Kaohsiung City, 800

Opening hours: Sun - Fri: 9am – 10pm; Fri - Sat 9am - 11pm

Tainan

10. TP Tea

Editor's Note: Photo taken from the establishment's official social account

TP Tea was originally founded in Taichung in 2005 and was inspired by the tea culture of the Tang Dynasty. They are a company that keeps the old traditions of tea culture in mind when creating their drinks. In 2016, TP Tea had 260 stores all around Taiwan. They expanded further into a few cities in Mainland China and to other parts of Asia.

TP Tea

Address: 70443, Taiwan, Tainan City, 704台南市北區成功路384號 No.384, Chenggong Rd., North Dist

Website: TP Tea

Opening hours: 10am - 10pm (daily)

11. CACTEA

Editor's Note: Photo taken from the establishment's official social account

CACTEA is located in the West Central District in Tainan. The name of the tea shop was inspired by the cactus fruit harvesting trips the owner and their aunt took. The bubble tea contains cactus fruits sourced from Penghu, where the founder is from. The shop has many different bubble tea options to choose from, some traditional flavors and innovative flavors. They also serve desserts such as egg waffles and ice cream.

CACTEA

Address: 700, Taiwan, Tainan City, West Central District, Section 1, Ximen Rd, 658-1號新光三越小西門B2

Website: CACTEA

Opening hours: 11am - 10pm (daily)

12. Lao Dou Da Ren老豆达人台南忠义店

Editor's Note: Photo taken from the establishment's official social account

Lao Dou Da Ren, directly translated as Old Bean Master, is a bubble tea cafe located in the West Central District of Tainan. It has different locations around Taiwan. They have a large menu of various bubble tea flavors to enjoy. They also have fruit teas and coffees. The shop has creative names for its teas such as “Dirty Fruit Milk” and “Symphony Starry Sky”. The drinks taste good and look innovative.

Lao Dou Da Ren老豆达人台南忠义店

Address:No. 237号, Section 2, Zhongyi Road, West Central District, Tainan City, Taiwan 700

Opening hours: 10am - 10pm (daily)

You can't miss out on bubble tea in Taiwan

When you are on the island of Taiwan, you most definitely need to visit a bubble tea shop. Taiwan isn’t short of them, so you have no excuse to miss out on them. You can try a dessert drink as they have at Tiger Sugar or a healthier, less complicated, traditional tea from Ten Ren’s Tea. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to have bubble tea in the place where it was founded.