77 Best Boba Tea Shops in the U.S., Ranked

Whether you’re a boba connoisseur or looking to find the best spot near you, we have the best boba tea shops you can find in the U.S.

Boba tea is one of those drinks that intrigues by concept alone. Having originated in Taiwan in the 1980s, it wasn’t long before the compelling concoction made its way stateside.

The base of the drink can be green tea, black tea, milk tea, fruity tea, coffee, a slushie, you name it, and it’s accompanied by chewy, tapioca balls. A famously fat straw tops off the drink, allowing you to slurp up the pearls with each sip.

Whether you’re a boba connoisseur or looking to find the best spot near you, we have the best boba tea shops you can find in the U.S.

77. Bobalicious

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Location: Little Rock, Arkansas

Bobalicious is one of the best-reviewed boba spots in Arkansas, and we can see why. The menu includes traditional boba flavors, like Taro milk tea and Thai milk tea, but they’ve also elected to keep things interesting. Their milk tea slushies and tornados include two flavors or three for an extra dollar.

They also offer 10 specialty drinks, like the Palm Beach, the LaVita Mocha and Miss Pink, a bubble tea concoction with whole strawberries, strawberry boba and blended strawberry milk tea.

76. 7Buddha Tea House & Desserts

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Location: Murray, Utah

For one of the most customizable boba experiences, a stop at 7Buddha is a must. Their specialties include Brown Sugar Milk Tea with Flan and their Original Black Tea boba with cream cheese, sea salt milk foam and egg pudding.

The real fun starts when you concoct your own tea. First, select a tea base: either black tea, green tea or oolong. Then, pick from over 20 different flavors, choose a sweetness level, a type of sweetener and whatever toppings you want. If your sweet tooth is feeling extra sweet, indulge in one of 7Buddha’s unique waffle cones and ice cream flavors.

75. Fresh Bubble Tea & Juice

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Location: South Burlington, Vermont

For the longest time, residents of Vermont had to drive to New York to get quality boba tea. Then, Fresh Bubble Tea opened in 2019 as the first-ever traditional bubble tea shop in the state.

The lack of competition didn’t stop them from setting the bar high, either. They offer traditional bubble tea flavors, plus yogurt tea, chocolate and coffee milk tea, and tons of toppings. Think coconut jelly, chia seeds, fresh aloe vera and tasty pudding. Yum!

74. Tiger Sugar

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Location: Madison Heights, Michigan

Tiger Sugar is a boba chain that began in 2017, and it’s become somewhat of an obsession among boba lovers. Every drink is infused with unique tiger stripes using hand-poured syrups. The result? A glorious celebration of milky sweetness and flavorful teas.

The tapioca pearls are cooked to perfection for eight hours, resulting in boba that’s not too tough and not too soft. They also offer lactose-free and dairy-free options, plus cream mousse that customers rave about.

73. Bambu

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Location: Kansas City, Kansas

Bambu is famous for both boba tea and 13 varieties of authentic Vietnamese Che. Che is a traditional dessert that is typically served in layers, often with a layer of red beans, pandan jelly and coconut sauce.

At Bambu, customers can select from more than 80 different boba and che flavors. They also serve blended drinks, smoothies, yogurt drinks and ordinary coffees, plus crepes, waffles and banh mi sandwiches.

72. Mu Mu Tea

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Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Mu Mu Tea is a standout boba spot in the Minneapolis area. The quaint shop specializes in traditional wheel cakes, with flavors including the standard red bean, vanilla custard, taro salted egg yolk, matcha mochi and more.

The boba tea menu is truly massive, too. Reviewers recommend the oreo milk tea and toffee nut milk tea or the strawberry matcha bubble latte for a more refreshing treat.

71. The Brewed Leaf

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Location: Columbus, Ohio

The Brewed Leaf is not a sit-down boba joint, but you’d be hard-pressed to find better boba if you’re fine with taking your bubble tea to go.

The toffee milk tea with sweet cream is a fan favorite, and customers recommend 50 percent sweetness if you’re not into drinking mouthfuls of sugar. One reviewer loves the place so much that they were relieved they hadn’t found it sooner. Otherwise, they might go every single week.

70. Teatery

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Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Established in 2018, Teatery has something for everyone, from bubble tea, fruit tea, coffee and slushies to 40 flavors of fine, loose-leaf tea. Each cup is crafted with care, made using a special tea extractor that steeps the tea leaves at just the right temperature for each variety of tea.

If you’re hungry, they also serve fresh cheesecake and pastries. Strawberry-cream cheese macarons? We’ll take a dozen.

69. New Tapioca Master

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Location: Houston, Texas

For amazing boba with attention to detail, stop by New Tapioca Master. They stop at nothing to offer a unique boba tea experience. For example, their strawberry jellies are cut into adorable heart shapes — unnecessary, yet delightful.

Their seasonal flavors, like the purple and green Frankenstein boba, are favorites, and classic boba drinks are made to perfection. If you’re not feeling adventurous, the simple brown sugar milk tea is one of their most popular items.

68. Milk Run

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Location: Phoenix, Arizona

Milk Run opened in 2017, and it quickly established itself as the boba and ice cream spot in Phoenix. Both the boba and ice cream are made in house using the purest ingredients possible, and the freshness is tangible. Every item is just a little more vibrant and flavorful than boba tea made from powders and mass produced syrups.

The glorious AZ sunset tea is their most popular menu item, melting from purple to bright orange with a fresh, tropical flavor and fresh fruit. So refreshing! Even after waiting in long lines on hot days, customers are adamant that the wait is worth it.

67. Selah Tea Cafe

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Location: Waterville, Maine

In 2010, Selah Tea Cafe opened their doors. The owners wanted to create a fun, family-friendly environment. Selah Tea Cafe is it.

They have seven different types of green tea to choose from, including the light and refreshing Long Island Strawberry drink.

They also sell melt-in-your-mouth chocolate chip cookies, loose leaf tea, and unique gifts to take home as a souvenir.

66. Bobaloca Bubble Tea

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Location: West New York, New Jersey

New Jersey isn’t known for boba tea, but Bobaloca is worth a visit if you’re in the area. The family-owned shop has a variety of tasty teas, including passion fruit boba and kiwi boba.

They also serve up mouthwatering seasonal specials, like this minty boba shake topped with whipped cream and crumbled candy canes.

65. Mr. Bubbles Cafe

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Location: New Orleans, Louisiana

Mr. Bubbles Café has a little of everything: homemade banh mi, fresh smoothies, tea, coffee and bubble tea.

True bubble tea fans know that it’s hard to find truly excellent boba. The blended flavors are particularly tough to get right, but Mr. Bubbles has it down pat. Their ice blended boba drinks aren’t too chunky or coarse. Instead, the ice is finely blended and every drink is creamy and smooth.

They’ve also mastered the art of adding plenty of flavor without going overboard in the sweetness department. If you can only try one menu item, go for the taro coconut smoothie with boba. Pure, tropical, refreshing yum.

64. Panda Tea

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Location: Dallas, Texas

After their grand opening in 2018, Panda Tea became an instant Dallas staple. Their tagline “inspired by the love of tea” says it all. They offer traditional milk tea, freshly brewed hot teas, smoothies, and plenty of mix-in options. Jellies, boba, you name it.

It’s operated by the owners, and the care they put into their trade is obvious. In addition to their impeccable bubble tea, guests can fill up on ramen noodles and traditional snacks, like Pocky and Ramune.

63. Tea Do

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Location: Boston, Massachusetts

One of the more long-lived boba joints, Tea Do is a family-owned tea shop in the center of Boston’s Chinatown. They serve up contemporary bubble tea and fresh fruit smoothies, and visitors have a lot to say about the experience there.

The fruit smoothie options are plentiful, including unusual options like avocado and watermelon. Meanwhile, their boba tea is made fresh, with their most popular flavors including mango Oolong milk tea, honey Earl Gray tea, and Zen Awakening tea. The boba is reportedly nice and chewy, not mushy or tough.

Not convinced? They also offer free Wi-Fi, plenty of in-house seating and delectable Japanese street food. Plus, they’re open until 1 a.m. on weekends.

62. Dottea

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Location: Dallas, Texas

No one likes jarringly sweet boba tea, and Dottea lets every customer sample their tea first to make sure the sweetness level is to their liking. Unlike giant boba chains, Dottea offers creative and surprising flavors for lower prices.

Most of their drinks are under four bucks, including peppermint milk tea, mocha milk tea and matcha smoothies. Their piña colada smoothie is also popular for those who aren’t fans of tapioca, and they have plenty of nondairy options to boot.

61. Mr. Cool Ice Cream and Boba

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Location: Orlando, Florida

Thai rolled ice cream is the latest craze, and Mr. Cool Ice Cream and Boba is the first rolled ice cream place in Orlando. It opened in 2015 after the owners were inspired by a trip to Thailand to open their own rolled ice cream shop. Their goal was to create a fun and tasty new way to eat ice cream here in the states, and it’s safe to say they succeeded.

Guests get to enjoy not just delicious ice cream, but an entire ice cream experience. The employees roll it by hand, adding in whatever toppings suit your fancy. Oreos, Nutella, fresh fruit — you name it, Mr. Cool has it.

Their bubble tea is just as scrumptious.

60. Bubble & Co Tea Bar

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Location: Maitland, Florida

An up-and-coming bubble tea shop and bakery, Bubble & Co is the perfect spot to go with friends, especially if some of them aren’t sold on the whole boba thing.

This place has got it all. The pastries are to die for, like the buttery, flaky apple danish sprinkled with caramelized sugar. The bubble tea lovers will be just as happy. They offer ube custard, black velvet boba, rose boba, and traditional flavors like taro milk tea as well.

Even better, the shop is known for its impeccable customer service. They ask customers to try their drink before they leave so that it can be customized to just the right level of sweetness. Oh, and don’t leave without trying one of their handmade waffles.

59. Tea Time Boba Cafe

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Location: Manteca, California

Opened in 2016, the Tea Time Boba Cafe is practically the only boba shop in Manteca. Surprisingly, it’s a hidden gem.

They have tons of options to choose from, including unique flavors like Mint to Be, Captain Crunch, and Honey Dew Milk Tea. The Mint to Be flavor is a fan favorite in summer months, tasting something like a scoop of mint chocolate chip ice cream in a cup.

58. Miu’s Tea

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Location: Miami, Florida

Established in 2017, Miu’s Tea is the place to go for authentic, Taiwanese bubble tea in Miami. The teas are imported directly from Taiwan and mixed with milk and fresh fruit to offer a refreshing iced beverage without any artificial powders or dyes.

Every order is made right in front of you, so you can customize it to your liking. They also offer pudding and additional toppings for added flavor.

As a bonus, the ambience of the cafe is tropical and breezy, with lots of live plants. It’s also just a few blocks from the beach, so you can take your tea to go and enjoy bubble tea with an ocean view.

57. Dobra Tea

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Location: Asheville, North Carolina

Dobra Tea is like a cross between a boba tea shop and a traditional tea house. Dobra Tea has an inspiring backstory.

The founders first came up with the idea in Prague in the late 1980s, when acquiring high-quality teas was nearly impossible unless you worked for the state or the military. After the fall of communism, the avid tea lovers formed a tea society dedicated to providing a safe space for tea lovers to peacefully sample them in a warm, friendly environment.

Today, Dobra Tea can be found in several countries and four U.S. states. While the shop is most famous for its 100-plus loose leaf teas, they also offer refreshing iced teas, bubble tea and gluten-free desserts.

56. Fat Straw

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Location: Portland, Oregon

If you have friends who aren’t sold on boba, Fat Straw is the place to go. They obviously have bubble tea, but they also serve fresh, loose-leaf teas, tea lattes, smoothies, and freshly brewed Stumptown coffee. They also offer hot Vietnamese sandwiches and toasted bagel sandwiches.

Fat Straw was founded in 2005, so they must be doing a few things right. More than a few, actually. In addition to serving incredible coconut milk tea, they feature the work of local artists on their walls.

55. Chewy Boba

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Location: Tampa, Florida

As anyone who adores boba will tell you, the texture of boba matters. True to this boba tea shop’s name, Chewy Boba gets it.

The spot has a gaming theme that will delight kids and adult gamers alike, with arcade games to play while you sip your favorite flavor of bubble tea.

They have a wide selection of flavors, including mind-blowing slushies, like the mango lychee slush and the lavender milk smoothie.

54. The Tea Spot

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Location: Orlando, Florida

The Tea Spot says it all. If you’re visiting Orlando, The Tea Spot is the only spot to go for boba.

Originating in California (hold on while we pretend to be surprised), The Tea Spot allows every customer to customize their drinks to give them the perfect flavor intensity and level of sweetness every time.

Each order is made with nothing but the freshest ingredients. When you’re done, enjoy honey toast with dozens of toppings to choose from.

53. Tiki Tea

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Location: Portland, Oregon

Walking into Tiki Tea is like walking into an indoor oasis. Live plants line the walls, and the experience only gets fresher from there.

Tiki Tea serves bubble milk tea, fruit teas, cream teas and hot loose-leaf teas. The kicker? Every tea is steeped in-house with no artificial powders or coloring.

They also make their teas only with rBST-free milk and cream, organic almond milk and organic coconut milk. No processed creamers, here. Better yet, the boba is made fresh in-house with tapioca, water, caramel and real maple syrup.

52. Pa Tea

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Location: New York, New York

The cute logo isn’t the only sweet surprise you’ll find when you visit Pa Tea boba tea shop. Like most of the best boba joints, Pa Tea uses aromatic loose leaf teas to make their bubble tea. They also aim to take customer’s taste buds on a ride with beverages sold nowhere else but Pa Tea.

Their best sellers include an Oreo Boba Milkshake, Salted Caramel Oolong Milk Tea, Black Ice Cream Tea and Rose Milk Tea, not to mention dozens of other scrumptious flavors.

The hardest part is choosing just one.

51. 20 Oz Tea

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Location: Seattle, Washington

The name of 20 Oz Tea isn’t ultra-creative, but the milk tea is unbelievably fresh. Guests love that nondairy options are free to upgrade, like using naturally sweet oat milk in a classic ube milk tea.

All the drinks are made to order by the exceptionally welcoming staff, and rotating seasonal menus keep the flavors from getting boring.

50. Teado Tea Shop

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Location: New York, New York

It’s almost unheard of to be able to sample your custom-made boba tea before it’s actually served to you, but that’s just what Teado Tea Shop offers. Their tea is exceptional, and they offer plenty of lactose-free options, but their customer service is the real selling point.

If your Jasmine Milk Tea isn’t strong enough, just let them know, and they’ll customize it to your liking. The perfect bubble tea for you every single time. Even when the shop gets busy, the boba chefs never rush your order.

49. Tea and Milk

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Location: Astoria, New York

Established in 2013 by three friends and tea lovers, Tea and Milk is based on the concept of bringing the best steeping techniques and latest flavors to every cup.

Their carefully curated menu of bubble teas is as real as it gets, delivering the perfect balance of flavor and sweetness. Hibiscus lemonade with boba is one of their most popular (and most refreshing) flavors.

48. Seattle Best Tea

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Location: Seattle, Washington

In stormy Seattle, it’s good to have a mix of hot and cold tea options. Seattle Best Tea covers the full spectrum, including hot, organic teas and every possible variety of bubble tea. This tea spot allows you to customize the sweetness level with precision.

Not a fan of super sweet drinks? Try the Oolong Heavy Milk Tea with 10 percent sugar. They recently raised their prices slightly, but the toppings are still complementary, and the drinks are well within the normal price range for bubble tea.

47. Royaltea

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Location: Orlando, Florida

It doesn’t get more authentic than Royaltea. The chain began with 130 franchise locations in China before bringing traditional bubble tea to the U.S. They believe freshness is nonnegotiable, using unprocessed, natural ingredients and freshly brewed tea to make their boba beverages.

Because of this, each drink can take up to 10 minutes to make, but it’s totally worth the wait. Even if you’re not a big dairy fan, try the cheese mousse tea. The Royal Fruit Tea with ice jelly is also a fan favorite.

46. Milk + T

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Location: Los Angeles, California

Among the long list of Southern California boba tea shops, Milk + T is something special. When it launched in 2015 in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, Milk +T became the first self-serve boba tea bar.

All of the toppings are made fresh, and the syrups are made with real fruit and sugar. They also use lactose-free milk to allow everyone to enjoy fresh boba even if they’re lactose intolerant.

The best part? If you don’t love it, they’ll keep trying until they make your taste buds happy. If they fail, you get your money back. But trust us. They won’t.

45. Milk Jar Cafe

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Location: Cincinnati, Ohio

There’s really no better place to go if you’re craving both breakfast cereal and boba than the Milk Jar Cafe. Featuring cereal bowls, bubble tea, fruit tea, milk cap tea and Thai rolled ice cream, the place is one of Cincinnati’s best.

All the teas are flavorful, not watered down or excessively sweet, and the boba is perfectly chewy. The matcha strawberry latte is a fan favorite.

44. Starry Moon

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Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico

Ever tried dirty boba tea? Essentially, it’s black sugar milk tea with boba, in which the boba is dipped in thick, fried black sugar before poured into the cup. Starry Moon is known for their dirty boba tea, as well as their Thai tea and red bean milk tea.

With weekly dessert specials, tons of flavors, cute plushies and incredibly helpful staff, it’s hard to go wrong here.

43. Tea & Crepe Cafe

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Location: Grand Forks, North Dakota

Genuinely good milk tea and crepes at one restaurant sounds unlikely, but the Tea & Crepe Cafe pulls it off effortlessly. This Grand Forks gem serves up authentic jasmine boba tea plus a wide variety of other tasty beverages. Their cappuccino smoothie is smooth as silk, and the chewy tapioca pearls make it even better.

It’s best to bring an appetite with you when you visit, because they also serve crispy spam rice balls with creamy sriracha sauce, popcorn chicken and ice cream made right before your eyes.

Plus crepes, of course.

42. Milk Cha-Cha

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Location: Charlotte, North Carolina

The West Coast is better known for boba than the East Coast, but this spot in Charlotte is just as impressive as any San Francisco boba joint. According to the reviews by bubble tea aficionados, every item at Milk Cha-Cha is mind-blowing.

The Thai milk tea slush and taro milk tea slush are both blended with ice before the boba is added for an ultra-refreshing drink. The pineapple tea is a popular choice, as is the brown sugar milk tea.

While you’re there, you’re also welcome to play a round of Exploding Kittens in the inviting dining room.

41. Mi & Tea

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Location: West Oxford, Missouri

Mi & Tea is as authentic as a boba place can get. The Vietnamese-owned shop serves perfectly made Thai green milk tea, Taro milk tea, Hokkaido milk tea with crystal boba, and so much more.

Think traditional Bahn mi, bubble waffles, Taiwanese popcorn chicken and specialty coffee with coffee jellies. Simply delicious.

40. Hangry Panda

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Location: Seattle, Washington

Seattle’s growing food scene has finally expanded to include a bubble tea place that truly impresses. Run by head chef Lucy Ye, who graduated from Seattle Culinary Academy in 2020, Hangry Panda makes freshly brewed bubble tea with real milk — none of that cheap, processed powder here.

The first time you go, trying the Panda Milk is a must. Don’t worry. No pandas were harmed in the making of your beverage. Panda Milk is Hangry Panda’s signature bubble tea drink, made with black sesame and topped with a salted milk cap. It’s nutty, salty, creamy and sweet, all at the same time.

39. Kuma Boba

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Location: Sterling Heights, Michigan

When the owners of Kuma Boba moved to Michigan from the Bay Area of California, they were disappointed to find the area lacking in good boba tea spots. Despite having no experience in the food and beverage industry, they turned their passion for flavorful bubble tea into a business, opening Kuma Boba in 2019.

Instead of using artificial powders and syrups, Kuma Boba makes their drinks with premium loose-leaf tea, whole fruits and natural cane sugar.

Each drink, including the hard-to-find cheese tea, are served in reusable, environmentally friendly glass jars. Bring them back on your next visit and you’ll get 10 percent off your next boba order.

38. Uncharted

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Location: Portland, Maine

Uncharted is a cross between a typical boba place and a quaint tea room. The warm space is open for indoor seating, where guests can enjoy toast and jam with tasty bubble tea.

With free, high-speed Wi-Fi, it’s a nice change of pace for remote workers who are tired of sitting at Starbucks. The scrumptious pastries, particularly the light and flaky morning bun, are excellent, and they even offer custom teas made to order.

37. Simply Sip Tea

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Location: Baltimore, Maryland

Baltimore doesn’t have a ton of boba places, but Simply Sip is more than enough. From traditional milk teas to flavorful fruit teas, Simply Sip delivers good boba.

They also deliver superb customer service. If you choose a drink and it turns out to be too sweet for your taste, they’ll gladly remake it. Some reviewers were delighted to discover that their new drink had also been upgraded to a larger size, free of charge.

36. Fun Tea

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Location: Louisville, Kentucky

Possibly the most unique bubble tea joint, Fun Tea lives up to its name. The cozy boba shop has amazing bubble tea, plus shaved ice, smoothies and juice bars.

The staff is happy to help you design your perfect drink, and they’ll recommend some options you never even thought of to expand your palate.

If you’re in the mood for an even sweeter treat, try the bubble cake. It’s basically an ice cream taco with the toppings of your choice piled on top.

35. Latea Bubble Tea Lounge

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Location: Indianapolis, Indiana

We’re fans of boba tea just as much as the next guy, but if we’re being honest, we’re not 100 percent sure how it’s made. The tapioca is a given, but what about the milk tea itself? Is it actual tea? A premade, sugary drink mix?

At Latea Bubble Tea Lounge, we don’t have to wonder. Their more than 40 flavors of authentic, Taiwanese bubble tea is made with natural, premium ingredients and organic, flavorful tea leaves, and their pastries are made with just as much attention to detail.

The crème brûlée boba with quarter or half sweetness and brown sugar boba is perfection.

34. Urban Fox – Coffee & Boba

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Location: Meridian, Idaho

For a little bit of everything, visit Urban Fox. The name hints at what this fun bubble tea place is like. Coffee and tea shops are a staple of urban areas, and Urban Fox is a two in one.

More like a four in one, really. The shop offers coffee, tea, milk teas, fizzy lemonade and tons of other delicious beverages. The drinks tend to be on the sweet side, but their espresso and sweet cream iced boba latte is to die for.

33. Bubble Shack

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Location: Wilmington, Delaware

The cool part about Bubble Shack is that you can get awesome bubble tea and a tasty meal at the same time.

They serve traditional banh mi and a phenomenal number of boba tea flavors, including unique, pomegranate black tea with boba that’s refreshing and not overly sweet.

32. Mei Tea

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Location: Plainville, Connecticut

Founded in 2016, Mei Tea is famous for their bubble tea and handmade dumplings, which are all MSG and preservative free. The owner, Mei, is a mom of three who cares about the quality of the food she serves as much as the flavor, and the care she takes with each dish is apparent.

Reviewers from California, which is basically the center of the boba craze in the U.S., mentioned that it’s one of the few places in the area that can hold a candle to their favorite boba places in Cali.

White peach fruit tea and brown sugar milk tea are two popular options.

31. Cafe Pruvia

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Location: Gardena, California

Cafe Pruvia is hands down the best boba place in the Los Angeles area. They specialize in fresh coffees and teas, and their Taro Swirl and Matcha Swirl drinks are next level.

Imagine a Starbucks frappucchino, but with a stronger green tea flavor and the perfect amount of sweetness. The boba is the icing on an already spectacular cake.

30. Sovereign: Poke, Boba, Asian Kitchen

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Location: Plantation, Florida

Your flavor profile is Sovereign’s demand. Tea is made daily, using premium tea leaves. Choose from toppings, including passion fruit, mango, green apple, rose peach, lychee and dragon fruit.

Your first topping is free, with each additional being 50 cents. The best part is surely the ability to pick your sweetness: normal, 75 percent, 50 percent or 25 percent.

29. Ni Hao Tea

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Location: Tucson, Arizona

Guests swoon over the brown sugar milk tea at Ni Hao Tea. The shop is known for its generous servings, customization (allowing you to choose ice level, sweetness, milk choice, etc.) and intriguing choices.

We recommend the cream cheese specialty, consisting of cream cheese, lactose-free whole milk, whipped cream and condensed milk, which pairs well with a topping of boba pearls.

28. Boba Mocha

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Location: Duluth, Georgia

Boba Mocha invites guests to grab the best boba in town and stay for a while with its cozy environment and great selection of board games.

Customers note that the grande size is massive — ideal for satisfying your boba craving.

27. Coco Leaf on Newbury

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Location: Boston, Massachusetts

Situated on swanky Newbury Street, Coco Leaf offers a brilliant array of choices, with customers calling it the best boba tea they’ve ever had. Large portions and lactose-free options make the shop a hit.

Try something different, like the CHÈ THÁI, consisting of smashed avocado with boba and jelly.

26. Treats

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Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota

This modern shop slings scrumptious treats, including ice cream with cereal mix-ins, candy and boba. The Treats staff is also known for providing heartwarming suggestions as you make your way through the dizzying array of choices.

Try the mango jam with a mango-popping boba topping.

25. Ding Tea

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Location: Houston, Texas

Ding Tea is all about the cheese foam. Customers go crazy for the strawberry milk tea, peach milk tea and passion fruit milk tea topped with the famous foam. It’s basically like cheesecake in a cup.

Try the taro milk tea with cream cheese mixed with golden boba at 30 percent sugar.

24. Bubble N Tea

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Location: Beaverton, Oregon

While the boba is on point at Bubble N Tea, it’s actually the container that makes this shop stand out.

The fat, wide cups are a favorite among boba lovers visiting here, as they allow you to truly access and enjoy the pearls in their entirety.

23. Young Tea

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Location: Seattle, Washington

Known for prioritizing real ingredients, Young Tea provides quality drinks using natural ingredients. They even make their own homemade syrup without the use of artificial preservatives.

Choose from five different levels of sweetness, substitute milks, toppings and more.

22. Lili’s Bubble Tea

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Location: Ketchikan, Alaska

Within a bright blue shed, Lili’s Bubble Tea is named after owner Lili, who serves up high-quality boba tea with plentiful choices. Though the milk tea choices offer a fun variety, like avocado, coconut, honeydew and chocolate, the house milk tea is the fan favorite.

Toppings include enticing options like rainbow jelly and lychee jelly.

21. Tea Street

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Location: Denver, Colorado

This industrial hangout in Denver is popular for its cool environment and delicious boba teas. Flavors, ice level and boba sweetness are on point at Tea Street.

They’re also known for producing seasonal flavors that highlight various fruits. Be sure to try the coconut milk tea with brown sugar boba.

20. Spot of Tea

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Location: Washington, D.C.

Everything at Spot of Tea is made to order using their own unique tea blends and high-quality ingredients. You won’t find artificial fruit syrups and powders here.

Try the Thai Blossom and choose from light, regular or extra boba. The coconut chai is another mouthwatering hit.

19. Cafe Zio

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Location: Edison, New Jersey

Coffee drinkers go crazy for Cafe Zio.

The dalgona latte bubble tea combines coffee and tapioca bubbles along with dehydrated dalgona coffee chunks for an irresistible, caffeinated cup of perfection.

18. Gathers Tea Bar

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Location: Chicago, Illinois

Look for a large crowd hovered around an unassuming frontage in Little Italy, and you’ll have found Gathers Tea Bar. The shop prides itself on having expertly infused the perfect tea drinks, from tea selection to temperature to time, and even the quality of milk, sugar and water.

They also use crystal boba as their default boba, which makes for an extra chewy texture.

17. Vivi Bubble Tea

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Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Vivi Bubble Tea breaks the boba tea mold with its innovative recipes, new to the boba world.

Get the flaming brown sugar milk tea, which torches down the sugar to resemble a crème bruleè.

16. Pearl’s Finest Teas

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Location: Los Angeles, California

The boba is perfectly chewy and ideally sweet at Pearl’s Finest Teas. Expect an impressive selection of drink choices, numerous toppings to add on and milk substitutions galore.

We suggest going for an order of double pearls. You won’t regret it.

15. Taproot

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Location: Ely, Nevada

In the middle of nowhere in Nevada, Taproot is an adorable little shop that locals and passersby rave about.

The atmosphere inside offers a cozy vibe, while the drink offerings feature fun, nontraditional boba concoctions like blue Hawaiian and strawberry butterfly pea.

14. GuilTea Cravings

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Location: San Diego, California

Craft tea options are the focus of this quaint cafe in Southern California, but it’s also a one-stop-shop for all things deliciousness, like boba, popcorn chicken, macarons and garlic.

Try the matcha coconut milk tea with white boba. After all, they don’t call this place GuilTea Cravings for nothing.

13. Buddy’s Lounge

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Location: Portland, Oregon

This is not your typical boba shop. Buddy’s Lounge has an array of boozy boba drinks that will sneak up on you.

The spiked beverages include a rainbow greyhound with rainbow jelly, spicy tequila with rainbow jelly and classic whisky milk tea with boba.

12. Yaya Tea

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Location: Brooklyn, New York

“We take bubble tea to another level,” claims Yaya Tea, which adds various jellies or popping boba into their drinks that burst in your mouth.

Tea is freshly brewed daily, using a purifier filtration system and premium tea leaves.

11. Brew Tea Bar

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Location: Las Vegas, Nevada

This boba shop prides itself on making tea and boba beverages with the utmost care, always handcrafted with heart. And the list of choices at Brew Tea Bar is enough to please anyone’s palate.

Some of the toppings include aloe vera, mango star jelly and coffee jelly. Meanwhile, enticing beverages include cheese lattes, sea salt lattes and milky slushies.

10. RedStraw Teabar

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Location: Irvine, California

RedStraw Teabar stands out for its alternative to syrups. The boba shop uses freshly juiced ingredients, like cucumbers and strawberry slices, as a healthier alternative.

Some fun drink options include the “grasshopper,” made with green tea, natural jasmine flower and cucumber juice. Boba toppings to try are the agar, honey, lychee jelly and aloe vera.

9. Happy Lemon

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Location: Flushing, New York

At Happy Lemon, you can expect delicious drinks made using premium tea leaves sourced from Asia and that are freshly brewed and hand mixed on site.

We suggest ordering the jasmine green tea with salted cheese.

8. Kung Fu Tea

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Location: Las Vegas, Nevada

Whatever your boba-loving heart desires can be found at Kung Fu Tea, be it classic teas, milk teas, fruit teas, slushies, bubbles, milk caps, beans or jellies. Customize sweetness and ice level, too.

And be on the lookout for seasonal flavors and toppings — they’re either spicy, rich, refreshing, sweet, colorful or moody!

7. Teapioca Lounge

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Location: Austin, Texas

Teapioca Lounge is all about introducing Taiwanese bubble tea to its Texan customers with a wide range of mouthwatering desserts, beverages and teas. The “boba madness” choices include either a 22-ounce or 44-ounce cup!

The cream tea is a big hit, like the oolong cream “BlasTea” with boba.

6. Chun Yang Tea

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Location: Flushing, New York

For the right combination of not too sweet, not too watered down and perfectly chewy, Chun Yang Tea has you covered. Many call this establishment the ideal authentic boba tea experience.

Try the oolong milk tea latte with pudding, boba and 50 percent sugar — you won’t be sorry.

5. Fat Straws

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Location: Portland, Oregon

The menu options are endless here, so take your time finding what pleases your palate. Fat Straws is known for being mostly gluten-free, offering plentiful milk and dairy substitutes, and providing bubbles and jellies that are vegan-friendly.

4. Plentea

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Location: San Francisco, California

From the green ice milk tea with grass jelly to the sea salt cream oolong tea, you can’t go wrong with the options at Plentea.

Located in Chinatown, the boba shop even allows you to reuse their bottles and bring them back for a discount on your next drink!

3. Mi Tea

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Location: New York, New York

You can thank the intriguing topping on Mi Tea’s tea drinks for popularizing this boba brand.

The high-quality Himalayan pink salted cheese tea drinks consist of a refreshing tea base and a rich, creamy cheese foam to top it off.

2. Cowcow’s Tea

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Location: Honolulu, Hawaii

Come for the cute pink interior, stay for the sensational boba tea! Cowcow’s original milk tea is a hit, while the boba is known for its soft, chewy consistency that’s never mushy.

The purple rice is a nice alternative to traditional boba and has proved popular among customers.

1. Wushiland

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Location: San Gabriel, California

Among the most well-known and established Boba Milk Tea chains from Taiwan, Wushiland never fails to impress.

The ice cream milk tea is a fan favorite. It’s massive, has the perfect boba-to-tea ratio and comes with two scoops of ice cream. Yum!