Bubble tea, the international drink phenomenon originating from Taichung, Taiwan, has found a home in Westchester. Known for its “pearls” or boba made from brown sugar and tapioca, this delightful blend of milk, sugar, and tea offers a chewy surprise in every sip. While the drink started with black tea in the 1980s, it now comes in an array of flavors. Here are some top spots in Westchester to enjoy this treat:
5Spice Tea House
Address: 11A S Moger Ave, Mount Kisco
Phone: 914.666.8882
5Spice Tea House offers decadent and frothy bubble tea in the traditional Taiwanese style. The boba, made from tapioca, brown sugar, and honey, is freshly prepared every few hours. Alongside classic milk tea with boba in various flavors, they also serve an extensive selection of green, black, and flower teas.
Go Greenly
Go Greenly boasts a wide variety of bubble teas, featuring unique flavors like mocha mint, almond, cookies ’n cream, and honeydew. Besides traditional tapioca pearls, they offer strawberry and rainbow jelly, as well as strawberry, mango, or lychee juice poppers. For a twist, you can even add tapioca to your frozen yogurt.
Hapag Filipino Cuisine
Address: Highbridge Plz, 1789 Central Park Ave, Yonkers
Phone: 914.652.7773
Hapag Filipino Cuisine pairs its delectable Filipino dishes with a selection of bubble teas, including jasmine, original black milk tea, and matcha. Coffee lovers can opt for the cappuccino variety, while taro, a popular purple tropical root, is also available.
Korean BBQ Grill
Address: 496 Main St, New Rochelle
Phone: 914.999.4242
Korean BBQ Grill introduces unique flavors to Westchester’s bubble tea offerings. In addition to the classic milky black, green, and Thai iced teas, they serve guava, pomegranate, and the traditional Korean citron tea, known as yuja-cha.
Likha Art Café
Address: 363 Elwood Ave, Hawthorne
Phone: 914.936.3324
Just a short walk from the Hawthorne train station, Likha Art Café stands out with its artistic ambiance. This café doubles as a coffee and tea spot, smoothie bar, Filipino grocery market, bakery, art gallery, and community center. Founded by four friends from Batangas, Philippines, Likha Art Café offers an ever-changing menu of bubble teas. Favorites include peach black tea with mango popping boba and brown sugar milk tea with brown sugar boba jellies, along with a variety of purple ube treats.
Explore these diverse venues in Westchester to satisfy your bubble tea cravings and discover new flavors.
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