Back in Sapporo to pick up my boyfriend from his long Tokyo/Kyoto trip! We spent the night yesterday, and we’re getting boba for the way home obviously. The Alley has some current spring seasonals, so I wanted to see if there were any that looked promising. I was kind of thinking of going there anyway,… Continue reading Kiwi Slush (香りと恋するキウイ) – The Alley
Ah, Dayung's. It was really more of a recent local find during my last year of college, but honestly it was a bit of a hidden gem (personally, anyway). The menu was pretty varied and large, the drinks were good quality, and the boba was quality too. It became one of my roomies' go-to spots,… Continue reading Taiwan Fruit Teas – Dayung’s Tea
My friend and I are hanging out in Harajuku today! In the morning we went to the Starbucks Reserve, had some drinks, and then hung out the rest of the day in the Harajuku and Shinjuku area. Harajuku is known for trendy fashion and street foods, and boba is no exception (I spotted at least… Continue reading Tapioca Milk Tea (タピオカミルクティー) – Xing Fu Tang
Today’s my Asakusa day with my friend! We went to Tsukiji and Teamlabs earlier in the day, and Asakusa in the afternoon. Before leaving for Ueno, I wanted to stop by a 3D latte art place I found , but they were closed despite there being people and supposed to close at 6! Across the… Continue reading Wintermelon Tea Latte – Yi Fang Taiwan Fruit Tea
I’m at Tokyo DisneySea with my friend today! I didn’t eat much in the morning, and after waiting around 2 hours for the Journey to the Center of the Earth ride, I was pretty hungry. My friend and I ended up going with getting chicken legs at a food stall near the Indiana Jones ride,… Continue reading Sparkling Tapioca Tea (Mango) – Tokyo DisneySea
I'm going to Tokyo today! It's spring break at my schools, which means my sixth graders graduated last week, and the next school year starts in two weeks. I used some of my paid time off to plan a Tokyo trip with a friend, and aligned it with spring break so I wouldn't have to… Continue reading Matcha Milky Au Lait (抹茶 ミルキーオレ) – The Alley
I have no idea who actually invented brown sugar boba, but nowadays a nickname for the drink is "Tiger" something, because if you drip brown sugar syrup on the edge of the cup it looks like the stripes of a tiger. If you ever see somthing like "Tiger Milk" on a boba menu somewhere, it's… Continue reading The Origin of the Trend? – Tiger Sugar
To be honest, I thought Boba Guys was a Los Angeles thing until I actually went to San Francisco to visit my boyfriend, and then he told me it was always an SF thing. I've always heard of them as the big, trendy, and famous boba chain that had good boba and classic and inventive… Continue reading Bay Area’s Best? – Boba Guys
Today my boyfriend and I went out to Sapporo to see the Sanrio 60th Anniversary exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art! You can read about my day on my other blog, here. As per usual, we walked a lot, ate good food, and got boba for the way home! We were in the RiQ… Continue reading Tapioca Uji Matcha Latte (タピオカ宇治抹茶ラテ) – Matcha Cafe & Sweets RiQ
Happy Birthday to the Emperor! Today's a national holiday, which means I get the day off work. It's a little awkward, because it's kind of a random Thursday off (so not a three-day weekend...), and I have to go into work the next day, only for it to turn into the weekend, ha! Anyway, I… Continue reading Matcha Milk (抹茶ミルク) – The Alley
