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I landed in Singapore today! After landing in the early morning and a bit of a rough start to the day, I got to explore the city and eat lots of yummy food! One of those, is a Chi Cha San Chen drink. While yes, this isn’t unique to Singapore, Singapore has so many branches… Continue reading Iced Peach Tea – Chi Cha San Chen
Yesterday my boyfriend came back to stay with me for a while! On the way from the airport, he stopped by Sapporo for food, and picked up boba for me! The new Gong Cha seasonal doesn't start until today. This means yesterday they were still offering stuff I wasn't super interested in, or just the… Continue reading Chocolate Milk (チョコレートミルク) – Gong Cha
Class 302 was a staple of my high school and boba life. It was close to home, convenient, near my weekly volunteer spot, and overall in a plaza good to hang out in with shopping and food spots around. Though the drinks themselves aren't revolutionary, what makes Class 302 stand out is their drink system.… Continue reading Self Serve Boba – Class 302
I’m back in Hokkaido! I flew in from Hiroshima this morning after saying bye to my parents, and got a quick lunch in Sapporo. After getting boba, I headed home! Still have work tomorrow, so I’m trying not to stay too late. I got Gong Cha today to try out the chocolate version of the… Continue reading Honey Honey Chocolat Tea (ハニーハニーショコラティー) – Gong Cha
Today my family and I went to Miyajima to see the famous torii gates in the middle of the ocean. We finished up our plans early, and got dinner in the main city. Of course, since we were nearby boba, we went back since we liked our drinks yesterday! I wanted to get their Jasmine… Continue reading Tea18 Milk Tea (Tea18ミルクティー) – Tea 18
Today’s our first full day in Hiroshima! We went to visit the A-Dome in the morning, and checked out the Yamato museum in the afternoon. After another okonomiyaki dinner, we stopped by the nearby mall for some dessert shopping and boba! I had researched boba in Hiroshima ahead of time, and this was a local… Continue reading Tieguanyin Oolong Milk Tea (鉄観音ミルクティー) – Tea 18
Today my family is heading to Hiroshima! Since our flight is in the afternoon, I managed to stop by Gong Cha before we checked out of our hotel in the morning and grab one of their current seasonals. Starting 1/16, Gong Cha came out with a honey series, and I was hoping to grab at… Continue reading Honey Honey Milk Tea (ハニーハニーミルクティー) – Gong Cha
Junbi relaatively new shop to the scene offering boba, but I think they've been in LA doing matcha for a bit now. It's a cafe that specializes in matcha, but they also have an array of milk teas, fruit teas, coffees, smoothies, and soft serve and onigiri. Their menu is super cool! I've only tried… Continue reading Matcha and Onigiri – Junbi
Today was my dental deep cleaning part 2! After my appointment was over, I walked over to a nearby Target, did some shopping while waiting to get picked up (no car problems), and killed some time. On the way home, we passed Junbi, so perfect for boba of the day. Junbi is doing a banana… Continue reading Cold Mango Matcha Latte – Junbi
This morning my sister went out to a lunch, and she came back offering 7 Leaves. Obviously I’m saying yes, so thanks to her for the drink opportunity. Browsing the secret menu and then going back to the main tea menu, I realized 7 Leaves put a new matcha drink on their normal menu: a… Continue reading Matcha Latte – 7 Leaves Cafe
