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My boyfriend went on a short trip to Tokyo this weekend to see his friend, and came back today! He was getting boba from The Alley and and of course I took him up on his offer to get one too. Last up on the milk tea list I have to try here is their… Continue reading THE ALLEY Assam Milk Tea (THE ALLEY アッサムミルクティー) – The Alley
I’m heading back home to Hokkaido from my Taiwan trip! With plenty of time at the airport this time around, it meant I had plenty of time to get boba. Last time I got Chun Sui Tang, but I found out that a place I wanted to go for the boba wheel cake also had… Continue reading Brown Sugar Milk Tea w/ boba – Mazu Village
Today we went to the zoo, and after spending an unexpected amount of time there, my boyfriend and I checked out a night market, and then headed to grab boba on the way to the hotel. I really wanted to try Odd One Out, a place I found recently has a location in Los Angeles,… Continue reading 4 Seasons Tea Latte – Wulin Tea
Today was a day at the National Palace Museum, and we ended the day with a fancy hot pot dinner. After that, the day is truly not done without some boba. I wanted something from their fresh milk section, which weirdly enough is not that many. They did have a Thai Tea though, which is… Continue reading Shan Shan Red Tea Latte (姍姍紅茶拿鐵) – Truedan
Today my family hung out the whole day, and we ended the day off with boba! Specifically from Nap Tea, a chain apparently founded by a YouTuber, and a place my dad wanted to try out. It seemed pretty promising, so we wanted to fit it in the schedule somewhere. Originally planning to go yesterday,… Continue reading Jasmine Green Tea Latte – Nap Tea
Today the rest of my family flew in, and after getting breakfast with my boyfriend, we met up for lunch together and ended up hanging out at Taipei 101. After chilling a bit, I told my mom that the Tao Tao in the basement is pretty good, and we had digested a bit after lunch,… Continue reading Golden Uva Boba Fresh Milk Tea (金杯烏瓦珍珠拿鐵) – TaoTao Tea
I’m in Taiwan! I’m taking my spring break this year in Taiwan with family, and flew in just earlier this evening. After putting our stuff down and meeting up with my dad, the first thing on my list was a boba to start the trip off. (Note that this happened at 10 pm last night,… Continue reading Fresh Milk Green Tea (翡翠鮮乳茶) – Guiji
CLOSED AS OF FEBRUARY 2024. You really got to applaud new places opening up in the middle of a pandemic, and applaud them even more for opening up right next to a viral beast in the boba scene. Enter Cloudy Co., a boba shop that opened in the same plaza as Orobae a bit after… Continue reading A Modern Tea Bar – Cloudy Co.
This weekend was just a chill weekend at home, but my boyfriend went out to Sapporo because his favorite ramen shop had a new limited menu. When he came back, he surprised me with boba! He bought me a taro milk. I am very thankful for him bringing it back, and it also was a… Continue reading Taro Milk (タロミルク) – Gong Cha
In my opinion, clearly, with heavy bias. If you'd like to challenge my opinion, feel free to leave me a comment, or just try these places for yourself :). If no one's caught on yet, I hail from the Irvine bubble in Southern California, and practically watched the boba scene unfold right in front of… Continue reading The Best Boba in Irvine, California
