50 Best Bubble Tea near Culver City

“I love their teas and the mango smoothie! The mango smoothie with boba or any type of jelly is amazing.

I saw today that the store will close by the end of this month. I don't know if the team will see this, but I wanted to say how much this place meant for me at least.

During covid, like most people, me and my boyfriend were having financially hard time, also pretty bad job situations. We were sleeping in a twin bed together in a bachelors unit type of financial situation. One day, my boyfriend, stressed and wanting to give up, got like a mango smoothie as a sweet treat. It was a big purchase for us at the time but every sip was worth it. It became like a bi-weekly treat for us, where he would get a drink on the way home and we would share it. During my birthday, we got a large size mango smoothie as a super treat that day haha.
Now, I am financially way stable, we are still in the area, much better living situation and wayyy better jobs. But I would still go in an get drinks from there. Sometimes matcha, milk tea with jelly, and our classic favorite mango smoothie.
We would watch Latea trying to bring a community there. Sometimes I would see students sharing their favorite kpop idol merch there in the corner, I remember when they had the Tubby Nugget there! I missed it but it was such a cute event.

This maybe a lot for a google review, or anything, also I'm pretty bad at writing so I don't even know if anyone will read this. But I wanted to tell the team that I will miss them in this beautiful corner of Culver City. My walk back home was more emotional than I expected after reading the closure announcement. Your drinks meant a lot to me, and I will visit before end of month for another mango smoothie.
Thank you for all these years!“

“I’ve visited all their locations in San Francisco. We were in the area and had a craving for boba. It’s a tiny location with no indoor seating; however, there are lots of seats in the plaza outside. The bathrooms are only a few stores down too. Great to be able to use the loyalty program in SoCal. Go Andrew!!!“

“Delicious, friendly and reasonable price. strongly recommended.“

“Customer Service 5/5 Food / Snack 5/5 -generous serving Boba- 5/5 Travelled from Adelaide,SA to LA and will come back for it again.“

“So good!!! Amazing. Love the food. The bok choy pot stickers OOOF! The best. 💜💜💜👑👑👑🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🕺🏽🕺🏽🕺🏽🕺🏽💞💞💞💝💝👨‍❤️‍👨🧡“

“best Boba and coffee beverages!! not super sweet... staff always friendly and the shop is beyond immaculate“

“I loved the citrus tea.. it was delicious.“

“Our first impression of this place was a good one. I yelped this place after our dinner down the street. One con to this place is parking sucks. We had to park across the street at the grocery store and walked across the street. You can order online or at the store on a screen. Very minimal interaction with a person. The only time you see someone is when they're putting together your order. We ordered the horchata cheesecake, chocolate chip bread pudding, and a apple tart. The cheesecake was really good but the crust needs to be thicker to help balance out the sweetness. The bread pudding is also a recommendation, if you take it to go the person recommended to microwave it for 45 seconds or in our case, we used our oven toaster for 4 mins. This place closes at midnight so a good place to go to for your sweet tooth especially late night munchies.“

“This place has a good thing going. A higher-tier boba joint (a la Orobae) where the flavor of the tea really comes through, not just milk and sugar! And the silky boba is just so fun and distinctive. I recommend getting the jasmine flavor unless you know you like wintermelon (which to me is great, but isn't for everyone.)

[June 2025] I decided to try their coffee today and am pleased to say that they also make a pretty nice einspanner (Viennese latte)! It is not quite as memorable as the one at e.g. Mandarin in Pasadena, but it certainly hit the spot. They have a nice recipe for the foam -- pleasant texture and sweet/salty balance. A good value too at $5.50.“

“EXTRA SPICY IS EXTRA SPICY. Please be careful. Also beware of boba pearls clumping together if you don't move it around enough. Great strong tea flavor, great+fast service, chicken is crispy. Clean bathrooms.

Update: Staff was extraordinarily kind to give me ice water when I was dying from spice.“

“My go-to places
The balance of the tea pairs exceptionally well with the coffee, fruit pieces, and cheese foam.
The owner is always friendly and makes the drinks quickly.
Valet and coins Street Parking/ no restroom inside“

“Amazing Concept of collectibles and Fashion with boba! Truly one of a kind, and there drinks are delicious.“

“I had seen the rave reviews on social media so I went into this place a bit of a skeptic. However, I’m happy to say that this place surpassed my expectations. The tea is so strong and fragrant. I had a Yuzu Osmanthus less sweet and it was best version of an Osmanthus drink I’ve had.“

“Sunright Tea is super easy to order from, and I love how customizable the drinks are. But the overall experience could be better. There’s no restroom for customers, no tables or chairs to sit and enjoy your drink, and they even got rid of the Mochi Matcha Frostie with red bean, which was one of my favorites. The drinks are good, but I wish they offered a more comfortable space for customers to enjoy them.“

“The drinks were very good healthy choice“

“They have a great variety, they are very welcoming, and the place has a good social vibe.“

“Our favorite neighborhood coffee shop 💕My partner and I look forward to our weekly treat of the signature bloom latte/ matcha latte here. Yes, the butterscotch cream topping is that good~

Staff is so welcoming and our pup looks forward to coming here as well to get her own treat. This place has really picked up since we moved into the neighborhood early this year and the quality has stayed the same.

The egg sandwich with prosciutto is our go-to order (the eggs are so fluffy, the aioli – yum) and while I’ve tried the croissants, they don’t stand out like the sandwich does and that’s ok (:“

“Best fruit healthy tea !!!“

“Friendly service... good for everyone’s and good taste drink. Love boba time drinks“

“Occupying the ex-space of Yi-Fang, another boba place in Sawtelle! Yesss you heard me right, feeling like you won't have enough fingers anymore to count them especially if you include those now gone. Pretty nice to have more options amidst the already long list, so no complaint.

There's little line when we arrived, but we got the orders swift enough. Super helpful as they had self-order counter along with the regular one.

First drink for the day was Wintermelon Tea, which was always my to-go whenever available. It's nice that they could do sugar customization for this, as in most places I couldn't do it for tjis drink. I went for 70% and was impressed with its nice balance between the wintermelon flavor and the tea taste.

Our second was from the milk-based one, their Phoenix Oolong Milk Tea, which was also pretty nice with bold tea, though bit too sweet for 50% sugar IMHO; even kinda odd as it's sweeter vs first one despite being at 50%. We added aloe vera topping, which tasted decent enough and was generously given.

Fun fact, they provided option to go for mini cup with any regular one purchased, but only limited to flavor of the day. Pretty nice way to enable people trying new stuffs.“

“Everything about this place. The owner is THE SWEETEST and was dancing when we walked in and offered us some lolipops. The interior is so fun and vibrant and inviting and the boba was out of this world we actually ended up ordering more on Uber eats later. 10000/10 recommend and their signature boba.“

“Friendly service... good for everyone’s and good taste drink. Love boba time drinks“

“Salmon Ikura dish is amazing! So much flavor!“

“Hot day. We had a relax time with amazing tea!!!“

“Great place for a sweet pick me up! The food and drinks have the right amount of sweetness. The passion fruit tea is refreshing the brown sugar ice cream is creamy and toasty sweet. The pepper pesto (lots of pine nuts) waffle has a savory/sweet balance.

I would Definitely grab something if I’m in the area.

Parking garage is right next door. Parking on Western is rough so the garage is user friendly.

They kind of seem understaffed for the high foot traffic in the area.

Wait time is 10+ min

The ambiance: youthful, bright and cafe lounge.“

“I will CRY if this place ever closes because this is my favorite boba of all time!!! Passion fruit Yakult or milk tea are the best!! This place is the only place that does fruit milk tea the best!! The only downside is that the building always has issues, so make sure to follow them on Instagram to make sure they're open!! The staff is always super nice and the wait time isn't that long even when they're swamped with people. Make sure to sign up for the reward points for coupons and a birthday reward of $10!!“

“delicious amazing boba so many flavors yum! hazelnut is my favorite its soooooo good“

“Sunright Tea Studio in Ktown is an absolute gem for boba enthusiasts like myself! I've been a regular here for quite some time, and their Fruit Tea is my absolute go-to every visit. I always order it at 50% sweetness, and it's consistently perfect. The ambiance is cozy, and the staff is incredibly friendly and accommodating. If you're in the area and craving some top-notch boba, look no further than Sunright Tea Studio!“

“The best brown sugar drink I've tried so far. ​The drink is smooth and milky, and blends very well with the brown sugar drizzled around the cup. ​It's also not too overpowering, so it's not weak. ​The pearls are chewy and well-infused with delicious brown sugar.“

“PLEASE PLEASE DONT remove blueberry cheesecake drink from your menu!! It is by far the best drink I’ve had from your menu and it’s so DELICIOUS! I don’t intend to try anything else when visiting Sharetea so please keep it on your menu!! 😍😍🫐🫐“

“I am so surprised by the customer service I received at Sharetea. I went in the evening of the 4th of July. The guys working there were cleaning and when I walked in, they immediately stopped to help me. I asked one of the guys about almost everything on the menu and he kindly answered all of my questions. After I finally selected what I wanted, he made it, and I thought that it was too sweet. He helped me out by giving me some more tea to dilute the sweetness and I immediately spilled it all over the counter. He very kindly cleaned it up and told me not to worry about it. I felt so bad, but he assured me that it was okay. Long story short, their customer service was excellent and they were so kind despite all of that. Also, once I got the right level of sweetness, it was delicious. I highly recommend them!“

“Friendly service... good for everyone’s and good taste drink. Love boba time drinks“

“The QQ Happy Family is worth the hassle of parking and walking a long distance.

Parking: It took us almost 20 minutes to find parking, but it was a 2-minute walk from there. Definitely try to park in Parking B. Sharetea is next to the entrance/exit on the lower level of the Galleria extension over Central, along Broadway.

Wheelchair accessibility: Park in Parking B on lower level, if you can. Otherwise, you will need to go far and/or take an elevator. I have no idea where the elevator is.“

“i absolutely love this place. The owners are super sweet and the food is DDDEEELLISSHH!“

“Excellent service 👍👍👍 Love this place ..“

“Tried a lot of different drinks! I'm not a fan of banana flavor but the banana in the matcha and the honeycomb milk tastes quite subtle, and it's pretty fragrant. I also got the Vietnamese coffee frappe, which was more of a slushie because it was so foamy/liquid-y, rather than icy which I prefer. The liquid gold (oolong tea with cream) and lychee black tea had great tea flavor as well. Every drink was not overly sweet (some had sweetness adjustment to 20% or below). A good after-dinner treat if you're in the Sawtelle area!“

“What is there not to love about Alfred Coffee of WeHo! 😊“

“Friendly service... good for everyone’s and good taste drink. Love boba time drinks“

“What really makes this place stand out for me?
They put way more boba than most places, and it tastes so good!
The boba are fresh, not sticky, and have that perfect chewy texture.
You can definitely taste the freshly squeezed juice in the drink, and there’s a lot of it, too.
Overall, super tasty! Definitely a spot I’d come back to regularly if you love fruit teas and good boba.“

“This place is good for your fruity teas. I love that you order from the tablet (introvert dream) and they accept Google pay. The flavors are good and the service is quick. They always greet when you enter and smile when handing you the drink.“

“Orders made quickly. Ordered Strawberry milk, Brown Sugar Boba, Coconut Mango Paradise, and the new flavor, Banana Milk.

Just a few tables and chairs to sit inside and outside.

Street parking or parking lot behind the store“

“Buen servicio muy amables“

“Friendly service... good for everyone’s and good taste drink. Love boba time drinks“

“First discovered musabi’s in Hawaii and was excited to find this spot in Santa Monica. The shop is small with no seating, but the food is the real draw. Great selection, fresh and flavorful, and perfect for a quick snack. Love the Santa Monica vibe, a fun place to grab a bite before heading to the beach“

“The slushies are good & refreshing and the Taiyaki are hot off the press and yummy!!! 😋😋😋“

“Got a dubai chocolate shake and it was great. One of the owners，I believe her name was Jo, was working the register and asked us after ordering if we wanted a free Thai Tea with boba as they had extra at closing time they would have otherwise discarded so we got extra tea with our order and the dubai chocolate shake was really good with a thick shell of chocolate on top.“

“Friendly service... good for everyone’s and good taste drink. Love boba time drinks“

“travelled from Singapore to LA for a few months and my asian tastebuds were craving a good ol' milk tea, i chanced upon tan-cha while i was in ktown. only downside is the parking- there were no available lots nearby so we had to park somewhere and walk about 10-ish mins.

i love the aesthetic of the shop, it was extremely clean and cozy! we were the only ones there so we got our drinks really fast. i ordered the milk tea creamio and it was pretty good. i would def go there again to try out other drinks!! :)“

“This place is always super clean, drink done magnificently, and with so much attention to detail. The employees are always super accommodating and welcoming. The two guys who made my order did an amazing job, Christopher and Kyle. Would always recommend this location over others.“

“I love this place, because their drinks taste so good and I would buy again“