50 Best Bubble Tea near Millbrae

“One of my top go to spots for milk tea, sugar cane, mango pomelo, and their jelly toppings in the Bay. Quality tea and owner provided great service. The drinks are consistent and similar to what I had in Taiwan. I’d recommend to anyone looking for Taiwanese quality tea“

“TeaHut in Millbrae is great for fresh, real fruit tea. The Mango Pomelo Sago is a must-try—perfectly sweet with real ingredients. The Full Cup of Strawberries & Black Grapes is refreshing, with whole, in-season grapes. Cozy spot, and parking is convenient too!“

“Grapeholic is truly hidden gem located in Millbrae's Social Eatery food hall. Grapeholic, as it's name suggests, offers grape-focused tea drinks. As part of Social Eatery, patrons can take a seat within the food hall, place their orders on the provided tablet, and a staff member will bring the food an beverages straight to your table.

Looking for something to go with our meal, we decided to try the (1) cotton candy grape slush, and the (2) grape and lemon tea. The cotton candy grape slush was amazing - true to it's name it captured the cotton candy grape flavor in a delicious slush form that was both sweet and refreshing. The grape and lemon tea was also good; however, the lemon flavor was a bit overpowering and made it difficult to truly enjoy the grape that was in the drink. If you want grape to be the star of the show, then I'd recommend getting one of their grape-centered drinks instead.

Whenever I think of grape, my mind instantly goes to those sickly sweet yet bitter cold syrups of my childhood and the inner child in me still shivers at the thought of drinking those down. With that in mind, grape is not usually a flavor that I find myself partial to; however, Grapeholic might just make me change my mind. Their grape drinks were impeccable flavor-wise - imagine biting into a sweet bunch of grapes, and Grapeholic has essentially captured that taste and feeling into a drink!

If you're ever in the Millbrae area and want a one-stop shop for all your dining and beverage needs, then Social Eatery is definitely the place to go and be sure to enjoy Grapeholic while you're at it!“

“I recently visited this place and had an amazing experience! They’ve changed the owner and upgraded the menu. It definitely deserves a five-star review. The food quality is exceptional, especially the bubble waffle-my fav item! The staff is incredibly friendly and helpful~ they were promoting new product and offered me a few samples to try. The boba is simply amazing I can't get enough of their fruity matcha—it's a perfect blend of flavors that I highly recommend trying“

“Olivia’s Tanghulu is available there! These candied fruits are such a fun and nostalgic treat! So crunchy and delicious! They are the perfect balance of sweetness and texture, and they bring back childhood memories with every bite. Highly recommend grabbing some when you stop by! Such a unique and tasty find! Go early before they sell out!“

“Really solid alternative to boba when you're feeling more in the mood for yogurt. The rice yogurt drinks are a bit too filling for me if I'm having an actual meal elsewhere but otherwise it's really good. My personal fave is the mango pomelo sago yogurt smoothie.Zero sugar is ideal since there's still sweetness from the fruits/yogurt“

“The staff has a great memory and are so helpful! Been coming here for ages and it's a really reliable shop. Recommend the black sesame, and keep an eye on the seasonal special offers :)

Vegetarian options: Clear labels for dairy and dairy-free options on the menu behind the counter“

“Super yummy gluten free pandan mochi waffle, taro milk and mixed berry macaron! Will come back for more snacks. Also, there's always somewhere to sit even with it's not the biggest place. The teenager at the cashier seemed a little lost, but maybe it was her first day :)

Dietary restrictions: The mochi waffles are gluten free and delicious!“

“Social Eatery food hall is a gem located in Millbrae offering a variety of Chinese cuisine all in one easy-to-reach location. Social Eatery has a parking lot for patrons, which makes dining in easy. Upon entering the food hall, patrons will be guided to a table, and provided with a tablet on which they can place their orders from a variety of establishments contained within Social Eatery. After the order is placed, a staff member will bring the food and beverages straight to your table! When it's time to check out, you can either do so via their app/online or request a staff member to come and help you close out your bill.

Social Eatery has the following 3 restaurants within: (1) Noodleosophy - a local Bay Area chain focusing on hand-pulled noodle dishes; (2) Rice Monster - specializing in Catonese claypot rice; and (3) Grapeholic - a tea shop with grape-centered drinks to round it out.

We came here on a Saturday afternoon looking for a one-stop shop for our weekend lunch and decided to try something from each one of the establishments - after all, isn't that the beauty of food halls? We got the beef tendon noodle soup and prok and shrimp dumplings from Noodleosophy, the cha siu and steamed egg claypot rice from Rice Monster, and finished up our meal with two drinks from Grapeholic - cotton candy grape slush, and grape and lemon tea.

(1) Noodleosophy - the beef tendon noodle soup was rich and flavorful, while the accompanying noodles were perfectly cooked and chewy - providing a great mouth feel to the dish. The dumplings were delicious as well, and were a nice addition to the meal as a whole.

(2) Rice Monster - the cha siu and steamed egg clay pot rice was in a single word - satisfying. The salty-slightly-sweet cha siu paired well with the mild flavors of the egg, and the salty soy sauce you pour over the rice. I will say the rice could have been a little more scorched to provide the accompanying crunch that you expect from this dish; however, if you're really craving claypot rice and are in the area, then Rice Monster will definitely help satisfy that craving for you.

(3) Grapeholic - the cotton candy grape slush was amazing - true to it's name it captured the cotton candy grape flavor in a delicious slush form that was both sweet and refreshing. The grape and lemon tea was also good; however, the lemon flavor was a bit overpowering and made it difficult to truly enjoy the grape that was in the drink. If you want grape to be the star of the show, then I'd recommend getting one of their grape-centered drinks instead.

If you're ever in the Millbrae area and are looking for a great lunch spot, then Social Eatery has to be the next place on your list!“

“Their black sesame really tastes like black sesame. My friend got the hot and i got the cold bc we complement each other so well. We’re like bros for life heck yeah. Would go again, not for the drinks but to show how close our friendship bond is. 🤝“

“Raises the Tea bar considerably!“

“My favorite tea spot in the area by far. Since discovering it a year ago I have not tried anything else. Their jasmine tea is my go to. Mango jasmine or jasmine milk tea. Strawberry matcha is also pretty good. I do 50% sweet on the mango one and 75% on the other two. Their boba is always so good. Only thing I wish is that there was someone to talk to when ordering so you could bring reusable cups.“

“Drinks were tasty, good place for order pick up. The front staff is not welcoming. The owner or male cashier was talking to a woman for a while. He ignored most of his customers. Even though there is a kiosk for ordering, the place was slow, the man kept ignoring other customers that walked in.“

“Yummy 😋 and good place! And friendly staff“

“For those like me who care about the quality of ingredients and avoid unhealthy foods this place is great! No artificial additives, real milk and zero sugar options. And the large cup is actually large . I got jasmine tea with zero sugar and zero ice, 3 portions of red beans and 1 portion of boba“

“Black sugar milk tea ! Yummy“

“Friendly staff and yummy tea. Thank you“

“Super fast service from the Master boba technician and awesome crew ❤️❤️❤️“

“5 stars when the hardworking short girl is working! My drinks always come out quickly and PERFECT!

When it’s just the guys working, my drink is always cooked (sugar/tea ratio not right, wrong size, takes longer)

Pls give the girl a raise ?“

“Enjoying my boba during this hot day👍“

“I LOVE this place! Its so fast so much stuff to choose and have plenty of styles of tea and foods!“

“Tpumps is always quick, and offers a large amount of taster tea that is appreciated during the line. Unfortunately there isn’t any sit down area, but their prices make up for it - esp on Tpumps Tuesday where you get a free upgrade. My favorite drink is the green tea - peach rose lemon w honey boba and light ice and sweetness

Without light sweet the drink could be too sugary since the boba is honey boba which adds to the sugar content“

“Mango juice tastes so good! Eggettes so soft!“

“Walked in here today to grab a boba drink with my daughter. I ordered a matcha mango latte with boba and daughter got a classic milk tea with boba. We love our drinks. staff was super friendly and asked for feedbacks or need to adjust the drink for us or not.“

“The boba was okay and the indomie was very much fancy instant noodles, but the place is very cute and very suited for studying or working! There's plenty of tables and very cute decor. Will try some more snacks off their menu when I go a second time; they seem to have pretty interesting choices.“

“ATMOSPHERE IS INTENSE ONLY BECAUSE IT'S REALLY REALLY BUSY. STAFF IS VERY EFFICIENT IN TIME MANAGEMENT AND HUNDREDS OF ORDERS PER HOUR.

All the Tea choices I have tried so far have been amazing. Lucky I get to come here once per week hopefully I will have a favorite within a month or two.

Kid-friendliness: kids are busy waiting with friends for an order to go.

Wheelchair accessibility: Entrance is street level which makes it easy to pick up your order in a wheelchair.“

“It was great! Clean, cute, great service, and most importantly tasty boba! I was able to adjust the drink to my liking—including sugar level— and I feel like every detail was considered from presentation to menu. I think it’s cool that San Carlos got a swanky new addition to their food and dining scene with Bober. I’ll definitely be going back with friends.“

“I love the passion fruit tea! You have to try it!!!!“

“NEW in the Highlands: At last, our own boba tea joint and it’s awesome! RareTea took over the Hawaiian BBQ space, and it’s serving up Okinawa and Jasmine milk teas every bit as good as it is back in Taiwan 🇹🇼! Props to the owners braving COVID shutdown and having a go at their small business — from the looks on the little kids’ faces, we are glad and we will be back, often! 🥤 🌞 🇹🇼“

“I stumbled upon this place after stopping by Salt n Straw and wow do I feel like I’ve found my new hidden gem! With the vast but not too overwhelming menu options, they have alcoholic boba drinks. It’s about time we have a boba shop that serves alcohol in the Bay Area! The service was also amazing. Alongside the owner, Tony, he has staffed his team with friendly and efficient workers. My drink was ready shortly after I ordered. I barely had time to take a seat and not to mention it tasted great. You can tell Tony really cares about his business and making sure every customer is taken care of. Definitely check this place out if you’re ever in the Burlingame area!“

“Favorite boba spot!! My go to drink is the Grass Jelly Almond Latte with mochi cake. Yifang is the only boba place with this type of traditional drink and it’s awesome. Tried some of the other drinks like the Yifang Fruit Tea and that was good too, had a lot of fruit and quite refreshing. Would def recommend to anyone looking for traditional Taiwanese drinks/smoothies!“

“We go there every week and have gone there since 2012 and it is always delicious. The teriyaki chicken musubi is amazing and the winter melon milk tea is super high quality and I get it every week. Everything about this place is perfect don’t listen to the bad reviews“

“great hours
sometimes long lines
makes trying
to grab and go from
daily specials pre made
stored in fridge
behind crash wrap counter
a slow process.
still worth it only other stores open after 9 p.m.
in that shopping veneer are cvs next door and Safeway further on other side.“

“customer service is beyond amazing. fast and quick. owners are very friendly and sweet.“

“My daughter looked up BTSeveents and since we were going to be I SF, we decided to have a sweet treat there. I got the lemon dragon fruit with 25%sweetened and 75%ice and it was perfect on these rare warm SF day.“

“Mama Go's is bar none the best restaurant in Terminal 1, if not all of SFO. They're extremely friendly, their food is delicious and fresh, and they're really quick if you've got an imminent flight.

In our case, we placed a large catering order and were blown away by the excellent service we received - they white gloved the whole process end to end, from order to pickup.

They are our go to's when we're traveling and crave Filipino food!“

“I'm a mystery shopper for boba tea. This tea place is one of the best in the bay area. Itea, Purple Kow, Tea Era, Boba Lab are also quite good.“

“Boba is not the most amazing for sure, but for the price pretty good. Decent drinks nothing amazing but very no frills. Got milk tea and honey dew green tea. Also for 9$ they gave huge amount of popcorn chicken which was pretty good. It was hot fresh and crunchy and “

“Tea World is my favorite boba shop in Pacifica.“

“太棒了，肉品沒吃多少，倒是吃了好幾磅的櫻桃🍒“

“Grabbed a quick boba at the mall and it was delicious! Consistent with their cheese foam series, all their milk teas are well made and very aesthetically appealing.

Parking: Mall parking lot

Kid-friendliness: Kid friendly environment“

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“I ordered the osmanthus milk tea at the kiosk, but I didn’t pay attention and ordered the wrong one, osmanthus rice milk tea instead.Luckily, the employee helped me did the refund and reorder the osmanthus milk tea. I am really appreciate it. And, it tasted so good!

Parking: It’s inside the plaza. So parking is always available.“

“Yum… Can’t get enough of P-Town Coffee n Tea.“

“Real tea, real fruit, and fresh milk. Even the $2 boba milk tea specials are high quality. The mango for my mango sago was blended to order. Support this family owned shop, it's a total gem. The two neighboring businesses use powdered non-dairy milk substitute which is not healthy and not as good.“

“The drinks are good, but they have a standard that even though you don't choose any toppings, they add the clear ones for you and i hate them. This is my 2nd time here and they did the same thing. Please stop. It's ruining the drink. If customers decide to not have toppings, please don't add that! It's gross to me. I don't even want my drink anymore.Went back on another day, their purple rice drink is too sweet. I think the milk was half and half. I threw away the drink.“

“Located in the Ingleside neighborhood, Purtea offers a variety of tea drinks along with snacks to go with your drink. Upon entering the tea shop, patrons are greeted with a cute floral-themed interior. You can order via their kiosk or in-person with the cashier.

We decided to go with their classic milk tea and orange green tea. The classic milk tea was a true representation of milk tea, in which the sweetness and milk was not too overpowering and the tea in the drink still shined through. If you're read any of my reviews before, you know I love my fruit teas, and orange green tea is one of my absolute favorites. The orange green tea from Purtea does not disappoint and I would go back to order it again without a doubt. While I did not sample any of their appetizers and snacks this time around, I'll be sure to do so next time if I'm looking for a bite to eat.

If you're in the Ingleside - Ocean Avenue area and find yourself craving tea drinks or snacks, then Purtea is the pur-fect spot for you!“

“nice customer service! I like their drinks. especially the house special drinks column, u should try it out, it will surprise u definitely!!“

“Honey milk tea w/ mini boba & mango popping boba (left), Rose milk tea w/ mini boba (right) and sweet potato fries. Loved both drinks!This has been my go to place for boba drinks but for the fried snack options, I wish they were less greasy.Highly recommend the additional topping of mango popping boba for a fun little kick to the drink. They also have the option for a strawberry popping boba.“

“Very nice spot to get a tasty fresh bite. Lots of choices and fast service.“