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I love HeyTea! Still my favorite location to go to in MA…read more I've experienced the least amount of problems here, compared to the other two (Newbury St. & Natick). PLUS, they close later than both. I have this bad habit of going here almost every time I have a meal in the area LOL. The addiction is real! I love that they keep adding new drinks to their menu... keeps it interesting. My favorite is still the Mango Coconut Boom but I'm a fan of most of their new drinks, like the Golden Oolong Yuzu & their King Jasmine Guava! I tried the Pistachio Cloud Jasmine Coconut, as well, and it's super similar to one of my favorites from MollyTea. I prefer the one from MollyTea more w/ champaca tea. Since their opening here, I have tried almost all of the drinks & their mango coconut boom is STILL superior! Highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys mango. It is pretty much their version of mango pomelo sago (they have a version with pomelo but I like it without). SO GOOD! ***Pro tip: order ahead of time via HeyTea app. This is a lifesaver, since the wait time is pretty atrocious most days still. Usually takes ~20 min to be ready.

LOVEDDDD THIS! so refreshing and perfect for pistachio lovers…read more there's typically a ~20min wait for this location but it goes by fast honestly. i recommend ordering ahead on their app to avoid a long wait

Matcha Coconut Cloud

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Golden Oolong Yuzu & Pistachio Cloud Jasmine Coconut

Chicha San Chen

4.7(191 reviews)

1.3 mi

Place is cute, everyone is friendly. I think this is top 3 spot to get boba in Boston.read more

Genuinely one of the best boba places I've been to in Boston. High quality tea and boba. Would've…read moregiven 5/5 but they prioritized online orders rather than the 10+ customers that were already in the store. Me and a good handful of customers were already waiting for 20 minutes. I'm genuinely confused why they didn't do our 3 orders first. Within the 20 mins, the other 10 customers came in and they still did online orders instead of the people in store. Having previously worked in a boba shop, I would've personally did in-store orders first

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Bubble milk tea

Dolphin Bay

4.3(614 reviews)

I can't say no to this place. As a SoCal native, I grew up eating Dolphin Bay every Wednesday night…read morewhen my dad would play ping pong at my high school gym and pick some take out on the way home. The popcorn chicken is so nostalgic of the afterschool fundraisers I'd volunteer at. I was devastated when they closed down around 2016/2017 as I heard the owner's son had moved to Boston for college. Now imagine my surprise 10 years later when I moved to Boston and finally had the chance to pay a visit to my childhood favorite. Now I can bring my husband to my second home. The home cooked Taiwanese flavors are clearly made with a mother's love. I do miss a lot of the dishes they had when they were still in Artesia such as their squid vermicelli and this one fried rice that got my brother and me through many long nights of studying... but I understand that they may have had to shorten their menu to fit the flavor profile of Boston. One can only hope they'd bring back some of those. I will never turn down the chance to pay my old faithful a visit whenever I'm in Allston.

Gotta love a Taiwanese restaurant! Got tons of food to share - sausage, fried chicken (MUST GET)…read moreand a beef noodle soup. Lovely service, nice decor - gets packed so make sure you get in early! Can't wait to come back again

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LimeRed Tea House

4.2(245 reviews)

1.6 mi•Allston/Brighton

Convenient location but easy to miss. Menu seems pretty diverse and they even have monthly…read morespecials. Little bit of seating inside and a cozy atmosphere makes for good studying, working, or just conversing. Jasmine Milk Tea w/ Boba - boba was fresh and very flavorful! Chew was alright as the pearls were more of a medium size, which I typically don't prefer, but they were well marinated. Tea was pretty faint, at 25% sugar I couldn't quite get any jasmine taste. Wouldn't get this drink again, but maybe on the boba, and would likely try a specialty drink.

Cute place to grab a bubble tea or snack; the location is particularly convenient as it's right…read moreacross the street from the T and I like ducking in here after a yoga class at the Corepower nearby. They have a good selection of bubble tea, matcha, and coffee, as well as some pastries and desserts. I ordered the lychee jasmine fruit tea and it was staggeringly sweet. For a lot of bubble tea places, you can customize the sugar level to 0-100% and I would've preferred having a choice here. I didn't see an iPad ordering option. As it was, my drink was also 80% ice for almost $6 - definitely not a treat I can get all the time. Quite a bit of seating inside. We came on a slow Sunday afternoon and the place was a ghost town with our pick of the tables. Only one girl working and making all the drinks; she wasn't super friendly, oh well.

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Machi Machi - Boston

3.5(67 reviews)

This is a more upscale style boba shop with unique offerings of panna cotta in their milk teas…read more The panna cotta is super delicious and surprisingly combines well with the milk tea! I loved it so much and it's very unique. There is no person taking orders. You just order it on the kiosk. Our order came out relatively quickly. I feel like this boba shop aims to a more luxe clientele then, say, Kung fu tea or heytea. There is no seating really and barely any counter. You can't really come here to study or whatever. I would also say it's a bit overpriced compared to the size of the drink, but it is fairly worth it for the panna cotta drinks as they are more unique. I would come back for a treat! I love this neighborhood in Allston so much!

My literal favorite milk tea place in town! They prepare the drinks really fast, and always with a…read moresmile! And their drinks are amazing with the cutest cups! My all time favorite is the matcha crème brûlée, but the new Chocolate Crème Brûlée drink & puffs were so good too!! The puffs were crispy outside with runny center (custard for me, chocolate for my friend). The drink is rich, smooth, perfectly chocolaty. I could do this everyday!! There's no seating inside but there's a cute bench outside!! But I always just grab and go.

Strawberry Milk W. Panna Cotta

Matcha Latte W. Creme Brulee & Adzuki Bean

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Jasmine Green Tea W. Fresh Fruits

Yi Soon Bakery

4.1(227 reviews)

This is a really good Asian bakery. I like their selection of buns, breads, cakes, and more. They…read morehad a large variety. The cakes in the case were beautiful. You could get slices or a a whole cake. The coconut cream bun was really and good and had a lot of cream inside even though it didn't look like it. Two pastries was only $6.05. Really good deal. I have to go back and try other items since it was so hard to only choose two things. No seating.

Had me cheesin like a kid at a candy shop. Devoured half the haul on the walk home…read more :

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The Shared Tea

4.4(36 reviews)

0.6 mi•Brookline Village

This has been my favorite boba in Boston for the past five years for the low sugar and decaf…read moreoptions, golden boba and fresh fruit. Today they went above and beyond when I accidentally dropped my phone in the trash (!) The employee went to get gloves and fished it out of the bin for me. Then I used a wipe to sanitize it lol. Thank you!!

Came here with a friend in the afternoon, got roasted oolong tea with boba (no milk). Tea flavor…read morewas pretty strong, boba was perfectly chewy. $7.76 (post-tax) for a large, their fruit teas are really expensive. Inside was modern, has a few tables to sit and chat, decent place to hang out.

Metered parking on the side street next

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Metered parking

Japonaise Bakery and Cafe

4.3(596 reviews)

0.9 mi

Japonaise is a super cute Asian bakery…read more They have a variety of traditional Asian breads, and you can customize the filling as well.

I love Japonaise Bakery for their adorable anime- themed pastries! While their Totoro Bun is…read moredefinitely the most popular, they also like to experiment with new flavors & characters. The display in the front with all the figurines and product samples is the cutest thing you will see all day. Although their Kuromi Bun had a nice (not too sweet) custard filling, the bread itself was a tad too dry. We also got their Shio Butter Bread which was the better choice. We happened to get a freshly baked one which was fluffy and melt in your mouth delicious! Also, it must be said that their service is A+. Their staff are truly such kind folks - always smiling and making friendly conversation with their customers. Turns out they were testing a new dough for the Shio Bread so they even gave us one on the house to try. The kind gesture was very sweet and much appreciated!

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Matcha Ichigo Cream

Meet Fresh

3.5(108 reviews)

1.9 mi•Allston/Brighton

I love this place! So happy it is here…read more Meet Fresh is hands down one of my favorite dessert spots. Everything tastes incredibly fresh and well-balanced and not overly sweet, which I really appreciate. Love love their taro balls and their black sesame mochi. The place is pretty big and has lots of available seating. Parking is easy with street parking and free parking lot.

So refreshing and not too heavy! Actually the perfect dessert to wash down hotpot. Ordered at the…read morekiosk, and it came out really quick. Plenty of seating in the store too.

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Moon Flower House

4.5(239 reviews)

Wings are amazing and Moon Flower is one of my favorite places to go when I'm craving fried…read morechicken. Popcorn chicken used to come as a giant heap but is now a much lesser portion. Unfortunate, but understandable due to inflation. Both come out very crispy, properly seasoned, and well breaded. Pistol legs are a hilarious name, but also very good. BBQ chicken wings are not fried but have a delicious saucy glaze on the outside. Service is friendly, but to be fair, I only ever order online so interactions are short and quick. The space inside seems nice enough and there's always people there, but I've always gotten takeout. Looks like a nice spot to sit, eat, and possibly even do some work with ample space.

Hi really hope this place comes back. I believe they are temporarily closed, so call before you…read morehead there. They have the most delicious Korean Fried Chicken seasoned to perfection.

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Aparna X.

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129

5 months ago

Is this place even opened? Here right now at 220 PM on Tuesday, and it's closed. Update your hours, if you even still exist??

Tracy T.

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6 years ago

Walked passed this and decided to give it a try. 10/10 would recommend. Cute and lovely place!

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