5 Toronto bubble tea spots worth the line
From Taiwanese imports with premium leaves to customizable chains, here's where to find the best slurps.
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Bubble tea straddles the line between refreshment and dessert—a giddy buffet of options winnowed down into a single cup. Whether you go bold with a strong brew, cascade of syrup and savoury cheese foam cap, or mainstream with fruit juice and bouncy tapioca pearls, this fleeting little luxury always delivers.
A modern Taiwanese import draws regulars for creative pick-me-ups made from premium tea leaves, fresh fruit, and an enticing number of chewy, flavoured add-ins. If you'd rather not agonize over decisions, choose from their Top 9 Delights, like Green Grape Lime Jasmine Tea or a cheese cream-topped Strawberry Matcha Latte.
Chain locations across the city jump from ube drinks to matcha ones, chocolate to roasted milk and fruit-flavoured sippers. Whether you cherish exercising your individuality or bouncing QQ crystal boba off your teeth, every step of the journey is likely to inspire a repeat visit.
This award-winning Taiwanese shop treats drinks as serious business, evidenced by custom equipment, superior quality leaves, handcrafted boba, and made-to-order drinks. Cream-topped or clear, fruit-spiked or black, every order benefits from slurpable mix-ins like grass jelly and taro balls.
A plant-based Koreatown café caters to vegans, vegetarians, and nut enthusiasts with its signature "mylk" blended from cold-pressed cashews, macadamias, hazelnuts, almonds and walnuts. As a frothy whipped garnish or stirred into any menu item, it's a rich, mellow alternative to traditional dairy.