Searching for the best bubble tea in Toronto?
With Toronto being such a diverse city, there are always new and amazing bubble tea spots popping up around the city.
I love hitting up new bubble tea spots in Toronto and trying out their latest tea inventions!
I’m much more of a milk tea person than a fruit tea person, but I’m still always down to try something new.
Here are some of the best bubble tea spots to visit in Toronto!
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Best bubble tea spots in Toronto
Chatime
When Chatime first popped up in Toronto, I think I drank it almost every single day that summer.
It’s actually the largest tea franchise in the world, and they’re based out of Taiwan!
The Chatime Signature Milk Tea is my go-to drink – you can’t go wrong with it.
They have plenty of locations all across the GTA, including in Markham and Richmond Hill.
LOCATION: Various locations
The Alley
The Alley is another global bubble tea franchise, and they’re known for their brown sugar pearls and Instagrammable drinks.
Their shops are as aesthetic as their drinks, so it’s perfect if you’re looking for indoor Instagram spots in Toronto.
The Aurora Series drinks are pretty gradient fruit teas in glass bottles, and the Brown Sugar Deerioca is my fave drink.
They have several locations downtown, as well as some in the GTA.
LOCATION: Various locations
Cuppa Tea
I actually discovered Cuppa Tea for their HK coffee milk tea, and I had no idea they even had bubble tea.
They serve up Hong Kong-style drinks and desserts like HK milk tea (dong lai cha), egg waffles (gai dan zhai), and pineapple buns (bolo bao).
I die for their Fresh Taro Pearl Fresh Milk (with mashed taro!) and Amber Pearl Fresh Milk.
Their milk tea is made without artificial flavours or powders, and it’s made completely from scratch!
They’ve quickly become one of my fave bubble tea spots in Toronto, and they’ve got several locations across the GTA.
They’re actually based out of Hong Kong, and they’ve been around since 1952!
LOCATION: Various locations
Happy Lemon
Happy Lemon is based out of China, and they’ve also got bubble tea shops all around the world.
The salted cheese drinks from Happy Lemon are my fave, and you’ll definitely love them if you enjoy the salted cream cold foam drinks at Starbucks.
They had locations around the GTA before, but as far as I know, their only location is in Scarborough now.
LOCATION: Unit 23, 3280 Midland Avenue, Scarborough, ON
CoCo Fresh Tea & Juice
CoCo is another awesome Taiwanese bubble tea franchise, and they’ve been around for just over two decades.
They’ve got 4,000 stores worldwide, with 40 stores here in Ontario!
My go-to order is always the Red Bean Matcha Milk Tea – it’s so dang delicious.
LOCATION: Various locations
Gong Cha
Gong Cha is also a Taiwanese bubble tea franchise, and they’ve got over 1,000 stores worldwide.
I actually tried it for the first time while in Hong Kong, though they were in Toronto at that time!
Most of their locations are in the GTA, but they do have 2 locations downtown.
LOCATION: Various locations
Sharetea
Sharetea is yet another Taiwanese bubble tea franchise, and they ship their ingredients directly from Taiwan.
They’ve been around for almost 30 years, and they have 300 locations worldwide.
The Hokkaido Pearl Milk Tea and Matcha Red Bean Milk Tea are my fave things to order at Sharetea!
Their locations are at the Harbourfront, in North York, and in Scarborough.
LOCATION: Various locations
Yang Teashop
Yang Teashop is all about the tea, and you can get everything from steeped tea, to tea lattes (made with organic milk), to milk teas!
They import tea leaves and brown sugar from Taiwan, and they make their own tapioca using the brown sugar.
You can find them downtown near Bay & Dundas, in North York near Yonge & Finch, or in Markham near Downtown Markham.
LOCATION: Various locations
Tika Tea House
Tika is an aesthetic bubble tea shop in Toronto with pretty drinks and a pretty interior.
Their OG location is located near Yonge & Bloor in the Yorkville neighbourhood, one of the cutest neighbourhoods in Toronto!
You can also peep out their newest location near Bay and Dundas.
LOCATION: Various locations
iHalo Krunch
You probably know of iHalo Krunch for their charcoal soft serve ice cream, but they also have bubble tea now!
Their flagship location is at Trinity Bellwoods, but their newest High Park location has bubble tea, ice cream cakes, and ice cream pints available!
They actually use their ice cream in their bubble tea, which is really cool!
LOCATION: Various locations
Royaltea
Royaltea is known for their adorable bear and lightbulb bottles, which are of course perfect for your Instagram feed.
Most of their locations are in the GTA, with one location downtown in Chinatown.
They even have a location inside Hillcrest Mall in Richmond Hill!
LOCATION: Various locations
Kung Fu Tea
Kung Fu Tea is another Taiwanese bubble tea franchise, and they source their ingredients from Taiwan.
They’ve got plenty of locations around the GTA, with a bunch downtown, including in Chinatown.
LOCATION: Various locations
Ten Ren’s Tea
Perhaps one of the oldest bubble tea shops out of this entire list, Ten Ren’s has been in Toronto for a long time.
They were founded in Taiwan in the 1950s, and they’ve been around ever since!
They also have restaurants in Toronto, where you can get tea-flavoured food items alongside your bubble tea.
Most of their locations are in the GTA, with one location downtown.
LOCATION: Various locations
Best bubble tea spots in Toronto:
- Chatime
- The Alley
- Cuppa Tea
- Happy Lemon
- CoCo Fresh Tea & Juice
- Sharetea
- Gong Cha
- Yang Teashop
- Tika Tea House
- iHalo Krunch
- Royaltea
- Kung Fu Tea
- Ten Ren’s Tea
These were some of the best bubble tea spots to visit in Toronto!
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