The Dessert Detective

62 Best Bubble Tea Shops Near You (2026)

62 places found

Looking for bubble tea? We've tracked down 62 spots, from Caterham to Belfast to Birmingham, each rated by taste, looks and value. Here are the best bubble tea shops right now.

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Where can I find the best bubble tea?

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62 places
Loungelato Artisan Gelateria
Ice Cream & Gelato5.0
Loungelato Artisan Gelateria
Caterham · High Street
🥗 Dairy-free options
🥇 Signature Item
Coconut chocolate chip gelato (oat milk) — dairy-free but richer than most dairy gelato; this tiny artisan gelateria in Caterham is a genuine discovery
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Dessert Bars5.0
Perlas Belfast
Belfast
🥇 Signature Item
Bubble teas and sweet treats
Sipping Boba | Soufflé Pancakes, Boba & Desserts | Ladypool Road - Birmingham
Dessert Bars5.0
Sipping Boba | Soufflé Pancakes, Boba & Desserts | Ladypool Road - Birmingham
Birmingham
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Sipping Boba Ladypool Road Birmingham soufflé pancake — an impossibly light Japanese soufflé pancake that wobbles on arrival at Ladypool Road B12 Balsall Heath, a unique Birmingham dessert experience
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Dessert Bars4.9
Lai Cha
London
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Lai Cha Deptford bubble tea and mochi — a freshly made customisable bubble tea paired with Japanese mochi ice cream at Deptford High Street SE8, East Asian dessert culture in South East London's creative hub
Miss Asian
Bakeries & Pastries4.9
Miss Asian
Colchester · Town Centre
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Chicken floss bun — pillowy soft bun loaded with savoury-sweet chicken floss; Colchester's only Japanese bakery and dessert shop; genuinely welcoming owner who makes everything fresh to order
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Dessert Bars4.9
Ice Shack
Manchester · Withington
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Mango shaved ice with fresh toppings — Ice Shack is Withington's most popular spot for refreshing Asian-style shaved ice desserts
Sweet Me Bakery 甜觅
Patisseries & Cakes4.9
Sweet Me Bakery 甜觅
Edinburgh
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Hong Kong egg tart — a smooth, silky egg custard in a crumbly, butter-rich shortcrust pastry shell, Sweet Me Bakery's most authentic East Asian bake at this Brougham Street Edinburgh café
Dr. Miao
Dessert Bars4.8
Dr. Miao
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Dr Miao Manchester Chinatown Taiwanese dessert — an authentic Taiwanese dessert soup or sweet at Bloom Street M1 Manchester, one of the city's most distinctive East Asian dessert experiences near Chinatown
Oishii Patisserie & Bubble Teas
Patisseries & Cakes4.8
Oishii Patisserie & Bubble Teas
Guildford · City Centre
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Japanese souffle pancake — impossibly airy, cloud-soft discs made fresh to order; Guildford's only Japanese patisserie and a genuine regional gem
FafaCha發發茶
Dessert Bars4.8
FafaCha發發茶
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
FafaCha taro milk pudding — a silky, lightly sweetened taro pudding with boba pearls and coconut jelly, FafaCha's most popular Taiwanese dessert at Leeds Kirkgate Market
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Doughnuts4.8
Bubble & Bean
Nottingham
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Bubble and Bean West Bridgford Nottingham artisan doughnut and bubble tea — a quality bubble tea paired with an artisan doughnut at Pavilion Road NG2 West Bridgford, a popular South Nottingham sweet destination
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Patisseries & Cakes4.8
Peaches N’ Cream
Belfast
🥇 Signature Item
Ube cake — the most talked-about item in customer reviews
Yolè
Ice Cream & Gelato4.8
Yolè
London · Shoreditch
🥗 Dairy-free options
🥇 Signature Item
Zero-sugar pistachio frozen yogurt with fresh fruit — 4.8-star Shoreditch franchise of Spanish global brand; 973+ reviews; zero added sugar and zero dairy options; mango matcha latte praised; boba shakes and bubble waffles available
Indulge Dessert Parlour
Dessert Bars4.8
Indulge Dessert Parlour
Reigate · West Street
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Eton mess waffle — Belgian waffle loaded with meringue, cream and fresh berries; Reigate's beloved dessert parlour for all-day sweet dining
Sipping Boba | Nottingham City Centre | Soufflé Pancakes, Bubble Teas & Brunch
Dessert Bars4.8
Sipping Boba | Nottingham City Centre | Soufflé Pancakes, Bubble Teas & Brunch
Nottingham
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Sipping Boba Nottingham city centre soufflé pancake — an impossibly light Japanese soufflé pancake at Beastmarket Hill NG1, one of Nottingham's most exciting East Asian dessert destinations
E.Tea 以茶
Dessert Bars4.8
E.Tea 以茶
Birmingham
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
E Tea Acocks Green Taiwanese bubble tea dessert — an authentic Taiwanese bubble tea and dessert at Warwick Road B27 Acocks Green, bringing East Asian dessert culture to this South Birmingham community
CUPP Dublin Road - Coffee. Matcha. Boba.
Patisseries & Cakes4.8
CUPP Dublin Road - Coffee. Matcha. Boba.
Belfast
🥇 Signature Item
Bubble tea — the most talked-about item in customer reviews
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Patisseries & Cakes4.8
Oishii Patisserie
Guildford · Friary Street
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Salted caramel soufflé pancake — impossibly fluffy and melt-in-your-mouth like a creamy cloud; Oishii is Guildford's most exciting independent patisserie, also celebrated for in-house clotted cream honey ice cream and Japanese-style mille crêpe cakes
Kova Patisserie
Patisseries & Cakes4.7
Kova Patisserie
London · Ealing
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Matcha Mille Crêpe Cake and pistachio Basque cheesecake — Japanese-French patisserie in Ealing's Dickens Yard
CakeCo
Bakeries & Pastries4.7
CakeCo
London · Sudbury Hill
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Fresh cream eggless celebration cakes and bubble tea — CakeCo's Sudbury Hill branch; also serves bubble tea alongside their well-loved fresh cream cakes
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Dessert Bars4.7
Tongseoi & Dessert 三旬糖水
Birmingham
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Tongseoi Hurst Street Hong Kong sweet soup — a warm traditional Hong Kong dessert soup with taro, sago and coconut milk at Hurst Street B5 Birmingham's Chinese Quarter
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Dessert Bars4.7
Boba & Blossom
London · Yiewsley
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Bubble tea and lemon & syrup crepes — Yiewsley's charming new dessert and bubble tea shop; masala chai, fresh crepes and a wide range of fruit teas; recommended by locals
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Dessert Bars4.7
A Nice Sip Belfast
Belfast
🥇 Signature Item
Bubble teas and sweet treats
Meet Fresh
Dessert Bars4.7
Meet Fresh
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Taiwanese grass jelly — a refreshing bowl of grass jelly cubes in a sweet syrup with toppings of herbal jelly, tapioca pearls and fresh fruit, Meet Fresh's most authentic Taiwanese dessert
Miao Miao 喵喵
Dessert Bars4.7
Miao Miao 喵喵
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Mango pomelo sago — Miao Miao is Manchester Chinatown's most beloved Taiwanese dessert café
Coco Tang -Asian Cafe
Dessert Bars4.7
Coco Tang -Asian Cafe
Nottingham
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Coco Tang Nottingham Byard Lane Asian café dessert — a quality East Asian dessert at Byard Lane NG1, a popular Nottingham city centre Asian café bringing East Asian sweet culture to the Lace Market community
Blue Sakura Leeds
Ice Cream & Gelato4.7
Blue Sakura Leeds
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Blue Sakura matcha soft serve — a smooth, vivid green matcha soft serve made from high-quality Japanese matcha at this Merrion Way Leeds Asian dessert café, a unique Leeds matcha ice cream experience
Bubbles and Gelato
Waffles & Churros4.7
Bubbles and Gelato
London · Eltham
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Waffle bowls with mint choc chip and bubble tea — 4.7-star Eltham neighbourhood dessert shop; warm waffles with ice cream and bubble tea in a cute, cosy setting; children and families welcome
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Dessert Bars4.7
Aftertaste Dessert
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Aftertaste Dessert Chinatown Manchester East Asian dessert — an authentic East Asian dessert at Faulkner Street M1 Manchester Chinatown, a quality sweet destination in Manchester's vibrant Chinatown and Northern Quarter
May's Sweet Bite
Dessert Bars4.7
May's Sweet Bite
London
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Mango dessert cup — affordable, generous and reliably good; May's Sweet Bite is a Chinatown staple for quick Asian sweet treats
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Dessert Bars4.6
Baby Cakes Desserts
London · West Green
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Oreo milk cake and retro pick-n-mix — 4.6-star West Green late-night dessert shop; 69+ reviews; oreo milk cake described as out of this world; open till 2am Fri–Sat; bubble tea, waffles and milkshakes
B. Tap Baron
Ice Cream & Gelato4.6
B. Tap Baron
Cambridge
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Tapioca pearl milk tea with ice cream — a bespoke Asian-style drink topped with a scoop of house-made ice cream, B. Tap Baron's most inventive creation blending Taiwanese bubble tea culture with gelato
Wazuzhi Dessert Room
Dessert Bars4.6
Wazuzhi Dessert Room
Manchester
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Mango pomelo sago — silky, tropical and perfectly sweet; Wazuzhi is Manchester Chinatown's most atmospheric Asian dessert destination
Mille Patisserie
Patisseries & Cakes4.6
Mille Patisserie
London · Bloomsbury
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Matcha, earl grey and taro celebration cakes — 4.6-star Bloomsbury branch of Japanese-French patisserie; 142+ reviews; Jellycat cakes so cute almost too pretty to eat; light non-overly-sweet Asian-style cakes; unique flavours not found elsewhere
糖百府 Tong Pak Fu Asian Desserts and Street Food Cafe
Dessert Bars4.6
糖百府 Tong Pak Fu Asian Desserts and Street Food Cafe
Edinburgh
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Hong Kong egg waffle — a crisp, honeycomb bubble waffle made in a traditional Hong Kong egg mould and served with matcha ice cream and red bean, 糖百府's most authentic East Asian dessert at Buccleuch Street
Boba Bakes Cafe
Dessert Bars4.6
Boba Bakes Cafe
Glasgow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Boba Bakes Café Finnieston boba milk tea and seasonal bake — an authentic Taiwanese-style boba milk tea paired with a beautifully made seasonal bake at Cambridge Street G3 Finnieston, a popular and stylish Glasgow West End dessert café for this creative neighbourhood community
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Dessert Bars4.6
Jidong Renshaw Street
Liverpool
🥇 Signature Item
Bubble teas and sweet treats
Sweet Honey Dessert
Bakeries & Pastries4.5
Sweet Honey Dessert
Leeds · City Centre
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Mango pomelo sago — a chilled Hong Kong-style dessert of tapioca pearls in coconut milk with fresh mango purée and pomelo segments, refreshing and delicately sweet
Minoffles
Dessert Bars4.5
Minoffles
London · Hounslow
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Waffles, bubble tea and crepes — Treaty Centre dessert spot beloved by locals for affordable waffles, iced coffees and bubble tea
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Dessert Bars4.5
ALS Bubble Tea (Sheffield)
Sheffield
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
ALS Bubble Tea Sheffield Eyre Street bubble tea dessert — an authentic Taiwanese bubble tea at Eyre Street S1 Sheffield, bringing East Asian dessert culture to the heart of Sheffield city centre
HEYBOBA - Botanic
Dessert Bars4.5
HEYBOBA - Botanic
Belfast
🥇 Signature Item
Boba pearls — the most talked-about item in customer reviews
Taiyaki NYC
Ice Cream & Gelato4.5
Taiyaki NYC
New York · Chinatown
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Fish-shaped taiyaki ice cream cone — fresh-pressed Japanese waffle cone, crispy outside and chewy inside, loaded with artisan soft serve; the original Taiyaki Ice Cream creator in the US since 2016
Diors Desserts
Dessert Bars4.5
Diors Desserts
London · South Norwood
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Pistachio falooda and chocolate fudge sundae — 4.5-star South Norwood dessert bar; taro bubble tea, mango raspberry cream and pistachio falooda all praised; elegant atmosphere with great vibe
18cTea Bubble Tea Belfast
Dessert Bars4.5
18cTea Bubble Tea Belfast
Belfast
🥇 Signature Item
Bubble teas and sweet treats
Hui Lau Shan 許留山
Ice Cream & Gelato4.5
Hui Lau Shan 許留山
Nottingham
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Hui Lau Shan Market Street Nottingham Hong Kong mango dessert — an authentic Hong Kong-style mango dessert or grass jelly at Market Street NG1, one of Nottingham city centre's most authentic Cantonese dessert destinations
Fruit & Ice Beverages
Dessert Bars4.5
Fruit & Ice Beverages
Birmingham
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Fruit and Ice Bullring bubble tea and dessert — a vibrant bubble tea and dessert combination at Bullring Shopping Centre B5, a popular sweet stop for shoppers at Birmingham's most iconic city centre mall
Tea House Boba
Dessert Bars4.4
Tea House Boba
Belfast
🥇 Signature Item
Bubble teas and sweet treats
Tea & Co
Dessert Bars4.4
Tea & Co
London
🥗 Halal
🥇 Signature Item
Tea and Co Dalston viral Dubai pistachio kunafa strawberry cup — a rich pistachio-filled kunafa with strawberry at Kingsland High Street E8, a popular halal dessert café known for their BOGO waffle deal with ice cream, New York banana pudding, lava cake and lotus brûlée croffles
Bubblewrap Dessert Shop Chinatown
Dessert Bars4.4
Bubblewrap Dessert Shop Chinatown
London
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Hong Kong egg waffle with soft serve — crispy outside, fluffy inside, a Chinatown essential
Bubblewrap Waffles
Waffles & Churros4.4
Bubblewrap Waffles
London · Soho
🥗 Vegan options
🥇 Signature Item
Hong Kong bubble waffle cone — warm, crispy egg waffle folded into cone, stuffed with ice cream; the Soho original
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Ice Cream & Gelato4.4
Bubblemania
London
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Bubblemania Camden bubble tea and mochi — a fresh, customisable bubble tea paired with soft Japanese mochi ice cream at this Camden High Street dessert café popular with the youth crowd
ANDO Patisserie
Patisseries & Cakes4.3
ANDO Patisserie
New York · East Village
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Lava sesame crepe roll — crispy flakes over soft crepe filled with sesame cream; ANDO is one of NYC's most inventive Japanese-influenced patisseries, rotating seasonal menus with beautiful precision
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Dessert Bars4.3
Gong cha Botanic Ave
Belfast
🥇 Signature Item
Bubble teas and sweet treats
Kaspa's
Cookies & Brownies4.3
Kaspa's
Manchester · Bury
🥗 Vegetarian; Vegan options; Dairy-free …
🥇 Signature Item
Tutti Frutti waffle — a colourful, loaded waffle topped with a scoop of tutti frutti ice cream, fruit coulis, sprinkles and whipped cream, a Kaspa's classic
Lazy Sundae
Ice Cream & Gelato4.3
Lazy Sundae
Manchester · Northern Quarter
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Cookie dough sundaes — generous scoops over warm cookie dough with multiple topping options
Sugar Mama's Dessert Cafe
Dessert Bars4.2
Sugar Mama's Dessert Cafe
Hertford · Maidenhead Street
🥗 Vegetarian; Halal-friendly
🥇 Signature Item
Strawberry Dubai chocolate cup — inspired by the viral Dubai chocolate trend; thick, creamy milkshakes that are consistently praised as among the best in Hertford
Yumtea
Dessert Bars4.2
Yumtea
London
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Yumtea Canary Wharf Taiwanese dessert — a refreshing Taiwanese dessert drink or sweet at Canada Square Canary Wharf, bringing East Asian dessert culture to the heart of London's financial district
WA Cafe (Covent Garden)
Dessert Bars4.1
WA Cafe (Covent Garden)
London
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Taiwanese fresh cream cake — light, not-too-sweet and exquisitely layered; WA Cafe is a lovely Asian dessert spot in Covent Garden
Half Sugar
Dessert Bars4.1
Half Sugar
Leeds
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Mango bingsu — a cloud of finely shaved frozen milk topped with fresh mango cubes, mango sauce and condensed milk, Half Sugar's most popular Korean dessert at Central Arcade Leeds
Waffles and Bubbles
Dessert Bars3.8
Waffles and Bubbles
London · Orpington
🥗 Vegetarian
🥇 Signature Item
Waffles with ice cream, taro bubble tea and samosas — 3.8-star Orpington dessert and bubble tea spot; late-night option till midnight; new management improved quality; new taro bubble tea praised