Bubble tea, also known as Boba and Pearl milk tea, has gotten recent popularity as locations started to appear all over Toronto around 2010.
With the low costs combined with easy ingredients, Bubble Tea is an amazing way for restaurants to attract young millennials and Gen Z’s to a spot where they can hangout and enjoy tasty Bubble Tea at affordable prices.
Bubble Tea originated back in the 1980’s in Taiwan where its main ingredients are Dairy milk, brewed tea, creamer, sugar, fruits and other sweet flavorings. What really makes it enjoyable is the tapioca which are seen as the gummy black balls you see in peoples drinks.
While there are dozens of locations all over Toronto, I want to show you the top 7 best bubble tea spots in Toronto which include single owned locations as well as popular chains.
1) Bobo Tea & Juice
Address: 62 Fort York Blvd, Toronto, ON M5V 4A6
Overall Review: 8.5/10
ChungChun Hot Dog is a well known Korean hot dog chain with over 200 locations globally, and several around the GTA.
What popularized ChungChun is it was founded in 2017 in Seoul, South Korea and that made them so popular was the fact that they specialized in Korean hotdogs.
With so much success, they chain expanded quite fast where they now have over 200 locations as of 2020.
Its hard to compete with a restaurant which pushes its efforts to ensure their one product is the best in the business.
Drink Rating: 9.4/10
My personal favorite bubble tea spot has been Bobo Tea & Juice. From friendly staff, to a large selection of bubble tea drinks to choose from, you can’t go wrong here.
Price Rating: 9.6/10
Due to the many bubble tea varieties and sizes the prices have a wide range between $5 to $15.
Call Now: (416) 342-0065
2) Chatime (Dundas)
Address: 132 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON M5G 1C3
Overall Review: 8.1/10
When it comes to Chatime, you can never go wrong. The huge variety of different flavors, tapioca, and sizes gives you a reason to visit to try something new.
With 2500+ locations globally in 38 countries and counting, their quality and service still remains the same.
Drink Rating: 8.9/10
The quality of Chatime’s bubble tea is always great. There are at times when the ratios can be off, but overall I can’t complain.
My personal favorites are the Grapefruit Tea, QQ Grapefruit, Matcha Smoothie, and the Chatime Pearl Milk Tea.
Price Rating: 9.5/10
Prices range between $5.99 to $9.99 which is extremely fair for the quantity and taste you will get from 1 hotdog.
Order Now: Website | SkipTheDishes | DoorDash | UberEats
Call Now: (647) 340-8406
3) Kung Fu Tea (Spadina)
Address: 264 Spadina Ave., Toronto, ON M5T 2E4
Overall Review: 8.1/10
Kung Fu Tea was first founded in Queens, New York in 2010 with the mission to take customer feedback and improve their brands message, product quality and customer service.
With over 350+ locations across North America, they are continuously expanding and growing as one of Canada’s top bubble tea spots.
Drink Rating: 7.8/10
Kung Fu Tea brings a combination of North American beverages and combines them with Korean flavors.
They offer Espresso, milk tea, fruit punch, milk cap, yogurt and slushy bubble tea versions.
Price Rating: 9.1/10
The prices at Kung Fu Tea can range between $5.99 to $8.99.
While these prices may change, these price ranges are fairly standard throughout all other bubble tea spots.
Order Now: Website | DoorDash | Ubereats
Call Now: (416) 260-1519
4) Tru Tea (Carlton)
Address: 25 Carlton St unit d, Toronto, ON M5B 1L4
Overall Review: 8.3/10
Founded in Toronto, the 3 founders started Tru Tea with a dream they’ve always had with starting and running their own business.
With the support from their close family and friends, the 3 launched their first location starting in 2018 and slowly expanding with more locations all over Toronto.
Drink Rating: 8.9/10
Tru Tea offers a unique selection of bubble tea products such as the peach jelly snow cap, the cool cucumber snow cap, oreo galaxy creme, soy pudding tru tea, double roasted milk tea, and much more.
If you are tired of the typical bubble tea drinks, this is a great spot to visit to taste new variations.
Price Rating: 9.5/10
Prices can range anywhere from $6 to $9. Their drinks are packed with flavors, and any price you pay is well worth it.
Order Now: Website | DoorDash | Ubereats | Ritual
Call Now: (416) 596-0770
5) Bubble Lee
Address: 469 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M5V 2A9
Overall Review: 9.0/10
From quite drink cups to amazing flavors, Bubble Lee is a great place with unique bubble tea products.
Their main ingredients are tapioca which is carefully soaked in syrup which are freshly made everyday.
Brown sugar is a healthier alternative to and tastes just as great, black tea and jasmine green tea for the aromatic flavors and healthy micronutrients, ginger for the spicy and antioxidation properties, and of course milk to blend it all together.
Drink Rating: 9.6/10
Bubble Lee makes their drinks slightly different by focusing on providing customers with a healthier by still tasty alternative.
With the use of brown sugar, low fat milk and ginger you can get the benefits of a tasty drink while filling your body with missed micronutrients you couldn’t get at any other bubble tea spot in Toronto.
Price Rating: 9.0/10
The fact that their bubble tea drinks are healthier and still affordable makes me highly recommend this spot.
You would be looking to spend anywhere from $3.99 to $5.99 for a good sized bubble tea drink.
Call Now: (647) 350-8880
6) Gotcha Bubble Tea
Address: 402 Spadina Ave., Toronto, ON M5T 2G7
Overall Review: 9.0/10
Although there isn’t much information online about Gotcha Bubble Tea, what is known is that they are a small bubble tea place with 1 location in Toronto and is most likely a fairly new spot.
What I liked about Gotcha Bubble Tea was their portion sizes were fairly large for a good price. They have a large number of bubble tea drinks to choose from, and many flavor combinations you never though existed.
Drink Rating: 9.6/10
Their drink quality was perfect and a good blend of all flavors. Some of my personal favorites were the Royal Thai Coconut, Mother’s Favorite, Passion Fruit Milk, Chocolate Milk and Oatmeal Milk.
Price Rating: 9.0/10
Price range is typical of any other spot. You are looking to spend anywhere from $6 to $8 for a single large drink.
Order Now: Website | SkipTheDishes | DoorDash | Ubereats | Ritual
Call Now: (416) 596-1010
7) Coco Fresh Tea & Juice
Address: 648A Yonge St, Toronto, ON M4Y 2A6
Overall Review: 9.0/10
With several locations all over 4000 stories globally, Coco Fresh Tea was founded in 1997 by Tommy Hung with several years of experience in the bubble tea industry.
Their first location started in Taiwan and has now made its way into Toronto and still expanding.
If you want to open your own bubble tea spot, this franchise offers many opportunities to do so.
Drink Rating: 9.6/10
They provide a creative blend of milk tea, yogurt, coffee and several other combinations to give their customers a unique blend of Korean & North American flavors.
What’s great is their menu also reveals the amount of calories you are looking to consume if you are tracking your macros.
Overall Review: 9.0/10
The prices at Coco Fresh Tea range between $5.50 for a medium sized drink to $6.20 for a large sized one.
Order Now: Website | SkipTheDishes | Ubereats
Call Now: (647) 348-8181
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
1. Dairy milk
2. Green tea
3. Fruits
4. Tapioca
Bubble tea costs anywhere from $4.99 to $7.99 on average.
