9 Best Bubble Tea Places in Connecticut!
Nothing beats that first taste of fresh bubble tea. Sip the rich, milky tea in whatever flavor of your choosing and enjoy the chewy tapioca bubbles or bursting fruit bubbles. These bubble tea places in Connecticut will transport you to Taiwan, offering the drink in numerous flavors and endless customization options. Here are our favorites.
The Green Tea House, Farmington, CT
This super sweet tea house always offers excellent quality tea and flavorful blends that you can purchase to enjoy at home. With an eye towards what’s trending, the Green Tea House also offers bubble tea, afternoon tea, tea slushies, and tea lattes. Their bubble tea is created using your choice of any tea in the store and the option for tapioca bubbles or the fruit-flavored bursting bubbles. Popular pairings with tapioca bubbles include pu’er tea or caramel cider chai.
Mei Tea, Plainville, CT
Mei Tea serves a delicious mix of traditional Chinese snacks, such as dumplings and steamed buns, that pair perfectly with their bubble tea offerings. Bubble tea drinks can really be customized here, with the option for hot or cold, sweetness level, and amount of ice (in the cold tea). Enjoy delicious iced milk tea or fruit teas with bubbles, and even mix and match the flavors to create something perfectly suited for you.
0 Degree, Middletown, CT
This kawaii dessert shop has the cutest Thai rolled ice cream creations as well as boba tea. The bubble tea flavor options are extensive here, with traditional favorites such as plain milk tea, taro, jasmine, chai, Japanese green tea, and more. Stop by for a bubble tea to sip on while you watch the staff create cool rolled ice cream sundaes.
Alice in the Village, Mystic, CT
Playing up the whimsy from “Alice and Wonderland,” Alice in the Village is a special place to visit for afternoon tea, treats, or tea to go. Whether you have a reservation for a full afternoon tea or simply need a bubble tea pick-me-up in the afternoon, Alice in the Village makes that #treatyoself experience something entirely unique. Bubble tea options include milk tea, slushy, or smoothie with three tea options, eight flavor options, and either tapioca pearls or bursting fruit bubbles.
ViVi Bubble Tea, New Haven, CT
Located right along the New Haven Green, ViVi Bubble Tea makes it simple for students to get their boba fix after a hard day of classes. This popular chain bubble tea house has an impressive array of teas, transporting you directly to Taiwan, the home of this tasty food trend. Enjoy bubble teas in flavors such as matcha, milk black tea, chocolate milk tea, and more or dive further into the tea trend with ice jelly tea or their cool specials such as passion fruit QQ.
Tea Break, West Hartford, CT
Quiet your sweet tooth with one of over 30 flavors of bubble teas at Tea Break. This little shop has a great selection of flavors, with options for classic Taiwanese teas, brewed teas, fruit teas, and more. You also have the option to customize your order by sweetness, temperature, and amount of ice. Choose from tapioca pearls or noodles, agar, aloe gel, and several other unique options.
Pho Vietnam, Danbury, CT
After enjoying a massive bowl of pho or spicy pad Thai, finish off your meal with a sweet bubble tea at Pho Vietnam. Bubble tea flavors include mango, taro, green tea, Thai ice tea, and more. They also offer mango, lychee, strawberry, and green apple jelly as additions to your bubble tea.
Pearls N Swirls, Fairfield, CT
Pearls N Swirls is an ice cream and tapioca pearl tea shop that offers flavors that change with the season and the trends, though it is likely you’ll find Asian-inspired flavors such as green tea and taro. For something super cooling on a hot summer day, try their slush teas with tapioca pearls.
Papa Tea, Danbury, CT
Featuring Thai-style rolled ice cream and delicious bubble tea, Papa Tea in the Danbury Mall is a great pit stop during a long day of shopping. Bubble tea flavors include matcha milk tea, rose milk tea, Thai milk tea, and more!