With Spring on the horizon, it’s time to find the perfect springtime refreshment. For us, we think bubble tea makes the perfect springtime delight! They come in a wide range of flavours, colours and bubbles! We decided to explore the world of bubble tea and discover the city’s top spots to grab yourself a cup or two of this lovely treat.
Ben’s Bubble Tea
Ben’s Bubble Tea is taking of South Africa! You can find this refreshing stop at a number of locations across the country – but in and near Joburg, you can get your bubble tea fix at Menlyn Park Shopping Centre, Waterfall Mall, and Grant Avenue in Norwood. They have a wide selection of tea flavours to choose from, including milk tea, fresh fruit tea, lemonade, iced tea and fruit fizz. And let’s not forget to mention the bursting boba and toppings.
Details: www.bensbubbletea.co.za | 072 682 5529 | ben@bensbubbletea.co.za | Facebook | Instagram
Susu Bubble Tea
What we love about Susu Bubble Tea is the fact there is a wide range to choose from! When you take a look at their menu, you’ll most certainly be spoilt for choice. And best of all, they’re delicious and super refreshing!
Take your pick from their Specials, or from their selection of series. Series you can choose from include Litchi, Green Apple, Fresh Fruit, and of course, Milk Tea! There’s much more where that came from though. You can find them in Cyrildene, Rivonia and Parkhurst.
Details: susububbleteaza.com | 061 426 6620 | info@susububbleteaza.com | Facebook | Instagram
Bubble & Co
If you’re in Emmarentia, be sure to stop by Bubble & Co to get your bubble tea fix. This Muslim-owned brand is bringing tea culture to the area, offering their famous special-teas, slushies, as well as milk based and water based drinks that cater to all tea lovers.
A few tea-musts include their Strawberrry Crème Brulée Tea, the Lotus Brown Sugar Boba Milk Tea, and the Passion Fruit Jasmine Tea. We promise you, you’ll be back for more!
Details: bubbleandcoz.wixsite.com | bubbleandcoz@gmail.com | 081 363 1921 | 143 Barry Hertzog Avenue, Randburg, Johannesburg
BubbleBee
Bubble Bee Bubble Tea offers tea lovers authentic Taiwanese bubble tea that’s sure to delight your taste buds. You can find them at Rosebank Mall, preparing refreshing and sweet bubble teas that’ll have you coming back to try out the entire menu.
Take your pick from their menu full of fruit teas, Bubble Bee slushies, Boba Milk Tea, and much more. You’re sure to find a flavour that you’ll love.
Details: www.bubblebee.co.za | 064 084 4294 | bubblebee284@gmail.com | Facebook | Instagram | Opposite Checkers, Rosebank Mall, 5A Cradock Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg.
MoMo Fresh Tea & Juice
MoMo brings their customers the most current trends and variations of bubble tea. And to ensure you never get bored with flavours and combinations, they create and mix up different variations every season.
Find their stores in Cyrildene, Parkhurst and Rivonia, and check out what delights they have on their menu. The Jasmine BS Pearls Milk Tea, Mango Banana with Pearl, and Milk Tea With Coconut Jelly are all delicious. Everything on their menu is delicious, actually.
Details: www.momobubbleteasouthafrica.com | info@momobubbleteasouthafrica.com | Instagram
Xing Fu Tang
Craving some Authentic Brown Sugar Boba? then be sure to make a beeline to Xing Fu Tang. This is one of the newest bubble tea hotspots in the city, which can be found in Randburg, Rosebank and Bedfordview.
Here, you’ll be spoilt for choice. You won’t know which bubble tea combination to try first! Take your pick from a selection of refreshing tea flavours including Peach, Strawberry, Passion Fruit and Litchi (in green tea, soda or slushie form), then add your choice of amazing popping boba, which comes in a variety of delicious flavours.
Details: Instagram
Fire Lion South Africa
Having just relocated to Northview Shopping Centre in Northriding, Fire Lion South Africa is another new and refreshing bubble tea cafe you need to visit to get your fix.
Their menu offers their Signature milk teas, Jasmine green tea, sparkling teas and slushies in an array of flavours. And as for the popping pearls, they come in Brown Sugar or Golden pearls, as well as fresh fruity flavours including strawberry, litchi, peach and mango. Yum!
Details: Facebook | Instagram | 082 486 5036 | firelionsa250@gmail.com | Northview Shopping Centre, corner Malibongwe Drive and Olievenhout Avenue, Northgate, Johannesburg.
The Bubble Emporium
For all things bubble tea, sweet and cute, visit The Bubble Emporium at Blairgowrie Plaza Shopping Centre in Randburg. Not only do they offer delicious and refreshing bubble tea at their lovely little store, but they also have adorable bubble tea plushies to take home with you.
As for the bubble tea, there are endless possibilities to create with all of their different base teas, fruity flavours, milk teas, pearls and bursting bubbles. The combination we love is the Rooibos Apple with pineapple jellies, and strawberry popping bubbles. Yum! Also, you can find them serving teas at various markets around the city.
Details: Facebook | 071 698 9356 | Blairgowrie Plaza Shopping Centre, 70 Conrad Drive, Johannesburg.
Bubble Boba
Bubble Boa has take Instagram by storm with it’s decadent and delicate Asian dessert, cute setting, and of course, their authentic Chinese bubble tea!
Their menu has a wide variety of flavours and teas for you to sip, enjoy, and combine to make your favourite bubble tea concoction. We love the Triplets Milk Tea, Dessert Cup Tea, and the Strawberry Milk tea (abolsute favourite). Find them at Jean Village Shopping Centre in Centurion, Rivonia, and in Greenstone Hill.
Xoxo Bubble Tea
Out in the East Rand? Don’t worry, we got you. Xoxo Bubble Tea can be found at Hodad’s and Pascal’s on Van Riebeeck Avenue in Edenvale. And just recently, they have release four new flavours that are sure to excite.
These new flavours include Cappuccino Ice Milk, Strawberry Milk, Grape Fizz, and Chocolate Milk. With their delicious and refreshing bubble teas, you’re one sip away from a burst of flavour!
Details: Instagram
