stepping into bubble world on robson feels like slipping back to a simpler time, before the days of gold dusted foam and over the top bbt creations, there was this. one of vancouver's og taiwanese bubble tea spots, bubble world has been around since 1995, serving up the staples, milk teas, slushes, and taiwanese fusion snacks, with no frills, just comfort. the japanese music playing in the background gave it a chill, familiar vibe. drinks run between $5.25 and $7, toppings extra. i went with a matcha green tea ice cream shake, no pearls, no fancy add-ons, just the way i remember it. if you grew up in vancouver, chances are you've been to bubble world, at this or other location at some point, maybe even spent long hours here sipping tea and killing time, playing card games, etc. bubble world isn't trying to keep up with the trends, and that's exactly its charm. still standing after all these years, doing what it does best. read more

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Robson Bubble World is a legit Taiwanese restaurant that happens to serve bubble tea. We had the spicy beef noodle soup and salt and pepper chicken which were indistinguishable from flavors I expect in Taipei. I also enjoyed the mango dessert, it's a twist on mango pomelo sago with grapefruit and coconut milk. Service was quick and friendly, with no one in line. Prices are 2020 prices, which I appreciate. Decor is modern with 4 tables. read more

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The food is so good and worth it. Service was fast even though there was only one lady working, who was super friendly~ Also they were playing some of my favorite Citypop songs while I was there. read more

Nice & fun interior, there are games to play whether foosball or video games. Prices are reasonable, I got a strawberry milk tea and it was as standard as you would expect. Next time I go I would get something else. Service was normal, I wanted a milk alternative so I asked the cashier for their opinion but they just told me all milk alternatives are fine. So I flipped a coin in my head and picked almond milk - wouldn't recommend this with strawberry at all. I don't see this place being my go to spot, but it will be a spot I'd come back to if it's later at night and I'm in the area. read more

Bubble World - Strawberry Milk Tea with Oak Milk - Taiwanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Bubble Tea made my friend barf! So the experience was horrific to say the least. The place was kinda dirty so I'm not sure if the beverage making environment was up to par, but the results were obvious. My mango drink was ok but 7-11 has same product for half the price... Well we tried to sample the juices but this place gets FRANK BOOTH middle finger award for making someone barf. read more

I was craving a refreshing Bubble Tea while touring Vancouver's busy Robeson Street, and this place stood out... Well, the place seemed quite vintaged...guess it's an old staple? I got a Rose Milk Tea w/ Boba and Lychee Jelly, and it took a long time (10 minutes easy)...but then there appeared to be just 1 guy working. Also the cup packaging was a bit off. Not only was the cup flimsy, the paper straw just wouldn't penetrate the top lid, and I had to ask the cashier for assistance. Well, he managed to poke a hole...but with alot of spillage. EEEEEEK. Luckily the BT was really good. read more

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Nostalgic spot for bubble tea on Robson St! Quick service and extensive menu. I got the mango milk tea with pearls and my friend got a watermelon slush. Both were great and thirst quenching. Pearls were cooked well and bouncy. read more

Bubble World - Taiwanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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If you're from the states, you'll understand when I say this place is similar to tapioca express shops. This shop is located in Robeson at where there are at least 3 milk milk tea shops on the same street. I sense this shop survives since it beats out the others by staying open till 2am on a Saturday. We had walked by this place during the day and it wasn't busy at all. Once nightfall hits and young'ns want a late night snack or a place to hangout, this seems to be where they go. They sell asian food and drinks. It's cute how they have words to distinguish milkshake vs milk tea = milk vs no milk. Guess newbies that's not clear. They also have a couple of board games to keep people entertained. We had the black sesame with boba and oolong milk tea. The boba could be a tad sweeter but it is nice and bouncy. Think drinks are overall well make and you can hear the shacker shaking up drinks. If you're Asian and have late night cravings side Asian snack foods and sweet drinks this place can't do you wrong. read more

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So glad I didn't let the hole in the wall vibe deter us from coming in here, the bubble tea was actually pretty decent! Lots of options to choose from: slush (not milky), milkshake (milky), milk tea & fruit tea. I was able to customize a dairy free oreo taro shake with oat milk - delicious! They also sell hot food here which I didn't get to try. There's also board games that were scattered about; a mini arcade game that wasn't working, a broken mini foozball table. Needless to say, we took our bubble tea to go, which luckily was quick! read more

D R I N K The cashier recommended the coconut milk teas as a favorite, and boy was she right! I'm not a fan of some flavors for drinks because it can come across as superficial, coconut being one of them. I tend to generally lean towards regular house milk tea. Being a tourist, I felt brave and gave her recommendation a shot. It was absolutely delicious! It almost tasted cookie-ish. I probably could have gone a touch less sweet since I generally don't have a sweet tooth, but I highly recommend this drink. The Jasmine milk tea tastes like the typical kind and but was actually fairly light considering we didn't modify the sweetness. Coconut Milk Tea // $4.75 Jasmine Milk Tea // $4.75 S E R V I C E The cashier was hard to understand because it was loud inside and her accent very thick, but she was super helpful and patient while my sister and I decided on what we wanted. L O C A T I O N It's on Robson in Downtown Vancouver. Like the rest of Vancouver, parking sucks if you have a car. Finding a spot is difficult and you have to pay to park. But if you're just running in to pick up the drink you can probably get away without paying since I don't think they don't regulate every minute of the day. read more

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I was craving boba after dinner and decided to try this place since it was near our dinner location. I opted for the jasmine milk tea with boba. The jasmine milk tea isn't that bad and the sweetness is perfect. The tea flavor itself is a bit bitter. And the boba is pretty good and chewy. This was a decent boba drink I had while on my vancover trip. read more

Bubble World - jasmine milk tea with boba - Taiwanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

This boba was pretty good. It was next to the ramen spot we were eating at and decided to give it a try. Wasn't bad at all but wasn't amazing either. 3.5 stars I would think. I got the milk tea boba. read more

I've tried many of the slushes on their menu and I can confidently say Bubble World offers some of the best slushes. I recommend their taro oreo, passion fruit, and milk tea slush. Their pearls are soft and chewy. I also tried their salty peppery chicken nuggets, which were crispy and juicy. Their convenient Robson location makes it the perfect place to grab a refreshing drink if you're in the area. read more

Bubble World - Original milk tea with pearls, mango slush with pearls, milk tea slush with pearls - Taiwanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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I could go on and on about this place ranting about it non stop but why waste time when I can sum it up within a few lines..... BEST TASTING BOBA I'VE EVER HAD...... HANDS DOWN!!! Flavorful, tasty, and sweetness to perfection! Not to mention my old childhood games in sega mode!!!! yes guys.... on the house while you enjoy your drink! Games consist of sega's 90's xmen, street fighter and u know the rest! And to our humbling and ever so kind barista that schooled us on boba!! thinking the BAY's boba was best.... u were totally right!!! urs is way better than ours!!!!!! read more

Bubble World - Best boba I've had with tons of arcade games for free!! - Taiwanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Don't get anything else besides the taro Oreo smoothie w/ taro pearl! My group got the original milk tea, honeydew slush, taro smoothie, and taro Oreo smoothie. Out of all our drinks, the taro Oreo was the best. This might be my favorite taro drink place! I hope bubble world comes to California! read more

Bubble World - Milk tea, honeydew slush, taro Oreo, and taro - Taiwanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

I've been here on 2 separate occasions already and each time, my order was done to perfection! I had their Chinese pancakes as well as their beef rolls in Chinese pancakes. They were both delicious with very drastic presentations. The pancakes themselves were cut in triangle pieces so kinda like pizza but smaller and not as stuffing - enough for a snack after drinking on the town. The beef rolls were mouth watering! Wish I had ordered 2 portions instead...filling but not to the point where you feel bloated. I also go the original milk tea and sesame milk tea! They were incredible and strongly flavoured - which is good because no one likes a diluted drink. The drinks here are also reasonably priced with tons of "bubble" options. You can also personalize your orders by adjusting the sweetness and cold levels. Free WiFi with plenty of seats and mini games for people to enjoy. What I don't like is how to deliver the drinks - you really have to pay attention and be within the pickup vicinity when your drinks are being called out. The place can get really loud and busy so it's easy to miss read more

Bubble World - Original milk tea - Taiwanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Ordered a Coffee Milk Tea with Pearls, perfect amount of sweet. They have a nice area where you can sit down and wait for your food, board games to keep you busy. read more

Bubble World - Interior - Taiwanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Walking back up Robson towards Granville, we decided to stop in Bubble World (2/20/18). We both ordered Original Milk Teas ($4 each, plain, no candies) and savored them onsite. This business also offers a wide variety of flavored beverages and in different formats and food items. Friendly counter staff. Clean tables and seating. Plus there's also video gaming towards the back from the main counter. These milk teas were delicious, made with caramelized yellow sugar made onsite. The Homie slurped his milk tea down in record pace. I took my time savoring while watching passersby walking to/from along Robson. Pleasant detour, reasonably priced, and tasty! read more

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Honestly, I'm torn because one of the times I came here, the bubbles tasted horrible, like expired medicine. But that was one experience out of many, so I'm going to cut them some slack because I thoroughly enjoy this bubble tea spot. The taro here is really good, when I ordered it there were real chunks of taro in it and didn't have that artificial purple colour. When you order it though, I think you need to specify that you want a real taro bubble tea. Overall, would come again read more

Bubble World - Taro and Coconut - Taiwanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

We ordered drinks and request them with less sugar. They made it right. I heard the guy mentioned that to the girl to make sure she made it right. (Some other places did it wrong). That is an attention to details and quality control right there. we ordered taro milk tea with boba and green Milk tea with boba. The boba is soft outside and crunchy inside. Boba has a little sweet taste. It is perfect for me. The drink itself also taste good, very aromatic. read more

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I have to give it 4 stars because it was one of the rare finds in Vancouver. There are not a a lot of bubble tea spots here. During the entire trip we spotted 3! One in particular had a super long line all the time. We didn't have enough time to wait but it was near the sushi restaurant we ate at Shizen Ya in the downtown area. We'd been walking for a good couple of hours uphill too so it was nice welcome find to see this place. We grabbed some drinks and rested our feet for a bit. The shop is a good size, they had a nice selection of options. We both went for blended ice drinks I got taro and he got honeydew. It wasn't bad, not too sweet or artificial tasting. We opted out of the toppings but they had wide selection of boba, jellies, and other add on's. Very chill spot, nice music. Good place to sit and relax for a bit before we tracked out again to check out the shopping scene on Robson Street. read more

Bubble World - Taro and honeydew slush - Taiwanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

The drinks here are sooooo sweet holy cow. I got the honey milk tea with 50% sugar. It tasted like 120% sugar. I thought it was just me because of the honey. Nope, my friend's lychee green tea was super sweet. Another friend's sesame milk tea tastes a bit more normal but still sweet and that was at 30% sweetness. The only ones that tasted remotely normal and not full of diabetes was a peach green tea and the original milk tea with pearls at 50% sweetness. The boba didn't have any sweetness added and was a bit chewy. The meat floss egg sandwich was not bad but a bit pricy in my opinion. The redeeming factor was the spicy popcorn chicken that was decent, but nothing special. I think this place is good for when you're out late at night and want someplace open that serves food and bubble tea, but definitely do 30% sugar so it's not overbearingly sweet. read more

Bubble World - Meat floss egg sandwich and popcorn chicken - Taiwanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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This place is great!! We unfortunately exploded our first boba and they were very kind about it and made us another. The peach milk tea was wonderful!! Come here for a great snack on a hot day read more

Bubble World - Peach milk tea - Taiwanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

After reading the reviews on Yelp, I decided to try the Earl Grey Milk tea with taro pearls. I found the milk tea itself to be a big step down (ie. cheap tasting) compared to Gong Cha, but the taro pearls were amazing! The taro flavor was quite strong (probably artificial flavor but bubble tea is not exactly a health drink so who cares lol). I drank up every bit of it. Now I wish I could get Gong Cha earl grey milk tea with Bubble World taro pearls...that would be the dream! One note about the taro pearls is that they will 'melt' with time and become less chewy so don't let them sit for too long. read more

Excellent bubble tea and service. Fast and friendly, open hours make it easy to access

While visiting Vancouver I had to try some of the bubble tea. I saw this one is local to the area, so I had to check it out. I ordered the Taro Milk Tea with Takoyaki as a side. The milk tea was pretty much as I anticipated, good balance between the taro and milk, and the tapioca was cooked well. The Takoyaki was very good as well, and presented nicely. All of the traditional elements were there, and it was very similar to how I remember the Takoyaki in Osaka was. The video game section was a plus, the consoles are all-in-one arcade games from the 60s-90s and had plenty of games to play. Solid 4 stars for this place read more

Bubble World - Taro Milk Tea - Taiwanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Over an hour to make one bubble tea? And an extra thirty minutes to deliver? Get your act together Bubble World. Never ordering from you again. read more

I think the concept here is cool - they have some free arcade games set up next to the café area. The space that the shop is housed in is laid out well and although there aren't really any decorations up the building itself is appealing. The person who took my order was very pleasant. They have lots of options for toppings here, with lots of more uncommon flavoured jellies. The drink menu is also pretty extensive and you can adjust sweetness/ice levels on lots of drinks, and I believe you can ask to combine flavours for some items. They also serve some simple meal and snack items here. The drink I had was delicious! I got the avocado milk with grass jelly. The avocado milk was SUPER thick, almost milkshake consistency, and the avocado flavour was strong and tasted pretty authentic (I assume the flavour was just from a syrup but I couldn't tell from taste alone). The grass jelly also had a fresh taste. read more

Bubble World - Avocado Milk w/ Grass Jelly - Taiwanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Sometimes, I'm disappointed when I order one of my favorite drinks, taro slush, and it's not made well. That wasn't a problem here at all: I was here three times in one week. read more

Bubble World - Taro slush - Taiwanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Earl grey tea $4.75 good taste of earl grey. Just a little too much of milk. Chewy boba. Not overly sweet 59% of sweetness. You can adjust the sweetness to your liking. read more

Bubble World - Green milk tea and taro milk tea are great - Taiwanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

If you're looking for a place that serves a bit of food and drink late at night after most things are closed, Bubble World is not a bad place to go. However, come here for the bubble tea, not the food! The drinks are delicious and on par with other good bubble tea places, but I would say the food is at best "decent". I would recommend getting food elsewhere if you can. read more

Bubble World - Deluxe Meat Sauce on Rice ($8.95) - There is rice and meat sauce under all of that stuff!! None of it is mixed. - Taiwanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

There seriously is a lack of bubble tea places downtown ! I was on Davie st. When I got a craving, and decided to walk to Robson st. to the Bubble World. This was my second visit here. It's a decent sized space for a bubble tea spot. They have a fairly extensive menu of both food and drinks. I always get a slush of some sort with half pearls and half coconut jelly. I decided on a fresh fruit slush -watermelon and strawberry. It was a very short wait ! The drink itself was yummy. I've rarely had a bubble tea slush I didn't love! The staff were friendly and efficient. They are open til midnight which is a major bonus ! I defiantly will be back ! read more

Their earl grey milk tea with pearls is the bomb! So good!! Their milky green tea is good! They have free arcades and wifi here too! read more

Bubble World - Taiwanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Decent place for cheap no frills bbt. Bubbles nice and chewy. Milk tea had a nice tea flavour to it, which was surprising as I was expecting a watered down tea given the price. Half sweet was good for me. Not sure how fast service is, as I called ahead of time and they had my drinks ready in the fridge. read more

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This place serves the best bubble teas in town. Perfect atmosphere. Has ps4s and you can play if you get lucky. Delicious spicy deep fried squid feet. Try the Original Bubble Tea and the Taro. The staff are great. Youtube music's always playing songs and music videos. Thanks Bubble World read more

Bubble World - Deep Feried Squid Feet - Taiwanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Some days a basic bubble tea hits the spot: Original Milk Tea, Minimum Sweetness + Pearls. I don't come here for any of the fancier stuff as it's tough to order unsweetened options as most flavours are made with syrup. Friendly order-taker behind the counter, quick service, yummy tea, just chewy pearls: what's there to not like? read more

Bubble World - Taiwanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Came down for a bubble tea. Parking is available along the side streets, or you can throw money away at the meters. The inside is pretty beaten up - it feels like a half renovated house, right down to the mismatched tables and chairs. One of the chairs is the office type with wheels, for crying out loud. There is also a video game section. There is food available here, but the food menu is taped to a wall. It was annoying because this is also where the line up is located, so I was bumping shoulders with random people trying to read the damn thing. The bubble tea was decent, but I couldn't be sure if it was real fruit, or the crappy powder variety. read more

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3.5 stars I ordered a strawberry smoothie with pearls and it was pretty good, but not $4.50 good. Paying in US dollars with a 0.9 exchange rate sure didn't help with the price either. read more

Bubble World - Strawberry mango slush - Taiwanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

So many options for bubble tea, they are all so yummy! the taro coconut slush was my fave. also, the fried squid is the perfect salty snack.

Always good for a quick picker upper bubble tea. Great place to hang out. They got a good selection of Taiwanese food and even PS4 and Xbox games to play. Top picks: 1. Original Milk ayes with pearls and Taro Toppings 2. Salt and pepper chicken nuggets 3. Fried egg rolls Service is fast and very friendly. read more

Bubble World - Taiwanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia