I finally stopped into Chew Chew Bun and was so glad I did!…read more It's a smaller place, so expect to get there at a good time for seating. Service was nice and willing to tell me more about the drink options when I wasn't sure what to order. But it has a great selection of coffee and tea drinks. The Portuguese egg tarts were perfect. I wish I ordered more. The matcha muffin was tasty though I did bring it home to enjoy with some butter. I loved the seasonal red tea affogato that I ordered. Highly recommend.

What a find! Such a cute little coffee shop with a mellow vibe, just for starters. Kind of funky…read moreinterior with not much seating...picture shows main seating with three chairs next to pastry case and window. The wait staff greeted me quickly and helped select bakery choices. I had a ham and cheese breakfast sandwich and a cafe americano, and both were very good to excellent. Yes, a coffee shop with outstanding coffee and equally excellent pastry. Now for full disclosure I had a second treat since I had coffee, and bam, just great again so it's no fluke. Cannot speak highly enough...please go.

The short version: I love this place! Definitely go here!…read moreNow the long one for those who like to know what they are getting into: the employees are some of the kindest people I have ever interacted with. Joe at the register makes sure you have everything you need, makes great recommendations, and is very compassionate! I wish I got the other employees name as well, she was really sweet and the lavender London fog was so good. I also got the chili, it's amazing, hearty, and made the way I love. Because of this I will note that if you have a cinnamon allergy you will want to avoid the chili as it's definitely in there! Quiet, clean, and comfy vibes that allowed me to have about two hours to myself to read and relax!

Lovely ambiance, warm and inviting service. The perfect place to meet a friend, read a book, or get…read moresome work done outside the office.

A nice and quiet shop you can find underneath Urban Outfitters. Drinks come out fast, and the lady…read morewho usually works there's so nice. It seems it used to be a lot more popular pre-covid, so it is sad to see such a well known place get forgotten because of it. If you just wanna enjoy some bubble tea with some peace and quiet, try this place out

This is one of those off-the-beaten-path establishments that you would be remiss to miss out on if…read moreyou're a fan of bubble tea. I don't even live here, but whenever I come to visit this is on the list of must-visit places. I go for one particular item: lavender milk bubble tea. No bubble tea can compare, and believe me, I have tried! When ordering, you have an option of two sizes: small or large. There are MANY tea flavors in addition to several great add-in options (boba, lychee, beans, etc). The coolest part about this place is the interactive dining experience. The walls are clad with unique post-it's from guests, and the tables are covered in board-games/activities to invite you to stick around. 10/10 would recommend.

This place is awesome. The vibe inside is cute and cozy, although definitely come during off hours…read moreif you're planning on taking a seat. I love the drinks and the pastries. It's a little pricey, but there really aren't better ones downtown. The service is also great. They take their time with drinks and make sure things come out right. One time someone else took my drink from the counter, and the staff remade it for me in a larger size at no charge and gave me a voucher for a free drink my next visit. So kind of them! Love coming here.

My wife and I were on a road trip and just had lunch nearby. I wanted coffee before getting back on…read morethe road. Elixr is my type of coffee shop! Focused on high quality coffee! Clean and modern shop with nice seating. Gentleman working the counter was pleasant and professional. What I would typically call a "pour over", they call a "hand pour". They can call it whatever they want, it was fantastic! They extracted maximum flavor and served it at optimal temperature. Bonus points for the classy vessel it was served in. I would gladly return to Elixr!

Atmosphere was okay. It had a wall that looked like it was decorated solely for the purpose taking…read morepics for instagram. The service felt lackluster and the food was expensive. I got a tropical fruit juice tea with crystal boba and it was great don't get me wrong. But it feels very college-aged-social-media-influencer-trying-to-promote cool and less genuine-connection-for-friends cool.

Super cute bubble tea location that also has the convenience of being a small Asian grocery shop…read moreand an Asian fusion eatery! Let me coment on the interior design first: You could call it a typical Asian cafe layout, with the green wall, neon lights, and white-on-wood plus pastel "natural" look, BUT this is State College, PA. How many other places locally have cute set ups like this?? No where. I would love to come here with friends, just to sit and study, hangout, anything. How I miss cafes like this being on every corner in the cities. But alas I'm surrounded by hills in a beautiful valley - thankfully I still get to enjoy this ambiance at Mr.Wish! Their main menu items are fruit teas, which is a refreshing addition to the area as the other bubble tea places focus on the milk teas. You can see all the real fruit chunks and puree in the drinks which is also a much appreciated shift away from flavor powders or syrups! So many different fruit teas to choose from - I got the Peach Sunset today but I'll definitely be back for the Wish Special Fruit Tea(mostly because it looks like calamansi and where can you get that around here?!), and others available. The peach sunset is an icy white peach smoothie with a cheese cap. I think it just comes in L. Not too sweet, but concentrated white peach flavor! They do still have a selection of milk teas so in case your friend still wants the milk tea with tapioca pearls, not to worry, you both can still enjoy the drinks here. :)

Very cute shop. One quirk is that you have to place your order through the electronic kiosk where…read morethe register would be, but the worker was friendly and told us to ask if we had questions. I got the Whale Crystal, a drink of blue coconut milk and tao jiao (peach tree jelly). I would've guessed that the blue came from butterfly pea flower, but I didn't actually pick up on any flavour besides coconut. The drink was very good - the tao jiao had an interesting texture and very subtle floral taste. It didn't really taste peachy. The barista recommend mixing the drink before drinking and I will reinforce this recommendation since I think the texture and flavour of the tao jiao were best when combined with thee coconut milk. The sweetness level was not adjustable for the drink but I didn't think it was too sweet at all even though I usually take my drinks with low sugar. I really enjoyed this unique drink!

I haven't been to State College in a while. So I'm not sure when all the uni-marts closed down and…read morereopened as boba tea places? But I can not believe how many of these tea places are all over State College! After passing like 12 of them I finally got sucked in - and I entered The Whale Tea. The place was cute. I ordered a large Matcha tea - and the picture on the wall said it was one of their top items ordered. It probably took about 10 minutes for them to make it - but there were a lot of people in and out so I wasn't expecting it to be made too fast. They called my number so I went to get my tea. The picture on the wall showed the tea had boba but my order didn't have it. When I asked they told me the picture was misleading since they don't put boba in the matcha - but they said they would put it in mine if I wanted them to open the seal. I let them add it - bc why not? The drink was absolutely delicious. One of the best matchas I've had. The price was almost $8 which I thought was insane bc it is muuuuuch cheaper to get matcha in Philly. I'm not sure how all these college students can afford this almost $8 beverage - when I was a college student that would not have been even close to being in my budget - I prefered spending my cash on dollar beer pitchers. But these expensive drinks seem to be all the rage w current students.

Very friendly ladies and AMAZING coffee so many flavors. My favorite part is the ice cubes, they…read moreare made from coffee so they don't water down your coffee it stays delicious to the very last sip. The shop is very neat as well never seen anything like it. I'm pretty sure you can even bring your own tumbler too but don't quote me on it.

If you build it or in this case name it they will come. Made it to Bees knees for the first time!…read moreCoffees were so good that they unfortunately didn't make it home. Yes I drank both that was after my cup of joe at home and ones with breakfast at the sunset west diner up the road. Oh and yes the one had a double shot of expresso in it don't judge it was a long 8 hr work week and late night with MLB openers on the left coast . Yes please I'll have the Ohtani with my Trout ( sorry wrong group ). The set up is not conventional, with the pick up window in the back yard (rear of the building ) Unfortunately I chose the day after a significant rain and obviously did not plan for the off the beaten path pick up situation ( I was wearing my new kicks ! ( hoka ) This is the only reason I docked the joint one star. Please support this business so they can get a landscape makeover. Pea size gravel , crushed stone , pavers , a ramp anything would Bee an upgrade to mushy grass. The coffee with 2 shots in it was my favorite, but the dark bourbon with whole milk was a close second!

After being spoiled in Vegas with some amazing curry places, I'm so glad to have tried Teadori!…read more We ordered the chicken katsu, curry, and rice bowl with Kurobuta pork sausages added in. It was amazing! Definitely filling to eat all at once, so we gladly saved half for leftovers. It can get a little busy with school in session, but there's a decent amount of seating. Pricing is typically of State College. Will definitely be coming back & highly recommend.

Super cute place on College Ave. Lots of seats and it seems like a relaxing place to study. There's…read morea lot of boba places at State College, but this one is definitely a great one. Their boba / milk tea is great, and they even have food options like ramen and Korean fried chicken, which was delightfully crisp. I've already been here many times, and many more to come I'm sure.