This is a small, classic bubble tea shop. They have high top seating along the walls and a couple of tables towards the back. I appreciate that they allow you to fully customize the ice and sweetness of the beverages. I got the pearl milk tea. It was tasty but not the most flavorful. Still a nice treat on a hot, humid day. Service was very speedy. read more

Charged me a higher price on my order!!! Yesterday I bought a milk tea that was listed at around $8, but I was charged a higher price at checkout. The staff explained that the price had changed that day, but the displayed menu/sign had not been updated yet. When I asked for a refund of the difference, another issue came up: the receipt in their system showed a completely different card as the payment method, which was not my card. Because of that, they said they could not process the refund properly. I understand mistakes can happen, but it was frustrating to be charged more than the displayed price and then be unable to resolve the refund issue smoothly. I hope they improve both their pricing updates and payment system accuracy to avoid confusing customers in the future. read more

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While walking around the Upper East Side, we all got very warm, we decided a bubble tea would be a good way to cool off for a bit. I personally wish we found a local shop rather than a national chain. This Gong Cha was pretty spacious with plenty of places to sit. They have a broad menu including coffee, tea, slushies, with a broad list of flavors. They also serve hot dogs. I got the Passionfruit bubble tea with light sweetness and light ice. I love the option to customize. My drink was ready quickly, it was flavorful, sweet, cold and refreshing. There were plenty of chewy tapioca in each sip. This was a pleasant visit to Gong Cha. read more

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My foodie travels takes me to Upper East Side for a cold drink to cool down from New York City summer's humidity. After completing my hospital visit at nearby Lenox Hill - Northwell Health I needed bubble tea to sweetened my life from dispirited events. My drink satisfied my cold bubble tea itch. Peach green tea medium, $5.75 My drink order was fulfilled to the tee with 30% sugar, regular ice and including my default topping herbal jelly. The herbal jelly was very minimal, but tasted average. There are small pieces of peach fruit embedded. I do enjoy green tea - particularly Matcha green tea. There is minimal indoor seating and the air conditioning is somewhat inoperable. Customer service is efficient and attentive. This location is within the vicinity of CUNY Hunter College. read more

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My first time at Gong Cha and I really enjoyed it. I had the Mango Milk Tea with, light ice and less sugar. My friend had the Brown Sugar Milk tea and really enjoyed it. Service was fast and very friendly. The only negative, it could have been cleaner. It was later in the day, but, if you take away from the experience. read more

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Had the hibiscus green tea with pearls, 30% sugar and light ice. This drink was a little bit of heaven on my lunch break. Just the umph that I needed to keep me going. read more

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A couple of the employees in this store lack the professionalism and class to serve this neighborhood. Loudly and rudely commenting on customers and making assumptions (I went to empty my wallet to grab coins for change for tips, not a Social Security card, I'm married, not lonely), as if they grew up in the ghetto. read more

Convenient location above 6 train and Hunter college. Student discount offered here and limited dine in seating. Poke bowls are offered here but a slightly sparse. Seasonal boba menus and non dairy formulas for most options but always confirm with staff. If you're new to boba, there's a three to four step ordering process: flavor option, size, sugar level/ice, and toppings. There's specialty drinks offered with poke bowl options from vegetarian to protein. Water closet for customers only in the rear of bar. The staff are fast mostly and attentive. Gong cha is a go to since there's multiple locations in NYC. read more

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The Thai ice tea is delicious! My wife enjoyed the earl gray milk tea. Everything looked amazing. The price was decent. Staff was friendly. The atmosphere was trendy. The place itself was clean. read more

Gong Cha is one of my favorite boba chains, and this location is very good and makes the drinks delicious read more

Gong Cha - Bubble Tea Near Me - New York, New York

This gong cha location does a great job with their bubble tea. Service was quick and great. As always, gong cha has a diverse menu - from fruity to light, to your flavored milk teams with a variety of toppings. This one hit the spot for me after my party and I trekked uptown on a hot summer day. The server was happy to give us another cup of water when we asked! read more

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Yum! I had a delicious brown sugar tea here recently. They are organized and make delicious, often quite complex drinks. Lots of options on the menu. This is a quick grab and go spot rather than a place to hang out. The proximity to Hunter College, the subway, etc is quite convenient. Stop in and try something new! read more

I got the green tea milk foam tea with 50% sugar/ice - still a bit sweet for me. I'll try 0% sugar like my friend next time. She pleasantly enjoyed hers. Milk tea itself was good..? I blame CA for spoiling me with endless, tasty boba shops. - Quick and friendly service - Clean store and bathroom (ask a worker for the code) - Plenty of indoor seating - Input phone # for gong cha rewards! - Discount for Hunter College students This shop sells poke too! How random, right? Since when did boba and poke bowls hang out together...? read more

I remember a few years ago I really liked Gong Cha, but lately whenever I have gone I have been a bit disappointed. I ordered a taro milk tea which tasted particularly artificial and sadly did not satisfy my milk tea craving. read more

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Yum! Loved grabbing boba at Gong cha. The service was amazing, the workers were super friendly and fast. My friend tried the slush and enjoyed it, while I loved my green tea with peach and boba. Will be returning here! read more

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If you need to scratch your bubble tea itch while in the UES, this will do! Conveniently located in the close vicinity of Hunter's College and MET / Central Park (well close-ish). The inside is definitely much more spacious than your grab-and-go Gong Cha places with ample seating both in the front and back. A nice surprise is that they also have a decent Poké Bar for creating your own poké bowl. So you can get bubble tea and lunch/dinner and call it a day! Didn't try the poke bowl this time, but it seems that they have plenty items to choose from. read more

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I usually bring my own beverage to school, but today I did and I STILL wanted to order from Gong Cha haha! I saw that they had a new drink, honey green tea with limited edition heart jellies, so naturally, I had 2 get it!! Green tea is so good for ur body and honey is just amazing 4 those who are like me and always need some sweetness ( sweet tooth gang ). they ran out of heart jellies, which is totally fine I understand everyone wants heart shaped jelly haha, but I love that they gave me star jellies!! Super cute in the drink and tasted so yummy!! Def recommend this drink! I also got 10% off for being a Hunter Student and 20% off for being a gong cha member ! Don't forget to sign up for exclusive rewards when u go in store, all u need to do is put in ur phone number! read more

Gong Cha - Honey Green Tea with the star jelly !! - Bubble Tea Near Me - New York, New York

The poke bowls are very good. I chose to make my own and I got salmon, spicy tuna, crab meat, avocado, garlic chips, seaweed salad and edamame. Everything tasted very good and fresh. I got the ponzu sauce and poke sauce on the size, but I liked the ponzu sauce better. Overall it was very good. read more

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I'm pretty picky with my bubble tea and what I loved about Gong Cha was that the tea itself was perfect. I had the honey green tea and it was so refreshing while I took a walk on my lunch break. The tapioca balls themselves were firmer than I would like, and don't have any flavor or sweetness. But I couldn't stop raving about the tea itself. I had purchased 3 drinks to share with my coworkers and we all agreed that the tea itself was stellar. I'll definitely come back and maybe try jellies instead of the tapioca balls. read more

Quality drinks and friendly staff help bring a smile to the guests on a sweltering hot day. Located next door to 68 St-Hunter College MTA station on Line 6 and across the street from Hunter College. read more

Great boba! OK poke. I don't think I need to spend any words on how Gong Cha boba is legit, so I'll focus on the poke. First of all, it's wonderful to be able to get poke with your boba order. However, it wasn't the best, I'd say maybe even one of my least favorite pokes in the city. The serving size is generous and there's actually a lot of great flavors! However, the fish isn't super fresh, the sauce was a bit nauseating, the rice also wasn't great. All in all, let's just say I didn't feel amazing after eating it. Will definitely keep returning for the boba though. read more

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Received our two bubble teas in perfect shape and warm!! (Just like what we ordered!) Hubby ordered hot large, however given the cup size, they could only deliver it warm instead of hot. But left a very sweet note! Tapioca balls were perfectly cooked! Will order again! read more

The bubble tea here is excellent!! I got the strawberry milk tea with almond milk and I loved it ! The strawberry purée thing they add to it just knocks the drink onto another level. The place is really clean and staff is taking all necessary precautions. They have lots of cool drinks on the menu! read more

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Cant go wrong. Famous brand even in Asia. Somehow this location has a poke bowl bar too Drinks 5/5 Ordered the 3J (jelly) - tapioca pearl, herbal jelly and egg jelly. Ordered without sugar and it is flavorful enough as the jelly are usually sweet anyways Service 5/5 Quick and efficient. Over the counter. Everyone wearing a mask and following covid protocol Ambiance By the wall benches available to sit indoor. No outdoor sitting read more

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beautiful interior, beautiful service, beautiful boba so good so good so good so good so good so good so good so gooooodddddddddddd read more

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A very strategic new location right by Hunter College. I think it's the only location on the Upper East Side which makes it a lot more convenient to get some great brand name bubble tea. I was that guy and came in after 9pm, when they were closing, but they decided to serve me anyways, which was awesome of them. The bubble tea was made very well and the service is excellent. There's some sort of other stand next to them that serves food, so it's definitely a great addition to the community. Looking forward to the next visit! read more

I've been dying to try Gong Cha for a while now; and, when this location opened, I finally set my mind to it. It's pretty rare to find a good bubble tea shop in the Upper East Side, especially one in such close proximity to Hunter College. This one definitely beats some of the other options around here. I've tried a couple drinks down the menu but my favorite, however, has to be the Earl Grey Milk Tea with 3J's. The Brown Sugar Milk Tea and the Passionfruit Green Tea are quite good as well. The store itself is really clean and spacious too. Bright white walls with little to minimal decorations, but just enough to spice up the shop. There are plenty of seats available too. I will have to say, though, that their service is a bit slow. Even with 3-4 staff members at work, the speed at which they churn out drinks is mind-boggling. I can only hope the speed picks up in the future. read more

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I've had this chain of bubble tea numerous times in Flushing, and would say it's one of my go-to bubble tea spots. Although, I was not too satisfied about this experience - I ordered a Passionfruit Green Tea with 50% sugar and it tasted nothing like Passionfruit and was so sour that I had to make a face. It tasted more like pure apple juice. And the green tea..? Forget it. Also, instead of the 50% sugar option, I think they just used the normal amount of sugar because it was very sweet as well. read more

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There's not any other good bubble tea place in UES so glad that it's here! Makes me go out and walk to get some if I really want it. I usually get the Taro milk tea but I wanted to get Thai iced tea today. I think it was way too sugary, and I had gotten normal ice and sugar so maybe next time I can request less. The Taro is good too-no complaints there. Prices are a bit much but not sure how normal that is in NYC. Since it's the only good place around in UES-I'll be back to try more :) read more

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Great bubble tea spot. In my opinion, Gong Cha is second only to Boba Guys. I've enjoyed tea from Gong Cha's other locations for years, so I was very pleased that they finally opened a location on the upper east side! A big improvement over the other options around here (Kung Fu, Vivi, and - worst of all - Chatime). read more

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The bubble tea here is really good. This location is spacious and clean. The taro milk tea was solid, but the winter melon milk tea was amazing. The herbal jelly topping also tastes super fresh and actually herbal, unlike the jelly at other places which tastes canned. Also, they serve poke bowls here. I will have to try and report back read more

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BEST bubble tea! Perfectly sweet and delicious. Tapioca the perfect consistency. Try the cake cream on top! read more

Gong Cha - Brown sugar and mango bubble tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - New York, New York

Craving satisfied. I ordered the Pearl Milk Tea and build your own Poke Bowl online. They both tasted amazing and I love how customizable they both were. They ask how much sugar and ice you would like in the Pearl Milk tea, and have the option between a medium or large for slightly more. The Build Your Own Poke Bowl medium size includes 2 proteins and ample sides with choice of base and sauces for only $12.50. I also added avocado for $1.75 but they actually give the entire half of the avocado. Everything was fresh and good quality. read more

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Decent bubble tea. A little on the sweet side (even with 50% sweetness). The tapioca pearls were pretty good quality, though. read more

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Place is very nice. Clean and neat. The people working their are also polite. Doesn't need to wait long. Love that it's close to Hunter College. read more

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Had a refreshing lemon honey with white pearls. My friend had a passion fruit green tea! Both are great! Quick service! Now has a poke place inside the same store. Limited seating inside, so best for take out! read more

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Made a huge Uber eats group order from here of 20 teas - they were made so quickly and the staff labeled each cup with the name and tea so it was easy to distribute. read more

Thank you for being open during the pandemic. I enjoyed a very delicious milk tea with brown sugar! I normally drink my milk tea cold and low on ice but this hit the spot as I drank this over the winter. The tapioca here is excellent. The workers are nice. I hope to come back! read more

Tried the creme brûlée brown sugar milk tea and it's was heavenly. First time going here and it's now my new addiction! read more

Gong Cha - Creme Brûlée Brown Sugar Milk Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - New York, New York

This is a good standard boba shop. A place with the all the basic flavors and options. The service is fast and the drink was good. When you want a standard flavor this is definitely a place to go to. I felt the pearls were ok, not the best. They were regular size, not the smaller ones some shops use. Also, the medium and large containers seem generous. I ordered a medium with light ice. Overall if I'm in the area I would go back for convenience. read more

Gong Cha - Wintermelon Tea with pearls - Bubble Tea Near Me - New York, New York