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Love the mango sago! Needed it with the dim sum we got from GMK. So refreshing!…read more The mango was surprisingly good, they put some mango cubes in there too, so it didn't taste fake. The sago was good and fresh tasting, and it wasn't too sweet, had a good tart taste. One of the better mango sago out there.

Such a cute aesthetic! A lot of plushies and adorable art :)…read more We had so much fun playing Connect Four and this carrot color-memorizing game! Though my friends agreed the drinks were somewhat bland (not sweet enough)

Decorations

Pinky Lady @whaevaeats

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Fresh watermelon juice

By Me Boba Tea

4.0(247 reviews)

We ordered mango slushy and lychee slushy. Fairly quick service. The place was small, a few tables…read moreand chairs. Some of the food items were sold out, but I understand because it was the Chinese new year parade and Chinatown was busy! The drinks were good though.

This is what I desire from a boba tea place:…read more delicious boba texture and taste, adorable and cozy interior design with cute trinkets for purchase. The employees were efficient in their service and quickly corrected my drink when they first forgot to put in boba. I ordered a rose lychee matcha latte with 25% sweetness - which was the perfect amount for me! This place is definitely worth the adventure into the alley when you are in the area. Also, I love the peaceful videos playing in the background. So calming. (P.S. as I write this in Feb, they still have their holiday decorations up which I am a fan of!)

Mango smoothie with kiwi popping Boba

C5. Mango Coconut Milk

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A2. Hong Kong Style Milk Tea

Little Swan Bakery Cafe

4.3(297 reviews)

0.9 mi•Chinatown

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Everything is still so delicious. Recently got the ham & cheese bun, sesame ham & cheese, taro bun,…read moreand chocolate cream puff. All the buns were pretty big and had the perfect amount of filling to bread. The cream puff was a decent size, a little pricey for the size, and it could use a little more filling, but it was still very good and I would buy it again. Store still looks clean. Lots of options on the shelves but I wish they would organize it in a way that was easier to find items. Maybe put all the savory items in one section and sweet items in another with large signs to point a people to the right sections. I usually like to look at all the rows/cabinets, but sometimes when you're in a rush you want to head straight to a section where you know you'll find what you need.

spend a miminum of $6 if you want to pay by credit card…read more Sausage/hotdog scallions bun- a little soggy the next day but pretty good 3.5/5 stars Blueberry mousse cake- this was okay, subtle blueberry flavor, firm cake bottom. 3/5 stars

1.8 mi•SoMa, Financial District

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Black Sesame Mille Cake and Blueberry Mousse

Heytea

4.4(196 reviews)

Solid heytea chain The taste is consistent to other chains…read moreYou order on a kiosk and your number is called out. Got my regular triple Matcha latte and it was great! Quick grab and go service. There's about four seats total inside. So not really a sit down drink shop, despite the store being pretty big.

I love heytea!!…read more Their mango coconut boom is so good! Tip is to order through the app 15 mins before since they tend to have a long queue. There's also coupons on the app to save $$. It's a grab and go but the interior is usually pretty clean, and super efficient.

Cloud Coconut Blue

Nice environment, great drinks, I love it!

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Magnolia Latte, Cloud Coconut Blue

Metro Hong Kong Dessert

4.0(220 reviews)

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Fantastic food. The duck was cooked to perfection. The buns were phenomenal. Staff was very…read morefriendly and inviting

Nice people great boba thank you ! The milk tea was perfect and tasted great also nice atmosphereread more

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Red Bean Soup with Tang Yuan

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Beef rice noodle

Lady Luck Cafe

4.1(112 reviews)

We were wandering around SF Chinatown and found Lady Luck Cafe through Yelp when we were looking…read morefor something to drink. I ordered something simple - 6. Iced Hong Kong Milk Tea (Ceylon tea with condensed milk). The person making my order reached into a chest freezer and pulled out a brownish icy prism and put it into my cup. I was curious what was going on and it turns out that ice was frozen milk tea! Love the attention to detail as too much regular ice dilutes the drink. The milk tea was very tasty, not too sweet, and had plenty of tea flavor in part due to the frozen tea. It was also reasonably priced, coming in at under $5.

Cheapest boba drink you'll find in Chinatown. For $2 (no tax, cash only), you can't expect high…read morequality soft and chewy boba or complex flavors, but what you will get is a quick refreshing drink made right in front of you by a nice old guy who will ask you if you want ice or boba added (free of charge). Come support local small businesses!

Their honeydew and black milk tea boba

Hot Oatmilk latte

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Medium Thai iced tea

Chinatown Taiwan Fruit Tea

4.3(26 reviews)

Such a surprising find! The branding itself looks like Chagee, but tastes just like Yi Fang! I got…read morethe lemon oolong green tea and it was perfect -- the sweetness and heavy tea flavor was just like the tea from China. It's hard to find authentic tea flavors in the Bay, but this was somewhere I'd go back to for sure.

Cute boba shop in Chinatown!…read more Love the decor of the place, it's small and mostly for to-go orders but looks like an old style tea house inside. There is a small table and bench area by the window to sit or wait for your drink. The cups have cute cats on them. I wasn't feeling caffeine today so looked around for their non caffeinated drink menu. It would be nice to have a separated section on the order menu that lists these options together. I saw an almond latte with grass jelly drink and opted for that. It didn't actually list what the ingredients in the drink were which would have also been helpful. It tasted like an almond jelly slush + grass jelly. I really enjoyed it! Would definitely come back to try their other drinks.

Inside (12/28/25)

Watermelon coconut 50% sweetness, regular ice

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Fresh Taiwanese Taro Latte 大甲鮮芋頭鮮奶

Ha Tea

3.8(39 reviews)

San Francisco Chinatown during Chinese New Year is electric . There are celebrations everywhere…read more You will see restaurants packed with people having food family style. You will also find people enjoying desserts from the different stores all over Chinatown. There is one place where you can enjoy a dessert all four seasons but especially during this Chinese New Year which is the Year of the horse. It is on Powell street and Jackson street and it's called Ha Tea ( pronounced Hottie). On a Chinese New Year week stroll in San Francisco's Chinatown there is a place which you can find refreshing treat. They sell everything from a Durian Latte , Strawberry Latte, Onion rings, Fried Shrimp Musubi, and cheesy ramen. I got the Mango Slush and it was juicy and not too sweet but very refreshing. This place isn't horsing around during the Year of the Horse when it comes tasty boba tea. Chinatown during Chinese New Year you can feel the atmosphere and enjoy the food "smell "from Kearny street "Hilton Hotel "all the way up the hill to Powell street on the corner enjoy a Hottie (Ha Tea) treats and juicy Boba they "sell" in the city I was born and raised and still "dwell" Come to Ha Tea they have the golden "touch " when ice is "crush" to make their "Mango Slush" located in Chinatown which was established in San Francisco during the end of the "gold rush"

Order: Snow Pear Jelly with Sea Coconut & Dates Tea Rating:…read more8/10 Service: quick service, there is no line during the hour Explanation: Great, should've said less sugar :)

Boba Milk Tea ($6.3, November 2023)

Potstickers; G6. Lemon Tea

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Redbean with milk & Strawberry smoothie

Imperial Fruit

4.7(18 reviews)

If you want a large variety of Kit Kat without having to go to Japan, this is the place to go to…read more They had so many different flavors and even flavors I didn't see in Japan. They have other snacks, mochi, drinks, and more. They also sell boba.

Lychee slush and lychee gummy candies from here were delish. The service was good and friendly. The…read moremango slush was better than the lychee. Great place in Chinatown for those with a sweet tooth.

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Bird's nest slush

Yu's Cafe

3.9(104 reviews)

In Chinatown, they have a delicious black sesame latte drink! They're also open later at night.read more

This petite boba shop has limited indoor seating but stays open late, which is a plus. I ordered a…read morecoconut milk with grass jelly around 9pm and ended up waiting over 30 minutes--quite a long time for a relatively simple order When it finally arrived, the dessert came in a basic plastic container that felt a bit cheap. The grass jelly itself was nothing special, and the coconut flavor was barely detectable. For the wait and presentation, I expected a bit more, but I've heard good things about their drinks which I may try next time I'm in the area