With all the Milk Tea stores are springing left and right, Macao Imperial Tea's drink selection is…read morethe most hype-worthy! Love the cheesecake milk tea. There is a striking balance of sweet and salty. Packaging is intricately designed. Though the service is slow for there are a lot for app-delivery orders being prepared ahead of us.

This place is OK. It is just a small location near the theatres in Robinson's Magnolia. I usually…read moreget one of the oreo cookies and cream milk teas. I like the taste I just wish they didn't put so much ice in the drinks here. It quick and easy to grab if you want a break from studying or want something for the movies. :) Cute place.

One of the places where you can get your milk tea fix without shelling out more than a hundred…read morepesos. The menu has a variety of chai-based drinks as well as fruit-based, non-milky concoctions if you are looking for something a bit less rich in this summer heat. Toppings include the usual: black pearls, nata de coco and coffee jelly. There are also popping pearls (tapioca with a juice-filled center) and cheese cream - if you don't know what cheese cream is, you need to try that at least once. They offer a chocolate-based drink for something called the Choco Dinosaur; the cutesy name is meant to appeal to kids and it works because mine invariably orders it even though the drink itself has no connection whatsoever with dinosaurs (there's not even a sticker or anything to distinguish it from their "non-dinosaur offerings! Come on). This is the drink that I actually dislike the most simply because it's just some Milo or Ovaltine thrown in with some ice in a blender--- at P80 a pop, way overpriced something even I can make at home. My favorite drink is actually the Vanilla Blueberry cream, which tastes remarkably like Starbucks' Vanilla Cream except with some pumps of blueberry syrup. It tends to be too sweet though, so tell them to just put two pumps rather than the full four.

With the many milk tea places around the area, Yi Fangs brown sugar milk tea and Signature fruit…read moretea are consistently good. Sugar level like any other place can be varied to taste, I usually go for the 30%, which is the lowest setting, though my sibling would go for the 100%, which he feels is better value as reducing the sugar level equally reduces the brown sugar syrup (which is amazing).

One of my personal favorite with the many versions of teas in the metro that originated from…read moreTaiwan. The Fruit Teas are a refreshing choice but also tried the taro drink and it did not disappoint.

It's always nice to have a cold drink in hand to combat the heat, especially in our country, which…read moreis why I frequently go to I Love Milktea for my quick fix of cool, sweet drinks. I remember that the first time I walked into their shop, I was a bit overwhelmed by the number of flavors they have, both on and off the menu. Their flavors range from the classic Wintermelon to the somewhat unconventional Banoffee Mudslide. One of the things I like about I Love Milktea is that they give you the option to lessen the sugar level of your drink. Personally, I like to keep mine at 75% for Milk teas and 50% for Rock Salt and Cheese Milk teas because going any higher would just be too sweet for me, and this is coming from a girl with a bad case of the sweet tooth. I also like that their drinks are considerably cheaper compared to other milk tea places, with a price range of P35 - P90. I can say that they're all (yes, even the calories) worth a try!

My best friend and I carpool so we usually wait in a restaurant or a café for our not-so-punctual…read morecarpool buddies. It's always a hassle because we are usually forced to buy food in restaurants so that we will have a place to stay. Our mentality is if we're going to pay money, might as well spend it on something that we would get to appreciate. While we wait, we usually stay in Serenitea to catch up on school work or just have a quick chitchat. For me, Serenitea is one of the best tea places out there. The place stays true to its name. Serenitea has a very calming and relaxing vibe to it, making it the perfect place for a study date (or just a regular date). They have a wide variety of drinks to offer. They sell both milk tea and fruit tea. My personal favorite is Serenitea's Milo Dino, which is a chocolate drink with powdered undissolved Milo added to it. Besides tea, they also have snacks that is based on Taiwan's famous street food. Their bestsellers include peppered tofu cubes and chicken chops. If you are looking for a place that has a soothing and calming vibe to it, look no further 'cause Serenitea is here!

Serenitea was my favorite hang-out/study place during my summer classes! The place is small and…read morecozy and well-lit, and the music playing isn't too loud or distracting. Plus, the tea is really great! I can't say much for the milk teas because I never really ordered them, but the fruit teas were my favorite! The Calamansi Fruit Tea and the Lychee Fruit Tea especially. They were the perfect cold drink to have during the sweltering humid days of the summer, and at a reasonable-ish price too! I also like Serenitea because their menu is so diverse, there's a lot of variety to their teas, giving you a lot choose from. This is definitely one of my favorite tea places!

And here we have yet another Maginhawa milk tea regular. It's lasted pretty long, too which should…read moresay something. Of all the milk tea joints, Cha Dao and Tea Please are the two places with the most diverse menus so if you're tired of your usual choices, there's always these guys. Where Tea Please has more adventurous flavors, Cha Dao offers more variations. You have your usual fruit teas and black teas and green teas... but they have things like Strawberries n' Cream, Chocolate Strawberry Yakult, Wintermelon Salted Caramel... the list goes on. Be prepared to spend a few minutes looking the menu over, trying to decide if you want your usual or if you'd like to try something new. Whatever you pick though, it's all good. The flavors are there and aren't overpowering whatsoever. I'd say this is where to go when you want something close to your usual flavor but don't want something too foreign. Also, this place is pretty good to hang out with friends but if you want munchies, better bring your own. (Or you could buy barbecue from the Grill Queen next door, your choice.)

Manila had this milk tea craze and everyone went crazy for it. Except me, though. I've never really…read morebeen a milk tea aficionado. It's nice and creamy, yes, but I'm not addicted. We could co-exist, milk tea and I, but if they suddenly disappeared from the face of this planet, I wouldn't notice. Unlike, if that happens to ice cream, I'd go crazy. Cha Dao happens to be near where I live and we'd occasionally grab some milk tea there. Then one day, they were serving Sugarlick ice cream too. Now I'm all "Cha Dao is my favorite milk tea place everrrrrr." PROS: They offer milk tea in a lot of different flavors, and a lot of them are unique Cha Dao offerings; You can stay indoors and enjoy their air conditioning, or at their porch. It's very conducive for just hanging out or doing your stuff since it's peaceful, comfy, and quiet; They have Sugarlick homemade artisan ice cream! It comes in all awesome flavors like Nutty Salted Caramel and Mango Torte. Each scoop fills up the entire cup! CONS: It's not a really good place for snacking. They have some cookies and their awesome ice cream, but they don't have your common café pastries. TL;DR: Come for the milk tea, stay for the Chocolate Cookie Dough ice cream. Stay for the Wi-Fi too.

A new milk tea place along Banawe, it is nicely styled and has a good offering of both milk teas…read moreand fruit teas. Staff are knowledgeable with the selections and helpful, and in this instance we had the brown sugar pearl milk tea, caramel pearl milk tea, signature fruit tea, and lemon yakult tea. All of them were good and I'd not hesitate to go back.

One can find a Moonleaf Teashop pretty much anywhere in Metro Manila, but I'm sure each loyal…read morecustomer has a favorite or pet branch. In my case, it's my neighborhood branch along Congressional Avenue. Aside from its accessibility, I like the place's setup. There's a Wi-Fi-equipped and air-conditioned area ideal for both working and chilling (I'm actually writing this review here), as well as a more spacious area that can hold small events and functions. The air-conditioned room can also be booked ahead of time for meetings and other small private functions. I also appreciate the comfort level I have with the staff that already knows my usual drink (Passionfruit green tea, 75% sweetness, no sinkers). The stuffed breadsticks are also simple delights, especially the flavor with bacon. Once in a while, you'll also find local artists like Ebe Dancel performing acoustic sets here.

Moonleaf Tea Shop is definitely one of my favorite tea places in Manila. I have always been a loyal…read morecustomer of this place and I can mention so many reasons why. First of all, they don't try so hard to recreate new flavors. Most of the tea that you can find on their menu are classics. They don't experiment with new recipes which is sometimes a good thing, especially if you're a fan of traditional milk tea. They simply make their milk tea from freshly-brewed tea leaves harvested in Taiwan. I also appreciate how there's always free Wi-Fi installed in almost every branch. Wi-Fi is very important if you're studying or you need to go online for work (like Yelping!). Aside from their famous specialty milk teas, Moonleaf also serves sweet treats and desserts from Sweet Studio. The whole place also has a comfortable and welcoming vibe to it, which makes it the perfect place for chill barkada hang-outs.

All these years, I have been going to Gong Cha with only one drink in mind - their Gong Cha Alisan…read moreMilk Tea. But one day, this particular Tomas Morato branch of Gong Cha ran out of my usual drink. I asked for the next best thing and they lead me to their Gong Cha Wintermelon Milk Tea. Alas! I have been deceived all my life! So maybe not all my life, but life since I started drinking milk tea from Gong Cha. The wintermelon version tasted way better than my usual order! It was sweet, bitter and refreshingly good all together! I really have to start doing away with my usual orders and be more adventurous. I might be missing out on something as good as this. On a side note, I have always noticed how crammed all Gong Cha kiosks are. While I do understand how valuable and expensive tenant spaces are, I can't help but notice that the place looks a little dark and disorganized. So after hearing about the milk tea scary everyone is afraid about, I think it may be time to tidy up all milk tea branches.