Very refreshing and mildly sweet drink. The staff were friendly and patient as I decided my order. The pearls are definitely on the smaller side, but very chewy and nice. I would definitely visit again to try a fruit flavor. I am curious to try their milk teas as they did have an almond milk option. This is window order only and no chair nearby to sit so you must take it to go. read more

Tea Makers - White peach oolong with pearls - Coffee & Tea Near Me - New York, New York

i loved this spot, the strawberry milk boba here is delicious! love the aesthetic of the bear bottle :) it is pricey at $11 for boba (if you get the bear bottle) but it is a once in a while dessert you'll want to try read more

Cute Asian tea counter in KTown, got the Thai iced tea medium sweet. It was good and tasted like typical bubble tea but it made me crave real Thai iced tea. read more

Tea Makers - Coffee & Tea Near Me - New York, New York

strawberry cheesecake - dunno if the cheese layer melted(?) into the drink by the time i had it delivered but it tasted mostly like strawberry milk! for some reason i thought this would be thick / textured but it wasnt so i think it'd pair nicely with a topping like jelly or pudding. i like sweet things but if youre not a fan, maybe dont do 100% sugar level i did try the cheese foam separately to see if it had a taste - it does taste kind of like cream cheese icing, but i didnt really taste it in the drink itself! sakura soda - tastes like a slightly sweeter sprite there is a tiiiiny super subtle flavoring but i'm not sure what it is! doesnt really taste like cherry blossoms or cherries but it's a refreshing cute drink plus you can keep the bottle so yay~ dragonfruit tea - very refreshing and sweet / sour! not that sweet even at 100% so perfect for anyone without a huge sweet tooth. paired with passionfruit popping boba for some texture, it was great read more

Tea Makers - Iced Strawberry Cheese Cake, Sakura Soda, Iced Crazy Dragon Fruit Tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - New York, New York

Mediocre boba shop where the workers have no idea what they're serving. They don't know the difference between milk and milk tea.. when they offer both products. I had to ask a worker who had to ask all the other workers, and each answered with confused nods. They have a varied menu with a wide range of specialty drinks and offer 'cheese foam' as a topping. It's worth a shot if you want to try something new, but most of their drinks fall under the too-sweet, artificial flavored side. It's a cute Instagram but not worth the price. read more

I always make a point to go to tea makers when I'm in the city! Love their teas. Hi Mr. Only is my favorite!!

New bubble tea spot in Koreatown! I got the grass jelly bubble tea, and the tea, bubbles, and grass jelly were all good. Some of the bubbles stuck together at the end, but otherwise it was one of the better bubble teas I've had recently. Cashier was nice and the drink was made quickly. Based on their menu, it looks like they have a Lactaid milk tea option for those who are lactose intolerant, which is nice. Some of their drinks also come in a cute panda cup. Even though there are a lot of bubble tea options in the Ktown area, I could see this one becoming a new favorite! read more

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This place is one of the best or if not the best places to grab a nice refreshing drink in NYC. The staff is very nice and friendly. They always ask you for how you want your drink and always get it right! read more

This place makes such great milk teas! I got the chocolate milk tea and my friends got the taro slushes! They loved their drinks! read more

Tea Makers - Chocolate milk tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - New York, New York

Boba was excellent. I wish they had a place to sit down, especially since we went when it was cold outside. Service was fairly speedy.

**Boba Princess Approved** My first boba milk tea shop in NYC! It was nearby NYU and in KTown so I definitely had to try it. My NYU friends also mentioned good things about Macao and it was worth the fun trip. Located in the heart of KTown, my friends and I bused here and coincidentally, it was the day of the Korean Festival! There were a bunch of booths and an outdoor stage with multiple acts of dancing, singing, theater, etc. It was super busy and I was star-eyed in the big shiny city. Macao Imperial Tea is a take-out booth and there was of course a line. It was a warm day and boba milk tea was the perfect way to end the day. I ordered the Oolong Tea Cheese Foam in the cute white glass bottle! It was $8 total, but worth it as I took my souvenir cup home and still use it to this day. The tea and foam were delicious and bold but the boba pearls left more to be desired in terms of sweetness. Drink itself was 3.5/5 but the cute cups, fun experience, and friendly staff bumped my review to a 4 stars. All in all, a solid choice for boba. I get tired sometimes of chain stores like Gong Cha or Sharetea. Macao is lesser known brand to me and it was fun trying something new. Cheers! read more

Maybe it was because I tried this place pretty early on after it opened, but I wasn't particularly a fan. Their branding is cool though? I had some grapefruit drink, which was decent but it's not really worth the price when there's countless other places for cheaper drinks nearby. My friend tried a different drink based on the staff's recommendation, and while I can't remember the specific name for it, we were both confused with what came out since we ordered from the same section of the menu but mine was tea and hers was more of a slush. The employees were also clearly confused with the whole preparation process, but again I did visit not too long after it opened so that's understandable and I hope they've gotten better by now. It might be worth trying once since their drinks are photogenic, but I don't see myself becoming a regular. read more

Great place. I love the cheesecake milk tea. It is once of the best. I will come back again. read more

Tea Makers - Coffee & Tea Near Me - New York, New York

takeout / no seating Solid milk tea shop with a lot of options and the employees are nice. The matcha cheesecake with boba is a fun drink, the cheesecake is very light in flavor and texture - almost like a whipped cream. The taro cheesecake one is too sweet for me. Boba balls are smaller and harder, but not bad. read more

Not all bubble teas are created equal and this one is certainly a good one. Line was short, place was super clean, and service was good. Overall a good option for when you are in need of some boba! read more

Tea Makers - Happy with boba - Coffee & Tea Near Me - New York, New York

I walked up to this window in K-town looking for a boba drink the other day. Other places have gotten me hooked on brown sugar milk tea, and when I saw it on their menu I knew that was what I was getting. First time at a new spot I always do 100% ice and sugar, just to see what their standard is. This drink really hit all the marks. Delicious, sweet, tender yet chewy boba, a great brown sugar tea taste, not too much or too little ice... man. So good! And there was the perfect boba to tea ratio, neither too much nor too little. It was also a pretty reasonable price point, about $6.50 for the large. If I'm in the area again, I'll definitely stop by and try another one of their creations- the blue one looks awesome! read more

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Another bubble tea gem in the city with what I think is one of the best cheese foams I've tasted so far. Located on 32nd street in the heart of Ktown NYC, this little stall boasts quite a bit of variety in terms of flavor. I don't know what it's like on the weekdays but when we came on a Sunday afternoon, there was a little bit of a line. The orders came quick though and everyone in my group enjoyed our bubble teas and loved the flavors. Will definitely be back to try the others! read more

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Variety, price, and service is why I keep coming back!! Other Boba Tea joints will say that they can't do "no-ice" but this place makes my drink however I want it and without attitude every-single-time. It's been such a consistently enjoyable experience I no longer patron other shops unless I'm in the area after this store is already closed and catch a bubble tea craving. (Machi Machi & Grace Street I give you both credit where it is due). It's a storefront only but with consistently delicious product so I'm happy to take my drinks to-go. Not sure who the managers are (I come on diff days so the staff isn't always ppl I'm familiar with) but they are doing a good job and make the owner look good. Highly recommended for those trying Boba / Bubble Tea out for the first time. I say start yourself off right from the get-go. It simply doesn't get much better in NYC. ((SoCal Boba is on another level.)) read more

Tea Makers - Thai Pearl Milk Tea, large, no ice, 50% sugar matching with train seats. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - New York, New York

came here the other day with my friends because while everything on this street in ktown had lines going down the block, this place had only two people so we thought why not. i also heard about it from my sister and she said that it was popular on tiktok. i got the lychee and the mango. lychee was nothing special but the MANGO!? oh my, it was so creamy and light at the same time i was left speechless! i seriously drank that in less a minute and that's me holding back! if you're a fan of mango cream or the mango mango store, i highly recommend getting their mango tea. I know i'll be back for it! only bad side is that there's no seating area so it's a grab & go read more

got the taro cheese cake with boba. they used the same taro powder as the place by my hs which brought me a lot of nostalgia. the cream didn't really incorporate into the drink though. you couldn't taste it if you mixed it in and you couldn't really suck it from the sides. i ended up just eating after i was done with the taro mt because i couldn't get both tastes simultaneously. fun though read more

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New tea place, literally right across from Gong Cha. There's a few different set of items on its menu, from fruit teas to milk teas and such. So there's good variety, but the taste is pretty average across the board. read more

My go-to place in Koreantown. Food/drink is perfect, service can be faster as waiting line is always long. Ambiance-you can say what you want as it's in a street. read more

There is a huge abundance of drink places now. I love "super fruit green tea" drinks and sadly my favorite place has shut down and I've been on the hunt for a new one. This place is the closest to the original that I've found. The "Macao fresh fruit tea" is really delicious and I like to let it sit in the fridge for awhile to let all the flavors infuse. It gets really potent to the point that you can dilute it with water because it's very fruity/sweet. Unfortunately, the sugar is preset but if you ask they can somehow lower it for you. And they don't skimp on the fruit - lime, orange, mango, strawberries, pineapples, passion fruit etc etc , it's a fruit salad after your drink. For $7.08 after tax it better be good, lol. read more

Tea Makers - Fresh fruit tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - New York, New York

We came here because the bubble tea joint across the street ran out of bubbles, so we gave this place a try. What a bad idea it was. We ordered a HOT jasmine tea with bubbles, 30% sugar, with a cold green tea with bubbles, 30% sugar. We received our order and left the place, unfortunately, before we had the chance to taste our drink. My HOT tea was room temperature at best and they gave us the cold green tea with 100% sugar. At that point we were far from the place that it didn't seem worth it to go back. Two mistakes in two orders is just too much in my opinion. read more

With so many incredible places for bubble tea in NYC and in the neighborhood where we live I tend to be very selective - this place missed the mark on various points but mainly I don't see why they provide the option of adjusting the sweetness level when they put what tastes Iike 150% sugar level when I asked for 50% Basically I am scared to try they regular 100% sweetness and I definitely do not recommend it for health conscious folks. The drinks were expensive for boba and are also lacking in any other flavors besides the sweetness so overall it was a let down. read more

As I traveled randomly in NYC in the area of Koreatown, I stumbled upon the 39th Korea party and festival in the city. I walked around the neighborhood and found this little tea shop. I would say it is pretty decent, as the tea and service is as good as other tea shops, but nothing stood out to me the most. I ordered the regular milk tea with foam cheese, and it is pretty good, but again you can get the same quality of milk tea at any other tea shops in the area. I love the fact that they are pretty cheap, 5 bucks for large milk tea, and they accept credit card. So it's convenient for any travelers. I give them 4 stars because nothing else stood out, and I recommend it! read more

Tea Makers - Coffee & Tea Near Me - New York, New York

i dont know what luck this is but this place was also closed not once but twice when i went unbelievable this place definitely does not care to update on their platforms that they are closed. there was a flimsy paper on the door saying it was closed for some maintenance issue? also looking at their drink menu i realize they basically charge almost $8 for 1 drink crazy to get a tea nowadays drinks are really too overpriced anyways definitely a no go for me read more

this places drinks are addicting!! i ordered a blue ocean soda, which is orange flavored, with coconut jelly. their coconut jelly actually tasted like coconut and the next day i wanted more lolol it tasted great. this place is a little bit on the expensive side tho ! (10 dollars for my drink) read more

Tea Makers - Blue Ocean Soda - Coffee & Tea Near Me - New York, New York

Ordered takeout from here. I always order cheese foam drinks whenever they are available... the Uji Matcha with cheese foam did not disappoint! Will revisit. read more

Great location but did not live up to the other milk teas I've tried. Could be the flavour I got, that was recommended by the server! - brown sugar: bland and no tea taste, lid wasn't put on properly so half spilt in bag - jasmine bubble milk tea: bland, watery, no tea flavour and not milky (I had no ice too, so can imagine with ice how bad), bubbles were hard and didn't taste fresh read more

Brown sugar milk tea is disappointing and expensive for the size. It literally tastes like sweetened milk and lacks the caramelized depth of flavor I love. Boba is also hard. read more

Milk tea and/or boba here is spot on. Some stiff competition across the street, where I was previously loyal, gong cha, but wow. Service, selection, and products are delicious. I only get milk tea, but it hits the spot and their proportions are solid. Would recommend to any boba fan or someone just trying it out. read more

One of the many boba tea options in K-town, this one is good. A wide range of tea options, as well as customizable sugar and ice levels. The service was quick, though not very friendly. I enjoyed the quality of my matcha latte and the boba was fresh and chewy. Yum :) read more

The Brown sugar milk tea is amazing! I will definitely go back. I recommend getting coconut jelly's in the drink. Side note : bring cash 7.00 minimum. read more

Tea Makers - Brown Sugar Milk Iced Tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - New York, New York

My boyfriend and I always look forward to get our tea maker fix everytime we come to KTown! Drinks are unique and not overly sweet! I love it read more

Tea Makers - Iced Cheese Foam Dragon Fruit and Lychee - Coffee & Tea Near Me - New York, New York

Small joint. Easily missed. Great selection. I asked for top 3 and Mr. Only was suggested, can get it iced or hot. I got iced. It's milk sweetened with brown sugar with 1 topping, which I got boba. Tastes kind of like milk tea with "real" ingredients. Pretty good. I was hoping for something different and exciting but I knew what I was getting and honestly I can't complain. I like milk tea and I like boba. Cashier was super sweet. I will go back and get something a little more different. I will keep you posted. read more

Tea Makers - Iced Hi, Mr Only - Coffee & Tea Near Me - New York, New York

We came on a super rainy and windy day - a day where no one lined up for bubble tea. Service was great. The cashier was friendly, but on the day that we came, there were around 5 staff at the back and no customers waiting. The bubble tea here reminds me of the ones at Coco. The drinks weren't overly sweet and the pearls were chewy. I recall my mom ordered a passionfruit green tea, which had some passionfruit seeds in it. read more

Tea Makers - Coffee & Tea Near Me - New York, New York

My fave bubble tea in ktown! Happy, friendly service. And the taro and matcha bubble teas are addicting my great! I get less sugar, less ice. So it doesn't taste like candy like other places. read more

Kinda a small hole in the wall order only window. Ordered a large passion fruit green tea. Prices were decent and the tea tasted great! However, I can't but feel that there's better tea somewhere else in the city. I recommend Flushing over Manhattan for food anyways. read more

Fast and easy order. Drinks color and taste is beauty. Used real mango and blended with yakult base drink. read more

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