Really don't have much to add…read more.. I've tried a few brands... and Tiger Sugar is, hands & feet down... The. Best. I've. Ever. Had. I realized most of these tea stalls are quite small, Bc they churn them out quick and it's for "take-away"... so there's really no line and not much of a wait. Be Brave. Like. A. Tiger.

So either I'm getting old or this is not my cup of tea…read more This Tiger Sugar is extremely close to the the MTR exit "This is Our Place" in TST. Came out of that exit and found a crowd behind me. To their credit, they have a lot of business here and they churn out those drinks quickly. There were a lot of people here, mostly waiting for their drinks. They have the brown sugar boba series, so I went for the Brown Sugar Boba Milk. I took it back to the hotel to drink and it went by quickly (get the large size I guess). Thing is for me, it's immensely sweet. Like insanely sweet. (I guess that's good because you get to taste the brown sugar?) so I would guess next time I would get it as half sweet if that's possible. The milk tea in itself tasted just alright haha. Their boba is pretty good though - comes out piping hot and chewy. Price for one of the drinks is $30HKD.

I love my smoothies. I guess that's why I'm so smooth?…read more I had a Taro smoothie here and oh Lord the moment it hits your lips.....it's so good! Do it up again! Oh wait that's flashbacks to college. Anyways, you can't go wrong here. I prefer to lower the sugar to 80% because they say I'm sweet enough already. Expect a wait after ordering. I always prefer a wait after ordering food and drinks to begin with. It hopefully means they are crating something good and here, they don't disappoint.

3.5/5 for consistency…read more On our way home, we stumbled upon this Sharetea kiosk. Conversation to myself: "Why should I get Sharetea here? We have them back home in the US!" "But what if this HK Sharetea is different??!" "Yes, must get one" I just ordered the simple Taiwanese milk tea--eh, typical, and yes, tasted just like the US =P

One of the few things I make sure to never leave Hong Kong without doing at least once is having a…read moresip of the sweet coconut nectar from Coconut King. In the near decade since my last review, it has become one of my most frequented businesses and a rite of passage destination for all of my new-to-HK visitors. This was a must-visit for life in the street side foods of Kowloon. (#1) However, this last trip to HK I saw no lines and only one person working the stand. I came through Dundas on multiple occasions to see very little activity, making me wonder if this was the effects of the post-pandemic downtrodden economy, but alas I brought a group of friends and we ordered several drinks. The end result was it was nicely cold, but a tinge blander and less sweet than I had remembered. It was still refreshing, but the wow effect was gone. Before there were people behind the counter cracking open cans of coconut milk and the continuous mixing of drinks, but felt slow and the vibe was a downer. My friends didn't seem too impressed, which I understood why. The bottle prices are up 4HKD (now 30HKD) from the last decade, which is not as crazy as expected. Considering that they've recently expanded to Prince Edward earlier this year, I imagine the brand is doing well, despite it not feeling the same. I'll be back again soon, and while I anticipate another visit, it will be with much lesser expectations. ___________ (#1) Yai Ma Tei is the best.

YUMMY! I'm so happy I put this on my bucket list. This is a to-go place - there is no seating…read more The service is efficient. Simple, light, and creamy.

BBT fan? Try this!…read more KOI is typically busy in the evening, so I usually just walk past it telling myself I will visit one day soon. Should be good if there's like 10 other bbt places w/in a 30 sec walking distance w/ shorter lines (or even no line), right? Or maybe it's just busy with first-timers like me who have heard it's good... but I'll be back to try more drinks! I've been in Hong Kong for a month now and I decided to finally wait and see what the hype was all about. It was early in the afternoon, so not as many people as I usually see. I got an iced Golden Oolong Milk Tea -- the golden bubbles and the oolong tea were good. You can customize amount of ice and sugar, I got less ice and 25% sugar. They seem to be pretty efficient and you can wait on the sidewalk by the fence and watch for your number in red, then go and pick up your drink when you see your number (...duh, mei. lol). At first I thought I would have to really listen for when they call my number, so this went much more smoothly than I expected. So I'm actually chewing the rest of the bubbles now as I write my review (note: there is an overwhelming amount of them left, so I will be asking for less next time) and I'm realizing they are a little chewier than I've had. Also, they are smaller bubbles--at least these golden ones anyway. I prefer the softer and larger bubbles...they have two other kinds of bubbles so I will be trying those soon hopefully and will report back!

I think this is a branch of a famous boba tea chain in Taiwan... but don't take my word for it :p I…read moreonly heard it through the grapevines. I'm personally a big fan of that Taiwanese chain, so when I learned of this place, right in the heart of where I used to hang out as a teenager, I decided to stop by to see for myself. The tea was decent, but nothing stood out. I would call it average, since there has been many good places that opened up all over Hong Kong. Given how quickly these places open and close though, I'm surprised this one is surviving, especially in a very competitive corner of Mong Kok. It's worth a try when you are in the neighbourhood. But, really, why not just fly an hour away to Taiwan for all the deliciousness over there? Save your appetite while in Hong Kong for their other local delicacies.

Surprisingly.... just OK. Brown Sugar Boba…read more.. So many yelpers and grammers were raving about "The Alley"... like it was the next coming... then finally, had the chance to try it... since it's literally a block away from our hotel... it was... A. Total. Let. Down. Cute name... "deerioca"... but really, nothing amazing... it was a bit water-down. Well... compared to Tiger Sugar & YiFang in HK, this brand is like a KuFu Tea... mid-range. Definitely not spectacular like its competitors. Operation: order outside, wait for drinks inside. Decent. If you're around the area... Try it out.

The wait time was ridiculous. I was able to place my order fairly quickly, but the time it took to…read moreactually receive the drinks was unbelievably long. Although brown sugar milk tea was introduced in HK as early as 2018, I couldn't believe the hype was still real in 2019. The tiny space was packed with patrons waiting for their orders. I don't really remember which drink I got but I think it was the basic one: Brown Sugar Deerioca Milk. I love the logo on the uniquely shaped cups, I think it really allows the brand to stand out from its competitors. But I was also pleasantly pleased by how smooth the milk tasted. It kind of made the wait worth it because of the high-quality ingredients.

Wow much tea so awesome! Low prices and high quality. My favorite is wintermelon tea latte…read more They also have good service.

It was really cool watching the guy stir that massive pot of boba... but did it deliver the best…read morebrown sugar boba? Not really. It was decent but not amazing. My friend tells me, "this is supposed to be the best brand from Taiwan churning out the brown sugar boba!" And I was ready to be blown away. Alas... it just wasn't. The boba was too soft. And the sweetness was overwhelming. Didn't balance well with the amount of milk. Tiger Sugar still wins. But hey, if you're around the night market area and needs a drink, try one.

I've seen this place online before so I've decided to try it. It's super interesting that they…read moreutilize an old method to cook the boba in front of everyone; and I really liked the decor of the store itself. It has a big bamboo containers filled with fortune sticks. The idea is to pick a stick randomly from the container and get a paper from the drawers according to the number on the stick in order to see your fortune. I ordered the black sugar milk with boba. The wait was quite a while because they really focus on making each cup perfect, which I really respect because they care about quality control. It's pretty cool that they also flame torched the drink to create a caramelized texture on top. The drink itself is a bit sweet to me at first, however, the milk balanced it out well. I also think that the boba is too soft...they might've overcooked it. Don't think I'd be back anytime soon because of the wait and the price ($30 HKD), but overall had a great time drinking this!

This place is at the corner of Sai Yeung Choi Street, great for fortifying you with snacky…read moresustenance before you do your shopping. People here buy containers full of an ungodly amount of skewers topped with all the sauces they offer on the counter. We ordered the boiled snail meat skewer, but the woman misheard and gave us XO fried snail meat. We got a styrofoam container full of burn-your-tongue-hot snails in a spicy, flavorful sauce. What a happy accident, because these were so, so good. At first we thought they just didn't have snail skewers, contrary to the poster which showed them, but later we saw them in the display case. No complaints though. For actual skewers, I tried the octopus and fried chive dumplings. Both were tasty with the sauces. They also sell refreshing juices like sugarcane, white gourd, and watermelon.

This is the only place we found that had a big variety of flavored eggettes. We tried the green tea…read morered bean and chocolate ones. Oh man that chocolate one was so good. Not soggy at all and comes out hot. Cash only.

Last month, I was walking along Nathan Road and happen to notice this place. With the crazy brown…read moresugar bubble tea fad going on, there were always long queues at these bubble tea shops. This shop didn't have such a long queue so I thought I would give it a try. I got a small brown sugar milk bubble tea. I never expected it too be that good. The tapioca bubbles were still warm! The warm tapioca bubbles mixed with brown sugar and milk made it such a delicious drink. Awesome! I have now become a fan!

So they have this chain/franchise in the United States too. There each drink costs 4$+, while here…read moreit is only 18hkd (2.5$). Thought the quality here would be the same as the one in the USA seeing that it's a franchise. Unfortunately it is not. #1 customer service here: rude. Tried to pay with a 500$ bill and asked if I had smaller denominations, which I didn't. Anyways she slammed my change onto the counter. #2 the pearls are all sticking together... Wtf. That usually only happens if the pearls have been sitting there for a while. Which means they weren't fresh or the employees didn't continuously stir them throughout the day. Because of the sticky pearls, I ended up with tons of pearls left after finishing my milk tea.

I ordered the peach green tea with no sugar. The quality of the drink taste just like the ones in…read moreCalifornia so it's mainly syrup with tea and sugar. Average at best but I finally got my tea fix. They don't take Octopus card, only cash or Alipay.