I've been to the branches located in Taiwan before so I was so excited to find a location in Hong…read moreKong. They were offering a discount on to go drinks so I just ordered a pearl milk tea. Unfortunately the girl taking my order misheard me and gave me 0% sugar when I asked for 50%. Their tea flavor is pretty strong and the milk tea was very creamy, but I would have enjoyed my drink more if I had some sugar. The boba also tasted a little old. Overall not bad though and I would come back again to give them another try.

The drinks are delicious but the marinated beef appetizer was very deceiving from the menu to the…read moretable-- it somehow morphed into tripe and intestines instead of slices of beef. Still great quality but it's somehow false advertisement?

Sharetea is a big and successful franchise in Hong Kong and I can tell why after trying their…read moredrinks. First of all, for $20 HKD and such a large size for both milk tea drinks, it was an amazing deal. And for $22 HKD the kumquat lemon drink was also refreshing and fragrant. Sharetea impressed me so much because of the variety and the quality for the price. The amount of items you can choose from at a low price is awesome. And the milk teas actually taste like tea and not just milk like most boba places. Their milk tea and green milk tea were both sweet and milky while retaining the true taste of each type of tea. This combination along with the tasty texture of the boba really sells it for me. Their boba is a good size and flavor + there are so many!!! I've never gotten so much boba in a boba drink in my life! Secondly, the kumquat lemon drink was impressive because of how fresh the taste was. You can really tell it's made from real fruit and it's a great drink for sunny + humid day in Hong Kong if you're looking for something light. It's very sour though so make sure you like the taste of both kumquat and lemon before you order this drink. I'm so glad that sharetea is a chain in Hong Kong and hopefully they extend to the US where I reside because their boba drinks are phenomenal!

Oh, Sharetea. Thank goodness I can count on you to be good. Milk tea+boba = thumbs up. The…read moreworkers here also speak English, so HUGE plus. All the other customers that were there when I was there were English speakers, so I think they're used to tourists (especially since they're so close to Times Square). Only downside is you gotta wait on a crowded sidewalk for your tea....

Perfectly decent boba stand! The grapefruit green tea is made with real grapefruit so there's a bit…read moreof pulp. Nice and tart! Service is fairly quick and they have an area to the side with a counter if you want to stop and rest for a bit.

Perhaps because I don't have a devoted fan of the buuble tea craze, I don't know if this is great…read moreor not. However, as a liquid dessert, it is an ok one. The bubbles are too soft for me; caramel is tasty, but I missed the saltiness from a real salted caramel dessert - the beverage was single dimensionally sweet in flavour profile with milk. The milk at least tasted fresh and creamy. Price-wise - it is a bit more than other BBT places imo. Storefront reallyhas nothing other than a counter to order and some pictures of some Taiwanese dude. Overall, it was ok experience.

On my walk back home, I spotted Kingyo and decided to take a closer look. It's a Taiwanese bubble…read moretea franchise (originally from Taichung). There's multiple locations in Hong Kong. I stopped by on a Sunday evening (around 10:00pm). The menu is split into best sellers, taste tea, flavoured tea, fresh milk tea, milk tea, fresh juice and original tea. You can customize your sugar and ice level. - Japanese green milk tea ($18 HKD) - I got mine 50% sugar and less ice (might get no ice next time). You can really taste the caffeinated green tea. I added tapioca ($2 HKD) which were chewy and soft. You can also pay with Octopus card. 3.5 stars.

Do you know I have a bubble tea addiction? I have a bubble tea addiction…read more I usually order the milk tea just to see how it is, but I fell in love. I couldn't get around to order anything but this from Kingyo. THe bubbles are super cute and small so I loved the chewiness to that. You can tweak your sugar and ice levels to perfect your very own drink. Super affordable and you can use an Octopus card to quickly tap and go, especially if you're short on cash, which happened to me pretty often! Look for the green cups!

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.

I was at K11 and there was a decent crowd so decided to try it. After ordering, I waited 15 minutes…read morefor my drink which was longer than I expected. Bubble Milk Tea ($37 HKD) - black tea with cream and boba. The boba was sweet, soft, and chewy. You could actually taste the tea and it was very creamy. Peach green tea ($40 HKD) - one of their seasonal drinks. The peach green tea is refreshing and even at less sugar, it was sweet. It has chunks of peaches which I really enjoyed.

This Pacific Coffee was located right downstairs from our Airbnb which was a life saver! The entire…read more8 days we were in HK, we must have come here at least 6 times. That's how good it was! I love the rose iced latte with soy and less sweet. I'd say they were pretty consistent. 5/6 times they made it just as I asked. The only bummer is that for iced drinks, they only carry one size which is the small. And that only includes on shot of espresso. If you are used to larger drinks like me, you'll want to add an extra shot! My girlfriend liked their frozen matcha drink, which I thought was way too sweet. We also tried their very berry smoothie which was meh. Although, they say there is no dairy in the smoothie mix, there totally is. We both are somewhat lactose intolerant and could feel the dairy immediately after drinking it. Prices are reasonable compared to what we are used to in the states. Plus side, they don't charge extra for soy! Service was good and prompt. They offer free Wi-Fi but with a 30 minute max.

Though Pacific Coffee is not as common as Starbucks but I probably enjoyed my experiences here…read morebetter during my trip to Hong Kong. The staff was very friendly and the coffee was good...very good!

Dropped in for a quick breakfast, and this place definitely is a bit quirky. Its part cafe, part…read morehair products store (Convenience Corner Store ? thats what it says on the sign but not sure if its a legit thing). Location is great, directly under LKF at the taxi stand! when you walk in you see this corner to your right is the cafe where they make all the food and coffee. Pretty amazing considering the quality, but more on that in a bit. The seating is not amazing, its a cool center table in the store thats tiled, the chairs are a bit too short for it. But super clean, i saw some cups on there and it got cleaned within a few minutes. Ordered the poached egg ham & cheese toast, with a flat white. the toast was good-great. Toast was crisp, and the cheese was melted just-enough to make it ooze off. The main star is the poached egg, which somehow kept its structure even when i moved the toast and the egg around! Didnt burst. See the video. Coffee could be improved honestly. Most places are starting to serve their flat whites with double shot of espresso, would recommend this place do the same since its quite light tasting in the coffee department. Good find! Would come back. 4/5, one off for its uncomfy seating and table height, the light coffee to my preference, and bit pricey (83$ for toast plus coffee dang).

This particular shop is located inside an upscale hair supply store. It's kind of a funny setting,…read morebut as the coffee is half the price of the Sheung Wan location for the same drink, I'll be coming back. Their beans are from Ethiopia, roasted here in Hong Kong. The cold brew is made with a Japanese syphon technique. I'm looking forward to trying it on a return visit!