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....

Cash or Octopus Card only if you order in person. They take Visa if you manage to order through…read moretheir QR code. The drinks are pretty cheap and they offer 4 toppings for free (big boba, boba, coconut jelly, and tea jelly). The shop is located on the street corner half a block from the MTR exit. Very convenient. We tried their new strawberry matcha milk tea, which is their Christmas special, and their 6 scented Jasmine with boba and tea jelly. I didn't get a strong jasmine despite ordering zero sugar so I can't imagine regular sweetness. Still can taste the tea though. Boba consistency was good! Edit: tea flavor was more noticable near the end. I did shake the drink but not enough I guess.

Was staying in a hotel close by so we would always walk past and man was the line LONG. If you've…read moreever been in HK in the summer you know that sun is ruthless. So as I was waiting for my family members shopping at iSquare I decided to wait in line and give it a go. We ordered the Brown Sugar Deerioca Milk (you can only get 2 of these/person) since this was the most popular drink I decided to order it. Once I started to drink it, it literally tasted like regular milk but it wasn't anything amazing. (I have yet to taste China's/HK's milk but MAYBE this milk taste better than the other milks they're selling?) the tapioca was average. Anyway waited in line for about 30 minutes for a cup of milk with tapioca, not worth it sorry T^T

I am not a big milk tea fan but can a hundred plus people waiting an hour be wrong?…read more It gets an A but is not wait an hour again for anything but the novelty

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!

I had to know the hype about heytea and this cheese topping. Not going to lie the cheese topping…read morehad me a bit wigged out but when in HK.. you gotta HK. The lines are typically out the door but with all the protesting going on.. we easily breezed in. The decor is fresh, clean. Nothing too exciting to write about. We got a regular black tea with cheese topping. Make sure to tell them to add very little sugar. Phew even with little sugar it still felt like a sugar bomb to me. BUT the cheese topping made the drink so unique and creamy. As a lactose intolerant person, i'm thankful it DID NOT make me sick like whaaat??? The tea was very flavorful and not that fake crap you get in the US where it's diluted. I see the hype. Not sure i'd be here every day but it's worth the wait and stop. To echo another reviewer - don't believe the time they give you. Even though it wasn't busy our drinks took about 20-25mins to get.

Kinda unfair because this was an easy 5* for me due to the fact how cheap it is here in HK compared…read moreto Bay Area. The wait was bad here too, which is a good sign because that means it's popular. Definitely would want to come back and try their other flavors. The mochi longjing drink was really good. I don't think we have that option back home. The overall quality was very exceptional. 5*!

We were on our way to the Big Buddha and stopped here at the mall for a quick eats and grabbed…read moretea!! So glad they have a YiFang here! Just as good as the branch inside the Langham Mall in Mongkok. Line moves quickly - and the brown sugar boba is solid!

I haven't tried the one in NYC, but I tried the famous Brown sugar pearl with milk and the brown…read moresugar pearl with milk tea! Sugar level cannot be adjusted. I was very surprised because I thought that the brown sugar drink would inherently be very sweet. The one with milk was way too sweet but the one with milk was just right. The drink was very heartening and refreshing. It basically tasted like Bubble Milk Tea but on a different dimension.

Since this place opened a few weeks ago, everytime I walk by during the work week, the lines and…read morecrowds are so long and so dense you would think that they are giving away free apartments here in Central. I am never one to wait in a line (life is short and I choose to not wait in lines), but by rare chance this weekend, we walked by and there was barely a line. When I asked my Chinese husband why this brand was so popular, he said that they are no more expensive than other bubble tea spots, but they use a better tea. Our tea drink cost $18HKD, plus an extra $4HKD for our pearl add on. You place your order from the street counter from their extensive menu, pay and then wait for your number to be called (they did request to see the receipt when we grabbed your drink, so be sure to not throw away or anything before you snag your beverage). The menu is in Chinese and English, it is clear to understand your options and you can always add pearls to any drink that might not already have them. Some drinks served with ice, others are not. We shared the lemon premium jasmine green teat (and added pearls) from the "suggested menu." It tasted like a really satisfying lemon shake-up (my Midwestern roots are showing!). Sweet, satsifying, very delicious. I also loved that it is served in a paper versus a plastic cup. An environmentally friendly niche can make someone like me more loyal to one brand over another. The shop is fronted by glass, so you can see the dozen or so employees almost surgically preparing the tea drinks. There were maybe 15 people mulling about ordering and waiting like us and it took maybe 8-10 minutes for us to get our drink. Not certain I would wait with the masses when they are super busy, but I will definately snag one on the times I see there is little to no line.

We took the red tea soy milk and lemon yakult drink. The red bean soy milk was amazing and the soy…read moremilk they use is of high quality: not too sweet and really has the soy bean taste. As for the other drink, they were too generous on the lemon so it was way too sour to drink it. The staff was friendly and the service was quick. Definitely one of my fave bbt places in hk!

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.