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Where to get boba tea in ATX

🧋 We’ve brewed up the list of quali-tea boba shops you have oolong been waiting for.

March 29, 2023 • 
Laura Figi
A small boba tea cup on a table with a purple background.

Boba tea comes in all shapes, sizes, flavors, and textures.

Photo by @lovebubbletea_atx

Kettle down, Austin, it’s going to brew-tea-ful day.

Don’t know what boba is? We’re happy to introduce you to your new favorite drink. Originating in Taiwan in the early 1980s, boba or bubble tea traditionally consists of sweetened milk tea with floating tapioca pearls.

City Editor Figi here. It always seems like finding a comprehensive list of boba joints is tea-dious when I’m in the mood for a chewable drink, which is always. Bookmark this page for the next time you need to make a boba run — you’ll thank me later.

So don’t be chai, let’s dive in.

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