Whether you call it boba, bubble tea, or pearl milk tea, the drink is filled with delicious, iced milk tea with boba bubbles, a fully customizable treat that has taken over the Main Line in recent years, writes Tori Bissonnette for Main Line Today. 

The tasty drink hails from Taiwan, and the “bubbles” are small, chewable balls with flavors like tapioca or fruity boba that bursts in your mouth. 

Surreal Creamery

At the Surreal Creamery, you’ll see amazingly creative bubble tea in their Signature Mason Jars, where they meld ice cream with bubble tea, creating a milkshake-bubble tea hybrid that is delicious, with endless possibilities. The Surreal Creamery is located at 1039 West Lancaster Avenue in Bryn Mawr.

Mr. Wish Ardmore

In 2006, Mr. Wish opened in Taichung, Taiwan and the focus is on milk teas and fruit teas with fresh ingredients like pineapple, passionfruit, and more. Mr. Wish is located at 8 East Lancaster Avenue in Ardmore.

Kung Fu Tea

Kung Fu Tea has great teas, plus slushies too. Make your teas fully customizable and pick what you’d like, and try the super-fun seasonal flavors. Find Kung Fu Tea at 22 Lancaster Avenue in Ardmore and 1129 Old York Road in Abington.

Yi’s Boba

Family-owned Yi’s Boba offers hot and cold teas plus smoothies, snacks, and ice creams in a variety of fresh flavors.
Yi’s Boba is located at 24 Lancaster Avenue in Ardmore.

Read more about bubble tea in Main Line Today. 

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