I love bubble tea (or boba, whatever you want to call it!), and now that it’s summer, bubble tea makes a perfect treat to beat the heat! Bubble tea originated in Taiwan during the 1980s, and now bubble tea is a sought after drink internationally! I love bubble tea as it makes me reminiscent of elementary school as my mom would always bring me a fresh fruit mango smoothie with pearls from the bubble tea shop near my house.

If you’re looking for some bubble tea places in Calgary, here is a list of  five places you should try!

Don’t Yell At Me

Don’t Yell At Me has two locations in Calgary, one on 17th Avenue (620A 17 Ave SW) and one in Crowfoot (63 Crowfoot Terrace NW). Their menu carries coffee drinks, milk teas, sparkling waters, and their old master formula drinks. The drinks are all under $10 ranging from $7-9 per drink. My favourite drink to order is the berries roselle sparkling water!

Try Again Beverage House

Try Again Beverage House is located on 111 3 Ave SE outside the Opulence Centre in Chinatown. Try Again has a special place in my heart as I grew up going here. Every weekend my grandmother would take me on a walk around downtown, and we’d usually hang out around chinatown. We’d both get drinks from Try Again, and I went there almost every-time I was downtown. It has been my go-to spot whenever I am craving bubble tea, and I’m in the area! They have a vast drink menu, and they also have special pearl flavours every month. Whenever I go to Try Again, I usually order their strawberry mango yakult smoothie with pearls and yakult poppin pearls!

Hi-Tea

Located a few blocks away from Try Again (312 Centre St S), Hi-Tea is another staple for me when I am looking for a quick snack alongside a bubble tea! They have quite a big drink and snack menu, as well as a meal menu where you can get something to eat plus a drink dependent on the day you go! Whenever I go to Hi-Tea, I do not have a set drink I buy consistently. I usually play around with different fruit combinations, but on my most recent visit I got a peach mango smoothie with pearls.

Yummy Q

Yummy Q, located in Kensington ( 2-338 10 St NW)  is an amazing spot right next to the train station. It is a five minute (depending on how fast you walk) walk from the Sunnyside train station. Yummy Q carries bubble tea drinks, gelato and waffles! My staple drink at Yummy Q is their brown sugar black pearls with milk, it’s a basic drink, but it is so good! 

JusFruit

JusFruit has a lot of locations, and I mainly go to their Sunnyside and Southview locations (here is a link of all of their locations: https://www.jusfruit.ca/locations). I love JusFruit because they have a diverse menu, and they also carry lots of street-food options. I usually order Japa Fries and an Avocago drink!

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