Bubble tea (also known as pearl milk tea, bubble milk tea, tapioca milk tea, boba tea, or boba; Chinese: 珍珠奶茶; pinyin: zhēnzhū nǎichá, 波霸奶茶; bōbà nǎichá) is a tea-based drink that originated in Taiwan in the early 1980s. Taiwanese immigrants brought it to the United States in the 1990s, initially in California through regions including Los Angeles County, but the drink has also spread to other countries where there is a large East Asian diaspora population.
Bubble tea most commonly consists of tea accompanied by chewy tapioca balls ("boba" or "pearls"), but it can be made with other toppings as well, such as grass jelly, aloe vera, red bean, and popping boba. It has many varieties and flavors, but the two most popular varieties are pearl black milk tea and pearl green milk tea ("pearl" for the tapioca balls at the bottom).
Hollin[]
HOLLIN is created by a team of young Taiwanese tea specialists, who believe in creating an all-rounded bubble tea experience of good drinks, good pearls and good service. 赫! Bubble tea is not just a drink. It is an experience. The name HOLLIN was created with a phonetic similarity to the Hokkien phrase “好喝”, which means “an awesome drink”. The brand’s mandarin name 赫里 has a secondary significance with a similar sounding word “贺礼”, which means “gift”. This reflects our mission of treating every HOLLIN customer as an esteemed guest, and thus deserving the best gift we could offer.
- SingPost Centre: Replaced R&B Tea. Closed Down.
- Suntec City: Replaced Chocolate Origin. Closed Down.
- Plaza Singapura: Replaced KOI The. Closed Down.
- Punggol Plaza: Replaced King Hub Mobile Repair.
Bingxue[]
- Clementi: Replaced B9 Dental Centre.
- Changi City Point: Replaced Jollibee.
- Haji Lane: Replaced Cad Cafe.
- Junction 9: Replaced Jollibean.
- KINEX: Replaced Ju Fu De Cha.
- Loyang Point: Replaced Koufu.
- Sembawang Shopping Centre: Replaced Kidzah Island.
In relation[]
| Brand | Location | Year |
|---|---|---|
| KOI The (12) | Tampines Central (East) | 2023 |
| Tampines Mall (East) | 2024, 2025 | |
| Tampines MRT Station (East) | 2025 | |
| Eastpoint Mall (East) | 2016, 2022, 2025 | |
| Bedok Mall (East) | 2025 | |
| Woodleigh Mall (North East) | 2023 | |
| Paya Lebar Quarter (East) | 2025 | |
| City Square Mall (Central) | 2025 | |
| Millenia Walk (Central) | 2025 | |
| Rivervale Mall (North East) | 2025 | |
| NEX (North East) | 2026 | |
| Sun Plaza (North) | 2023 | |
| Chicha San Chen (3) | Marina Square | 2024 |
| Paya Lebar Quarter | 2025 | |
| Tampines 1 | 2024 | |
| CocoCane (1) | Compass One | 2025 |
| Each A-Cup (1) | Tampines East (Near to Grand Venture Technology) | 2025 |
| Mixue (16) | Tampines MRT Station (East) | 2025 |
| Bedok Central (East) | 2025 | |
| Century Square (East) | 2025 | |
| Northpoint City (North) | 2025 | |
| East Point Mall (East) | 2025 | |
| Bugis Village (Central) | 2025 | |
| Toa Payoh HDB Hub (North) | 2025 | |
| Heartland Mall (North East) | 2025 | |
| Clementi CityVibe (West) | 2025 | |
| Pagoda Street (Central) | 2025 | |
| One Punggol (North East) | 2025 | |
| Jurong Point (West) | 2025 | |
| AMK Hub (North) | 2025 | |
| Bishan Central (North) | 2025 | |
| CityLink Mall (Central) | 2026 | |
| V Hotel Lavender (Central) | 2025 | |
| BingXue (3) | Changi City Point (East) | 2025 |
| KINEX Mall (East) | 2025 | |
| Loyang Point (East) | 2025 | |
| Playmade (1) | Tampines 1 (East) | 2025 |
| iTEA (2) | Bedok Central (East) | 2025 |
| Tampines MRT Station (East) | 2025 | |
| Sharetea (1) | Northpoint City (North) | 2025 |
Former Stores[]
| Brand | Location | Year |
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| HEYTEA (1) | Tampines 1 [Closed Down] | 2025 |
| Hollin (2) | SingPost Centre (East) [Closed Down] | 2025 |
| Suntec City (Central) [Closed Down] | 2025 |
United Kingdom[]
- KOI The: Oxford, Aylesbury, Ernest, Watford Junction, Oxford Street, Glasgow, Luton Airport, Willesden, Battersea Power Station, Peterborough, Cardiff, Ashford, Brighton, Croydon, Wimbledon, Richmond
- Chicha San Chen: Ernest, Coventry, Rugeley
- Each A-Cup: Epping
- BingXue: Stratford, Shoeburyness, Bedford, Worcester
- Playmade: Oxford Circus
- HEYTEA: Oxford Street
- Hollin: Redhill, Portsmouth
- CocoCane: Enfield, Willesden
- iTEA: Rugby
- Sharetea: Nottingham
Full List[]
| Brand | Stores |
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| Beutea | Northpoint City, Tampines MRT, Tiong Bahru Plaza |
| Bingxue | Changi City Point, Clementi Block 449, Junction 9, Sembawang Shopping Centre |
| Bober Tea | Century Square, Compassvale, SMU, Ubi, Clementi, Bukit Panjang Plaza |
| Bumble Tea | Tampines Block 164 |
| Chicha San Chen | 313 @ Somerset, AMK Hub, Bedok Mall, Chinatown Point, CIMB Plaza, Compass One, Hillion Mall, Jem, Jewel Changi Airport, Jurong Point, Kallang Wave, Lot One, Marina Square, NEX, Northpoint City, NTU, NUS, Paya Lebar Quarter, Plaza Singapura, Star Vista, Sun Plaza, Suntec City, Takashimaya, Tampines 1, Velocity @ Novena Square, Waterway Point, Wheelock Place, West Mall, White Sands, Woodlands MRT, Woodleigh Mall |
| Dew Station | Woodlands Mart, Greenridge Shopping Centre, The Midtown Residence, Elias Mall |
| Each A-Cup | Bangkit Road Block 257, Bedok Block 59, Bedok North Block 89, Bedok Block 208, Bedok Block 539, Bedok Block 632, Bukit Batok Block 153, Bukit Merah View, Bukit Panjang Integrated Transport Hub, Causeway Point, Changi Village, Dawson Road Block 85, Dover MRT, Downtown East, Holland Village MRT, ION Orchard, ITE College West, Jurong East Block 345, Jurong West Block 503, Marsiling Rise Block 132, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, NTU, Pasir Ris Block 443, Pasir Ris West Plaza, Senja, Sengkang Block 308, Rivervale Mall, Jalan Kayu, Serangoon North Block 153, Simpang Bedok, Tampines Block 201E, Tampines Block 477, Tampines Block 802, Telok Blangah Block 78A, Toa Payoh Block 111, Toa Payoh Block 177, The Poiz Centre, Ubi Block 306, Woodgrove MRT, Woodlands Block 888 |
| Fruce | Wisma Atria, NEX |
| Gong Cha | |
| Heytea | ION Orchard, Orchard Central, Westgate, Marina Bay Sands, VivoCity, Tampines 1 |
| Hollin | One Holland Village, Punggol Plaza, SingPost Centre, Suntec City, Woodleigh Mall |
| I Love Taimei | West Mall, Tampines 1, Sun Plaza, Lot One, White Sands, Jem, Woodleigh Mall, Sengkang Grand Mall, Northpoint City, SingPost Centre, Clementi, NEX, Changi Airport T1 Transit, Hillion Mall, Waterway Point, Bugis Junction, Junction 8 |
| iTEA | Admiralty, AMK Hub, Ang Mo Kio Block 531, Beauty World Centre, Bedok Block 205, Bedok Block 57A, Bishan Block 282, Bishan MRT Station, Boon Keng, Boon Lay MRT Station, Boon Lay Shopping Centre, Bukit Batok Block 154, Bukit Batok Block 274, Bukit Batok MRT, Bukit Gombak, Bukit Panjang Block 258, Changi Airport Terminal 3, Chong Pang, Clementi Block 442, Clementi Block 727, Coronation Plaza, Eastpoint Mall, Elias Mall, Fengshan, GRID, Haig View 12, Heartland Mall, Hougang 1, Hougang Block 682, Hougang Block 811, Junction 9, Jurong East Block 135, Jurong West Block 495, Jurong West Block 504, Jurong West Block 960, Khatib Block 846, Marsiling Block 302, New Tampines City, NEX, Northpoint Mall, Pasir Ris Block 442, Pasir Ris MRT Station, Paya Lebar Square, Tampines Block 201, Tampines Block 828, Tanjong Pagar Plaza, Tiong Bahru, Toa Payoh, V Hotel Lavender, Whampoa |
| Its Bubblin | Gek Poh Shopping Centre, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) |
| KOI Express | 313 @ Somerset, Admiralty Place, Ang Mo Kio MRT Station, Boon Lay MRT Station, Bukit Batok MRT Station, Canberra MRT Station, Changi City Point, City Square Mall, myVillage, National University Hospital, Northpoint City, Paya Lebar MRT Station, Raffles City, Redhill MRT Station, Seletar Mall, Takashimaya, Tampines MRT, Waterway Point, Wisma Atria |
| KOI The | 100AM, 112 Katong, AMK Hub, Anchorpoint, Aperia Mall, Bedok Mall, Bendemeer Shopping Mall, Braddell, Bugis+, Buona Vista MRT, Changi Airport T3, Chinatown Point, Compass One, Downtown East, East Point Mall, Fernvale CC, Funan, Great World City, HarbourFront Centre, Heartland Mall, Hillion Mall, Hillview Community Club, Hougang Mall, IMM, ION Orchard, Jewel Basement, Joo Koon MRT Station, Junction 8, Jurong Point, Khatib, Limbang Shopping Centre, Millenia Walk, NEX, Novena Square, Oasis Terraces, One Raffles Place, Outram Community Hospital, Paragon, Parkway Parade, Paya Lebar Quarter, Plaza Singapura, Punggol North, Rivervale Mall, Sengkang General Hospital, Sengkang Grand Mall, Suntec City, Sun Plaza, Tampines, Tampines Mall, The Centrepoint, Thomson Plaza, Tiong Bahru Plaza, Toa Payoh, United Square, VivoCity, Westgate, White Sands, Woodlands MRT, Woodleigh Mall, Yew Tee MRT Station, Yishun 10 |
| LiHO | |
| Milksha | Novena, Suntec City, Paya Lebar Quarter, Funan |
| Mixue | AMK Hub, Bedok Central, Bishan, Bugis Village, Bukit Panjang Plaza, Century Square, CityLink Mall, Clementi Grantral Mall, Grantral Mall MacPherson, GRID, Heartland Mall, Jurong Point, Jurong West Block 495, Kampong Glam, Northpoint City, One Punggol, Pagoda Street, Marine Parade Central, Paya Lebar Square, People's Park Complex, Serangoon Gardens, Tampines MRT Station, The Poiz Centre, Toa Payoh, V Hotel Lavender, West Mall, Wisteria Mall, Yew Tee Point |
| Nine Fresh | Ang Mo Kio Central, Bedok Mall, Junction 8, Causeway Point, Century Square, Compass One, Hougang Mall, Jewel Changi Airport, Jurong Point, Lot One, Millenia Walk, Northpoint City, NUS, NTU, Pasir Ris Mall, Paya Lebar Square, Plantation Plaza, Plaza Singapura, Marina Bay Sands, Seletar Mall, SMU, Sun Plaza, Tiong Bahru Plaza, Waterway Point, Yew Tee Point |
| Playmade | 313 @ Somerset, AMK Hub, Bukit Panjang Plaza, Buona Vista MRT Station, City Square Mall, Depot Heights Shopping Centre, Hougang Mall, Jurong Point, Marina Bay Link Mall, NEX, Northpoint City, Northshore Plaza 2, Paya Lebar Quarter, Punggol North Mall, Seletar Mall, Sengkang Grand Mall, Suntec City, Tampines 1, Clementi Mall, Tiong Bahru Plaza, Toa Payoh, Velocity @ Novena Square, VivoCity, Waterway Point, West Mall, Wisteria Mall |
| R&B Tea | Thomson Plaza, Millenia Walk, Rivervale Plaza, United Square, Marina Bay Sands, HDB Hub, Parkway Parade, Admiralty Place, Hougang Rivercourt, Sun Plaza, Buangkok Square, Oasis Terraces, Plantation Plaza |
| Sharetea | Northpoint, Causeway Point, Lucky Plaza |
| Signature KOI | Star Vista, Suntec City, Ubi |
| Snowcup | |
| Sweet Heart Shop | |
| Sweet Talk | |
| T.Go Express | |
| Taipei Zhan | |
| Tea Dough | |
| Tea Time | |
| Tea Tree Cafe | |
| TeaGIF | |
| Teavana | |
| The Alley | Jewel Changi Airport, Tampines 1, One Raffles Place, Funan, Caltex Holland, Caltex Tampines, Sengkang Grand, Shaw Plaza, Caltex Dunearn, Caltex Jurong |
| The Whale Tea | |
| Wanpo Tea Shop | |
| World Tea House | |
| Yi Fang | |
| Yocha Tea & Desserts |
Areas of responsibility[]
| Bubble tea | Planning Area | Store | Constituency | Popular Locations |
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Ang Mo Kio | AMK Hub | Ang Mo Kio GRC | AMK Hub, Institute of Mental Health (IMH), ITE College Central, Nanyang Polytechnic |
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Bedok | Bedok Mall | East Coast GRC | Bedok Interchange Market & Food Centre, Bedok ARTDIS, Bedok Mall, Bedok Central, Tampines Block 114 |
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Bishan | Bishan Central | Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC | Junction 8, Bishan Central coffeeshop |
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Bugis | Bugis Village | Jalan Besar GRC | Bugis Junction, Bugis+, Bugis Village, Gentlehands Kreta Ayer |
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Chinatown | Pagoda Street | Jalan Besar GRC | Maxwell Food Centre, Chinatown Complex, Pagoda Street, Gentlehands Kreta Ayer, Hong Lim Complex, Raffles Place, Tanjong Pagar, Lau Pa Sat, Amoy Street Food Centre |
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City Hall | CityLink Mall | Jalan Besar GRC | Raffles City |
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Clementi | Clementi CityVibe | Jurong East-Bukit Batok GRC | Clementi Mall, Jem, NUS, Westgate, IMM, Tengah, Trampolene |
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Expo | Changi City Point | East Coast GRC | Changi City Point, DB Schenker, PrettyFIT (Changi South Lane), Changi Airport Terminal 3 |
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Farrer Park | City Square Mall | Jalan Besar GRC | City Square Mall, Gentlehands Kreta Ayer, LikeMeetWork |
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Hougang | Heartland Mall | Aljunied GRC | Kovan Market & Food Centre, Institute of Mental Health (IMH) |
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Jurong West | Jurong Point | West Coast-Jurong West GRC | Tuas, Markono Print Media, FairPrice Hub, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Lim Chu Kang, Lot One |
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Lavender | V Hotel Lavender | Jalan Besar GRC | Enabling Services Hub, Bugis Junction, ICA Building, Singapore Casket, Aperia, Pek Chuan Industrial Building |
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Marina Centre | Millenia Walk | Jalan Besar GRC | Suntec City, Millenia Walk |
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Marina Square | Marina Square | ||
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Pasir Ris | Loyang Point | Pasir Ris-Changi GRC | Pasir Ris Block 159, Changi Village Market & Food Centre, Grand Venture Technology (Pasir Ris-Changi) |
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Paya Lebar | Paya Lebar Quarter | Marine Parade GRC | Sports Hub, Paya Lebar Quarter, Sims Vista Market & Food Centre, SingPost Centre, Love Bonito, Kallang Wave |
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Punggol | One Punggol | Punggol GRC | Waterway Point, One Punggol, Punggol Road End, Northshore Plaza |
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Sembawang | Sun Plaza | Sembawang GRC | Sun Plaza - Plaza Singapura (Bus 167) |
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Sengkang | Compass One | Sengkang GRC | Compass One, Bellewaters, Institute of Mental Health (IMH) |
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Rivervale Mall | Rivervale Mall | ||
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Serangoon | NEX | Marine Parade GRC | NEX, 88 Medway Drive |
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Simei | East Point Mall | East Coast GRC | Tampines Block 114, East Point Mall, ITE College East, Grand Venture Technology (East Coast) |
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Tampines | Tampines Central | Tampines GRC | Tampines Block 114, Tampines Block 890A, Tampines Mall, Century Square, Tampines 1 |
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Tampines Mall | Enabling Services Hub | ||
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Tampines MRT | Tampines Block 138 | ||
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Century Square | Tampines Block 114 | ||
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Tampines 1 | Tampines 1 | ||
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Tampines MRT | Tampines Block 114, Pasir Ris Park | ||
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Tampines 1 | Tampines Block 114, Tampines Block 890A | ||
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Tampines East | Tampines East | Grand Venture Technology (Tampines) | |
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Toa Payoh | Toa Payoh | Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC | Sim Lim Tower, Ngee Ann City, Novena Square, Square 2, MacPherson Bizlink |
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Woodleigh | Woodleigh Mall | Potong Pasir SMC | Hong Lim Market & Food Centre |
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Yishun | Northpoint City | Nee Soon GRC | Tampines Block 114, Northpoint City, 88 Medway Drive, Yishun Block 431, The Shaughnessy, Yishun Block 504C, Ngee Ann City, Centrepoint, Orchard Plaza, Clarke Quay Central, Hong Lim iMPACT Green, Compass One |
Towns[]
| MRT Station | Shopping Malls | Stores | Status |
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| NS16 Ang Mo Kio | AMK Hub | LIHO Tea, KOI The, Mixue, i-Tea, Playmade | Remain Open |
| EW5 Bedok | Bedok Mall | KOI The, Mixue | Remain Open |
| EW27 Boon Lay | Jurong Point | KOI The, Playmade, The Whale-Tea SG, i-Tea, Shiok-Cup, Mixue, Chicha San Chen | Remain Open |
| DT1 Bukit Panjang | Hillion Mall | Bober Tea, LIHO Tea, Each A-Cup, Cha Tra Mue, Chicha San Chen, KOI The, Mixue | Not Spotted |
| CG2 Changi Airport | Changi Airport T3, Jewel Changi Airport | KOI The | Not Spotted |
| NE4 Chinatown DT19 Chinatown |
Chinatown Point | KOI The, Chicha San Chen, Luckin Coffee, Playmade | Remain Open |
| EW23 Clementi | Clementi Mall | KOI The, Playmade, Mixue | Remain Open |
| NS24 Dhoby Ghaut NE6 Dhoby Ghaut CC1 Dhoby Ghaut |
Plaza Singapura | Chagee, Hollin, KOI The | Not Spotted |
| CG1 Expo DT35 Expo |
Changi City Point | KOI The, LIHO Tea, Huggs Coffee, Luckin Coffee, Bingxue | Remain Open |
| NE8 Farrer Park | City Square Mall | KOI The, Playmade | Remain Open |
| NE1 HarbourFront CC29 HarbourFront |
HarbourFront Centre, VivoCity | KOI The, LIHO Tea, Playmade, Wanpo Tea Shop, HeyTEA, Luckin Coffee | Not Spotted |
| NE14 Hougang | Hougang Mall | LIHO Tea, Playmade, KOI The, i-Tea | Not Spotted |
| NE13 Kovan | Heartland Mall | i-Tea, KOI The, LIHO, Mixue | Remain Open |
| NS22 Orchard | Wisma Atria, Ngee Ann City | Each A-Cup, KOI The, Chicha San Chen | Not Spotted |
| EW1 Pasir Ris | White Sands | KOI The, i-Tea, Luckin Coffee | Remain Open |
| EW8 Paya Lebar CC9 Paya Lebar |
SingPost Centre, Paya Lebar Quarter | KOI The, Chicha San Chen, Mixue, i-Tea, Luckin Coffee, Hollin | Remain Open |
| CC4DT15 Promenade | Suntec City | KOI The, LIHO Tea, Chicha San Chen, Playmade | Remain Open |
| NE16STC Sengkang | Compass One | Kenangan Coffee, KOI The, Chicha San Chen, Gong Cha, LIHO, Fruitbox | Remain Open |
| NE12 Serangoon CC13 Serangoon |
NEX | Chicha San Chen, KOI The, LIHO, Playmade | Remain Open |
| EW3 Simei | Eastpoint Mall | KOI The, Mixue | Remain Open |
| CC6 Stadium | Kallang Wave | Chicha San Chen | Not Spotted |
| EW2 Tampines DT32 Tampines |
Tampines Mall, Century Square, Tampines 1 | KOI The, Chicha San Chen, Each A-Cup, Mixue, Playmade, LIHO Tea, Luckin Coffee | Remain Open |
| NS9 Woodlands | Causeway Point | LIHO Tea, KOI The, Luckin Coffee | Not Spotted |