Best Bubble Tea in Canterbury
The best bubble tea in Canterbury, from a High Street café pairing boba with bao to a St Peter’s Street shop that cooks fresh tapioca pearls through the day. This list only includes places that actually sell bubble tea, so tea shops without pearls did not make the cut. Places are ranked using their Google rating weighted by how many reviews they have. Student tip: they are all within a few minutes’ walk of each other in the city centre, so you can try a different one every week of term.
- 3 places, ranked by Google rating
- Open places only, checked every month
- Website and Google Maps for each
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Mooboo
Mooboo on Burgate is a branch of what the brand calls the UK's largest bubble tea operator, and the menu suits the indecisive. Milk teas, fruit teas, a Brûlée Series and coffee drinks are all on offer, with more than 1,000 combinations to work through. A quick stop on the walk from the cathedral.
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Mowchi
Mowchi on the High Street is a calm, minimalist café inspired by East Asian street food, and the bubble tea is the real deal. Choose brown sugar, taro or Thai milk tea with tapioca pearls, or a fruit tea with popping boba. Matcha fans are well looked after, and there is bao if you are hungry.
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Bubbleology
Bubbleology on The Parade calls itself a tea mixology bar, and the point is that you are in charge. Ask your Bubbleologist for a drink that is less sweet, or mix flavours until it tastes right, from taro to brown sugar. It sits in the Whitefriars shopping area, so it is an easy stop mid-errands.
Ranked by Google rating, weighted by the number of reviews so a place with a handful of five-star reviews does not jump the queue. We check the list every month and drop anywhere that has closed.
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