For twenty years, Tang Tea House has been the East Side’s answer to late-night halal Chinese food — dim sum, zi char and supper classics served till 1 or 2am. The famous Golden Sand Bun (3pc) goes for S$5.80, chicken siew mai S$5.50, and hearty rice and noodle dishes from around S$7. The draw is…
Long before brown sugar boba became a Singapore obsession, R&B Tea was already pouring it. The Taiwanese chain — founded in 2006 — claims the first-ever cup of Brown Sugar Boba Milk sold in Singapore, and its cheese-brûlée-capped brown sugar drinks remain the reason most people walk through the door. If you’re craving something different…
In a bubble tea market crowded with Taiwanese and Chinese giants, The Whale Tea swam its own lane — and the Straits Times noticed, naming it Singapore’s Best Bubble Tea of 2023. The homegrown brand’s signatures are instantly recognisable: sapphire-blue crystal drinks, brown sugar pearls simmered for three hours, and peach gum — the vegan,…
Not all pearls are created equal, and that is exactly the point of the PlayMade menu Singapore lineup. This Taiwanese import rolls its boba fresh in-store every single day, in flavours like pink cactus, black sesame and burnt caramel that no other chain in Singapore offers. Most drinks sit between approx. S$3.30 and S$7.10, with…
In a city drowning in brown sugar boba, Molly Tea arrived from Shenzhen with something quieter: jasmine. Double-petal Guangxi jasmine flowers, scented through tea leaves in a seven-step process, folded into milk teas so floral they smell like a garden before the first sip. It is bubble tea for people who read the tea menu…
One dollar. That is what the most famous ice cream cone in Asia costs. The Mixue menu Singapore range is built on a radical idea: bubble tea and soft serve at prices that feel like a typo, with the signature King Cone at just S$1.00 and most drinks between S$2.00 and S$5.90. Nobody else in…
China’s coffee giant stormed Singapore with a simple pitch: premium coffee at convenience-store speed, ordered entirely through an app. Luckin Coffee now runs over 100 outlets across the island, and its menu — Americanos from around S$4.80, playful flavoured lattes, frozen Exfreezo blends and even pastries — has made it the default pick for commuters…
LiHO wears its Singapore heart on its sleeve — the name means 'how are you?' in Hokkien, and the menu is a love letter to local tastes. This is the bubble tea chain that bet big on avocado, kaya and cheese foam, and won. Stacked against the KOI menu, LiHO is the playful younger sibling…
The queue says everything. Since arriving from Taiwan in 2007, KOI Thé has become Singapore's bubble tea benchmark — the yardstick every new brand gets measured against, built on golden bubbles and obsessive consistency rather than gimmicks. Compared with the homegrown LiHO menu, which leans into local twists like avocado and kaya, KOI sticks to…
In a city where S$6 bubble tea has become normal, iTea feels like a time machine. This homegrown Singapore brand — pouring since 2011 — still sells brewed jasmine green tea for S$2.60 and keeps most of its menu under S$4. For students, NSFs and anyone whose bubble tea habit outruns their budget, iTea is…
