Toronto’s Top 10 Bubble Tea Shops

Toronto doesn't just love bubble tea — it lives it. From Scarborough's strip-mall legends to Queen West trendsetters, this is our definitive top 10 for Canada's biggest boba battleground.

  1. The 6Tea

    Score 9.5/10 · Scarborough · $$
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    The 6Tea has achieved bubble tea enlightenment. Their dual-layer cup stacks brown sugar milk and cheese foam oolong like…

  2. Queen St. Boba Lab

    Score 9.2/10 · Queen West · $
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    Queen St. Boba Lab understands that we drink with our eyes first. The diamond jelly is almost too pretty to drink, but t…

  3. Don Mills Tapioca Co.

    Score 9/10 · North York · $
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    The roasted rice addition to hojicha at Don Mills Tapioca Co. is genius — nutty, toasty, and comforting like a warm blan…

  4. Spadina Bubble Den

    Score 8.8/10 · Chinatown · $
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    Spadina Bubble Den is the cheap-eats hero of Toronto’s boba scene. The mango pomelo sago is overflowing with real fruit …

  5. Froth & Fortune

    Score 8.7/10 · Yorkville · $$
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    Froth & Fortune in Yorkville serves an Earl Grey maple cream crown that tastes like high tea got a streetwear makeover. …

  6. Late Night Bubbles

    Score 8.5/10 · Scarborough · $
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    Late Night Bubbles is open till 3 a.m. and their salted caramel brown sugar storm is the ultimate post-midnight dessert.…

  7. Momofruit Tea Bar

    Score 8.3/10 · Downtown · $
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    Momofruit Tea Bar’s peach oolong is a summer ritual. They use Ontario peaches when available and the juice-filled popper…

  8. North York Bubble Brew

    Score 8.1/10 · North York · $
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    North York Bubble Brew brings ube to the boba masses. The ube coconut cream cloud is vividly purple, subtly sweet, and t…

  9. The Boba Collective

    Score 7.9/10 · Downtown · $
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    The Boba Collective’s black sesame soy latte is nutty, toasty, and silky. Vegan and dairy-free by default, it’s a sophis…

  10. Sugar Rush Tea Room

    Score 7.7/10 · Scarborough · $
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    Sugar Rush Tea Room doesn’t take itself seriously, and we love it. The cotton candy grape tea is pure childhood nostalgi…

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