Craving bubble tea? A new spot has you covered. The new arrival to Rockridge, called RareTea, is located at 5817 College Ave.

RareTea has outposts throughout Northern California. According to the business' website, RareTea uses specialized TeaPresso machines "set at specific temperature and intervals during the tea-brewing process to extract our desired taste, which is unattainable with the traditional tea brewing process." 

On the menu, expect to see items like milk tea, fruit tea and smoothies, with toppings that include tapioca pearls, red beans, pudding, grass jelly and more. Customers can also customize the amount of ice and the sweetness level of their drinks.

RareTea has garnered strong reviews thus far, with a 4.5-star rating out of three reviews on Yelp.

Bryan H., who was among the first Yelpers to review the new spot on July 1, wrote, "First boba shop here. Very friendly staff. I would recommend the brown sugar boba tea. Yummy!"

And Marcos S. wrote, "So excited to have a brand-new tea place in Rockridge. The milk tea was really awesome and I definitely recommend. Also,  the staff was super friendly. I hope they do well; please come to this tea place."

Stop by to welcome the new business to the neighborhood: RareTea is open from 11 a.m.–9 p.m. daily.

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