Baltimore/ Food & Drinks
Published on March 31, 2020
Jonesing for bubble tea? Check out Baltimore's top 4 spotsTSAOCAA | Photo: Bryan L./Yelp

Craving bubble tea?

Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top bubble tea hot spots in Baltimore, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to satisfy your cravings.

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1. WOW Food Cafe

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First on the list is WOW Food Cafe. Located at 222 N. Charles St. downtown, the Chinese spot, which offers bubble tea, tea and coffee, is the highest-rated bubble tea spot in Baltimore, boasting 4.5 stars out of 170 reviews on Yelp.

2. TSAOCAA

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Next up is Tuscany-Canterbury's TSAOCAA, situated at 4 W. University Parkway. With 4.5 stars out of 44 reviews on Yelp, the spot to score bubble tea, juices, smoothies and desserts has proved to be a local favorite.

3. Simply Sip Tea

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Little Italy's Simply Sip Tea, located at 413 S. High St., is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the spot to score bubble tea and more 4.5 stars out of 53 reviews.

4. Chatime Federal Hill

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Chatime Federal Hill, a spot to score bubble tea, tea and coffee  in Federal Hill, is another much-loved go-to, with 4.5 stars out of 37 Yelp reviews. Head over to 1114 Light St. to see for yourself.

Deciding when to check out the top spots above? Saturdays tend to be the busiest days of the week for consumer spending at food and beverage shops across the Baltimore area, while Mondays are least busy, according to data on local business transactions from Womply, a provider of software and email marketing services for small businesses. Last year, average daily transactions at food and beverage shops climbed to 47 per business on Saturdays, compared to 32 daily transactions on average on Mondays.


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