Got a hankering for bubble tea?
Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top bubble tea sources in Boston, 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. Dolphin Bay
First on the list is Dolphin Bay. Located at 72 Brighton Ave. (between Chester and Reedsdale streets) in Allston, the Taiwanese spot, which offers bubble tea and more, is the highest-rated bubble tea spot in Boston, boasting 4.5 stars out of 475 reviews on Yelp.
2. LimeRed Tea House
Next up is Allston's LimeRed Tea House, situated at 1092 Commonwealth Ave. With 4.5 stars out of 182 reviews on Yelp, the spot to score coffee, tea, bubble tea and ice cream and frozen yogurt has proved to be a local favorite.
3. Moon Flower House
Allston's Moon Flower House, located at 110 Brighton Ave. (between Linden Street and Harvard Avenue), is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the spot to score burgers, bubble tea and desserts 4.5 stars out of 85 reviews.
4. Coco Leaf
Coco Leaf, a patisserie/cake shop that offers bubble tea, juices and smoothies in Back Bay, is another much-loved go-to, with 4.5 stars out of 78 Yelp reviews. Head over to 303 Newbury 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 Boston area, while Mondays are least busy, according to data on local business transactions from Womply, a software provider that also helps companies build a small business marketing strategy. Last year, average daily transactions at food and beverage shops climbed to 48 per business on Saturdays, compared to 34 daily transactions on average on Mondays.
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