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Long Beach's 3 best spots to score bubble tea on the cheap

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Published on June 01, 2020
Long Beach's 3 best spots to score bubble tea on the cheapBoba Tea House | Photo: B G./Yelp

Need more bubble tea in your life?

Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the best affordable bubble tea outlets in Long Beach, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to fulfill your urges.

1. Boba Tea House

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Topping the list is Boba Tea House. Located at 1336 W. Willow St., Suite 103, the Vietnamese spot, which offers sandwiches and bubble tea, is the highest-rated cheap bubble tea spot in Long Beach, boasting 4.5 stars out of 244 reviews on Yelp. The bubble tea spot serves teas such as honey green milk, green apple and original milk tea with add-ons like boba, coconut jelly and lychee jelly.

Yelper Jill S., who reviewed Boba Tea House on Oct. 27, wrote, "Very delicious boba and banh mi. We got the passion fruit boba and the mango and watermelon boba and all were wonderful. The boba was nice and soft."

Lisa K. noted, "...Great menu options and their boba was fresh."

2. Knead Donuts & Tea

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Next up is Knead Donuts & Tea, situated at 3490 E. Seventh St. With 4.5 stars out of 444 reviews on Yelp, the spot to score doughnuts, bubble tea and juices and smoothies has proven to be a local favorite for those looking for a low-priced option. The boba tea menu features fresh milk tea, strawberry tea and Thai iced tea.

3. SqueezeMe

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SqueezeMe, a spot to score bubble tea, juices and smoothies at the California State University of Long Beach, is another much-loved, affordable go-to, with 4.5 stars out of 13 Yelp reviews. Head over to 6049 E. Seventh St. to see for yourself. The business, which opened in 2014, offers milk teas like matcha, taro or strawberry, with choice of honey boba, lychee coconut jelly and aloe vera. 


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