Best Boba Tea in El Monte, CA

Who doesn’t love boba tea? Sweet, cool flavors and gummy tapioca work together to make the perfect summer drink. If you’ve got a boba craving in El Monte, you’re in luck because there are plenty of fantastic boba spots near you where you can get your fix. We at Longo Toyota have created a list of excellent restaurants and cafes in El Monte and the surrounding area for you to check out.

Hello Boba

For all your boba and dessert needs in El Monte, look no further than Hello Boba. The menu includes milk tea flavors like jasmine green, lavender Earl Grey, rose, taro, Thai, brown sugar, matcha, and strawberry. Fresh tea options include jasmine green tea, peach oolong tea, sea cream green tea, and sea cream oolong tea. Hello Boba also offers slushies and smoothies in flavors like mango, strawberry, piña colada, caramel macchiato, horchata cinnamon, and taro. You can request many of these delicious beverages as caffeine-free or dairy-free if you desire. 

The shop itself features bright pastel colors and a selection of cute chachkies you can add to your purchase. The teas here are affordable, especially if you stop by during Milk Tea Happy Hour, between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. on weekdays. You can also pick up a frequent customer stamp card to earn a free drink after seven purchases. 

Phone number: 626-361-7058

Address: 11230 Garvey Ave Ste C El Monte, California, 91733

Hours of operation: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Wednesday; 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Thursday-Sunday

Bopomofo Cafe

Located in San Gabriel, about a 13-minute drive from El Monte, you’ll find Bopomofo Cafe. This delightful and authentic cafe serves classic teas like jasmine green tea, Assam black tea, jasmine milk tea, and Assan milk tea with your choice of boba, egg pudding, or taro. You can also find premium signature drinks like brown sugar pudding milk tea, taro sweet milk, and strawberry basil ginger lemonade. Premium espresso menu items include coffee, milk tea, espresso, Americano, and cappuccino. You can ask for modifications like oat milk, larger sizes, or hot options for any of these drinks. 

At Bopomofo Cafe, you can also order delicious food like tater tots, vegetarian popcorn chicken, the honey walnut shrimp burger, or the spicy Taiwanese fried chicken. If you’re looking for sharable dishes, you might go for the Mapo tots or the spicy popcorn chicken. Currently, this establishment offers to-go and outdoor dining options. 

Contact: Contact via online form

Address: 841 W Las Tunas Dr., San Gabriel, California, 91776

Hours of operation: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday; closed on Monday

Sunright Tea Studio

For mouth-watering milk tea, visit Sunright Tea Studio in Arcadia, about a 20-minute drive from El Monte. The top milk tea drinks from this establishment include the Sunright boba milk tea, Sunright fruit tea, Oreo brulee boba milk, taro milk tea, grapefruit jasmine tea, and strawberry jasmine tea. You can also enjoy sweet treats like pudding boba milk, red bean boba milk, cheese foams, and frosties. If you’re looking for a sweet caffeine boost, you can always opt for the house Americano, latte, or coffee oolong milk tea. 

Finally, top off your tea with one of 12 delicious toppings, including Oreo, red bean, fresh taro, lychee jelly, cheese foam, creme burlee, brown sugar, grass jelly, pudding, boba, agar boba, and honey boba. While you’re at the store, you can also pick up the perfect gift for a boba-loving friend, including an instant boba milk tea kit, a tote bag, a T-shirt, or a water bottle. While you’re there, the interior design of this studio will win you over with its bright yellow color scheme and cheerful cloud design. 

Contact: Contact via online form

Address: 1220 S Golden West Ave. #A, Arcadia, California, 91007

Hours of operation: 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. every day

Boba Ave Express

This fantastic boba shop is located in Arcadia, California, just a 17-minute drive north of El Monte. You can order delivery, takeout, or sip your tea in the shop. Milk tea flavors include brown sugar boba milk tea, Hokkaido milk tea, Thai milk tea, taro milk tea, almond milk tea, and jasmine milk tea. Fresh fruit tea flavors include peach and passion fruit green tea, grapefruit and orange green tea, strawberry and mango green tea, and winter melon tea with grass jelly. You can also add toppings like brown sugar boba, grass jelly, lychee jelly, crystal boba, and egg pudding. 

Outside of tea, you can enjoy smoothies, shakes, and even snacks like popcorn chicken, Takoyaki, fried fish balls, French fries, and sweet potato fries. If you’re feeling particularly adventurous, you can even try out the unique cheese foam fresh teas, with flavors like cheese grape, cheese jasmine green, and cheese Uji matcha. 

Phone number: 626-641-8090

Address: 1437 S Baldwin Ave, Arcadia

Hours of operation: 11 a.m.-12 a.m. Monday-Thursday; 11 a.m.-12:30 a.m. Friday-Saturday 

Boba Bear

A quick 22-minute drive will get you from El Monte to the Rowland Heights Location of this excellent boba shop. The Boba Bear menu includes a wide variety of classic boba milk tea flavors like original, matcha latte, coffee, banana, strawberry, jasmine, almond, Thai, and matcha frappe. Classic fruit options include strawberry banana smoothie, honey green tea, mango berry green tea, passionfruit green tea, watermelon slush, and strawberry calpico slush. They also offer shimmering pink lemonade, and an extensive selection of alcoholic beverages, including Soju lemon tea, mimosas, wine, beer, and jello shots.

In addition to the Rowland Heights location, Boba Bear has two other California cafes, one in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles and the other in the West Los Angeles area. Outside of California, you can also find Boba Bear abroad, including in two locations in Hong Kong and one in Seoul, South Korea. The following information is for the Rowland Heights location. 

Phone number: 626-839-1177

Address: 18414 Colima Rd, Rowland Heights, California, 91748

Hours of operation: 4 p.m. to 12a.m. every day

There you have it. We’ve listed five of the best boba tea places in or around El Monte that you can check out this summer. Did we miss your favorite? Let us know. You can give us a call at 626-377-9741 or drop by our dealership at 3534 Peck Rd, El Monte, CA 91731. While you’re here, why not take a look at our wonderful collection of new vehicles and used cars available for purchase? Or, if you need help with your current car schedule a service visit, and one of our wonderful technicians will be happy to help. 

 

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