Teado Tea Shop

Reviews

• Charles X.

  star star star star star 12 July 2026

  What I most like about this place is the ordering process is extremely customizable and the guy making your drink lets you taste test it before giving you the full size.
  
  They also brew their teas fresh which is always a plus.
  
  Personally, I feel their sugar levels are definitely on the less sweet side, so I'd imagine 100% sugar level would be suitable for most people.
  
  I'm very curious to try all the other tea flavors they have and have recommended this place to all my friends who have all enjoyed their experience here as well. The place is a bit small and cramped so just a heads up.

• James B.

  star star star star_border star_border 1 July 2026

  Decided to do a milk tea crawl today, this block is really good for Bubble Milk Tea. Teado had soooooo many choices of tea!! I felt like I was looking at a pokemon of tea options, gotta collect them all.
  
  The first thing you will notice is the place is TINY, tiny but really good atmosphere/environment.
  
  The service is very good, at bubble milk tea places i usually get a small 30% sugar. He kept asking if I wanted it sweeter which was cool, unfortunately i thought the foamyness was due to it being a tiny sample. I didn't realize it was being blended until after the big cup and the whole thing tasted like a thick shake. Next time i will ask for it to not be blended.
  
  Overall: The place is pretty good and quaint, will come to again. Just didn't like the lack of choices in size.

• Noora R.

  star star star star star 30 June 2026

  This place is probably my favorite tea shop in Chinatown, everything here is really authentic and unique, from the cutely decorated interior, to the vast menu of drinks and food to choose from, to the way the store is run, I really like it.
  I first came here on a Friday afternoon with my sister, the shop was packed full so we had to wait quite a bit for our order to be taken, which normally would bother me a little, but I wasn't bothered at all because I saw there were two ppl working as fast as they could, but they didn't let up on any customer service.
  Their menu is big and has a lot to choose from, and boba isn't that expensive at all, 3.50 without bubbles and $4 with, give or take, and the onigiri too looked really good.
  The onigiri especially, is hand made and each one has love and care put into it, and sometimes when they aren't that busy, they allow you to taste a pArt of the drink you ordered to see if you liked it or wanted to sweeter.
  I like this shop because it's not a chain store that sells bubble tea, it's an authentic tea shop run by charismatic people.

• Gurleen K.

  star star star star star 30 June 2026

  One of my most favorite places to get boba tea in Manhattan. The shop belongs to a very nice young couple who make everything from scratch so everything is very fresh. They only have one location in Chinatown, so every time I go, I buy 4 drinks at a time to last me for the week! Yes, that's how much I love the tea here.
  
  Its a hidden gem in Chinatown. @traveleen_gurl

• Nick P.

  star star star star star 29 June 2026

  Living in Chinatown, there's no shortage of Boba spots. Walk two blocks in any direction and you'll probably stumble upon one. I gave Teado Tea Shop a try after dinner, and the experience stuck out.
  
  For one, the decor is remarkable. Tons of succulents lining the counter and cute figurines ranging from Totoros to Marvel characters.
  
  They have a large array of tea flavors for Boba. I went with the black sesame boba because I love black sesame sweets and have never tried it for boba. You get to choose the level of sweetness AND the strength of the tea (that's new for me!). The worker was super attentive, giving me and my girlfriend a taste of our bobas to make sure sweetness was spot on.
  
  I went for the strong tea and definitely tasted the genuine flavor. Definitely worth checking out this spot if you love boba. They also carry desserts like golden toast.