Delivery
Yes
Shiny Tea in New York
Categories
Location on the map
New York, New York County, New York, US
Service options
Takeaway
Yes
Highlights
Fast service
Yes
Great tea selection
Yes
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park
No
Wheelchair-accessible seating
No
Offerings
Coffee
Yes
Dining options
Dessert
Yes
Amenities
Good for kids
Yes
Atmosphere
Casual
Yes
Crowd
Tourists
Yes
University students
Yes
Payments
Debit cards
Yes
NFC mobile payments
Yes
Credit cards
Yes
Phone: +1 212-222-6134
Site: http://shinyteanewyork.com/
Site: http://shinyteanewyork.com/
Opening hours
- Monday:12:30–8PM
- Tuesday:Closed
- Wednesday:12:30–8PM
- Thursday:12:30–8PM
- Friday:12:30–8:30PM
- Saturday:12:30–8:30PM
- Sunday:12:30–8:30PM
Comments (111)
Shiny Tea is my favorite place to get bubble tea I’ve been coming for years. They’re always super friendly, the boba is great, and the tea flavors are delicious without being overly sweet. Highly recommend!
Very large menu for Boba Tea. Good service and great teas. Very small inside so plan on ordering and taking to go
Very nice tea. Strongly brewed: I usually do half sugar but this tea is strong enough that I might try 70%. Also this may be the smallest boba shop I’ve been to: the whole place is about 5 feet wide, smaller than some industrial refrigerators I’ve seen.
The coffee-jelly puerh milk tea is my go-to.No pictures because I havent got time for that... must slurp it all! 🤤
I frequent these guys and can share that this is a great place for bubble tea on the UWS. Price, quality and service are all phenomenal. My only question is how they run such an airtight operation out of such a small little storefront! But I guess that just speaks to the professionalism of the staff, who are always kind, quick and courteous.Big recommend!
They told me it would be a slight wait, but it was totally worth it to know our drinks were made fresh. The boba were done perfectly. Next time I have to get out my comfort zone and try one of their other popular drinks.
Love the drinks here!!! The drinks at Shiny Tea is always consistent and great quality. I had the chocolate boba tea and it’s so chocolaty! The place usually gets packed during the weekend afternoons, but they let you pre-order online so you won’t have to wait that long! They are definitely the best boba tea place in NY! Friendly staff too!
This bubble tea spot has great customer service and quality product. Better than Kung Fu Tea by far! Ive been coming at least twice a month and always bring my friends here. My favorite is the TieGuanYin Milk Tea for that strong tea flavor (with pudding) 10/10!-just a note to the business: The TieGuanYin Milk Tea is missing as an option on your online menu. Please add it in!
I wanted to pick up two teas before my tutoring session. I walked in and the young man took my order and my money. While I was ordering, a family of five arrived. I told him that I was in a hurry, but he took their five orders and answered their questions and took their money. This all took almost a half hour. Only then did he get around to making my teas. Altogether, it took 45 minutes for him to serve me two teas. This young man was incredibly rude and the tea here is just not worth the wait.
This is favorite milk tea spot in town. They pearls/bubbles are chewy and delicious. Their Milktea is not that sweet and with no dairy milk which the only milk I can take. The staff always friendly and helpful every time I go in.
Very authentic delicious bubble tea
And boyoboy was it magical. I usually never finish my drinks lol. But this was like drinking rich milk with the yummiest sweetest mango. I didnt know what to expect with the matcha and it just surprised me how yummy it was with the whole combo. Me recommend
This place is great. Especially if youre not very familiar with bubble tea and all the options...they are super friendly and very patient. The tea is incredible!
Bubbles were delicious but the milk tea was super watered down :/
So lucky to have this Taiwanese boba place in the UWS. I can actually taste the tea in their milk teas and I like their egg pudding. I get $10 off $15 coupons from Grubhub so I buy 3 teas at a time and save them for later. Dont forget to ask for a stamp card!
I have been coming here for few months already . Have to say I am in love with the taste of the bubble tea here. My personal favorite is Mango Green Tea with Boba Bubbles. The green tea has a quality taste to it. I sometimes catch myself buy tea from here 3-4 times out of the week. Would definitely recommend this place to the bobble tea lovers. Place extremely small with no place to sit down and enjoy the tea. But definitely enough space to be in and out and still enjoy the bubble tea. Place looks and feels very clean and staff is super helpful and friendly.
Great customer service and affordable price
I had ordered 4 different tea. Except for the green tea the other tea tasted like it was powder tea.
As a frequent bubble tea drinker, this place really exceeded my expectation. They use high quality tea and their tapioca always taste fresh and with the right chewy texture. Highly recommended!
This place offers the best bubble tea in all of NYC! Sadly the Flushing location closed down so I have to go here for it now. The credit card minimum is $10. The staff here is really friendly and accommodating. I recommend the bubble tea with panda bubbles, I believe that’s what it’s called.
Best boba in the UWS; they use quality tea from Taiwan. Tieguanyin milk tea is top notch.Temporarily closed from September 1, 2019.Update: they had reopened soon after my previous post, are still running as of September 2020, and still produce great milk tea!
Ive trekked many a time to UWS from Brooklyn because Shiny Tea is THE place. When Hanlin, originator of all that is good and boba, opened up a location in my hometown, it brought me back to what boba should be. Good, quality tea, qq bobas.Shiny Tea is *authorized* by Hanlin, so their teas and bobas are about the same high quality here. Even the cute panda bobas!Its definitely worth coming here if youre in the area, and clearly if your not. There was even a state trooper who was clearly a regular who came here so....yea, you need to get your butt here.
The best boba place Ive found in NYC so far (and Ive tried quite a few already). Their fruit teas are made with juice concentrate (not syrup, yay) and their lemon is freshly squeezed for drinks that have lemon. Their menu is quite extensive too, and it has a lot of different kind of teas, including unique milk teas as well as fruit teas. I got their mango green tea without ice and without sugar, and it was quite good. I think their tea could be stronger, but it was quite good as was. Menu prices include tax which is great, and my tea was reasonably priced. Not bad for quality and quantity!
I love this place, not only because it feel like a little secret hole-in-the-wall only I know about, but because it has apple vinegar drinks(!). It sounds weird, but give it a shot - apple vinegar juice + coconut jelly is the way to go. Their brown sugar milk tea is pretty good as well, and theyre known for their panda bubbles (mixed large and small tapioca). Card minimum is like $10, so bring cash or a friend or two.
I go here at least twice a week. I always get the honey black tea either hot or cold with 30% sweetness and less ice and with boba. It’s so good! It doesn’t taste as processed or over sweet as other bubble tea places that I’ve tried. I highly recommend.
Best bubble tea shop I have been to in NYC. A million options, highly customizable drinks, and great customer service. Highly recommend the passion fruit tea! Delicious 😊😊😊
Wow. I love this place! There is a very very big variety of things for your drink and what to put inside. I even learned some new stuff lol. So far the best boba place in NYC for me! You get to customize your drink with the amount of sugar, the amount of ice and of course what you want it to be and what to put inside so that the drink is just right for you. In my experience they re-checked my orders and labeled the different drinks so I know which ones which. Definitely a place you should try!
This place is great. A huge variety and the staff is super nice. I swear I go here at least twice a week and Ive never been disappointed.Edit: I change my mind about not being disappointed. Twice now I waited in line for about 15 minutes and didnt move a single inch. I dont know whats going on. People were leaving the line after 10 minutes or so. Shiny tea has to get itself together before they lose more business.
This is my fav bubble tea spot in the neighborhood! I was disappointed when it closed for few weeks but its OPEN again! I like the classic bubble tea but I love the TieQuanYin Tea + bubble even more! Also, the price is reasonable unlike all the other bubble tea shops in the city now. Highly recommend this place!
This is a great place to go after school, they are extremely polite and are always very gracious, even if I or one of my friends is being rude. If you are ever in the area I would highly recommend checking out this hole in the wall (literally) boba shop. My personal favorite is the caramel milk tea with panda boba.
Always friendly service. Tiny spot so it gets cramped with any line, but they’ve never burnt my tea like other places. Usually get grapefruit juice or one of the plain teas. $10 card minimum, slight hassle but you can purchase a $10 gift card if you don’t have cash and use the leftover later. Student discount with ID.
This is a new hole-in-the-wall place serving a very large selection of Taiwanese tea (milk tea/boba/bubble tea). It is a very tiny place that is easy to miss. There are no chairs or tables, but a tiny counter where you could rest your tea. Regardless, its a quick place to grab some good milk tea. We liked the tea.
Hole-in-the-wall and easy to miss, but one of the best bubble tea options in the area. I love that they offer sago (mini tapioca) as a topping! My go-to is the Tie Guan Yin Milk Tea (a type of oolong tea).
Very friendly service. They upgraded our drinks to a larger size, and because they made an error they gave us a free drink. Drink was delicious. Will be coming back again.
Shiny tea is my favorite bubble tea store, the price is a little higher than other bubble tea stores, but their tea is SOOO good it is worth it! I highly recommended trying it, (my favorite tea is panda milk tea, not made with panda milk, but it is very good if you ever come here give it a try!)
Tiny little bubble tea place. So small there can be no more than 4 customers in the store at a time. Oftentimes, you will need to wait outside for your turn to place an order. This may be an issue when the weather gets colder or hotter when you have to stand in the sun/heat. I like how they have white and black bubbles too rather than just the typical black bubbles.
Great authentic Taiwanese tea flavors and toppings! Love having this shop around in the neighborhood -- I no longer need to go to Flushing for great bubble tea.
Yummy and quick service.. Tea ONLY!
Highly recommend the kumquat boba!!
I just waited online for 10–15 mins for bubble tea for them to tell me they don’t have any BOOBA LEFT!! I am highly annoyed, I wouldn’t really recommend to the service. I traveled 30 blocks to come here. Really disappointed!!
Large selection of bubble tea with real brewed teas. Should definitely try with the white bubbles instead of the regular boba.
Delicious and good service here.Reopen this coming Sunday Oct 5.
Best bubble tea Ive had in the city. Really amazing and authentic the staff is always friendly and helpful!
Quality Taiwanese tea makes delicious boba & white pearl drinks! Excellent
Great and authentic Taiwanese bubble tea place perfectly works for my craving. Thumb up!
They have so many different selections of teas, definitely the best in town!
Really delicious, try the mango green tea it’s so refreshing!
BEST BOBA PLACE EVER! I rank this #1 out of all the boba places on the uws and trust me i’ve tried A LOT of boba.
Tiny little shop with a line out the door but the tea was good. Personally not a fan of the white pearl but an interesting twist nonetheless
The best bobble tea I have ever had, great service.
Ahh i go to shiny tea a lot and i love it so much!! best boba in the uws
Great tasting boba, and lots of teas to choose from, with adjustable sweetness levels!
Drinks are good but waited forever because theres only one worker and hes kinda slow
The brown sugar milk tea is my go to!
My daughter said it was too sweet. She said 3 n a half stars lol
Boba is chewy. Very authentic!! Highly recommend to come and try!
My favorite boba place in town so far. good menu, super quick service.
Authentic Taiwanese bubble tea with a great selection of premium and inventive teas.
Best bubble tea I’ve ever had!!!
My drink tasted great but the wait was pretty long.
Mmmiss my boba tea!!! Matcha au lait! So good!
Great drinks and awesome staff!
Pretty much the best milk tea spot in upper west.
Decent bubble tea but we received condescending and rude service.
Some of the best bubble tea on the UWS. Always fast service, too.
Always busy but caring staff
Great staff. The bubble tea is delicious.
Get the brown sugar milk tea! Best in morning side heights
My favorite bubble tea 😍
Good bubble tea at a normal price.
Panda milk tea with red bean (30% or no sugar), great!
Always amazing with friendly and wonderful staff
Great price for authentic Taiwanese tea!
After one visit this is the only place I go for bubble tea.
Great local little place. Amazing customer service
If your thinking about going just go. You will be satisfied!
Best bubble tea in NYC!
Cancel my order without calling lol，worst
Extensive menu with the best boba in the neighborhood.
Good tea, fat friendly service.
Very tasty mmmmm
Favorite boba place near Columbia
Very good boba place!
Best Taiwanese tea ever
Great place for bubble tea
Awesome bubble tea! 😊
Amazing Loved it!!! Highly recommend!
Good tea!
Lovely Taiwanese Bubble Tea
So good!!
I love it
Nice place👌🏼
The best bubble tea
Friendly staff!
Cool place
Worst ever
No seating. Order on their website for free size upgrade. It’s also on ubereats but there’s 10% upcharge. Credit card only accepted for $10+
Cheap and delicious
Best bubble tea shop around the area! My favorite place to grab a drink. Very friendly staff and great service.The best pearl milk tea nearby.
The car is bigger than the tolerance of Korea Town.
Taiwanese tea to the place!
Total reviews rating 4.6
111 Reviews for Shiny Tea 2023:
Review №1
2021-12-21Great neighborhood bubble tea shop. Got the oolong milk tea and passion fruit tea with jelly. Both drinks were not overly sweetened, which is what I normally prefer in my drinks. Passion fruit tea was wonderfully fragrant. Jelly wasnt too hard and just soft enough to slurp through the straw. Will be back to try more flavors.
Review №2
2022-03-15A little too strong on the tea today. My jaw is slight clenching & my brain is in overdrive. I have watered down the drinks a couple times however, the taste is still lingering. The caffeine level feels very high and that is my only criticism. Thank you so much for your service, I love bubble tea and very much appreciate you. Thank you. Please do not overdose us lol jk..
Review №3
2021-05-08Ive been in Taiwan for four years and this is definitely the most authentic bubble tea in UWS, their milk tea has real tea flavor and tastes much better than those chain stores. Gotta try their pu-erh milk tea with coffee jelly, you can get it nowhere else!
Review №4
2017-12-18Outstanding bubble tea on the Upper West Side. Service is pretty slow, as there are only 2 workers and they handle one order at a time, but the tea is generally worth the wait.Its the quality of their tea and their boba that makes this place stand out above the rest in this neighborhood.
Review №5
2022-07-01Love this place! Favorite boba in the area and adorable environment—especially the card games.
Review №6
2017-08-16This place has an extensive menu but a tiny, tiny location. I walked right past it the first time. Theres barely room for three people to stand inside! The drinks were made quickly and were delicious, though. They only accept credit over ten dollars, so if youre only getting one drink, bring cash.
Review №7
2022-02-12This is the best boba tea place in the city. Got oolong milk boba tea yesterday asked them not to make it sweet and it was soo good and full of flavor. hugely highly recommended for boba tea lovers.
Review №8
2017-12-19According to my Taiwanese friend, the teas from this place are pretty authentic. My favorite one is the milk tea with panda bubbles. They also accept student id for discount.
Review №9
2018-03-06Went here for the first time, absolutely LOVED the taro milk tea with boba. It tastes so much better than the majority of other boba tea places out there, not too sweet, and the boba was actually made correctly and not hard in the middle. Very reasonably priced. I’ll definitely be coming back!
Review №10
2022-05-14Delicious bubble tea, tons of options, and friendly fun staff. Cant wait to come back!!