
Bubble tea is a Taiwanese drink that's often made by blending tea with milk and fruit juices. The "bubbles" are tapioca pearls or ones made with a myriad of other flavors. The combinations are virtually endless!
Our real estate agents recommend trying bubble tea at the following locations near South Bend, IN:
- Cre-Asian - 1639 N. Ironwood Drive, South Bend, IN 46635
Cre-Asian is a popular destination for University of Notre Dame students, staffers, and other regulars who stop by for the Vietnamese restaurant. Located just around the corner from South Bend homes for sale, it serves a variety of boba teas, which are another name for bubble teas. Choose from frozen or liquid boba teas in fruit flavors such as honeydew, banana, peach, mango, and passion fruit, or order the green, black, or chai tea version. You'll also want to save some room for the restaurant's famous Pho Special, a soup that's served daily and features rice noodles simmered in broth for 24 hours and stocked with beef.
- Lucky's - 700 W. Bristol St., Elkhart, IN 46514
Lucky's, located near Elkhart homes for sale, serves bubble tea as a slush, milk tea, or fruit tea. Choose from a long list of flavors, including avocado, watermelon, coconut, lavender, red bean, papaya, and more. You can also add bursting tapioca or boba in flavors such as blueberry, kiwi, and rainbow jelly. If you'd like something more substantial while you're treating yourself to a bubble tea, try the Pad Thai noodles or drumettes.
- Berry Star Cafe - University Park Mall, 6501 Grape Road, Mishawaka, IN
Located in the food court at University Park Mall near Mishawaka homes for sale, Berry Star Cafe consistently earns great reviews for its delicious drinks. Henry and Karen Kwok own the mom-and-pop cafe, which serves smoothies, salads, sandwiches, and bubble tea. Choose from fruit bubble teas in flavors like green apple, mango, and passion fruit, or milk teas in taro, green tea, passion fruit, green apple, peach, and more. Add black pearl boba, rainbow jelly, or popping boba in a variety of flavors.
- Kao's - 201 W. Marion St., Elkhart, IN
Kao's serves traditional Cambodian cuisine in generous portions and is conveniently located in downtown Elkhart. Try popular dishes such as coconut soup and drunken noodles and treat yourself to a bubble tea, which is available in plenty of flavors like matcha green tea, avocado, coffee mocha, and blue raspberry. Then choose boba such as tapioca pearls, several options of coconut jelly with flavors like green apple, as well as other choices such as pomegranate.
- Asia Market - 2021 Shaffer Ave., Elkhart, IN
Asia Market, as the name indicates, is a grocery store, but it also has a small cafe that serves items such as a Vietnamese sandwich. The highlight of the menu is a selection of bubble teas with tapioca pearls. Choose from flavors such as taro, mangosteen, pineapple, jackfruit, lychee, rambutan, and more.
Contact us to find out more about the culinary diversity around South Bend. You'll find many places to shop, eat, and get out and about as you explore the area.