Mr. Tea

Mr. Tea Cafe sits on Kapiolani Boulevard in Kakaako, in a corner storefront on the makai side of Ala Moana Boulevard, with a second location at the SALT block a few minutes away. The shop has been at this address since July 2014, locally owned, and the boba program reflects the run time. Pearls are cooked in small batches with 100% cane sugar and Taiwanese honey, in a daily rotation that the staff keeps tight. The menu runs through milk teas, iced teas, smoothies, specialty teas, and a small coffee program for people who walked in with a different mood. The crowd is Kakaako condo regulars, Ala Moana office workers on a quick break, and the after-school cycle. Order the bubble milk tea if you want the version that the shop built itself on. Order the brown sugar milk tea with the honey-cane boba if you want the small-batch program at its most apparent.