Yesterday, we noted that the long-vacant storefront — most recently Nobletree Coffee — on the northwest corner of Second Avenue and St. Mark's Place received the plywood treatment.
A deeper dive in public records (thanks Upper West Sider!) reveals that the leasee is the Taiwan-based Xing Fu Tang, a bubble tea chain that specializes in brown sugar boba.
The bubble tea is rather plentiful already along this corridor. And last month, we reported that Gong Cha, which describes itself as "one of the most recognized bubble tea brands around the world," is opening an outpost at 27 St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue.
Photo yesterday by Steven
Can you buy tea cups in the Bubble area?
ReplyDeleteBubble tea is still a thing ?
ReplyDeleteGood luck... unless they got a friggn great deal on rent, I’m guessing it will last as long as the vegan ice cream episode.
ReplyDeleteI am glad to see the EV's glaring need for bubble tea is *finally* being addressed.
ReplyDeleteHmmm. I did notice the Massage Parlor upstairs has jacked up the footrub from $29 to $36 !
ReplyDeleteBubble tea? Is it carbonated? Similarly to "vegan ice cream", I honestly don't know what bubble tea is and have little inclination to find out. I had hoped for something useful. Silly me.
ReplyDeleteAll this bubble tea on St Marks Place and no Gem Spa egg creams anymore? How hard would it be for these bubble tea places to serve an egg cream?
ReplyDeleteBeware the bubble tea wars....
ReplyDeleteBubble Tea? Really? How very 2007!
ReplyDeleteI don't know about tapioca balls & a lot of funky flavors. But to each their own.
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