Wanhua District, Taipei City｜Xing Fu Tang Flagship

Best bubble tea I've had in Taiwan. Ordered the brown sugar milk tea, which is super smooth and creamy. The boba was amazingly soft and silky-smooth, fun to chew! Slightly on the pricier side for bubble tea, but you can tell the difference in quality.

Visited this place for 2x with original pearl milk tea before heading back home. 1st time having this in Taiwan, country of origin. It change my perspective on black pearls milk tea. They served the milk tea with warm black pearls, follow by milk and then layer with few table spoons of brown sugar. They will then burn the brown sugar with torch to make the caramel taste. The combination was great. 1st sip, I tasted chewy black pearl with crunchiness of the brown sugar and a hint of caramelization. 2nd sip, I tastes the silky and milky taste from the fresh milk. Worth to try.

First I would like to establish my boba credentials. You should know that I'm not a boba beginner. I have been sucking down boba milk tea for about 20 years at home in San Diego CA USA, and also in every major city that I visit during my regular travels in the Americas, Europe, and of course Asia. Now I have to share with you that according to my experience this is the best Brown Sugar Boba Milk Tea in the world!!! If you enjoy a sweet tasting milk tea with soft boba that isn't too chewy, then you will love this drink. Not only do they use brown sugar syrup, but they also include crunchy bits of brown sugar chunks! Wow! This was so good that I immediately went back for a second. This will definitely be a must stop on every future visit that I make to Taipei. Oh, BTW, the service is super fast and efficient. With both purchases they were already calling my number as the nice lady was handing my change. My ONLY complaint is that this is a cash only business. No paying with our watches, cellphones, or even old fashioned credit cards. Using ancient paper and metal money is a very reasonable sacrifice in this case.