ChaPanda 茶百道 is a Chinese tea brand with a presence in Auckland's CBD, part of a global chain founded in 2008 in Chengdu. The brand draws its name and philosophy from the giant panda, taking inspiration from the animal's meticulous ritual of selecting only the finest bamboo — a metaphor ChaPanda applies to its tea, inspecting every leaf and detail until only the finest remains.
ChaPanda describes its focus as daily freshness, uncompromising quality, and the true taste of tea, serving hand-crafted cups intended to bring simple joy and small moments of happiness. The brand has grown into a major global tea chain, with some of its signature drinks served well over 100 million times a year across its network.
By 2025, ChaPanda's global expansion had reached Singapore, the United States, Japan, France, Indonesia, the United Kingdom, Vietnam and beyond, with stores ranging from compact window stores to larger seating cafes and flagship brand-experience locations.
ChaPanda 茶百道 brings its Chengdu-born tea brand to Auckland's CBD, part of a global chain that has grown rapidly since its founding in 2008. The brand takes its name and its guiding philosophy from the giant panda — an animal famous for its careful, discerning selection of only the finest bamboo. ChaPanda applies that same instinct for purity and perfection to its tea, inspecting every leaf and respecting every detail until only the finest remains.
At the heart of ChaPanda's approach is a simple idea: a good cup of tea shouldn't be complicated. The brand focuses on daily freshness, uncompromising quality, and the true taste of tea, aiming to deliver "happiness made simple" — small, easy joys anytime, anywhere, crafted with devotion rather than treated as just another drink on the go.
ChaPanda's popularity shows up in its numbers. The brand's Jasmine Milk Tea is its standout, enjoyed more than 110 million times a year across its network — a genuine signature. Mango Pomelo Sago follows with over 92 million cups annually, while Soy Milk Jade Qilin and Green Grape Jasmine round out the brand's best-known drinks, enjoyed 48 million and 24 million times a year respectively. These figures reflect ChaPanda's scale as one of the more significant Chinese tea brands to expand internationally.
ChaPanda's global vision goes beyond serving a good cup of tea — the brand talks about building connections between people and cultures, and bringing Chinese tea to a wider audience. By 2025, that expansion had reached Singapore, the United States, Japan, France, Indonesia, the United Kingdom, Vietnam and beyond, with the Auckland CBD store part of that growing international footprint.
Across its network, ChaPanda operates a few different store formats: compact window stores of around 30–45 square metres designed for speed on busy streets and near transit, sit-down seating stores of 60–80 square metres for a more social dine-in and takeaway experience, and larger 100 square metre-plus flagship stores built as brand-experience destinations with dedicated photo zones for new product launches.
For Auckland CBD visitors, ChaPanda offers a chance to try a tea brand with genuine scale and a story rooted in careful selection and craft. Whether it's the best-selling Jasmine Milk Tea or one of the brand's other well-loved drinks, ChaPanda's focus stays on fresh, hand-crafted tea served with the same attention to detail the brand traces back to its panda-inspired origins.