Zha Zha Tea is a bubble tea shop at 461 Manukau Road in Epsom, Auckland, holding a 4.7 Google rating and offering freshly made takeaway with delivery to suburbs across the city.
Good bubble tea comes down to two things: a tea base brewed properly rather than built from syrup, and tapioca pearls cooked fresh through the day so they stay soft and chewy rather than hard in the middle. Most shops let you adjust sugar and ice levels, and regulars often drop the sweetness a notch or two so the tea itself comes through. Milk teas are the classic starting point, fruit teas suit anyone avoiding dairy, and it never hurts to ask what was cooked most recently.
Sitting on the Manukau Road strip between Epsom and Newmarket, Zha Zha Tea is a well-rated stop for a cup made to order, with delivery reaching much of central Auckland.