Kung Fu Tea (功夫茶) is one of The 13 Best Places for Boba in Lower East Side, New York.

1. Kung Fu Tea (功夫茶)

7.3
73 Chrystie St, New York, NY
Bubble Tea Shop · Lower East Side · 58 tips and reviews

Wesley B.Wesley Bliss: Great boba tea and drinks, but not a huge selection. Get the jellies over the bubbles!

Alexandra L.Alexandra Ling: by far, the best bubble tea place in the city. i love the earl grey milk tea with bubble!

Daisy G.Daisy Gong: Best hot bubble tea in 10 minute walk radius. The hot regular bubble tea is better than the cold regular bubble tea.

Pomme LES Crepes and Puddings is one of The 13 Best Places for Boba in Lower East Side, New York.

2. Pomme LES Crepes and Puddings

132 Ludlow St (Rivington and Stanton), New York, NY
Creperie · Lower East Side · 18 tips and reviews

Yetsire I.Yetsire Iglesias: My favorite place, we stayed in Soho for five days and we went there each single day. We tried almost every bubble tea, the best one is mango, though. The crepes are really good BTW!

Jen P.Jen P: Bubble tea not going to win you over

Kate F.Kate Furman: They've got Thai iced tea with boba.

Tao Hong Bakery is one of The 13 Best Places for Boba in Lower East Side, New York.

3. Tao Hong Bakery

7.7
79 Chrystie St, New York, NY
Bakery · Lower East Side · 5 tips and reviews

Athena L.Athena L: Looks kinda shady, but they make buns and bubble tea just as good as any Chinese bakery or Kung Fu Tea. Was really clean when I walked in. Also, try the green tea roll

Margarita C.Margarita Cheng: One of the cleanest bakeries in Chinatown and freshest baked buns and cookies. A real gem!

VickiVicki: Their matcha rice ball was delicious...there was red bean inside!

Vanessa's Dumpling House is one of The 13 Best Places for Boba in Lower East Side, New York.

4. Vanessa's Dumpling House

8.5
118 Eldridge St (btwn Broome & Grand St), New York, NY
Dumpling Restaurant · Lower East Side · 419 tips and reviews

Munira A.Munira Ahmed: peking duck sammich + almond milk bubble tea

Cheema's NYCCheema's NYC: $1 for 5 dumplings... YES PLEASE! $1.29 for sesame pancakes! Teas, bubbles teas, soups, noodles, sushi! well.... not sure about their sushi but everything else is fantastic

Neil D.Neil DesPres: Super cheap, delicious, boiled or fried. Be sure to get a sesame pancake!

Beauty & Essex is one of The 13 Best Places for Boba in Lower East Side, New York.

5. Beauty & Essex

8.8
146 Essex St (btwn Stanton & Rivington St), New York, NY
Tapas Restaurant · Lower East Side · 579 tips and reviews

BenBen: One of the best fancy date spots downtown. Unusual and well crafted cocktails and shareable plates.

Teresa C.Teresa Cantwell: Free champaign in the bathroom. Okay

ThrillistThrillist: Beauty's got a nightly selection of crostinis (burrata, bone marrow...) called "Jewels on Toast", which unlike family jewels, your date will actually want to polish off. Read more.

Creperie is one of The 13 Best Places for Boba in Lower East Side, New York.

6. Creperie

8.2
135 Ludlow St (at Rivington), New York, NY
Creperie · Lower East Side · 53 tips and reviews

New York HabitatNew York Habitat: Great for quick, late night eats. Get the strawberry crepe with nutella or the strawberry & dulce de leche crepe. Yum!

Daniela I.Daniela Italo: Nutella+banana+strawberry=classic + amazing

Rahul S.Rahul Sabhnani: Butter sugar is the absolute best. It's simple but fantastic

Phở Grand is one of The 13 Best Places for Boba in Lower East Side, New York.

7. Phở Grand

7.6
277 Grand St (btwn Forsyth & Eldridge St), New York, NY
Vietnamese Restaurant · Lower East Side · 132 tips and reviews

AnissaAnissa: Solid pho, perfect for a cold winter day! The grilled pork vermicelli is great if you're looking for something refreshing

Megan D.Megan Do: That awkward moment when you try to order in Vietnamese but they only speak Chinese.

Ronan K.Ronan Kelly: Grilled chicken pho is the tits.

Congee Village 粥之家 is one of The 13 Best Places for Boba in Lower East Side, New York.

8. Congee Village 粥之家

8.1
100 Allen St (at Delancey St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Lower East Side · 217 tips and reviews

JoshJosh: Remind staff that credit card minimums in excess of $10 are not legal in compliance with the Dodd Frank act to negotiate the $15 card minimum down to a more reasonable price.

BravoBravo: Amazing authentic Chinese food. Get the house special chicken. -Eric Wolitzky, Top Chef Just Desserts

DensDens: You drunk? Get the short rib pepper steak. Thank my brother, @jonathancrowley, for that one.

Hawa Smoothies is one of The 13 Best Places for Boba in Lower East Side, New York.

9. Hawa Smoothies

9.3
181 E Broadway (btwn Jefferson & Rutgers St), New York, NY
Juice Bar · Lower East Side · 17 tips and reviews

MehrMehr: Affordable and fresh acai bowls loaded with a variety of fruit. Take it to go and sit at the park across the street.

Sam S.Sam Samskies: Get the Acai bowl! So good. The guys who work here are really nice too.

Irene L.Irene Lee: They make their smoothies and shakes with tons of fresh fruit. Go through the whole menu - you won't be disappointed. And they're super nice.

Congee Bowery 粥之家 is one of The 13 Best Places for Boba in Lower East Side, New York.

10. Congee Bowery 粥之家

207 Bowery (at Rivington St.), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Lower East Side · 71 tips and reviews

Joseph B.Joseph Brentano: House chicken with garlic is delicious!

J CrowleyJ Crowley: Beef Chow Mein is wicked good. How good? So good that I turned into a total fat kid - and got an extra order to go. #realtalk

BravoBravo: Amazing authentic Chinese food. Get the house special chicken. -Eric Wolitzky, Top Chef Just Desserts

Nam Son Vietnamese Restaurant is one of The 13 Best Places for Boba in Lower East Side, New York.

11. Nam Son Vietnamese Restaurant

8.2
245 Grand St (btwn Bowery & Chrystie St), New York, NY
Vietnamese Restaurant · Lower East Side · 62 tips and reviews

Hüüi P.Hüüi Park: So challenging to find inexpensive yet good pho places in the city and this place is both! Pho prices ranging from 6-8 with great portion, couldn't be better.

Jennifer J.Jennifer J.: This was my favorite pho place in NY until recently.We had a horrific experience- we had hair come out our spring roll and then a fly come out of our pho and they never even apologized + charged us.

Perryn B.Perryn Bip: #53 will the spot!

Great Bakery is one of The 13 Best Places for Boba in Lower East Side, New York.

12. Great Bakery

6.4
303 Grand St (btw Eldridge & Allen), New York, NY
Bakery · Lower East Side · 14 tips and reviews

Jenipher B.Jenipher Brody: The milk tea with sugar is always my favorite. I just tried the lemon roll and it was heavenly!

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Get the subtly sweet pumpkin bun as a satisfying afternoon snack.

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Unassuming Chinese bakery with good buns when fresh in the morning. Don't miss the taro bun, filled with taro that has a natural, subtle sweetness.