ThirsTea

My favorite boba tea place hands down. And the lychee jelly is unlike any you’ve ever tasted, not like the artificial ones. Tastes exactly like the fruit!

Best tea in the city I strongly recommend this place my man winn took care of me with the best service. BETTER NOT MISS OUT ON AN OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME!!!

I had a craving for milk tea and this was the closest place I could find. They have traditional Asian milk tea flavors like taro, almond, green tea and black sesame but that’s pretty much where the similarities end. I had the Taro with boba and it was very watered down compared to places like kung fu and tkettle where they serve more traditional Asian style milk tea. Its a matter of preference but I will probably make trek to get tkettle next time.

I met my life partner at Thirstea. They really have the best straws for peashooting tapioca balls onto the roof of NYC skyscrapers. The tea itself is also delicious.
Thank you for making my life more full, Thirstea.

Highly recommend this place. The employee there was so nice!
I got the Strawberry lychee drink and my friend got the taro milk tea with bubbles.
The Strawberry lychee drink wasn’t that sweet so it was perfect. I thought it would have the weird medicine taste that you would find in the drug stores but it didn’t taste like it. I give it ⁵⁄₅ stars!
The lychee was pretty good as well so I really liked the drink~.
Remember to get a stamp card! Buy 8 and get 1 free!
The interior was pretty cute and decorative. There are so many tea’s available to choose from!
There are 4 – 5 seats in the sitting area so it is pretty small.
I would come here again to try different drinks when I’m around the area.

Thirstea is my favorite bubble tea spot in the entire city. Coming from the UK, tea is my life — if you want a great tea, Thirstea is definitely the place to go.
Winn is absolutely fantastic, he has a large selection of brilliant teas and has a broad knowledge on practically all tea blends and gives excellent recommendations, even if you don’t know what you want he will have something in mind just for you… Now that is what you call service. Some days I will turn up having had a dull day and he will recommend me a fantastic tea which just lifts my spirits. I find it bizarre how Tea can have that sort of effect on you, but it truly does! Having left the UK to move to NY, I often miss my family and friends and drinking tea was such a big part of my culture from home, just having a nice bubble tea from Thirstea, a nice chat to Winn makes me smile and reminisce about great memories about home. Winn has now become a friend of mine and I will often ask for advice and tips on brewing my own Tea’s at home and any new recommendations he has. I will never take Tea advice from anyone else.
All in all, the service here is priceless, Winn always has a smile on his face which makes it a great store to visit. The shop is very cute and cozy and you can sit and enjoy your tea either inside or outside. I used to live in the area and visit Thirstea near enough everyday and get a new tea every time and I enjoyed every single one of them. I even turned my husband into a tea drinker and he also came here frequently. I have now moved to Queens and there is no where that matches up to Thirstea and nowhere ever will. Thirstea, you should go viral and open a store in the UK pleassseeee :)

Wandered into the shop for the first time today, and I was impressed by the extensive selection of tea and the owner was very knowledgable about them! I am usually a coffee person but I am trying to limit myself into 2 cups per day so tea was a good alternative.
I liked that I could smell the teas before I made a purchase for a cup vs. less tea-​specialized places where you could only pick a bag based on their name/​packaging.
I was recommended that Hi Caf Tea has a higher caffine than normal tea but still less strong than coffee, I look forward to trying that next time for a good alternative to coffee.

The thirst is real. Enjoyed the space, nice staff, a great selection of teas, and a tasty made-​to-​order mango bubble tea with lychee.

really good selection of teas to drink and buy for home! I got the thai tea smoothie with boba and it was SO GOOD!

Great drink, nice price, and not sticklers about using credit cards even for just one drink. Love it!

Great tea selection, super super nice owner who will take the time to make you a drink that you’ll like. Great local business.

The first time we had a drink here we tried the blueberry lemonade hibiscus and it was amazingly refreshing! The boba was also good — not too hard, but soft. We also tried the thai iced tea and the lychee tea both were very good! The drinks were not super sweet like other tea places make their teas. This place also has tea available for purchase for whenever you want to drink it at home which I thought was pretty cool. The person making the drink that day was very friendly and made a point to conversate with each customer. This place is a good place to go get some refreshing tea on a hot day or cold day. Definitely come on by and get your boba fix here!

The shop smells so yummy! But on top of that, the boba and flavors are on point! My boyfriend got a blended taro with boba, and I got the «get gorgeous» (loose leaf tea) with boba.

Love this place. The owner is super friendly and the tea is delicious! Price is reasonable since they use higher quality than regular bubble tea shops. Try the Kumquat Lemon Tea if you’re «thirstea», very nice citrus note and a bit bitter too.
Will come again for the Taro milk tea since it smells great!

I would be giving a 5 star review, but I attemped to go there this afternoon (Wednesday around 2pm) only to find the door locked and no one there…
Super frustrating to go out of my way for a visit, only to not be able to get in. No note on the door or anything. I tried to call a few minutes after I left, thinking that perhaps someone was in the back or had stepped away. the phone rang & rang for a good 2 – 3 minutes with no answer and no voicemail.
Despite that, the bubble tea is delicious. Hopefully next time I go I will be able to get one.

Thirsty but not for Thirstea. The tapioca is semi hard compared to the usual bubble tea I’ve had. It’s like it wasn’t boiled long enough? The center was kind of hard while the outside was soft. It was a bit annoying to chew on. The taro coconut tasted more like taro than coconut, I tasted maybe 1 shred of coconut in it? It also didn’t taste fresh. The drink itself tasted like powdered taro mixed with water.
Maybe I had the wrong drink, I really hope their green tea and non milk based drinks are better.
I found the drinks here to be overpriced compared to other bubble tea places down the block like Kung Fu Tea and CoCo. For the same price, I could’ve gotten a better quality drink.
Despite the mediocre drink, the staff here was really friendly. Wynn was really nice and friendly to talk to, so I guess an extra star for the service. But drinks wise, 2 stars.

Taro Milk Bubble Tea: ³⁄₅ Super sweet.
Matcha Jasmine Milk Bubble Tea: ⁵⁄₅ Have a very mellow jasmine taste to it. The flavors didn’t overwhelm each other but balance each other out perfectly.
I’m not a big fan of the tapioca pearls. They aren’t chewy like the ones I prefer but a tad bit hard but the tea was good so I can overlook that.
Bought a can of HiCaf Teas (Pom-​Berry Black Tea) and I’m excited to give it a try. It is pretty pricey at $ 14 a can.
Experience
— I’m not sure if the guy working behind the counter was the owner but he’s super nice and gave recommendations and answered all of the questions my friend and I had.
— A really chill and relaxing little spot.

On a nice, long day of exploring the city, my friends and I were thirsting for something not too sweet after all the ice cream and cupcakes we had. After some wondering around, we landed at ThirsTea, what a clever name! The selection of tea here is great as well as the owner concocting the teas for us. Very down to earth and friendly man. The menu was also beautiful in both handwriting and color! Props to the person who did it. My friends and I spent like 10 – 15 minutes sniffing the teas available and pondering the menu. I got the strawberry tea with lychee jelly. I was so glad I got that one. It was super refreshing and not too sweet, just the way I like it! I would totally go for another one right now if I was in NYC.
Side note, there’s a few bar stools inside and a bench outside. There aren’t any real seating so it’s a quick grab and go type of place: perfect for quenching your thirst as you explore Manhattan.

First of all, the name of this place is the reason my friends and I decided to go here. The best decision ever! ThirsTea isn’t exactly what I’m used to. I usually go to asian type places to get my bubble teas but this was something new. The flavor was great for my green tea bubble drink and may I just say the customer service makes this place a 5 star review.
I kidd you not, my friends stood there for like 20 minutes joking with the guy, taking pictures and deciding what to get. He was sooo nice and patient. The moment we walked in until the moment we walked out, (I believe the owner) was just so nice and upbeat. It seemed like he wanted to help us and he wanted to be there. He was supre helpful on helping us choose the right flavors and what we wanted. I even bought a mason jar from them to put my drink in. The jar was like $ 15 lol but its ok, its not like you have to buy it, I just wanted to support the business and plus the jar was so cute! Def will return again.

Tried ThirsTea yesterday at Smorgasburg. Their tea flavors were more creative than a lot of bubble tea places out there, which was a welcome change! I found their bubbles to be smaller than most, and this seemed to increase the ease with which they could be sucked into my mouth — yum!
Nice ratio of bubbles to tea and it wasn’t overly sweet. I’d definitely go back.