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Yaya Tea Garden

Yaya Tea Garden

Tea Room and Asian Restaurant$$$$
Chinatown, New York
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7.9/10
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    Betty T.
    "Get the pop lychee bubbles that burst in your mouth!"(3 Tips)
    Jacky C.
    "Get the Shrimp Tempura Crabmeat Riceball with a drink!"(5 Tips)
    Nicholas D.
    "Favorites: Shrimp/Crab Onigiri and the "I Love Yaya""(2 Tips)
    Jason C.
    "Milk Tea with Ginger"(10 Tips)
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  • Angie W.
    Angie WengJune 9, 2014
    Love it here. The drinks and riceball are the best! My go to place! Love the shrimp riceball or Yaya shrimp riceball and my favorite drink is either better life or 5 wishes. I love pop lychee.
  • Sharif A.heart icon on user image
    Sharif AmerOctober 29, 2014
    amazing drinks (boyfriend, mango star/lychee jelly) with many fruit combos and great snack and lunch items(rice balls and yakisoba), grab some friends and get some food from this hole-in-the-wall!
  • Jason V.heart icon on user image
    Jason VinesDecember 13, 2014
    For bubble tea try Sunrise with Pop Strawberry or Boyfriend with anything. For onigiri, personal fav is Yaya (seaweed and mayo) or Plum. Place can get really crowded but line usuallymoves fast enough
  • TimaZ T.heart icon on user image
    TimaZ T.August 15, 2016
    Been here 10+ times
    Go for the onigiri and boba tea (I get shrimp + crabmeat onigiri with Supernova tea, mango strawberry popping boba). Love the variety of Japanese packaged snacks that line the wall too
  • Michelle C.
    Michelle ChuDecember 3, 2015
    I've been eating here for the past 2 yrs & still come here at times. They have more than 50 types of drinks all with different flavors!! Also offers some delicious food like riceballs for only $2.50!!
  • Jenn S.
    Jenn SFebruary 10, 2014
    Been here 25+ times
    This is my favorite place for a non-milk tea. You can't go wrong with their top sellers and I love the Pop lychee / Mango Stars instead of the regular bubbles.
  • Lauren B.heart icon on user image
    Lauren BaierOctober 10, 2014
    Been here 5+ times
    Alternative milk alert! They have almond milk! It does cost 75¢ extra, which is steep, but worth it in an area where that is tough to find. Japanese onigiri is very yummy.
  • Vivian L.
    Vivian LiMarch 19, 2016
    Boba/tapioca is not good but onigiri is delicious and a great deal! Get the yaya rice ball + shrimp (or anything else), which has seaweed salad inside. $10 minimum for cards, which can be hard to hit.
  • Jason V.heart icon on user image
    Jason VinesJuly 6, 2015
    You must try the spring roll onigiri. It is so good. Would probably make a Japanese person cringe but it feels so good on my uncultured white Western taste buds
  • Michelle C.heart icon on user image
    Michelle ChuFebruary 16, 2015
    Onigiris, bubble tea, and other drinks are the best. I love the udon there!!! :) I took my friends there and they loved it also!!! 😘😍😝😚😙😋❤👍
  • Nicholas D.heart icon on user image
    Nicholas DiazMay 27, 2014
    Been here 25+ times
    Great prices, amazing food, sweet cold drinks and punch card/belly rewards to top it all off! Favorites: Shrimp/Crab Onigiri and the "I Love Yaya"
  • chris b.
    chris brownJanuary 13, 2013
    forget those expensive sushi rolls at your neighborhood local sushi bar. the rice balls here are the bomb and cheap! go for the large ya ya shrimp rice ball (tempura shrimp and seaweed).
  • Robespierreheart icon on user image
    RobespierreNovember 12, 2014
    There is a new onigiri here! Ask for the Pork Belly & Onion rice ball.
  • Zayed K.
    Zayed KhanApril 24, 2016
    Delicious fruity teas, and a surprisingly good pre-packaged squid onigiri (squid was tender and meaty).
  • Mitchell W.heart icon on user image
    Mitchell WulfmanApril 24, 2017
    The Japanese Onigiri (rice ball) is delish 👌🏻. Awesome drink flavors with great names, including "the boyfriend" and "the atomic wedgie"
  • Diana S.
    Diana ShvartsbergMarch 17, 2013
    The Japanese rice ball was perfect, rice is still steamy when they hand it over so the seaweed wrapper doesn't crack. The mango jelly was pretty tasty in my white peach tea.
  • Jordan D.heart icon on user image
    Jordan DonatiJune 8, 2017
    I got the Shrimp and Crab + the chicken. The shrimp and crab was definitely the better of the two.
  • Tobiaheart icon on user image
    TobiaNovember 30, 2015
    Tokyo is my favorite but everything is really good there.
  • Colin L.heart icon on user image
    Colin LeeApril 9, 2016
    Very good onigiri (salmon and ginger chicken); a bit grungy ambiance
  • Megan P.heart icon on user image
    Megan PanSeptember 1, 2015
    LOVE THE JAPANESE RICEBALL!! (crabmeat, eggs, and seaweed) i almost get it every single time I go.
  • Betty T.
    Betty TMay 11, 2014
    They have lots of boba choices. Get the pop lychee bubbles that burst in your mouth!
  • seth l.heart icon on user image
    seth lachsMarch 11, 2013
    shrimp tempura riceball w spicy mayo. yum. really friendly and welcoming service too. word yo.
  • Wesley B.heart icon on user image
    Wesley BlissJanuary 5, 2015
    Been here 5+ times
    Fishballs, tako yaki, bubble tea, Japanese snacks
  • Anna Rice
    Anna RiceNovember 26, 2013
    Good place to wait for the Lucky Star bus and have a tea or snack / avoid the other people who take the Lucky Star bus.
  • Jason C.
    Jason CullerMarch 25, 2013
    From Serious Eats: Tokyo Fried Chicken plate (chopped katsu) and Milk Tea with Ginger
  • Jorge Ayauhtli O.
    Jorge Ayauhtli OMarch 31, 2015
    Organic tea. They have soy milk too (rare in c-town).
  • Lesley W.heart icon on user image
    Lesley WuMarch 28, 2013
    Any drink with a Japanese riceball is the best!!
  • LETTUCEDINEheart icon on user image
    LETTUCEDINEJuly 20, 2015
    The Japanese and chicken yaya rice balls are our favorite!
  • Gooanna C.
    Gooanna ChaMarch 23, 2011
    Been here 10+ times
    Try the Hulk (green apple and kiwi with green tea) added mix jelly or green tea jelly.. Check out their large riceballs ;)
  • Niki T.heart icon on user image
    Niki TyDecember 13, 2014
    Been here 10+ times
    Riceballs made to order and fresh tea brewed daily! 🍴🍙🍹
  • Irene
    IreneFebruary 4, 2012
    Get the large sized onigris instead of the small. The large shrimp tempura has 2 shrimp tails!
  • Julie T.heart icon on user image
    Julie TranOctober 30, 2015
    Good for a quick snack and delicious teas
  • Laine C.
    Laine CialdellaJuly 6, 2013
    I wouldn't have stumbled in here if it wasn't for my friend, but the bubble tea and rice balls are to die for!
  • Vivian L.heart icon on user image
    Vivian LaiNovember 13, 2013
    Been here 100+ times
    Try the "Vivi Special" riceball paired with a cold Red-Sox :)
  • KaiMaliLani
    KaiMaliLaniApril 20, 2012
    Been here 5+ times
    I <3 Better Life with the mango stars!! Rice rolls r just as good!! My Friday night dinner w the Chinatown Girl Scouts before our meeting!
  • Marinna D.heart icon on user image
    Marinna DudasJune 4, 2015
    Love this place. Bubble tea and shrimp rice ball!!!!!
  • Peggy L.heart icon on user image
    Peggy LiMarch 7, 2016
    The fruit tea (without modifications) is overbearingly sweet.
  • Rachel L.
    Rachel LovingerJuly 5, 2013
    Been here 5+ times
    One of the few places in Manhattan that has pop boba.
  • Floris D.heart icon on user image
    Floris DekkerOctober 10, 2012
    Get the strawberry black ice tea and a rice ball to go with it.
  • Jessica
    JessicaMarch 1, 2013
    The employees are so sweet! Get the tempura rice ball... mmmmm
  • Jocelyn W.heart icon on user image
    Jocelyn WalkerJanuary 3, 2015
    try everything at least once!
  • Zayed K.
    Zayed KhanApril 24, 2016
    Definitely coming back here to load up on Japanese snacks.
  • Fanny C.
    Fanny ChanMay 7, 2012
    Great food and drinks -- could work on the decor though, a tad bit ghetto
  • Matthew C.
    Matthew CheungMarch 15, 2011
    Been here 10+ times
    They make handmade onigiri on the spot for $2.25 to $3 and freshly brew tea hot or cold from $3 to 3.50!
  • Kim P.heart icon on user image
    Kim PhamJuly 31, 2013
    Been here 10+ times
    Dem kids weren't lying when they say the onigiris are what's up!
  • Jessica H.
    Jessica HoDecember 10, 2011
    Been here 25+ times
    if you feel like trying something new ask the workers to fix you a random drink :)
  • Ava L.
    Ava LuDecember 26, 2011
    Been here 25+ times
    Must try the period pad (the drink) and the riceballs :]
  • Promi U.heart icon on user image
    Promi UddinMay 12, 2015
    Salmon Onigiri so good!
  • Niki T.heart icon on user image
    Niki TyJuly 1, 2012
    Been here 10+ times
    Drinks are half off with a purchase of a meal (rice/noodle) :]
  • Michael D.
    Michael De La RosaJanuary 14, 2015
    Shrimp Tempura Onigiri: $2.50
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