15 min from Bastille on foot
Bubble tea near Bastille: artisanal MAISON LE TÊ, 15 min on foot
Bastille and faubourg Saint-Antoine have their industrial chains. For artisanal Taiwanese bubble tea, head up boulevard Voltaire to MAISON LE TÊ.
Bastille and faubourg Saint-Antoine have their industrial chains. For artisanal Taiwanese bubble tea, head up boulevard Voltaire to MAISON LE TÊ.
From Bastille, head straight up to rue Saint-Maur.
Pearls made fresh daily, not pre-cooked bags.
Ali Shan, Dong Ding, Sun Moon Lake black tea. Brewed to order.
The Bastille neighborhood (11th/12th) counts several bubble tea shops, mostly international chains. Quality is variable, often industrial. For an artisanal Taiwanese bubble tea lover, the option that changes everything is MAISON LE TÊ, at 136 rue Saint-Maur in the 11th. 15 minutes on foot from Bastille up boulevard Voltaire, the reference address for craft bubble tea in the area.
From Bastille (lines 1, 5, 8), head north on boulevard Voltaire, then turn left onto rue Saint-Maur. 15 flat minutes through a commercial zone. Faster by bike (Velib station Bastille to Voltaire/Saint-Maur in about 7 min). By metro: line 8 to Saint-Sebastien Froissart then 12 min on foot.
Three differences. First: pearls. Industrial = pre-cooked bags, held in water bath. Artisanal = boiled fresh 30 min that morning, steeped in brown sugar. Second: the tea. Industrial = diluted all day in a tank. Artisanal = brewed to order, exact quantity, right temperature. Third: milk. Industrial = reconstituted powder. Artisanal = fresh milk or fresh plant milk. More on tapioca.
Taiwanese oolong milk tea (signature), matcha latte boba, taro boba, strawberry boba (seasonal), mango boba (seasonal), hojicha latte boba (winter). Sugar to taste from 0 to 100 percent. Plant milk available with no surcharge. See the full menu.
Craft bubble tea, Marais bubble tea, Paris 11 bubble tea, Bastille tea house. On the west side of the Right Bank, our Le Tê tea house at 41 bis rue de Montpensier (1st) serves bubble tea at Palais-Royal.
MAISON LE TÊ: 136 rue Saint-Maur, 75011 Paris. Bubble tea is served during the restaurant's opening hours, listed on the contact page.
15 min on foot up boulevard Voltaire.
Yes. All bubble teas can be ordered at 0 percent sugar.
Oat, soy, coconut. No price supplement.
At MAISON LE TÊ, 136 rue Saint-Maur (11th), 15 minutes on foot from Bastille via boulevard Voltaire, or at the Le Tê tea house, 41 bis rue de Montpensier (1st), near the Palais-Royal.