Bubble tea near Belleville: artisanal Taiwanese MAISON LE TE

Belleville and its rich Asian offering limited on bubble tea

The Belleville neighborhood (between 19th, 20th, 11th, 10th) is one of Paris's most diverse in Asian dining: Wenzhou Chinese canteens, Vietnamese caterers, Asian supermarkets. But on artisanal Taiwanese bubble tea, the area is under-equipped. Most local bubble tea shops are chains with industrial pearls. MAISON LE TE, at 136 rue Saint-Maur, 10 minutes on foot from rue de Belleville, is the address that changes the game.

The walk from Belleville

From Belleville metro (lines 2 and 11), down rue de Belleville (south) to rue Saint-Maur, turn right. 10 minutes on foot, flat. From Couronnes (line 2), 12 minutes. From Pyrenees (line 11), 15 minutes via rue de Belleville.

Why craft bubble tea differs from industrial

Belleville industrial shops use pre-cooked tapioca pearls, diluted tea, powdered milk, and default 70 percent sugar. MAISON LE TE does the opposite: pearls boiled 30 minutes that morning, Taiwanese tea brewed to order, fresh milk, sugar to taste. The result is immediately different: the pearl is chewy-elastic, the tea has character, the milk is rounder.

The bubble tea menu

Classics: Taiwanese oolong milk tea Sun Moon Lake (signature), matcha latte boba, taro boba, oolong boba. Seasonal: strawberry, mango, peach, kaki, yuzu. Hot in winter: hojicha latte boba, hot oolong latte. Vegan available across the menu. See the full menu.

See also

Craft bubble tea, Marais bubble tea, Bastille bubble tea, Belleville tea house.

Hours

Daily except Tuesday, 11am-10:30pm.