Tiger Sugar is a Taiwanese chain of
bubble tea
Bubble tea (also known as pearl milk tea, bubble milk tea, tapioca milk tea, boba tea, or boba; zh, t=珍珠奶茶, p=zhēnzhū nǎichá, zh, t=波霸奶茶, p=bōbà nǎichá, labels=no) is a tea-based drink most often containing chewy tapio ...
shops. Established in
Taichung
Taichung (, Wade–Giles: '), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality in central Taiwan. Taichung is Taiwan's second-largest city, with more than 2.85 million residents, making it the largest city in Ce ...
in November 2017,
the chain has operated in Canada, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and the United States.
Menu
According to
Tasting Table
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, the chain's bubble teas are known for their "creamy brown sugar flavor and unique tiger stripe pattern". The signature product is a black sugar
milk tea
Milk tea refers to several forms of beverage found in many cultures, consisting of some combination of tea and milk. The term milk tea is used for both hot and cold drinks that can be combined with various kinds of milks and a variety of spices. ...
with boba and cream mousse.
Locations
Asia
In Taiwan, there are multiple locations in
Taipei
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.
Tiger Sugar has operated in Hong Kong since 2018, as well as
Macau
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and Singapore.
Europe
In the United Kingdom, the business operates in
Leeds
Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built aro ...
.
North America
There were approximately two dozen shops in the United States, as of 2022.
Shops opened in downtown
Flushing
Flushing may refer to:
Places
Netherlands
* Flushing, Netherlands, an English name for the city of Vlissingen, Netherlands
United Kingdom
* Flushing, Cornwall, a village in Cornwall, England
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and in
Manhattan
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's
Chinatown
Chinatown ( zh, t=唐人街) is the catch-all name for an ethnic enclave of Chinese people located outside Greater China, most often in an urban setting. Areas known as "Chinatown" exist throughout the world, including Europe, Asia, Africa, O ...
in 2019.
On the
West Coast, Tiger Sugar has operated in:
Cuptertino; Los Angeles;
Beaverton, Oregon
Beaverton is a city in the Tualatin Valley, located in Washington County in the U.S. state of Oregon, with a small portion bordering Portland. The city is among the main cities that make up the Portland metropolitan area. Its population was ...
; and
Seattle
Seattle ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. With a population of 780,995 in 2024, it is the 18th-most populous city in the United States. The city is the cou ...
. There are also shops in Arizona,
Kentucky, Massachusetts, and Nevada.
In Canada, the business has operated in
Toronto
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and
Vancouver
Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the cit ...
.
Reception
Clara Wang included Tiger Sugar in ''
Eat This, Not That
''Eat This, Not That!'' is a media franchise owned and operated by co-author David Zinczenko. It bills itself as "The leading authority on food, nutrition, and health." No independent authority has verified that claim.
The original book series ...
'' 2024 list of ten chains with the best bubble tea.
Quezon City
Quezon City (, ; ), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read and pronounced in Filipino language, Filipino as Kyusi), is the richest and List of cities in the Philippines, most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 c ...
, Philippines, 2025
Seattle, Washington, USA - August 2024 - 27.jpg, Black Sugar Boba Black Tea Latte with Cream Mousse
References
External links
* {{Official website, https://tigersugar.co
2017 establishments in Taiwan
Bubble tea brands
Companies established in 2017
Restaurant chains
Restaurants established in 2017