Seattle Best Tea

This is probably going to be my new default bubble tea in the ID. Out of all of the bubble tea shops I’ve been to so far, this is probably the best quality for the lower price ($ 3.50, toppings + tax included). So far, I’ve only had the jasmine milk tea, which honestly isn’t any better or worse than ones I’ve had at other places and is pre-​made, but from what I’ve seen with other customers and reviewers they also offer more freshly-​brewed options on their menu. I may update my review after coming back here again and trying other things on the menu.
In terms of the space, there’s a decent amount of seating (definitely not Oasis-​level, but probably more comparable to Young Tea or Ambrosia) and they do have wifi, which is nice if you just want to chill here for an hour or two.

I wanna give this place 4 stars but it fell a little below my expectations in the bubble tea department… The ice-​cream deserves all three stars though. Seattle Best Tea has a wide variety of ice-​cream flavors such as milk tea, jasmine, green tea, and even red bean! They have freshly made waffle cones and offer F R E E cake cones. Yes. FREE CONES!!! I ordered one scoop and the lady said I could spilt the flavors (I got jasmine and green tea). She was very generous with the scoops.
Now the bubble tea on the other hand… It was meh. I mean sure the boba is free… But it was really really soft and flavorless. I ordered the Jasmine milk tea and it just tasted like plain old milk tea! Not a hint of jasmine.
Maybe I’ll come back sometime and try it again but for now I’ll stick to youngtea.

I found my new bubble tea place you guys! They use fresh tea leaves! The milk tea is bomb! And she’s making my honey chrysanthemum tea fresh!!!
She also gave us samples to try which I do appreciate, for new comers who never tried bubble tea! Check this place out!
She customized my honey chrysanthemum! And let me taste it before she made the full cup! Great customer service, I will be back, and I will tell everyone about this place!

Delicious, sweet, chewy boba (free add-​on). Got the jasmine milk tea ($ 3.5) and honey rose tea ($ 3) which were both good choices. It’s automatically given to you in a large portion. You’re also able to buy fresh tea leaves that are on display. The lady that helped us was so sweet. She is what makes this business great

Came here because I saw all the other reviews were really good and said the tea tastes really fresh and they had a variety of ice cream to taste from. Was so disappointed. I came here, talking to the lady who might’ve been the owner, and ordered a Jasmine milk tea and one scoop of the milk tea ice cream. She messes up the first time, making me a original milk tea. I told her I wanted Jasmine milk tea, and a milk tea ICE CREAM on the side. What does she do? She makes the Jasmine milk tea and puts a scoop of milk tea ice cream on top. Oh my god. At this point I was getting really frustrated but I tried to be patient and explained to her again what I had wanted. She makes it right finally, thank god. Overall, experience was not that great as she did not understand what I was saying at all! And yes, I was speaking clear English, loud and clear. I liked the milk tea ice cream but the Jasmine milk tea was not my type of Jasmine milk tea. I prefer the normal ones they usually do at milk tea places, but that’s just me, but it does taste really fresh. Overall, I would not personally come back.

Fantastic bubble tea and ice cream served by people who make you feel as if they’re welcoming you into their home. Highly recommended in you’re in the international district.

Just got a classic milk tea. Hit the spot.

I ordered the taro milk tea with half boba and half lychee jelly.
I’m not sure if I just got a bad batch or it wasn’t mixed in properly but I kept getting these chunky dry bits in my mouth every time I took a sip. I had to pull out the straw and drink from the top in order to be able to enjoy the drink. Apart from the dry bits, the flavor was good! The lady/​owner inside was indeed very sweet and welcoming. If I wasn’t in such a rush I would’ve let her know. I’ll have to give this place another try at some point!

Fantastic. Best around. Peach tea was great ice cream was so yummy. Lady was sweet and very friendly

By far the best tea in Seattle. You would need to travel thousands of miles to find anything that rivals this place. I can’t think of many places that maintain a perfect 5 stars, but at lease for this small shop, it’s well deserved.

I probably won’t go back again. Nothing special. The owner are nice, just the drinks are not very good. Their drinks (other than the hot tea) are not fresh and kinda too sweet. I would totally pass on this place. My friend like the pre-​made honey green tea which is why I give them 3 stars.

This review is just for the boba section of the store. They also sell teas to brew yourself at home.
The best mango black tea I have ever had, and this is having tried boba all around NorCal and SoCal where it’s much more popular.
Boba and milk tea are also really good. The owner still personally makes the drinks herself and she is really knowledgeable about everything tea related (as you would expect considering this place used to solely sell teas). She is also extremely nice.
They’ve started making smoothies as well and I can attest the mango one is delicious but being from California, I’m always too cold to drink them.
The place has wifi and a few seats but it usually doesn’t get too packed so it’s a great place to study as it’s very quiet.

Definitely one of the best (if not the best) boba places in town. It is hard to find a boba/​milk tea place that uses as high quality tea as Seattle Best (the closest to it is probably Drive Thru Boba in downtown Bellevue). The tea is freshly brewed, the cream is not too heavy, and there is just the right amount of sweetness added to the milk tea. Oh, and the tapioca balls are cooked pretty well to add a nice chewiness to the drink.
Not only is the milk tea great, but the service is amazing as well. The owner is super friendly AND passionate about tea. Prices are great ($ 3.50 for the milk tea and tapioca).
The only downside I can think of for this place is its operating time. It’s only open until 6pm and unfortunately, I drink boba most often at night. It’s a shame that I have to resort to Oasis for my late night Chinatown boba runs. Nonetheless, it was well worth a trip during the day for some quality, wallet-​friendly boba from Seattle Best Tea Corporation. I shall be back!

Oh man. Where do I start?!
Seattle Best Tea Co is hands down my favorite bubble tea place in Seattle rn.
Upon entering, you’re greeted by the friendly face of the owners. I remember the first time I came here, I looked towards the back of the place and saw a group of 5 or so Asian elders and I knew that I had struck gold. Always go where the elders go, they know exactly what they’re doing so if you end up in the same place as them in regards to where to cop tea, you know you’re doing something right.
Their tea is simply amazing. Fragrant, hand picked from Taiwan, and smooth. I could literally sit there and drink their tea for hours straight and I wouldn’t even care if my stomach exploded from lack of capacity.
Their ice cream is equally as delicious. Lately one of my favorite flavors has been matcha, and their matcha ice cream is the BOMB. It literally entered my digestive system, exploded, and left me begging for more.
Do yourself a favor and come here and cop some of their tea or ice cream.

It’s good! The owner is very nice. I got half milk tea and half jasmine green tea, along with tapioca and jelly. Only downside is that not everything on the bubble drink menu is available.

Gonna add another 5 star review to this place! Not only are their teas delicious, the owner is super sweet and knowledgeable about the teas or any of the products in her store. I got the milk tea ice cream… ICE CREAM and it was bomb! I also got jasmine milk tea with boba, also delicious! Overall awesome products and friendly customer service.

The lady that runs this place is the sweetest person ever and she’s so passionate about tea and giving samples, the tea flavored ice cream also has such a strong tea flavor infused with the cream you can tell it was made in house.
If you do not mind waiting for bubble tea this places had such a good tea flavor of bubble tea, she uses her own tea, brews it on the spot and makes the bubble tea, it’s all made fresh and no powder or artificial anything.
It is easy to see why this place has such good ratings.

Originally a tea leaf store, they recently reopened and added boba to their menu. Unlike typical boba shops, they actually use their super high quality tea leaves for their boba and brew each cup when ordered! This makes for suuuuper delicious teas. :) You can even have them make you boba with any tea leaf they sell in the store. Come here before they wise up and brew their tea in bulk!

Gone in twice. Had excellent bubble tea. Then had a Jasmine tea there, wonderful. Owner is very gracious. Little tasting tables in the back make for a wonderful experience.

I got to try their organic black milk tea at Dragon fest.
It was smooth, sweet but not overly sweet, fragrant, and refreshing to drink on a hot day. i was sad when it was all gone.