I think most tapioca boba is usually already vegan, unless they use honey in the sauce.. There is a place in China town called TeAmo that has plant milk alternatives!
I'd like to mention that some places that use "non-dairy" creamer/milk, might not always be vegan. Sometimes they mean "lactose-free" when stating non-dairy, which still contains milk and animal derivatives. Your safest option is going for fruit or tea flavors like suggested.
Places I've tried that most likely have vegan options for milk-tea: Vivi Tea, TeAmo (not the best imo), and I think UniUni might have a vegan milktea as suggested by happycow, but I have tried their fruit-based boba and I think it's good, just super sweet. Not milk-tea boba but I would recommend Bambu in Argyle if you'd be interested in trying Vietnamese coconut-based sweet drinks that have jellies/boba (they have other drinks too), one of my favorite spots! Chinatown on the other hand doesn't have many options really from what I have found, I have asked a few of the main boba shops but they don't typically offer vegan or even nondairy options besides TeaAmo and possibly UniUni. But there's a mango sweets place thats all about mango, with a mango smoothie you can add boba I think to. I'm pretty picky about boba milktea and it's hard to find an authentic vegan version in Chicago. Best of luck!
I think most tapioca boba is usually already vegan, unless they use honey in the sauce.. There is a place in China town called TeAmo that has plant milk alternatives!
The problem i found is that flavors they carry arent vegan in most places
Damn that sucks! I didn’t know that. I’ve always gone for fruit smoothies or tea with plant milk
Eli’s Tea Bar :)
I'd like to mention that some places that use "non-dairy" creamer/milk, might not always be vegan. Sometimes they mean "lactose-free" when stating non-dairy, which still contains milk and animal derivatives. Your safest option is going for fruit or tea flavors like suggested.
Places I've tried that most likely have vegan options for milk-tea: Vivi Tea, TeAmo (not the best imo), and I think UniUni might have a vegan milktea as suggested by happycow, but I have tried their fruit-based boba and I think it's good, just super sweet. Not milk-tea boba but I would recommend Bambu in Argyle if you'd be interested in trying Vietnamese coconut-based sweet drinks that have jellies/boba (they have other drinks too), one of my favorite spots! Chinatown on the other hand doesn't have many options really from what I have found, I have asked a few of the main boba shops but they don't typically offer vegan or even nondairy options besides TeaAmo and possibly UniUni. But there's a mango sweets place thats all about mango, with a mango smoothie you can add boba I think to. I'm pretty picky about boba milktea and it's hard to find an authentic vegan version in Chicago. Best of luck!
oh also gathers tea bar has oatmilk taiwanese black tea boba and matcha drinks
Vegan Plate actually has vegan boba! I believe it’s just brown sugar boba but it’s very good 😊
Yummy Yummy Asian Cuisine and MK Noodle make vegan smoothies with boba!
Brown Sugar Boba is really good and offers nondairy milk !!! my absolute fave
Hello Jasmine also has nondairy milk options for some of their milk teas, and has some fun flavors
Urban vegan has Thai tea & if I remember correctly you can get boba in it!