Each A Cup Bubble Tea Singapore

July 3, 2010 | 57 Comments

Each A  Cup Bubble Tea

Oops I did it again.

For someone who have never drink bubble tea in Singapore only until recently, I have been trying KOI Cafe Bubble Tea, Sweet talk Bubble Tea, and now Each-A-Cup Bubble Tea.

Something must be wrong with me!

It’s even more ridiculous that I am actually sitting in front of the computer so early in the morning and blogging about — BUBBLE TEA! What’s wrong with me? Did I just get the bubble tea bug? Oh shit. Anyway, if you have been following me on twitter, you’d know that I’ve mentioned I couldn’t taste the difference between Each A Cup and KOI bubble tea. Well, you can’t really blame me, it was a hot day and I started gulping down the milk tea – before I knew it, everything including the black pearls were gone! But I did realize something, and let me know if you agree with me.

Price:
Sweet Talk ($1.50) > Each A Cup ($1.90) > KOI Cafe ($2.50)

Come on, it’s almost an additional dollar for each cup of bubble tea! Sweet Talk win hands down when it comes to price. Why are you spending $2.50 for a drink when it can get you a packet of chicken rice?

Quality:
KOI Cafe > Each A Cup & Sweet Talk

There will be no debates on this since almost everyone I know says that KOI has better quality milk tea and more chewy black pearls. Considering that both Each-a-cup and Sweet Talk bubble tea come from a central kitchen while KOI bubble tea is produced on the spot, what else do we need to say?

Queuing Time:
Each A Cup & Sweet Talk > KOI Cafe

‘Are you crazy? You actually queued twenty minutes just for a bubble tea?’ Hold on a second, did you queue for the Hello Kitty dolls, and during the donut craze too?

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It’s really hard to decide who’s better. I guess most people will probably insist that KOI cafe has the best bubble tea in Singapore. I like KOI cafe bubble tea, I like the fact that they prepared their bubble tea on the spot and gives us the option of choosing the sugar level. But like what I’ve mentioned before, I probably will not queue twenty to thirty minutes just for a cup of bubble tea. Okie dokie, it’s time to try Gong Cha bubble tea @ City Square Mall next!

Each A Cup Outlets in Singapore

Ang Mo Kio MRT @ Cheers
2450 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8 #01-02

Ang Mo Kio Hub @ Cheers {closed}
53 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 #01-37 Ang Mo Kio Hub

Bedok North
204 Bedok North Street 1

Bishan @ Shop N Save
Blk 512 Bishan St 13 HDB Branch Office

Causeway Point @ Cold Storage
1 Woodlands Square #B1-31/32 Causeway Point

Chevron House
30 Raffles Place #B1-06A

City Square Mall
180 Kitchener road #B1-k6

Concorde Hotel
350 Orchard Road #05-06 Shaw House

CPF Building @ Cheers
79 Robinson Road

Eastpoint Mall
3 Simei Street 6 #02-49 Eastpoint Mall

Ion Orchard
2 Orchard Turn#B4-45 Ion Orchard

Holland Village
3 Lorong Liput #01-09

International Plaza
10 Anson road #01-06

Jurong Junior College
800 Corporation Road Jurong Junior College

Liang Court
177 River Valley Road #B1-14

Marina Square
6 Raffles Boulevard #02-223

Marine Parade Central
87 Marine Parade Central #01 kiosk

Nanyang Polytechnic
180 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8 Blk P, S Nanyang Polytechnic

North Point @ Cold Storage
930 Yishun Avenue 2 #B1-11/16 North Point

Novena Square
10 Sinaran Drive #02-64 Novena Square

NTU
50 Nanyang Avenue Canteen B Nanyang Technological University

National Junior College
37 Hillcrest Road National Junior College

Ngee Ann Polytechnic
535 Clementi Road Ngee Ann Polytechnic

OUB Centre
1 Raffles Place #B1-03A OUB Centre

People’s Park Center
101 Upper Cross Street #01-26E

PoMo
1 Selegie Road #01-04/05 PoMo (formerly Paradiz Centre)

Singapore Changi Airport T3
65 Changi Boulevard B2 North #B2-12 T3

Suntec City
3 Temasek Boulevard #01-140E

Tampines One
10 Tampines Central 1 #B1-k8 Tampine One

Tanjong Katong Complex
845 Geylang Road #01-08 Tanjong Katong Complex

The Heeren
260 Orchard road #B1-12

Wilkie Edge
8 Wilkie Road #01-06 Wilkie Edge

Yishun Ring road
Blk 846 Yishun ring road #01-3657

313 @ Somerset
313 Orchard road #B3-42

Comments

57 Responses to “Each A Cup Bubble Tea Singapore”

  1. Z
    July 3rd, 2010 @ 9:12 am

    try the eskimo bubble tea (if I’m not mistaken) in market street car park! Some of my friends said that it’s better than Koi.

  2. Jasmine
    July 3rd, 2010 @ 9:50 am

    You may wanna try Eskimo!! There’s a branch at Market Street, as well as a more accessible one at Dhoby Ghaut MRT’s Dhoby Xchange (right beside P.o.s.h brownies!) Eskimo’s MINI pearls are AWESOME! :D

  3. jenny
    July 3rd, 2010 @ 11:08 am

    ?? at City Square Mall and ??? at Bedok Central are very nice!

  4. Charlie
    July 3rd, 2010 @ 12:55 pm

    Heys.

    Actually your signs are pretty confusing. ‘>’ in math terms means Left side greater than right side. So when you say the price of KOI is higher than the other two counterparts, it shld be KOI > Each a Cup and SweetTalk. But I presume you meant to say ‘>’ more worthwhile in your opinion. :)

  5. hahazZ
    July 3rd, 2010 @ 8:23 pm

    the thing about sweet talk is, diff outlets seem to have different taste, and diff pricing. one normal milk tea can cost $1 at an ulu part of tamp, $1.20 at simei, $1.50 in normal places, and $1.80 in some more popular places. :(

    and the standard is really different from outlet to outlet.

    another thing about koi is maybe the way they market it? exclusiveness + waiting time = good. LOL.

  6. linjie
    July 3rd, 2010 @ 9:16 pm

    Gong cha’s pearls are slightly more chewy and smaller in size.

  7. mr. lee
    July 3rd, 2010 @ 9:18 pm

    Koi really wins hands down in quality, but for the price you have to pay, sometimes, a quick fix like each a cup and sweet talk is enough..

  8. Feliza
    July 3rd, 2010 @ 10:48 pm

    The Each A Cup outlet at Cheers, AMK Hub, has closed down for a few months already.

    I like both Each-A-Cup (EAC) and KOI. KOI for its Caramel flavor and mini pearls. Like EAC esp if I wanna eat strawberry/peach milk tea or peppermint greeen tea. :D

    I discovered a bubble tea that sells Rose Milk tea and its pearls are nicer than EAC!!! Always lemming for the rose milk tea! ^_^

  9. Joyce
    July 3rd, 2010 @ 10:53 pm

    Sweet Talk is quite horrible in my opinion…Each a cup use to be my all time fav when bubble tea hype was at its peak. Koi is good but the price is a bit on the high side. As for the sweetness level, can always ask for less syrup at Each a cup.

  10. shirleyr
    July 4th, 2010 @ 12:52 am

    Gong Cha is the best! You can really taste the tea and they use fresh, creamy, and ultra sinful milk instead of milk powder.

  11. sammicheng
    July 4th, 2010 @ 2:44 am

    I quite like the S$1.50 Hazelnut Milk Tea at Rockery @ Bugis Junction. Smooth. And there’s some jelly even when u ask for no pearls. And teh Mango Tango’s nice. So’s the Aloe Vera lime.

  12. Camemberu
    July 4th, 2010 @ 4:44 am

    Crazily enough, I have also been trying bubble tea. I have to admit Koi’s quality is beginning to grow on me. I like that I can adjust the sugar levels for my milk tea (25% is enough for me). And they are really generous with pearls (one-third cup)!

    Sweet Talk prices differ depending on outlet too. At my neighbourhood, it’s only $1.

  13. ladyironchef - Singapore Food Blog
    July 4th, 2010 @ 11:29 am

    Z: Better than KOI Cafe? Okie dokie, i will be there in a Jeffery!

    Jasmine: OH OH OH! i been to Posh brownies before, ok thanks for the tip-off : )

    jenny: haha i can’t read the Chinese font! Gong cha at City square right? which is the one at Bedok?

    Charlie: OOPS! I didn’t realize that! haha yea u are right, what i meant to say is the prices of Sweet talk and each a cup are lower, so i will pick sweet talk/each a cup > KOI. In this instance, the ‘>’ sign means ‘over’ : )

    hahazZ: Oh! I didn’t know they vary from places to places too! because so far all the sweet talk tat i had was $1.50

    linjie: WOW! how did you notice that? haha

    mr lee: Yeah if there’s no queue, i don’t mind paying a bit more, but i’m not gonna queue 20 minutes for a cup of bubble tea

    feliza: thanks for letting me know! which bubble tea place in Singapore sells the rose milk tea?

    joyce: haha honestly i can’t tell the difference! i have quite a neutral palate when it comes to Bubble tea, all of them taste the same to me!

    shirleyr: Which ones use milk powder? each a cup and sweet talk? but how do u tell if it’s milk powder or fresh milk? haha

    sammicheng: Rocky at bugis? got it! yea actually i don’t really fancy chewing all the pearls, the jelly sounds like a good alternative

    camemberu: I think both of us caught the bubble tea bug without realizing it! haha 25% is enough? really? i always go for 50% at least! haha

  14. orange
    July 4th, 2010 @ 10:23 pm

    personally prefer koi, cos nicer and can choose sugar level.

    cup walker is nice too (suntec), big cup at affordable prices

    some ppl say happy lemon at ion is nice, have yet to try it.

  15. lucia
    July 4th, 2010 @ 11:17 pm

    try the zhao pai gong cha (green tea) at Gong Cha. it’s awesome! and something different from the other bubble teas with the thick later of froth on top. looking forward to your review!

  16. lucia
    July 4th, 2010 @ 11:18 pm

    i mean thick layer of froth… typo :0

  17. m.Ru
    July 5th, 2010 @ 12:49 pm

    KOI and Each A Cup are in different leagues!

    KOI uses BREWED tea. Each A Cup? syrup.

  18. cheryl
    July 5th, 2010 @ 1:25 pm

    theres a gong cha @ square 2, novena too.. the shop faces the outside of the street…

  19. rachel
    July 5th, 2010 @ 8:36 pm

    I just tried Koi bubble tea ytd. (Its pretty funny because the other time when you first tried ichiban boshim, it was my first too)
    Anyway, I thought it was ridiculous queuing for their bubble tea. And its overly pricy ): I think ecah a cup has decent bubble tea. Sweet talk’s quality is one of the :/ ones cuz theirs are a little diluted.

  20. chelle
    July 5th, 2010 @ 11:04 pm

    Eskimo! My colleague recently da bao the tea and it was just as nice as KOI! Even better cos the pearls were bigger than the KOI (a minor gripe of mine) hehe. Price slightly > than KOI by few cents though so it is prob the most exp on your list? Hehe.

    And how come JJC has a bubble tea shop? Since when? My god, it’s only been….okay a few years :( since I graduated (I’m old haha).

  21. ladyironchef - Singapore Food Blog
    July 6th, 2010 @ 9:02 am

    orange: okay cupwalker at suntec, i am coming!!

    lucia: i know right, must try gong cha soon, but it’s so out of the way!

    m.Ru: HAHA i get your point : )

    cheryl: okay dokie, thanks! but novena isn’t that near too! haha

    rachel: yeah i don’t mind the price if there’s no queue. but if there’s such a long queue, i will give it a miss

    chelle: I know, i was shocked when i found out that too! a few readers have also mentioned eskimo, that’s next on the list!

  22. Jazreel
    July 6th, 2010 @ 11:27 am

    For me, I love KOI, but I do not take it with pearls. Instead, I spend a little more and take Grass Jelly Milk Tea. I love the taste together. Too much pearls are tiring to our mouth, but the grass jelly makes the better choice! :D You can try it too!

  23. pleo
    July 6th, 2010 @ 3:35 pm

    my ladyironchef…
    thks for trying out n bringing us the nice n the not so nice bubble tea.

    i’m a bubble tea fanatic. bubble tea for breakfast, lunch, dinner, anytime! never know that many brands of bubble tea out there. muz try them all! hehe
    i chance upon QQ tea @ blk 410 amk ave 10. it’s near teck ghee cc. very wide variety. the milk tea is really nice… try the durian too. taste like real durian fruit. hehe
    quite ulu but worth the try! =)

  24. ming wei
    July 6th, 2010 @ 9:27 pm

    brad! i seldom drop comments though i read all the time. but i must say you should try cupwalker! i had it at downtown east thrice and im convinced its still the best. anw i think suntec has one too. if you’re a fan of peppermint (like me!), try the peppermint milk tea! mad awesome. ((:

  25. Jenny
    July 7th, 2010 @ 3:32 pm

    Oops, sorry, didn’t realise the Chinese characters did not appear. I’m referring to GONG CHA at City Square Mall and SHUI YAN SHE at Bedok Central.

    CUP WALKER (several outlets, incl one at Compasspoint – next to UOB withdrawal terminals; exit from 7-11 side) was my favourite before KOI came along.

    My first love was QUICKLY (of Taiwan, it had pudding drinks) from >10 years ago. Too bad no more le…

    Btw, some bubble shops in Taiwan have been selling Couple pack (1+1) for a lower price, very popular with young couples.

  26. Jenny
    July 7th, 2010 @ 3:42 pm

    Btw, some pics of the opening of Singapore outlet of Shui Yan She last Dec – http://blog.yam.com/drinktea/article/25715343

    It’s at Blk 205 in Bedok if I’m not wrong. It’s famous for the rooibos tea, I think the pearls are also made of rooibos. Taste much lighter and healthier than most bubble teas, but very refreshing.

  27. shu
    July 8th, 2010 @ 2:21 pm

    Eskimo is da best! try their pudding milk tea! super unique!

  28. ladyironchef - Singapore Food Blog
    July 9th, 2010 @ 10:51 am

    Jazreel: I know right, actually i don’t really enjoy chewing on the pearls. How much is the one with grass jelly?

    pleo: WOW! you have bubble tea 3 times a day?! wow! haha sure thing, it’s my job to keep you guys hungry! I’m gonna try Gong Cha next :D

    ming wei: Hello dude, you SHOULD comment more often okay? yea i know right, i have been saying i want to try cupwalker and gong cha next, okay soon i promise!

    Jenny: I know abt Gong cha, but i have never heard of SHUI YAN SHE! haha will check it out when i am in bedok!

    shu: Eskimo only has one branch right? pudding milk tea, okie dokie got it!

  29. pleo
    July 9th, 2010 @ 11:10 am

    Don’t forget to try QQ Tea too! Enjoy! =)

  30. Ruiting
    July 9th, 2010 @ 6:19 pm

    I kinda think KOI is quite overrated for its bubble tea (as compared to price + queuing time). >.<

    Drank it twice before, once without pearls… and obviously, I think only the KOI milk tea "with pearls" pwn other stores! BUT STILL… D= queuing for so long is quite… #@&@$&%^&)#

  31. ladyironchef - Singapore Food Blog
    July 11th, 2010 @ 12:44 pm

    pleo: QQ Tea! okay got it : )

    Ruiting: i know totally how u feel! paying a bit more is fine with me, but queuing up so long is not. haha

  32. elaine
    July 14th, 2010 @ 5:29 pm

    hi there,
    Do give HappyLemon a try at Ion Orchard B4. It’s a growing chain from HK and in terms of standard,consistency and variety, it would be a better comparison with Koi then Each a cup and sweet talk.

    Also, there are 20 odd drinks without milk tea if you prefer an alternative to your drinking palate.

    :D

  33. Penny
    July 15th, 2010 @ 1:04 am

    HAHA I just wanna say ROCKERY @ Bugis is awesome.

  34. Wan Ru
    July 18th, 2010 @ 11:30 pm

    Hey, I love KOI, but recently a friend of mine told me about GONG CHA, a place at Farrer Road’s City Square. That branch of tea is from Taiwan and the milk is unlike what we are accustomed to. It has a almost custard like texture to it. Yummy!

  35. Lilly
    July 20th, 2010 @ 12:39 pm

    Sweet Talk ($1.50) < Each A Cup ($1.90) < KOI Cafe ($2.50)

  36. ladyironchef - Singapore Food Blog
    July 21st, 2010 @ 7:06 pm

    elaine: hello! yea i heard about happy lemon at ion before, how much is their pearl milk tea?

    Penny: Rockery is at which part of bugis?

    wan ru: Ya i know, a lot people have been saying that Gong Cha can replace Koi as the best bubble tea in Singapore! will check it out soon (i hope)

    Lily: hahahahaha i know, what i meant was the prices of sweet talk is the cheapest :p

  37. Shayna
    July 25th, 2010 @ 3:55 pm

    Hey Brad, try Eskimo Cafe & Fruit Dessert Bar! ( : There are three branches. I’ve only been to the one near Lau Pa Sat (Market Street), another at Dhoby Exchange, and there’s a newly opened one at Esplanade if I didn’t remember wrongly. Their bubble tea comes with small or big pearls, and are made on the spot as well. It’s awesome! ( :

  38. ladyironchef - Singapore Food Blog
    July 26th, 2010 @ 12:40 am

    Shayna: hahah in town right? oh there’s one at esplanade too? Whoa, that sure makes thing more tempting! u mean u can choose small pearls too?

  39. Shayna
    July 28th, 2010 @ 11:14 pm

    I’ve only been to the one near Lau Pa Sat! yup, there’s a choice between small or big pearls! meet for lunch one day, i can bring you there! ( :

  40. Jude Seah
    August 24th, 2010 @ 2:38 pm

    “Considering that both Each-a-cup and Sweet Talk bubble tea come from a central kitchen while KOI bubble tea is produced on the spot, what else do we need to say?”

    produced on the spot does not = better.

    if u r referring to a chef cooking on the spot or his central kitchen’s meal, i might agree with u, but bubble tea? it can only mean from the central kitchen, the taste is consistent, whereas on the spot, well, pray that the fellow earning something like the minimum wage is doing it as its supposed to be.

  41. Pippy
    August 28th, 2010 @ 11:39 pm

    The EAC outlet at NJC really really sucks. Such a huge difference from the other outlets in shopping malls.

  42. cara
    September 4th, 2010 @ 6:59 pm

    try eskimo @ dhoby ghaut exchange, city link mall :D

  43. Xawn
    September 25th, 2010 @ 7:42 pm

    I don’t like the Each-A-Cup outlet @ Tampines1. The milk tea has slight jasmine tea taste :|

    My favourite outlet is Plaza Singapura’s one!

  44. mackie
    November 8th, 2010 @ 12:36 pm

    cup walker is the best for me… a lot better than sweet talk…

    each a cup and Koi.. i havent try yet..

  45. CJ gal
    November 9th, 2010 @ 10:16 pm

    Hey, I’m bubble tea lover too. Today I had try the new opening bubble tea @ bukit merah central – Love tea.
    the bubble milk tea are awesome…u guys might try it too.
    I had tried koi and gong cha before…the taste no bad. For eskimo, I haven’t try it yet. find a day to try it since so many people recommend it. After tried the love tea just now, I still prefer love tea than koi and gong cha.

  46. Paribusboy
    January 6th, 2011 @ 7:52 am

    I very much prefer Eskimo to each a cup and sweet talk!

  47. cyn
    January 12th, 2011 @ 12:21 pm

    Might review about:
    1.Rockery
    2.Eskimo
    3.ComeBuy; ToaPayoh
    4.Dorabee; Centrepoint, Somerset

    :D

  48. anon
    January 15th, 2011 @ 8:35 pm

    there is a new Each a cup outlet at the new Community centre infront of bukit panjang plaza..

  49. cheryl siah yan leng
    January 18th, 2011 @ 4:35 pm

    i prefer koi to each a cup. koicafe rocks!

  50. Syazwan FellDown
    March 17th, 2011 @ 9:02 pm

    At Limbang, near choa chu kang, u can find a sweet talk where they sell for only $1.

  51. mackie
    April 14th, 2011 @ 12:00 pm

    anyone have tried dorabee? is it nice?

  52. Think_Yummy
    May 11th, 2011 @ 10:07 pm

    Yep. Tried aft gv up queuing @ Koi for this 0 q bubble tea w my buddies. Amazingly good & cheap. Luv their qq passion, e pearlz is better thn Koi!! :)

  53. Think_Yummy
    May 17th, 2011 @ 6:13 pm

    e….. something wrong ar…. My reply on the person before me about M2 IT bubble tea has been removed. It make my reply look wierd.

  54. Camille
    June 27th, 2011 @ 10:34 am

    I think Gong Cha is the best of all, just my personal opinion :)

  55. M
    July 30th, 2011 @ 7:06 pm

    I had bad encounters with each-a-cup’s Filipino staff at Causeway Point outlet twice! I had to call up the boss & lodged a complain against her today. She’s so argumentative during my 1st encounter & dared to gossiped about me with the other staffs in front of me today! I’d prefer Sweet Talk better. each-a-cup’s 50% half sweet is still sweet!

  56. mackie
    September 5th, 2011 @ 11:09 am

    mocha ice blend from each a cup is nice….
    i heard from a friend that they already have ice cream milktea…… dunno if its true

  57. chloe
    February 27th, 2012 @ 3:45 pm

    Thinks eskimo cafe is much much better than koi and gong cha, esp its milk tea and pearls. pearls more chewy and milk tea more fragrant!

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