Yaya Tea is a café that takes boba tea to another level with premium tea leaves brewed fresh daily and flavored jellies. Imported Japanese snacks and homemade onigiri make this café a must-try.
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Hours:
Monday: 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM Thursday: 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM Friday: 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM Saturday: 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM Sunday: 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
I adore Yaya. Amazing teas and food. They have a variety of vegan rice balls. The tofu fries are also so good! I have not had a tea that wasn't amazing.
Kashia Hue
Mar 14, 2025
3
Ordered a boyfriend fruit tea, takoyaki, and chicken nilgiri. The tea was good. The takoyaki had an odd taste from the mayo. Not sure if I just haven't had kewpie mayo in a long time or they use something else. The chicken in the onigiri tasted really burnt and bitter. Not savory at all. It was my first time trying this place so I'm not exactly sure how they're supposed to taste, but the chicken filling was darker than the photo in the online ordering menu.
ari
Dec 6, 2024
3
I love coming here. it's a nice place to pick up a quick snack. I adore their riceballs, but the most recent 3 times, the rice has been hard and dry. the milk teas are also not really that strong. it's mostly milk and hardly any tea. I hope this changes soon.
Kristina Hinton
Oct 20, 2024
5
Very cute! This was my first time coming here and I took my neice, who is a picky eater, to try some bubble/boba tea for her first time. The staff was very friendly, patient, and helpful. It took a few samples, but we went with regular milk tea for my neice and she loved it ❤. I ordered at the counter, but their automated kiosk looked like it worked. For various reasons the kiosk could be a benefit for customers, especially those who use ASL.
Sofia Silva
Sep 17, 2024
5
Yaya tea was perfect and better than expected, don’t be fooled by any bad reviews if you’re looking for onigiri this is a solid spot for it. Sizes are phenomenal for the price as well. I’m not a boba tea person but I got a milk tea and it was perfect. Will be back and will recommend to folks
gen
Jun 11, 2024
5
I came to visit my family in Durham from Minnesota. I’ve always seen boba tea online, but my small town doesn’t have any of the trendy things. I was recommended Yaya Tea from a family friend, and I chose the location in Durham because of the proximity. Upon walking in, I was greeted by the staff, and they were extremely nice to me. They described the different tea flavors to me, and I ended up choosing the Taro milk tea (totally recommend), and it was absolutely DELICIOUS!!! I added in some boba and it was so sweet and chewy, and it totally didn’t disappoint. I’ve never seen rice balls in person, and I was STOKED to try some. I ended up choosing the shrimp with crab rice ball and the spicy tuna rice ball. They were so filling and not too spicy for my poor tastebuds. I ended up visiting this location 5 more times before heading back to Minnesota. I would 100% recommend this place to anyone trying to get a delicious meal on the go. I even want to take a trip to Durham just to try their food again. LOL. Will be back one day!
