Zhen Pin Café

The best bubble tea I've had in a long time! We got the taro smoothie and a milky green tea and both were excellent. The taro smoothie was delicious probably due to the use of Madagascar ice cream. It was 15$ for both drinks, but the quality and taste was worth it. Will be back again.

Do not sleep on this place!! Zhen Pin Cafe is tucked inside a small food hall. We walked past it twice before realizing it was in a shared space not a stand alone brick and mortar. The owner was so sweet, she told us which teas were her favorite and as we were some of her last customers of the night she gave us free tapioca bubbles. We ordered the taro with 50% less sugar and the passionfruit with 50% less sugar both which were perfect. The boba itself was just the right amount of sweet and chewy. Glad we stopped by here as it was the perfect drink to sip on as we strolled around Chinatown.

I ordered a Baked late boba tea, it was delicious. The lady from the shop was very sweet as well🫶 I let her know my boyfriend is lactose intolerant and she offered almond milk for him, very sweet.

Tried the unsweetened prunella herbal tea. The employee was nice and the tea was good. I sat in the common area of the eatery and found an outlet to charge my phone. Very chill atmosphere, pretty simple Chinese vibe. Overall a nice experience and a good spot to charge your and your phones batteries.

I ordered a small Ovaltine ($1.50) and a Jasmine Latte ($6.95). The woman working there didn’t show me the total and I tapped. I asked for a receipt and it appeared she didn’t hear me. I didn’t get the card notification until after I left the eatery about 1.5 hours later. She had charged me $14+, almost double what I had ordered. There is no menu online for me to prove she charged me for something more expensive to my credit card company. Bad business practices. I do not trust this business. Oh and the bubble tea and ovaltine were pretty mediocre. She gave me ovaltine in hot water w the smallest dash of milk- it was disgusting. I’m furious I had to pay $14 when I could have bought 2 banh mi around the corner or gotten actually good bubble tea elsewhere. When I’m next in NY I will take a photo of the menu and demand an itemized receipt again.