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
Service is a bit slow, but everything is made to order! This shop reminds me of japan, because this is the only place you can buy onigiri in the area as far as i know.
I ordered the matcha milk tea with oat milk, half sweetness, with lychee pop & a chicken onigiri. Everything came out delicious!
You can order ahead on Snackpass, use the kiosk in the store, or at the register. This is my new favorite spot
Stephanie Baldwin
Jul 19, 2025
5
My experience did not match some of the other reviews so I wanted to share- the place was comfortable and cool, service was great the young man at the counter helped me with my order. We had two boba teas, onigiri and a noodle dish and it was fairly quick to come out and delicious. I would definitely come again especially for the boba teas.
Samantha Quiles
Apr 7, 2025
5
really good. i normally go to Quickly Tea in Durham when i leave my Veteran’s Affairs doctor’s appointments but since they’re closed on Mondays i cried but looked for somewhere reasonably close and i decided to try here for the 1st time. i normally love gyoza from Quickly Tea and same drink Okinawa Milk Tea but surprisingly they had it here as well, and it was amazing! i like how you can get the sweetness to your desired level and there’s so many options! i’ll definitely come here again!
Chelsea Kiefer
Mar 23, 2025
5
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.
