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Yaya Tea

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807 E Main St
Durham, NC 27701
Phone: (919) 908-9090
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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.


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

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Google Reviews

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Photo of Amy Crapo Amy Crapo
Feb 19, 2026 5

Had a wonderful experience here. We ordered on the kiosk and they have a large selection to choose from! We choose fruit teas, pork belly rice ball, shrimp tempura rice ball and the takoyaki. It was all very good. The atmosphere is quiet and relaxing. There’s plenty of indoor seating along with outdoor seating! We came around 3:30pm and it wasn’t busy. 10/10 recommend!!!

Photo of plutosmooon plutosmooon
Jan 5, 2026 5

i’ve seen people’s reviews complaining about the time it takes for them to prepare their orders but i’ve never had an issue with time. i’ve been coming here for 1.5-2 years and they’ve never been slow, i usually order more than one drink and 4+ rice balls and they make it within 10 minutes but usually less. they’re always nice and make everything great. there’s only one person that can’t roll the rice balls but other than that this place is great in every way! best rice balls i’ve had, best taro i’ve had, and amazing service.

Photo of Kestra James Kestra James
Oct 27, 2025 5

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

Photo of Stephanie Baldwin 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.

Photo of Samantha Quiles 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!