Urban Ritual Cafe

Phew, just beat the rush. Decided to be adventurous and ordered a iced matcha milk tea with honey boba with less sugar and regular milk. Tasty taste! The boba was chewy and had the right amount of sweetness, which paired well with the matcha. They have a cute nook which is awesome for some light reading. Can get loud with the long line though~ $5 tax included is a great price for my drink. Will be coming back to try the classic!

Shoutout to Feed meimei for this one! Honestly best boba / milk tea i’ve ever had. Got the 1/2 crème brûlée 1/2 milk tea and my gf got the meimei ube drink. Both were great and very rich. Could have done a smaller size on the ube one but that’s our fault for finishing it. Everything else looked incredible and we will definitely be in again.

We arrived at this nice cozy place and the staff we're very friendly. We got house milk teas that were lovely for a cold morning.

They also have matcha mochi muffins. They had a really light matcha flavor and the texture was something I had never tried before. It was a unique experience and tasted incredible.

Don’t mess around, you’re coming here for the creme brûlée pudding they make in house. You can add it to any drink, and you absolutely should. It’s super soft and silky, and it tastes like a custard not like the traditional egg pudding you find from other boba places. It’s so soft you need to be extra careful when mixing your drink because the pudding could dissolve! They also give you caramelized sugar pieces on the side that you add yourself, but I personally don’t think the drink needs it.

I ordered the creme brûlée milk tea $6.50 and it comes with honey boba and the pudding. I got regular sweet (70%) and thought it was perfectly sweetened. I will say this drink is about the toppings, not so much the tea, one could argue the tea just wasn’t strong enough. If you really want to taste the tea I’m not sure this is the drink for you.

One of the best boba spots I visited during my weekend stay in the bay! It is downtown so there's gonna be a lack of parking everywhere, so be aware of that.

The spot is quaint and very cozy. You do order through a kiosk and it's easy to pick what you want since it has photos and description of drinks. I don't think the menu at the top of the store's cashier area is updated though.

I do love my boba, so my partner and I got 4 boba drinks to try.

Not pictured: Matcha Toffee - very strong matcha flavor but sweet enough that it was balanced well. The toffee brittle was a nice touch of sweetness at the end.

Gold Winter was my least favorite because it's very jasmine forward and the tea was burnt cuz it left a bitter aftertaste. The drink is pretty though because it has gold edible glitter but the drink itself, I wasn't a fan of. I couldn't even taste the smoked Wintermelon in it and the honey. It was just jasmine green tea.

Feed Me Ube and Creme Brulee were my favorites. The Ube drink was very coconutty and Ube was prominent throughout the drink. It does have Ube puree so I enjoyed that a lot. The creme brulee drink wasn't very sweet buuuuut the creme brulee bits made it much better because it was sweet and toasted. Think of burnt caramel bits. It had that nice bitterness that added to the complexity of the drink. It balanced out the unsweetened milk tea base!

Best part was that the boba was QQ!! It was consistent throughout the drinks we ordered. If the boba is made well, I know the drinks will be great too!
I would love to come back here one day! Or better yet, please open up a store in SoCal!!!!

Usually busy, be ready to wait. I think it’s worthwhile, delicious seasonal and fixed menu drinks. The workers are very understanding too. Love their Ube with rice milk. Everything other than boba is made fresh in-house and boba is cooked very nicely. Consistent product delivery and presentation.

At first, I thought it was going to be another mediocre boba place. But I gave it a few shots and now I stop by fairly frequently. The matcha is a good, deep flavour. The boba are a good chewiness. The other toppings are keeping up with the latest variety including aloe and lychee. I especially like the drinkable mochi. Their experimental flavours are excellent, like the mango sticky rice. Feed Me Ube is really good, definitely worth trying.

Their contactless ordering procedure is quick and easy to follow. They have touchscreens for in-store orders and Square online for ordering ahead. I'm glad to help support Urban Ritual, and they keep me filled with fun.

If you do plan to sit in-store for a while, be aware that it's usually pretty noisy from the music or general background sounds.

OH MY GOD why did I not come here sooner when my hair stylist suggested it a month ago?!! I ordered the Creme Brûlée Milk Tea and WOW. It was amazing. I have been having boba drinks since 2002 and search for the best boba drinks all over the world. I have to say that the milk(regular), tea, creme brûlée, and boba were incredible. The drink itself wasn’t sweet when I took the first 2 sips but once you stir it around a bit you will find a perfect blend of sweetness from the brûlée and the DELICIOUS honey boba. I am so delighted when I get warm, perfectly made boba and this was 10/10 for me! The message on the cup was so cute and you also get a side of crunchy torched brown sugar to add and honestly you don’t even need it. Although I did try it and it was yummy but it was too crunchy to mix with the softness of the boba and brûlée. The Creme Brûlée is cooked perfectly and just so DELICIOUS. Worth every penny of the $6.25 plus tip(the drink includes the boba and brûlée) I can’t wait to come back for more!

6/28/21
I came back for another Creme Brûlée Milk Tea and added the Jasmine Green Tea under Classics with Honey Boba 50% sweet. It was very sweet still even for me because of the honey boba but AMAZING. I can taste the quality of the tea and again the boba was fresh and delicious like my last visit. Also I’m addicted to the Creme Brûlée Milk tea. It is even better if that’s possible this time. This place is HANDS DOWN THE BEST IN THE BAY AREA. I will be coming here at least 2-3 times a week.

Yummy boba and cool flavors! Very easy ordering and quick pick-up. We enjoyed the creme brûlée, and the mango sticky rice was good but didn’t taste true to the original flavor. Plus the chips from Singapore/Malaysia were delish.

I am a Certified Boba Boy and I love Boba... and Urban Ritual makes some creative drinks, combining milk teas w/ purees & syrups to create a refreshing drink.

We got the Creme Brulee and it was deliciously mixed in with caramelized/toasted bits that made it fun. The Bae-sil is a strawberry lemonade with a bite of basil, making it really refreshing

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Was very surprised did nit know what to expect thought it was just like any other boba place, I ordered the cream brûlée friend ordered the matcha witch he enjoyed

Ordered 4 drinks, came out in less than 7 minutes!! The drinks are amazing! The atmosphere is cozy! Definitely a go to!!

The creme brulee drink is super good! This is one of my favorite boba stops in SF

I’m no expert but I love boba and this is my favorite boba in the neighborhood. I love the Feed Me Ube - dessert in a cup. Yum.

Love this place for milk tea but it’s on the pricier side!

My favorite from here is the jasmine milk tea, you can really taste the tea flavors & it’s well balanced with the milk. The house milk tea is also good too, taste like black milk tea or Hong Kong milk tea. There’s a lot of seats & tables here so you can def come here with friends to hang or chat! They sometimes have samples out too so you can try the milk tea!

Tip: ask for less sweet, 50% or 80% was perfect to me!

Got the creme brulee, mango sticky rice and strawberry milk bar. They were all good, especially the creme brulee. If you like strawberry flavored milk then the strawberry milk bar is for you. I want to try the Feed Me Ube next. I saw quite a few people ordering that, so I am assuming it's among their best sellers.

Super tasty, I got the taro one I really enjoyed it! Thanks

Note: -- No Bathroom --

Now that we've got that out of the way: the house milk tea is delightful. The black tea blend tastes predominantly like a roasted Assam tea, delivered through a soothing creamy texture. 30% sweetness hit the spot: the tea flavors really come through, but without any bitterness of wateriness.
For the cost, I think the drink is slightly smaller than, for example, Teaspoon. Nevertheless, I would come back for the tea.

Service was friendly and welcoming.
Not a place to study for a long time, given that there is no bathroom

Recommended by a friend for good reason. Quite a number of unique flavors here, but I opted for a classic strawberry milk bar. Wonderful drink!

Amazing creme brulee milk tea. 💕🍮 You get super bouncy and chewy boba with the mellow creme brulee pieces and roasted burnt creme brulee chips in a creamy milk tea. All the textures! ｡^‿^｡