Best Boba in Hollywood: Top Bubble Tea Near Hollywood Blvd and the Walk of Fame

The world's largest boba chain (42,000+ locations globally, surpassing McDonald's in many markets) opened its first US location here in December 2025. At $3.99 to $5.99 per drink, it is the cheapest boba you will find anywhere in Los Angeles. The Lemon Tea is the global signature and the best first order. The Snow King soft serve at under $2 is worth adding. Not the most refined boba in LA, but the price, the Hollywood Blvd location, and the novelty of the world's biggest chain landing here make it a legitimate stop.

Not boba, but the best specialty dessert on Hollywood Blvd by a wide margin. Mashti Malone has been making Persian ice cream at this Hollywood location for over 40 years. The saffron bastani is the most distinctive dessert you will find in Hollywood: saffron and rose water in a creamy base with pistachios, served in a paper cup or cone. The faloodeh (Persian rose water sorbet with vermicelli noodles) is unlike anything else in LA. A genuine institution and one of the most underrated stops on Hollywood Blvd.

The best boba within 15 minutes of Hollywood, and the best brown sugar boba in Los Angeles. Tiger Sugar uses Okinawa black sugar pearls cooked fresh every four hours and torches the brown sugar syrup tableside. The closest thing to a mandatory stop for anyone who wants to understand why LA's boba scene is different from everywhere else. The Koreatown location on Olympic Blvd is the most consistent in all of LA. Make the 15-minute drive.

The only shop in Los Angeles that built its entire identity around cheese foam. Machi Machi is the reason to go to Koreatown if you have been to Tiger Sugar before and want something different. The Earl Grey with Cheese Foam is the best version of this format in LA: a strongly brewed base cut by the lightly salted cream cheese foam on top. One of the most distinctive boba experiences near Hollywood, 15 minutes west in Koreatown.

Happy Lemon introduced Rock Salt and Cheese foam to Los Angeles and the Koreatown location is one of the best-run shops in the chain. The cheese foam is consistent, the roasted oolong base is properly brewed, and the QQ Cocoa (chocolate with multiple tapioca toppings) is one of the better value drinks in Koreatown. A reliable second stop after Tiger Sugar when doing the Koreatown boba run from Hollywood.

One of the most photogenic dessert experiences in Koreatown. Somi Somi serves soft serve in fish-shaped waffle cones (ah-boong) made fresh for each order, filled with injeolmi (Korean rice cake powder), ube, matcha, or black sesame soft serve. For visitors coming from Hollywood who want a Korean dessert experience that goes beyond boba, Somi Somi is worth the 15-minute drive specifically. The fish-shaped cone is the kind of thing Hollywood tourists specifically seek out.

An LA-founded chain with multiple locations across the city and the second most affordable option on this list at $5.25 to $6.25 per drink. It's Boba Time is a good fallback when the drive to Koreatown is not in the plan. The milk tea program is reliable, pearls are fresh, and the service is quick. For Hollywood visitors who want boba without leaving the area, a nearby It's Boba Time location is the practical answer.