Next Tea

Next Tea

543 Congress St, Portland, ME

★★★★★4.5(57 Google reviews)

Crema's Take

This downtown Portland gem takes boba seriously, sourcing high-quality teas that actually taste like tea rather than just sweetened milk, with rare varieties you won't find elsewhere in Maine. The calm, introvert-friendly vibe and genuinely warm staff create the perfect refuge whether you're meeting a friend or settling in with your laptop, and their strawberry lemon tea and pillowy egg tarts have inspired genuine devotion among regulars. Next Tea strikes that rare balance of being both a specialty tea destination and a welcoming neighborhood hangout where families, students, and tea enthusiasts all feel equally at home.

What to expect

Strong matcha and tea selection, with creative signature drinks. A slow-sit, laptop-friendly spot, good for meetings.

Signature drinksMatcha & teaTraditional drinksSpecialty drinksSlow sitMeetingsLaptop friendly

Google Reviews

Arisa Braho
★★★★★4 months ago

Really delicious boba! Best boba in Portland! Highly recommend:) The strawberry lemon tea is my go to!

Syd C
★★★★★5 months ago

Next Tea is hands down the best boba shop in all of Maine! You can actually TASTE the tea and the teas they use are high quality with many varieties you can’t find at any other boba shop in the area. As far as I can tell, they don’t use powdered mixes and the flavors are more…

Tien Pham
★★★★★10 months ago

was here with one of my besties :) it was very quiet when we went which was a blessing to us both because we are both introverts. the two workers (one of them had pink hair that was awesome !!) were so so kind and patient to us both. they had kpop playing on their tv and primary…

Jessica Kam
★★★★★a year ago

I was in downtown Portland with my daughter and we came across this cute Boba shop. The shop including the bathroom was very clean. The people inside working were very nice. I got a lychee tea and my daughter got a brown sugar milk tea with boba. We also purchased some of their…

Aung Myo Htut
★★★★★a year ago

A cute boba tea shop on downtown Congress Street. I love the environment here. Good for families with kids. The staff are very friendly. I like egg tart and bbq buns. I will try their cakes next time.

haibin
★★★★★a year ago

My daughter and I passed by yesterday and found this newly opened milk tea shop. There are many different kinds of tea, milk tea, fruit tea... My daughter chose her favorite fruit green tea. It has strawberries, watermelons, oranges, the fruits are very fresh, and the tea tastes…

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