Easy Life Milk Tea
The shop was opened in 2005 and has been 17 years now. Open from 8 am to 22 pm, the shop still retains the familiar taste.
As noted by Youth, the menu here is quite diverse with many types of milk tea, fruit tea, fresh tea, mouse tea, fruit juice... Drink prices range from 15.000 VND to 32.000 VND.
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The menu at Easy Life is quite diverse |
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Dong Anh (20 years old, an employee of a milk tea shop) said that the selling price hardly increased much, so many people supported it for a long time. Customers are mainly students, students and office workers. "At my branch, on average, the shop sells about 100 cups of milk tea a day," Dong Anh shared.
We visited the shop on a weekday afternoon, the shop was quite crowded, the upstairs was almost full. “On the weekends, the number of customers coming to the shop is more crowded. On weekdays, customers often visit the shop in the evening after working or studying, "Dong Anh said.
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Dat Thinh (far left) often goes to Easy Life with a group of friends |
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The best-selling dish here is original milk tea (mixed milk tea), priced at only 15.000 VND. If guests order original milk tea (mixed milk tea), there will be additional toppings of free pearls, jelly, and dew. Normally, the restaurant will charge 5.000 – 9.000 VND for a topping.
Dat Thinh (19 years old, student of Pham Ngoc Thach Medical University) with a group of friends often goes to a cafe to study and chat together. “Easy Life” is a priority for you and the whole group, you have been a regular customer since 2019 until now.
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This is also a meeting place for many young people |
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“I am also a student, so I only spend VND 20.000 – 50.000 / week to drink milk tea. When I come here, my friends and I often order original milk tea because it's cheap but delicious, only 15.000 VND but also free pearls and jelly. In addition, the space is quite comfortable, the music is just enough, there is a place to charge phones and laptops, "Dat Thinh shared.
Is "chic" milk tea still fancy??
Located at the corner of Hoa Hao - Nguyen Tri Phuong street (District 10, HCMC), Phuong Hoang milk tea shop is also one of the oldest shops. The shop owner, Mr. Chau Quoc Hao, said that the shop has been open since 2009, and has been 13 years now.
In the past, people used to call this a "chic" milk tea shop because in addition to the rule of buying 2 cups at a time, customers had to queue and the shop owner closed without warning every time he was excited to travel for a few days.
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Many people wait in line to buy Phuong Hoang milk tea |
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Currently, to buy milk tea here, customers still have to wait in line. Among many different brands, it is easy to buy through the app, but many people still accept to wait for 20-30 minutes to buy milk tea here.
Mr. Hao said that the shop currently does not limit the number of milk tea customers buy each time. Instead of only being able to buy 2 cups like before, customers are free to buy as many cups as they want. The shop has many flavors of milk tea, the price ranges from 16.000 - 43.000 VND/cup, the topping comes from 3.000 - 7.000 VND/piece.
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Mr. Hao said, for many years, the taste of milk tea has remained unchanged |
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“Now customers can buy as many glasses as they want, but because of the large number of people, they still have to queue like before. A year ago, I opened a new branch in Phu Nhuan district, the shipper went there to get milk tea without having to wait long", he said.
Ngoc Phuong (19 years old, living in District 11) waits to buy a cup of flan pearl milk tea. Although I waited for a long time, I was not upset because it became a habit to buy milk tea here.
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Ngoc Phuong waited 20 minutes to buy milk tea |
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“I knew about the shop about 5-6 years ago, since I was in middle school. I found milk tea here cheap, people lined up a lot, so I also waited for fun. Every time I buy, I have to queue, the taste has not changed over the years because of the same bartender. Before, you could only buy 2 cups, but now there is no limit, you can buy many glasses, "said Phuong.
Sunflower Milk Tea
Born in 2005, Sunflower Flower” has become one of the oldest milk tea shops in Ho Chi Minh City. The branch is on Tran Quoc Toan (District 3), the space is small but beautifully decorated with 4 sets of tables and chairs.
According to Ms. Dinh Dinh (22 years old, store manager), customers mainly buy takeout or order through delivery apps. The most crowded time is around 11am to 15pm.
The menu of the restaurant is simple, including traditional milk tea, fruit tea and macchiato. In addition, the shop also has special milk tea dishes such as taro milk tea, rice milk tea, pearl rice milk tea, ceramic milk ...
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Drinks at Hoa Huong Duong restaurant range from 27.000 VND to 53.000 VND |
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PV orders a cup of original milk tea, depending on the size, it will cost from 43.000 VND to 48.000 VND. The milk tea taste is not too bitter, has a bit of fat and has a characteristic aroma that is easy to drink. The basic topping in a cup of original milk tea will include pearls, fruit jelly and egg flan. If you want to add other toppings, the price will add 10.000 VND for a portion.
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Sunflower shop, customers mainly buy and take away |
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Ms. Kim Loan (44 years old, in District 3) shared that she is a "true customer" of this brand when she has been drinking since she was a girl. Almost every week, she also visits the shop 3-4 times.
“I come here without ordering because the staff is used to it, remembering what I drink and then making it to my liking. Milk tea here is delicious, sometimes when friends ask to order milk tea, I speak first and order it here because I drink it here very well, "said Loan.
