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New Edinburgh bubble tea shop to replace another bubble tea cafe in centre city
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Another new bubble tea cafe is prepared to set up shop in Edinburgh city centre after an application for new signage was approved.
HeyTea will open at 32-33 South Bridge between Ladbrokes and Ikigai Ramen Southbridge.
An application for HeyTea branded signage was submitted to Edinburgh Council in February of this year and approved in late March. The shop will occupy the premises formerly occupied by another bubble tea shop, HI TEA, now closed.
HeyTea is a popular bubble tea brand originating in China. They brand themselves as starting the "new tea style", which innovates traditional tea by adding ingredients like milk, fruit, and various toppings.
They sell fruit tea and milk teas, experimenting with unusual ingredients like cheese foam.
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Their website reads: "As the originator of the New Style Tea, we hav ebeen infusing our teas with eccentric inspiration, giving traditional tea a new life. We want to create a tea brand for young minds who are tired of mediocracy and who dare to drink differently."
This will be the franchise's second Scotland store after their first opened in Glasgow. The brand also operates a number of cafes in London and Manchester. They also operate stores across the world in Australian, America, Canada, and Asia.
Lines wrapped around the block with customers waiting for hours when the franchise opened their Glasgow branch on Byres Road, according to @theolivetreefamily on TikTok.
Edinburgh Live reported recently on another new bubble tea cafe in the works after plans were lodged with Edinburgh Council to erect signage for Hey Luck Bubble Tea: Bubble Tea & Street Food at 72 South Clerk Street.
