{"id":659,"date":"2012-02-16T15:13:48","date_gmt":"2012-02-16T15:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp\/?p=659"},"modified":"2018-03-10T20:01:11","modified_gmt":"2018-03-10T20:01:11","slug":"bubbleology-soho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/bubbleology-soho\/","title":{"rendered":"Bubbleology &#8211; Soho &#8211; caf\u00e9 review"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row row-body\">\n<div class=\"coffee-span-7 body_column coffee-800-span-9 coffee-650-span-9 coffee-500-span-10\">\n<div class=\"coffee-span-2 right_column\"><span class=\"text-element body\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-4-3 image-review aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/img\/bubbleology.jpg\" alt=\"Logo Bubbleology\" \/> <\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"coffee-span-2 right_column\">\n<p><span class=\"text-element body\">I have long heard of bubble tea, and have read the descriptions and seen the pictures, but it had been an exotic mystery &#8230; until now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Bubble tea is the name for a \u2018pearl\u2019 tea drink with milk or fruit juice that originated in tea shops in Taichung, Taiwan, during the 1980s. There are plenty of recipes, and more are added all the time. They mostly contain a green, white, black or even red tea base mixed with fruit syrup or milk. The milky varieties can be served hot or cold.<\/p>\n<p>The aforementioned pearls are called \u201cboba\u201d \u2013 small chewy balls made of tapioca starch. That might not sound too appetising but they add so much to the appeal of the drink. They are the reason for the iconic large-diameter straws. They have an agreeable chewy texture, very much like a wine gum. Those little spheres turn this preparation into a drinkable snack which is really quite sustaining. However, the &#8220;Bubble\u201d element to the name doesn&#8217;t actually refer to the tapioca pearls which rest at the bottom of the cup, but to the froth at the top of the tea which is created when the drink is shaken.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-4-3 image-review aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/img\/bubble_menu.jpg\" alt=\"Bubbleology menu\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"coffee-span-2 right_column\">\n<p><span class=\"text-element body\">Bubble tea has swept Asia, the US and Canada and now it\u2019s reached London. It\u2019s available in Soho, its logical first unveiling in the capital. Bubbleology is a small caf\u00e9 with hints of a chemist\u2019s workshop with blackboards, intriguing potions and lab assistants who will take time away from their delicious mixings and minglings to serve visitors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We tried several versions of both hot and cold bubble teas. The fruit teas were light and refreshing. Those black tapioca pearls added substance but there was more. In addition to the gummy chews there were other smaller, translucent balls suspended in the drink. These were capsules of fruity flavour that burst in the mouth. Thirst-quenching and summery.<\/p>\n<p>The weather was cold so the hot milk teas were especially welcome. They truly were piping hot and with those pearls this became more of a lunch than elevenses. The Taro milk tea was mild and comforting and just the drink to sit and sip while pawing over the morning papers. A drink over which to linger. The almond milk tea should be a Christmas special. It very much reminded me of marzipan. It\u2019s sweet and warming and a great pick-me-up after hours of trotting around the January sales.<\/p>\n<p>Bubbleology is a fun caf\u00e9 that offers remarkable beverages, and some snacks that I\u2019ll return to sample in the near future. Be warned \u2013 these drinks are addictive but be assured that they are healthy, so one of those no-guilt pleasures. Now, how rare is that?<\/p>\n<p>Bubbleology<br \/>\n49 Rupert St, Soho, London W1D 7PF<br \/>\nPhone: 020 7494 4231<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bubbleology.co.uk\/\">Visit Bubbleology here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Caf\u00e9 review by Chrissie Walker \u00a9 2018<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have long heard of bubble tea, and have read the descriptions and seen the pictures, but it had been an exotic mystery &#8230; until now. Bubble tea is the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21383,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,7],"tags":[171,2016,172,8,170,15],"class_list":["post-659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-asian","category-restaurants","tag-bubble-tea","tag-bubbleology","tag-cafe","tag-london","tag-pearl-tea","tag-soho"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Bubbleology - Soho - caf\u00e9 review - Mostly Food and Cocktails<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bubbleology - Soho - caf\u00e9 review - Mostly Food and Cocktails\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I have long heard of bubble tea, and have read the descriptions and seen the pictures, but it had been an exotic mystery &#8230; until now. Bubble tea is the [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/bubbleology-soho\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Mostly Food and Cocktails\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2012-02-16T15:13:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-03-10T20:01:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/img\/bubbleology.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Chrissie Walker\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@mostlyfood1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@mostlyfood1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Chrissie Walker\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/bubbleology-soho\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/bubbleology-soho\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Chrissie Walker\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/d16aed8a57c37c1412a0fd0b6b71cc9b\"},\"headline\":\"Bubbleology &#8211; Soho &#8211; caf\u00e9 review\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-02-16T15:13:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-03-10T20:01:11+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/bubbleology-soho\/\"},\"wordCount\":476,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/d16aed8a57c37c1412a0fd0b6b71cc9b\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/bubbleology-soho\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bubble_menu.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"bubble tea\",\"Bubbleology\",\"cafe\",\"London\",\"pearl tea\",\"Soho\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Asian\",\"Restaurants\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/bubbleology-soho\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/bubbleology-soho\/\",\"name\":\"Bubbleology - Soho - caf\u00e9 review - Mostly Food and Cocktails\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/bubbleology-soho\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/bubbleology-soho\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bubble_menu.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-02-16T15:13:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-03-10T20:01:11+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/bubbleology-soho\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/bubbleology-soho\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/bubbleology-soho\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bubble_menu.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bubble_menu.jpg\",\"width\":544,\"height\":312},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/bubbleology-soho\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Bubbleology &#8211; Soho &#8211; caf\u00e9 review\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/\",\"name\":\"Mostly Food and Cocktails\",\"description\":\"It\u2019s all about delicious food and cocktails, along with spirits, wines, restaurant reviews, hotels, cruises and resorts. Please look elsewhere for negative reviews.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/d16aed8a57c37c1412a0fd0b6b71cc9b\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/d16aed8a57c37c1412a0fd0b6b71cc9b\",\"name\":\"Chrissie Walker\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MFC-logo-ee0077-bl-shadow-cropped.gif\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MFC-logo-ee0077-bl-shadow-cropped.gif\",\"width\":1145,\"height\":571,\"caption\":\"Chrissie Walker\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Bubbleology - Soho - caf\u00e9 review - Mostly Food and Cocktails","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Bubbleology - Soho - caf\u00e9 review - Mostly Food and Cocktails","og_description":"I have long heard of bubble tea, and have read the descriptions and seen the pictures, but it had been an exotic mystery &#8230; until now. Bubble tea is the [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/bubbleology-soho\/","og_site_name":"Mostly Food and Cocktails","article_published_time":"2012-02-16T15:13:48+00:00","article_modified_time":"2018-03-10T20:01:11+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/img\/bubbleology.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Chrissie Walker","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@mostlyfood1","twitter_site":"@mostlyfood1","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Chrissie Walker","Estimated reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/bubbleology-soho\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/bubbleology-soho\/"},"author":{"name":"Chrissie Walker","@id":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/d16aed8a57c37c1412a0fd0b6b71cc9b"},"headline":"Bubbleology &#8211; Soho &#8211; caf\u00e9 review","datePublished":"2012-02-16T15:13:48+00:00","dateModified":"2018-03-10T20:01:11+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/bubbleology-soho\/"},"wordCount":476,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/d16aed8a57c37c1412a0fd0b6b71cc9b"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/bubbleology-soho\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bubble_menu.jpg","keywords":["bubble tea","Bubbleology","cafe","London","pearl tea","Soho"],"articleSection":["Asian","Restaurants"],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/bubbleology-soho\/","url":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/bubbleology-soho\/","name":"Bubbleology - Soho - caf\u00e9 review - Mostly Food and Cocktails","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/bubbleology-soho\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/bubbleology-soho\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bubble_menu.jpg","datePublished":"2012-02-16T15:13:48+00:00","dateModified":"2018-03-10T20:01:11+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/bubbleology-soho\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/bubbleology-soho\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/bubbleology-soho\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bubble_menu.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bubble_menu.jpg","width":544,"height":312},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/bubbleology-soho\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Bubbleology &#8211; Soho &#8211; caf\u00e9 review"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/#website","url":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/","name":"Mostly Food and Cocktails","description":"It\u2019s all about delicious food and cocktails, along with spirits, wines, restaurant reviews, hotels, cruises and resorts. Please look elsewhere for negative reviews.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/d16aed8a57c37c1412a0fd0b6b71cc9b"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/d16aed8a57c37c1412a0fd0b6b71cc9b","name":"Chrissie Walker","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MFC-logo-ee0077-bl-shadow-cropped.gif","contentUrl":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MFC-logo-ee0077-bl-shadow-cropped.gif","width":1145,"height":571,"caption":"Chrissie Walker"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=659"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/659\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10369,"href":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/659\/revisions\/10369"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}