Bubble wrap

Here is what's happening in the bubble tea scene - from The Alley opening its first cafe here to Chicha San Chen bringing in a fancy Teapresso machine to brew tea

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Snaking queues wound through the Central Business District last Tuesday as hundreds of people stood in line for a free cup of bubble tea.

About 5,000 cups were given out at the day-long event to mark National Bubble Tea Day, a collaboration between bubble tea chain Gong Cha and food delivery service Deliveroo.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on May 05, 2019, with the headline Bubble wrap. Subscribe