A favorite hangout for Asian American teens, step inside this coffee shop and you'll see why. A wall menu full of milk tea drinks and a version of the slurpee in various flavors. This menu includes food such as burgers, noodle soups and bento boxes, in addition to fried Asian snacks such as popcorn chicken, fried calamari and yam.
The interior of the store is colorful, with music videos playing on a flat-screen TV, floor-to-ceiling windows, colorful stools and interesting tables. Outside patio seating is also available for enjoying the warmer weather. Inside seating is includes round tables, bar-like counters and rotating stools. Free wi-fi. Cash only.
This Starbucks, one of the national chain of well-known coffee shops, is in a prime location right off of East Calaveras Boulevard in the Victoria Square shopping center, offering easy access for that quick mocha grande or iced chai fix. The New York Times and local newspapers are available here, as are a selection of munchies and ample table seating.
Caffino Express may look miniature in size, but this drive-thru coffee bar packs a punch. Caffino prides itself on offering patrons the finest coffee, espresso and cold drinks. Caffino understands that people are always on the move and the company aims to please by serving directly to customers' cars. At Caffino, you can enjoy a blackberry lemonade, Oreo cookie fresco or raspberry white chocolate mocha in the comfort of your car.
Season's Marketplace is a shopping center located across the street from Target on Landess Avenue, just off the I-680. The shopping center, which opened in 2010, was a former Home Depot. Today it houses many restaurants, including a Seafood City supermarket, among retail and services catering to Filipino customers. In October, the President of the Philippines visited the center during a trip to the Bay Area.
The bustling Starbucks Coffee on Ranch Drive is located right in the middle of the huge McCarthy Ranch shopping center. The handful of outdoor tables are hard to claim at this busy location, but there is a fair amount of indoor seating.
Like most in the chain, this Starbucks has free Wi-Fi, and it has a particularly convenient setup for customers who want to work on their computers: Long counters on each side of the store enable workers to sit without monopolizing tables.
This favorite mom-and-pop doughnut shop is located in the corner of the Victoria Square shopping center and has outdoor seating. The store has been in the area for over 15 years, and the owners (Christy and her husband) have been here since the beginning. The menu includes a bit of everything, from custard filled donuts, apple fritters and blueberry donuts to hot coffee, floats and green tea ice cream. Check out the anime art hanging by the register, made by the owner's daughter.
Starbucks Coffee offers all the coffee and pastry choices you already know and love. With smooth mood music and comfortable seating indoor and out, the big name shop maintains a quaint and intimate vibe. And now, this North Milpitas Boulevard location has free wireless Internet. So feel free to kick your feet up and relax or crack open your laptop and work in an atmosphere that is chill and inviting.
This bakery aims to be a crowd-pleaser, offering a range of drinks and doughy goodness for every taste. Don't like tiramisu, crème brulée or croissants? Try the Asian pastries such as the egg custard tart, green waffle or rolled spongy cakes with creme fillings. Prefer savory? Try the Vietnamese sandwiches made from freshly baked bread on the racks ($2.95). With a light, crisp crust and soft inside, you'll be sure to order two just for yourself.
Golden Bakery has an espresso maker and offers American coffee drinks, but it's better known for its tea variety -- tapioca pearl milk tea and flavored black and green teas.
For all it offers, Golden Bakery doesn't have many tables. And lastly, this business only takes cash. Make sure to stop at the ATM or get cash back at Ocean Supermarket next door before coming.
A modern coffee and tea cafe with romantic lighting, this Fantasia Coffee & Tea location whips up delicious milk teas, teas, and coffee in record times. The cafe uses aromatic teas and prepares chewy pearls with great consistency. For fruit-flavored drinks, they use pieces of fruit in addition to juice. Also available are Asian cookies and sweet pastries such as cream puffs and mochi. They also have stamp cards but you will need to specifically ask for one. Leave your credit cards at home--this cafe is cash only.
A popular tea manufacturer in the U.S. and in Taiwan, Ten Ren is also a café. Pick up a cup of authentic Chinese tea at the bar. Watch the staff whip up orders using steel martini shakers. Or purchase bulk leaves to brew in the comfort of your own home. The menu features a wide variety of beverages, including milk teas such as the green tea with aloe vera and guava black tea with tapioca pearls. Ten Ren's Tea & Ginseng also serves smoothies and other refreshing and healthy drinks. And don't forget, happy hour is from 4pm - 8pm.
Conveniently located inside a mall entryway and accessible directly from both inside the mall and outside the main doors, Starbucks Coffee is a constantly buzzing bed of customers. What began as a tiny Seattle coffee shop back in 1971 has now grown into the 17,000-location-strong international caffeine supplying superpower with a location in the Great Mall.
Tapioca Express first opened in Los Angeles in August 1999 and has now expanded all over America. The boba (pearl) milk tea is a specialty drink orginating in Taiwan, and Tapioca Express imports ingredients to maintain its authentic taste. The sweet milk tea and chewy boba pearls are the store's specialty, but other beverages and teas are available.
Combos and snacks such as popcorn chicken, fried calamari, oolong tea egg and fried tofu are also offered. This franchise is a cozy niche to enjoy your favorite boba milk tea. With seven tables inside and two tables outside, you can choose plush armchairs or patio seating. An ATM is available with a small fee for each transaction.
While Milpitas – like most cities – has a substantial number of Starbucks Coffee stores, the store at Dixon Landing Road and California Circle is by far the busiest. Visible and easily accessible from Highway 880, this Starbucks has a convenient drive-thru window and long hours. The store is relatively small and only has a few tables in the seating area, but there are several outdoor tables by the entrance.