Bubble-tea and iced-tea shops we checked, and how to cold-brew loose-leaf tea at home. For hot tea, tea rooms and loose-leaf shops, see the Nashville tea guide.
Nashville boba is spread out: a Vanderbilt pocket on Elliston Place, a west-side run along Charlotte Avenue and White Bridge Pike, downtown and Germantown, and the Nolensville Pike international corridor. The standouts brew leaf to order. Eat Bubbles uses only loose-leaf tea from family gardens in Japan, Taiwan and India and makes its brown sugar syrup in-house, and Muni Muni whisks matcha and hojicha to order downtown.
8 Nashville shops, checked as open on 2026-10-01. Listed in no particular order; this is not a ranking.
| Tea | Leaf per Water | Example Batch | Steep and Serve |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green or white tea | 8.5–10.6 g per litre | 9 g leaf : 1 L cold water | Fridge 6–8 hours, strain, drink as is (Rishi) |
| Black tea or oolong | 8.5–10.6 g per litre | 9 g leaf : 1 L cold water | Fridge 8–10 hours, strain, drink as is (Rishi) |
| Taiwanese oolong, lighter batch | 7 g per litre | 7 g leaf : 1 L cold water | 2–3 hours at room temperature or overnight in the fridge (Eco-Cha) |
| Herbal blends and rooibos | 8.5–10.6 g per litre | 10 g : 1 L cold water | Fridge 10–12 hours for herbal (Rishi), at least 12 hours for rooibos (Rooibos.Africa) |
| Sencha, quick concentrate | 10 g per 210 ml | 10 g leaf : 210 ml chilled water | 15 minutes undisturbed, small glasses (Ippodo) |
| Where It Steeps | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Refrigerator, 40 °F (4 °C) or colder | 6–12 hours by tea type | Green and white shortest, herbal and rooibos longest. The FDA puts a safe fridge at 40 °F or below. |
| Room temperature | 2–3 hours (Taiwanese oolong only) | Eco-Cha’s short counter steep; strain and refrigerate the tea once it is done. |
| Chilled water, quick | 15 minutes (sencha) | Ippodo’s method gives a small, concentrated cup rather than a pitcher. |
Sources: Rishi Tea & Botanicals, How to Make Iced Tea; Eco-Cha, How to Brew Oolong Tea; Ippodo Tea, Cold Brew Sencha; Rooibos.Africa, Brewing; FDA, Refrigerator Thermometers: Cold Facts about Food Safety.
Every tea type, with leaf weight and fridge time: Cold-Brew Tea Ratio Chart.
We checked 8 Nashville bubble-tea and iced-tea shops as open on 2026-10-01: Muni Muni Tea Shop (Downtown), Eat Bubbles (Sylvan Heights (L&L Market)), Crafty Boba (White Bridge), Mott Cha (Wedgewood-Houston), Sweet Dots (Elliston Place (near Vanderbilt)), Bubble Love (Nashville Farmers' Market) (Germantown / Nashville Farmers' Market), BubbleRing Cafe (Nolensville Pike (South Nashville)) and International Tea and Coffee Company (East Nashville).
Muni Muni Tea Shop, Eat Bubbles, Crafty Boba, Bubble Love (Nashville Farmers' Market) list brown sugar boba on their own menus or listings.
Muni Muni Tea Shop, Mott Cha, Sweet Dots, BubbleRing Cafe make fruit teas, according to their menus or listings.
Use about 9 g of leaf per litre of cold water and steep it in the fridge: 6–8 hours for green or white tea, 8–10 hours for black or oolong, 10–12 hours for herbal blends (Rishi’s guidance). Strain, then keep it refrigerated at 40 °F or colder.