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LiHO Jurong Point – Our Verdicts of their Signature Cheese Teas

These are exciting times for the bubble tea scene in Singapore. First, RTG Holdings announced that it will be changing all their Gong Cha outlets into LiHO outlets, due to contractual issues with Unison Capital, the Gong Cha franchise’s parent company. Then, Unison Capital retaliated with a counter jab of sorts, announcing that the Gong Cha brand would be returning to Singapore soon in a “bigger, better, upgraded format”.

This may be an interesting bubble tea saga, but at the end of the day we are much more concerned with whether the bubble tea still taste good – regardless of whether it’s called Gong Cha or LiHO or BuayHO. We tried out some of the LiHO drinks, and here’s our verdicts. Read more

KOI PLUS at Plaza Singapura – Classy Cafe serving Premium Taiwanese Tea

KOI PLUS has officially opened at Plaza Singapura! However, this is not the usual KOI shop that sells bubble tea. Instead, it is a upscale cafe that serves premium Oolong tea and Red tea (known as “black tea” in the West) brewed in exquisite tea infusers. We chanced upon KOI PLUS while going to buy bubble tea at the usual KOI shop beside. We decided to give it a try as the concept seemed pretty interesting. Read more