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Hanlin Tea Room
Chain restaurant from Taiwan1
Hanlin Tea Room is a tea house located in Tainan, Taiwan. Tu Tsung-ho, the founder of Hanlin Tea Room claims that in 1986, they were the first tea room to create and offer bubble tea--calling it pearl milk tea "on account of the pearly, semi-translucent tapioca balls. " Hanlin Tea Room has expanded over the years to multiple locations.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Hanlin Tea Room is a tea house located in Tainan, Taiwan. Tu Tsung-ho, the founder of Hanlin Tea Room claims that in 1986, they were the first tea room to create and offer bubble tea--calling it pearl milk tea "on account of the pearly, semi-translucent tapioca balls." Hanlin Tea Room has expanded over the years to multiple locations.2
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- 3Wikimedia CommonsHanlin Tea Room photo by 阿道, CC BY-SA 4.0