Ten Ren is the best place to go for pearl milk tea in Cupertino. It's a little shop in Cupertino Village with lots of different types of tea if you want to buy the leaves themselves. Or you can buy drinks from their menu and it's made right in front of you. The pearls are just the right texture and the tea they make is really good. In the summer they have a mango slush, which is made from actual mango juice, so it's a refreshing drink. They even have some snack foods if you want too. Don't forget to get the frequent buyer card where you get a free drink after 10 drink purchases.

If you are interested in tea, you should go to Ten Ren and as them about the tea they keep in big jars behind the counter. They probably have about 30-50 different types of tea. You can take a look at them and see what they smell like. The good stuff could be over a hundred dollars per pound. They also have lots of pre-packaged tea. And like any smart chinese tea store, they sell pearl tea. If you compare their pearl tea to that of Fantasia, i would say their tea is not as sweet and a little bit more like tea.

I started buying pearl tea at this shop and then found out about their loose tea. Now I can't buy tea bags anymore. Their pearl tea is pretty good, but I like Fantasia better. I think Ten Ren's has a stronger tea flavor. Anyways, for loose tea the pearl jasmine tea is great. But it's pretty expensive ($100/lb). It's fun to ask about the different teas and buy a different one each time.

I think this place has the best tea selection. Besides selling tea, it also serves drinks. I recommend their milk tea. It's a lot better to the other tapioco pearl drink chains. But I think this is for the hard-core tea drinkers though.