Drink Customisation
Thai milk tea can be ordered with less sugar and less ice, useful if you dislike overly sweet drinks.
Booba
Dubai Festival City
Booba is a bubble tea kiosk in Dubai Festival City serving milk teas, fruit-based drinks and sweet treats. Reviews particularly mention the Thai milk tea, blueberry milk tea and ice creams, while the small decorated seating area makes it an easy stop during a mall stroll.
Reputation Score
4.1
★★★★☆
104 ratings
Source: Google Maps
The Good Stuff
Dessert Options
The Hazelnut milkshake and chocolate and pistachio ice creams were all praised in one visit.
Named Favourites
Blueberry milk tea with tapioca pearls was a standout for one reviewer.
Waterfront Setting
The kiosk is near the Dubai Festival City Mall waterfront and has a decorated area with a few seats.
Taro Milk Tea
A returning customer specifically called the taro milk tea the best-tasting choice after the location change.
Tips for a Better Visit
Adjust Sweetness. Ask for less sugar and less ice, especially if you prefer a lighter drink; this customisation is available for the Thai milk tea.
Plan Your Route. Look on the IKEA side after IKEA and near the waterfront, as one review found the kiosk hidden.
Check Hours. Confirm closing time before travelling late; one customer found the outlet closing around 10pm despite a midnight website listing.
Check Delivery. For delivery orders, check that straws are included before leaving the handoff, since one Talabat order omitted them.
Plan the visit
Practical details
Crescent Drive Street - 9
Dubai Festival City, Dubai
Common Concerns
Firm Pearls
Several reviews found the tapioca pearls hard, overly chewy or difficult to eat.
Weak Flavour
Some drinks were described as watery or diluted by too much ice, with the milk tea losing flavour.
Hidden Kiosk
The kiosk can be difficult to find within the mall.
Service Inconsistency
Reviews range from friendly service to an unattended stall and complaints about staff attitude.
Price Concerns
One customer disputed being charged AED28 rather than the expected AED23 for a small Booba milkshake.
Customer-reported prices
These are customer-reported mentions, not a current price list. Prices may have changed.
AED28
small Booba milk shake
“Ordered a small Booba milk shake and was charged AED28 instead of 23AED”Google review · February 2020
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The Bottom Line
Booba is a bubble tea kiosk in Dubai Festival City where you can pick up milk tea, fruit-based drinks, ice cream and shakes. The reviews give specific praise to the Thai milk tea, blueberry milk tea, taro milk tea and Hazelnut milkshake, so there is more here than one standard boba order. The small decorated kiosk also has a few chairs and tables, making it a handy pause during a mall walk.
There is some useful flexibility at the counter: a Thai milk tea reviewer ordered less sugar and less ice because they dislike overly sweet food. Other named choices include chocolate and pistachio ice creams, plus a mango-and-peach slushee with strawberry boba. The location is near the waterfront, but another customer called the kiosk hidden; look around the second-floor IKEA side after IKEA.
Quality and service have been uneven across visits. Multiple customers found the tapioca pearls hard or hyper-chewy, while others enjoyed pearls that burst in the mouth. Some milk teas were criticised as watery, too sweet or weakened by excess ice.
Check your total before paying, too: one customer expected AED23 but was charged AED28 for a small Booba milkshake. Late visitors should confirm closing hours, as the published midnight time did not match one visit.