Oolong Milk Tea Miami: How to Order It on Coral Way

If you've been searching for oolong milk tea in Miami, here's the short answer: at specialTEA on Coral Way, you build it yourself from real Taiwanese oolong. Our boba menu lets you build your own with any tea on the list, and since every cup starts from premium loose leaf (never bags), the oolong you get in your milk tea is the same oolong we'd brew you in a hot pot. Below is how to order it, what to pair it with, and when it's worth swapping in something else.

Why oolong works so well in milk tea

Oolong is partially oxidized, which puts it somewhere between green and black tea. That middle ground is exactly why it holds up in a milk tea. A lot of green teas get quiet once milk goes in, and some black teas turn into a generic "tea flavor" that you could get anywhere. A good Taiwanese oolong keeps a toasty, rounded character that still tastes like tea after the milk, the ice and the pearls have all had their say.

It's also a nice step for people who usually order taro or thai tea and want something a little less sweet-forward without giving up the creamy texture they came for. You still get a proper milk tea. It just tastes more like the leaf.

How to order oolong milk tea in Miami at specialTEA

Ordering is simple once you know the pieces. Start with the tea, then pick the format and the toppings.

• The tea: ask for Taiwanese oolong as your base. It's one of our 60+ loose leaf teas, and the menu says you can build your boba with any tea, so this is a completely normal request.
• The format: our boba comes as milk teas, slushies and cremes. Milk tea is the classic pick for oolong, since it lets the tea lead. A creme goes richer, and a slushie is the move on a hot Miami afternoon.
• The milk: every drink on our menu can be made with organic soy, almond or oat milk, so dairy free oolong milk tea is an easy ask.
• The toppings: classic tapioca boba is the traditional pairing, but popping pearls and fruit jellies are on the table too.

If you'd rather see the options first, the live menu has the current tea list and boba section, and you can order ahead for pickup or get delivery through Uber Eats or DoorDash.

Hot, iced or with pearls

Milk tea doesn't have to mean a cold cup with a big straw. If you want oolong with milk on a cooler night, tea lattes are on the menu, and so is the London fog if you'd like to compare how a black tea behaves in a latte. And if you're curious about oolong on its own first, a hot pot is honestly the best way to taste it, because a good oolong opens up over more than one steep. Plenty of people try the pot, decide they love it, and come back for the milk tea version the next day.

Iced is the default for most milk tea orders here, and in Miami that's not exactly surprising. Hot or iced, the tea is brewed from loose leaf, so you're not trading flavor for temperature.

Late night boba and the caffeine question

We're open until 11 PM six days a week (Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 11:00 PM, Saturday from 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM, and Sunday from 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM), which makes us an easy stop for late night boba in Miami, especially if you're coming from FIU, about two minutes away.

One thing worth knowing before a late order: oolong comes from the tea plant, so it carries some caffeine. If you're studying late, that might be the point. If you want to sleep tonight, there's an easy swap. South African rooibos isn't from the tea plant at all, and since you can build your own boba with any tea, a rooibos milk tea with tapioca is a fair request that keeps the same creamy, pearls-and-all experience. Our coffee-free frozen cremes are another route if you want something cold and sweet without the coffee.

If you're planning to stay a while, our WiFi and study guide covers the free WiFi (no password, no time limit), the seating and the board game library, so a milk tea can easily turn into a whole evening.

Make it a proper tea lounge visit

specialTEA has been Miami's Original Tea Lounge since 2009, and the oolong milk tea is a good excuse to see what that means. Grab a board game, sit out on the patio, or pair your drink with one of our vegan cookies, baked fresh daily in six flavors. If you're hungry, the breakfast sandwiches on butter croissants and the chicken and brisket sandwiches are made fresh daily too.

We're at 10766 SW 24th St in the Columbia Shopping Plaza, with free parking right out front. Directions and the full hours are on our visit page. Come by, ask for oolong milk tea the way you like it, and stay for the vibes.