Across Iowa, of the 28 boba tea shops we list, 26 give a phone number, 4 publish opening hours and 13 have a website. No national chains here — every boba tea shop on this page is independent. By what they offer: 3 serve fruit tea, 2 serve matcha drinks, 1 serves slushies. The longest-running is Glück Tea, in business since 2022.
Top 10 boba tea shops in Iowa
Ranked by how complete and owner-verified the listing info is — hours, phone, website, services. No pay-to-play. Full 2026 ranking
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1Glück TeaWest Des Moines
11:00 AM - 8:00 PM
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2Tea TimeAmes
Monday 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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33 Bears TeaWest Des Moines
Monday - Sunday:11:00AM - 8:00PM
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4Tea BubbzCedar Rapids
Tuesday - Saturday 11:30 AM - 8:00 PM, Sunday 11:30 AM - 4:00 PM
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58 Degrees Cafe and BobaDes Moines
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6NaughteaAnkeny
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7Ocha Bubble Tea, Windsor HeightsWindsor Heights
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8Bella ShopCedar Falls
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9Sun TeaDubuque
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10Shaking BobaClive
Cities
Largest first. Towns with a single boba tea shop are listed further down this page.
Other towns in Iowa
One boba tea shop each — too few for a page of their own, so they live here.
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Tea TimeAmes
107 Welch Ave, Ames, IA 50014
Monday 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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NaughteaAnkeny
1810 SW White Birch Cir Ste 115, Ankeny, IA 50023
Family-owned
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The Lavender BasketBoone
809 Keeler St, Boone, IA 50036
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Bella ShopCedar Falls
5725 University Ave, Cedar Falls, IA 50613-5208
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Shaking BobaClive
10201 University Ave, Clive, IA 50325
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Sun TeaDubuque
4840 Asbury Rd, Dubuque, IA 52002
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NourishMonticello
619 S Main St, Monticello, IA 52310-1733
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Gem NutritionPaullina
108 S Main St, Paullina, IA 51046
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Ocha Bubble Tea, Windsor HeightsWindsor Heights
7216 University Ave, Windsor Heights, IA 50324
BEFORE YOU GO
Make sense of the boba menu
Choose a drink, compare toppings and understand the names.

Build your first boba order
Choose a base, topping and sweetness without guessing at the menu.
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Choose your topping
Compare chewy pearls, liquid-filled boba and jelly textures.
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Decode the menu names
Understand when boba means the drink and when it means the pearls.
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