Boba Lab at 1226, 711 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, California.

Best coffee shop, located in the Arts District. If you like Vanilla flavor, then you have to try Vanilla Latte. I am not a huge fan of Vanilla flavor, but the syrup that they are using just makes me speechless... (I uploaded a picture of it, as well as the place itself)

Boba lab was a great experience. Me and some friends were looking for a boba place in Santa Monica, and Boba lab was the right choice.

It's not the traditional boba like at Kung Fu Tea, but it's sooooo good! The prices are average for boba, and there's lots of choices.

Only reason I'm giving it 4 stars is because it was way to sweet. I could barely finish mine (which is unusual!) Definitely wish they had a sugar % option.

Bit still, I recommend this place and you should go there!

As a boba lover in DTSM, it gets quite difficult. The closest boba place to me is that place in the corner of the Promenade. One would not even notice it's there unless you have keen sense of boba smelling. So when Boba Lab opened almost two years ago, you just get my excitement. I used to come in almost everyday after work, until I've noticed my clothes are becoming tighter.

The menu was a lot smaller then but when I came in a few days ago, they had a lot more options. They even have some small meals and snacks like waffles and popcorn chicken. I've only had their waffle before. Not the biggest fan.

But their boba is on my top 10. I really like that they now have some healthier alternatives to cream and that they have flavored boba including strawberry and hazelnut bobas. I usually just get their jasmine milk tea and hazelnut boba. Yep, it's bomb dot com.

They're partnered with Five Stars so make sure to take advantage of that. Some points will get you a free drink.