Molly Tea
Molly Tea is a Chinese tea chain. It is known for its "traditional, culture-centric image and marketing" and has opened several locations in China and abroad.
History
Molly Tea was founded in 2021 in Shenzhen, by Zhang Bochung, with an emphasis in making floral milk teas, specifically jasmine milk teas. The name "Molly" sounds phonetically similar to "Mò Lì", meaning jasmine flower.Molly Tea's first storefront in the United States was in Flushing, Queens of New York, after which it opened storefronts in Brooklyn, New York and the San Francisco Bay Area in California. In 2025, Molly Tea's Chicago location in Chinatown became "the first milk tea brand from mainland China to open a branch in Chicago." Throughout 2024–2025, other locations opened in the United States in Bellevue, Washington; Houston, Texas; and other cities.
Molly Tea locations also opened in Vancouver, Edmonton, and Richmond in Canada throughout 2025. Molly Tea also debuted in London, United Kingdom in early 2025, and other stores have appeared in Australia, Thailand, and other countries. As of October 2024, Molly Tea had 785 locations globally, with plans to open over 300 more stores around the world by the end of 2025.