Mountain View Tea Village is a tea shop located on Castro Street in downtown Mountain View. This family owned and operated business carries a wide variety of teas from Taiwan. Steven and Ann, owners, make several trips to Taiwan annually to get the best tasting and highest quality teas. To explore the wide selection of teas available here and get tips on preparing tea, please visit the shop's Web site. The teas featured include Green Teas, Oolong Teas, Black Teas, White Teas, Jasmine Teas, Formosa Teas, Fragrant Teas, Pu-erh Teas, Flower Teas and Fruit Teas. This shop also has an extensive antique collection.
Tea Era is a small tea shop serving a variety of teas prepared in different styles. Conveniently located in downtown Mountain View, the shop offers pearl tea, Ceylon milk tea, roasted barley milk tea, Jasmine milk tea, watermelon juice, fruit smoothies and much more. The white tapioca pearls offered as an add-on are rather unique. Asian Boba and roasted barley milk tea are especially popular here. Outdoor seating is an added attraction.
This Charleston Plaza Starbucks is a perfect spot for customers to come and relax after lunch, shopping or running errands. With both indoor and outdoor seating, it is a comfortable way to sip on a warm seasonal drink, such as the Pumpkin Spice Latte, or a summery, refreshing beverage such as the Tazo Passion Tea Lemonade. Kids can enjoy cookies warmed up in the oven, ciders and hot chocolate drinks. Various international coffee blends are available for purchase, in addition to salads, pastries and even CDs.
Starbucks Coffee offers a coffee shop and hangout spot for locals. It offers free Wi-Fi allowing people to sip coffee and relax indoors or on the patio outside.
Starbucks offers a wide variety of drinks from straight coffee and instant coffee to speciality drinks such as lattes and mochas. It also sells pastries and breakfast sandwiches as well as some pre-made options such as sandwiches and fruit trays.
This cafe features a variety of coffee, regular and flavored teas, cappuccinos, iced mochas, sandwiches and crepes. With so many tables and chairs outside it is a great place to people-watch or read the paper in the sun by the fountain. There is a $10 minimum for credit card purchases. Bean Scene Cafe is located next to the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts.
The Mountain View branch of the Tapioca Express franchise offers the same great milk teas with pearls and Taiwanese snacks. They offer quick service in the casual atmosphere and bring in large crowds. The restaurant is open late and they offer free Wi-Fi.
