Hawa Smoothies & Bubble Tea

Location: this is really a east village smoothie jam. For people who spend most of their time in the west village and Chelsea, we seldom have the ability of intention to go to the east village for some good smoothie. But luckily, I am glad that I did. The store is full of healthy ingredients including veggies, fruits, and some GNC components. Basically, you probably will end up with a healthy and powerful smoothie if you go there.
Smoothie: I had kale monster since I realized that I consumed too much donuts aka carbs and sugar that day, so some veggie hopefully can balance out those bad sugar. And it was really fulfilling. I had medium size but as I finished half of it, I felt full.
Price: very cheap and now they have 50% off if you had a student id and want to purchase bubble tea.
Overall: It is a good healthy spot in the east village area.

This smoothie place got me like Whoa! Came here during my lunch break… can not believe I didn’t try this place sooner!
I am so impressed with the selections that I will have to come back for more when I am lazy to do it myself at home. It did honestly take me 10 min to figure out what I wanted since there was so many types of drinks you can order.
WARNING: Cash only!
Medium: $ 5 (2016)
–Price is a steal compared to the over priced liquiteria (don’t get me wrong, that place is bomb, just expensive)
1) Sweet spin
–Mango, kale, spinach, pineapple, lychee
–This was delicious! It was so fresh and you can really taste the lychee.
–I didn’t know how I would feel with the lychee, but it definitely adds flavor. I usually make this combo at home and its always on the sour side, but the lychee gave it a sweet taste.
–Definitely going to add lychee to my smoothie recipe after trying this here.
ON THE TO DO LIST:
–I need to come back to try their boba/​bubble tea/​tapioca (how ever you all like to call it, boba and tapioca is the west coast term)
Oh…and they have this «no picture taking» sign… maybe you can get away with taking one when they aren’t looking =).

Best smoothies and bubble tea in nyc! Seriously ! If you want somewhere with a lot of options and great nutritional options this is def the place.

Cute little smoothie shop. Very reasonable prices. Great smoothies and acai bowls. Always fast and friendly.

Friendly service, quality ingredients, and reasonable price. Sounds like a winning combination. Oh yeah, it’s delicious too.

I came with friends to get acai bowls after a workout. I’ve never had one before and it was delicious and hit the spot. I’ve tried other bowls from other stores and they were all more watery, had less toppings and were more expensive. Their smoothies are also good but the acai bowls are really top notch.

I feel compelled to write a review for this place even though I most likely will say similar thoughts to the others who have reviewed. I lived near here for a few months and regret not taking advantage of this location more.
This place delivers fresh smoothies and juices for extremely reasonable prices. The menu is comprehensive and a bit overwhelming because there are so many unique choices. (Overwhelming should be used in a positive context for this review.)
I tried my first green juice here and was pleasantly surprised in how tasty it was. Thanks to the addition of banana and mango.
Hawa is a quick and budget friendly place that I highly recommend as opposed to the higher end smoothie places. Thanks for brining affordable juices and smoothies to us!
Just remember to bring cash!

I can’t believe I have lived around the corner from this place for 1 year and am just discovering it! When walking by, it’s easy to ignore this storefront since it is so tiny, only has generic juice photos advertised and sits right in between a tiny dry cleaner and a church. If it weren’t for Unilocal,I would have probably never walked into this gem.
If anyone reading this review has ever bought a pressed juice or walked into Liqueteria, you know $ 10 is about average for a drink. Here, the size large for any smoothie is $ 6! Already amazing.
This was only my first visit, so I opted for the signature Hawa Smoothie. It had avocado, cucumber, banana, milk of your choice, and I am forgetting the rest. It was delish! The best part is, they only add what’s listed so you know you’re not getting added sugars and unnecessary additives.
Pro tip– if your a student, you get 50cents off!

The SCSI here was good, would prefer a bit more acai flavor though. The bowl was topped with all sorts of fresh fruit and tasty granola. The best bowl of acai I had during my stay in nyc! Friendly staff too!

I came here after biking over willyb bridge. It’s a nice pit stop before going through Manhattan or going past the east river. The customer service was lightning fast, in and out in 3 min.
Their low sugar option is the Pome Queen smoothie and costs 6.50 for a 24oz drink. Refreshing and tasty blend of strawberries, avacado, flax and pomegranate. This place is great for a pick me up if you’re in the hood.

Great little place with lots of fresh ingredients. The girl ahead of me didn’t realize they were cash only and they allowed her to pay later since they had already made her drink. I had the Thai tea with bubbles but they do have dragon fruit and lychee so that’s something I’m going to come back for. The people are good and pleasant and the service is quick. Super cheap too, 4 $ for a medium bubble tea and 3.50 for small.

The guys that work here are so friendly! The drinks are great and there are so many choices of smoothies. Love hitting this spot on the way home.

Best Acai bowl you can get in the city.
They use the Sambazon frozen acai packs, and pack their bowls with fresh cut fruits + yummy granola. $ 8 bowl that makes you so full — I’d say it’s worth it.

Small drink shop that offers a nice variety of drinks — smoothies, bubble tea, protein shakes, teas. The place is pretty small with no seats so it’s definitely a grab and go style place.
I ordered the peach bubble tea and I thought it was good bubble tea but nothing extraordinary.

I come here ALL the time with my dog and baby. I have only tried the bubble milk tea, passion fruit bubble tea and avocado smoothie, and they are all deliciously made! And they give a very generous portion of tapioca pearls!
Great drinks and wonderful staff. =)

I love that Hawa is right outside Stuytown. So convenient! This is the one place I can always trust to serve fresh fruit juice with no additives. None of that frozen fruit shit (my boyfriend still makes fun of me because once I went to Jamba Juice asking for fresh juice and they told me all their fruit come frozen and I was so appalled I walked out)!
Their smoothies here are so refreshing and well blended. They also have a lot of variety to choose from. Really a fantastic place to get juice. I still hate that I have to spend $ 4-​$ 5 on fresh fruit juice, but I guess it’s better than the insane prices at places such as Liquiteria…
Definitely a cute and reliable place to hit up for juice in the area.

Very good bubble tea! I ordered a hot taro bubble tea. There were only 2 people working, and they were very helpful and nice. For a Saturday night, it wasn’t crowded at all – especially compared the tea places in Chinatown.
My only complaint is the price was a bit high – I think my tea came out to be almost $ 4 for the smallest size. The bobas were also slightly overcooked, although it didn’t bother me.

I don’t know where my cravings for bubble tea come from, but whenever the desire for tapioca drinks takes over my soul, Hawa is there. Quick, easy, delicious, and plenty of flavors to keep you on your toes. From avocado to almond to mango, there’s a taste for all flavor profiles.
If you’re less of a bubble tea person, pop in for one of their acai bowls. It’s one of the best I’ve had in New York and they’re apparently quite healthy.

I was STRUGGLING the morning after a night of heavy-​boozing, and had a ONE-​TRACK mind to score some fresh juice. Walked about a block out of my friends apartment and stumbled into Hawa’s to find a big, complicated menu of what seems to be an overwhelming amount of drink options. I didn’t even bother to browse through the menu and just asked for a watermelon juice and a fresh coconut.
Their fresh watermelon juice hit the spot perfectly. Real fruit perfectly blended with no additives. MY GAWD it was just what I needed. The fresh coconut was chilled and sweet. The coconut meat was also really soft and tender. The place is small and worn. Nothing impressive. The service was friendly enough, but I could of sworn there were some whispering and giggling at me and my friends between the employees which made me slightly uncomfortable and self-​conscious. But I don’t blame them… we were a hot mess.

Grand opening special $ 3 for any medium size!
You can get milk tea, coffee, & fruit smoothies (with or without milk) from this new bubble tea shop!
As i always do at bubble tea shops, i asked them if they can make me a taro milk tea slush even though it’s not on the menu & they were nice enough to accommodate!
— taro slush: the ice was blended finely just as I like but it had a bit of a powdery texture
—milk tea: not a fan of these, I’ve tried black milk tea and almond milk tea
—jasmine green tea: not bad, you can customize the sweetness level
only one counter for seating inside!
CASH ONLY