HEYTEA in Downtown Bellevue.
The Chinese chain that invented cheese tea picked The Bravern for its first Washington shop in 2024 — cheese-cloud jasmine, hand-peeled grape booms, and a weekend line to match.
HEYTEA is the tea shop that brought the cheese cloud to Bellevue — a lightly salted cheese-cream foam over cold jasmine or oolong, the drink the Chinese chain invented in 2012 and rode to thousands of shops. Its first Washington store sits in The Shops at The Bravern, on the 110th Avenue side, a bright counter with a short line of hand-peeled-fruit ‘booms,’ brown-sugar bobo milk teas, and matcha lattes stacked with mochi and jelly. On a weekend afternoon the line runs out the door and into the Bravern corridor.
DBN spotted the permits and the window wraps in June 2024, in the space Yi Fang Taiwan Fruit Tea had held since 2019, and the shop opened that summer as one of the chain’s first on the West Coast. Two years on it is one of the anchors of a downtown tea scene that keeps adding names — our July 2026 map of the category lists it alongside the newest arrivals.
It is a chain and it behaves like one: fast, consistent, and photogenic. For the independent counters and the coffee side of downtown see our guide to downtown Bellevue coffee shops.
What to Get at HEYTEA
Cheese-cloud teas, fruit booms, milk teas, and matcha; these five are how to read the menu.
Cloud Jasmine Tea
Jasmine green tea under the salted cheese-cream cloud — the drink HEYTEA invented in 2012, and the one to try before anything else.
Crisp Grape Boom
Hand-peeled grapes shaken into jasmine green tea, billed as a bestseller since 2018 — the fruit-tea order the line is here for.
Coconut Mango Boom
Mango, coconut milk, and sago — the creamy fruit tea for anyone skipping the cheese cloud.
Supreme Brown Sugar Bobo Milk Tea
Slow-cooked brown-sugar bobo in a real-dairy milk tea — HEYTEA’s answer to the boba classic.
Triple Supreme Matcha Latte
Matcha cloud, matcha mochi, matcha jelly, and milk over matcha — the drink for the matcha crowd, and the most photographed cup on the counter.
HEYTEA Through the Years on DBN
DBN has reported on downtown Bellevue since 2005. This is HEYTEA’s story as we covered it, as it happened.
Bubble Tea Chain HEYTEA to Open at The Bravern in Bellevue
Permits and window wraps revealed the Chinese cheese-tea giant taking the old Yi Fang space — its first Washington shop.
Panda-Themed Boba Tea Shop Opens in Bellevue
Two years in, HEYTEA is one of the anchors on DBN’s map of downtown’s tea shops as the category keeps growing.
Browse all HEYTEA coverage in the DBN archive.
Getting There & When to Go
The Bravern is the easiest place in the core to park for a tea run.
Getting There & Parking
- Drive: The Bravern garage, entered from NE 8th Street near the Hermès store or from 110th Ave NE; self-parking is validated for shoppers. Valet is available at the arrival courts on 110th and NE 8th.
- Light rail: 2 Line to Bellevue Downtown Station, then a five-minute walk east across 110th to The Bravern — see our light rail guide
- On foot: The shop faces the 110th Ave NE side of The Shops at The Bravern; from the Bellevue Collection it is a 10-minute walk east along NE 8th.
Best Times to Go
Weekend afternoons are the line; weekday mid-mornings and early afternoons are the calm window. Order ahead in the app if you are combining it with a Bravern errand, and expect the biggest crowds when a seasonal drink launches.
Make It a Morning
The Bravern makes an easy hour: pair the tea with a walk through The Bravern’s shops on the same level, Paris Baguette two blocks west for the pastry to go with it, or The Dolar Shop in the same center if the tea run turns into dinner.
Good to Know
As of August 2026: order at the counter, in the official HEYTEA app for pickup, or by delivery. The menu rotates seasonal booms and lattes; the cheese cloud is optional on most teas. The Bellevue shop is one of the chain’s few U.S. locations.
HEYTEA FAQ
Where is HEYTEA in Bellevue?
In The Shops at The Bravern, suite 192, on the 110th Ave NE side of the center at 700 110th Ave NE. It is the chain’s first Washington shop and opened in the summer of 2024 in the space that was Yi Fang Taiwan Fruit Tea.
Can you order HEYTEA ahead?
Yes. As of August 2026 the official HEYTEA app takes orders for pickup at the Bellevue shop, and delivery runs through the usual apps. Walk-up ordering at the counter works too; expect a line on weekend afternoons.
Where do you park for HEYTEA at The Bravern?
The Bravern garage; the easiest entrance is on NE 8th Street, and self-parking is validated for shoppers. Valet is available at the arrival courts on 110th Ave NE and NE 8th.
What should you order at HEYTEA?
Start with the Cloud Jasmine Tea, the original cheese-cloud drink, then the Crisp Grape Boom, the fruit tea it is famous for. The Coconut Mango Boom skips the cheese, the brown sugar bobo milk tea covers the boba crowd, and the triple matcha latte is the photo.
What is HEYTEA?
A Chinese tea chain founded in 2012 that invented cheese tea, a cold tea topped with a lightly salted cheese-cream foam, and grew to thousands of shops. The Bellevue store at The Bravern was its first in Washington and one of its first on the U.S. West Coast.