Don't Yell at Me

Don't Yell at Me is a bubble tea shop chain based in Taipei, Taiwan. The brand operates in the Taiwanese tea and beverage sector and has developed an international footprint spanning several Asian cities as well as locations in Canada and the United States. Its offerings center on tea-based drinks associated with Taiwanese bubble tea culture, including drinks made with Taiwanese black tea, rose milk tea, and osmanthus oolong. Publicly available reference material does not establish the company's founding year, founder, ownership structure, parent company, or corporate listing status. The brand's documented market presence includes Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, and Tokyo, indicating expansion beyond its Taiwanese base into major metropolitan beverage markets in East and Southeast Asia. It has also operated in North America. A Calgary location opened in 2019, providing a documented Canadian foothold. In the United States, the chain's first documented location opened on University Avenue in Seattle's University District. The Seattle presence later expanded to include a shop at The Village at Totem Lake in Kirkland, Washington, and a second Seattle location on Broadway in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, which opened in 2022. These locations place the brand within Seattle's competitive specialty beverage and student-oriented retail environment. Don't Yell at Me has participated in local community and category events. In 2022, its Seattle shop took part in the city's first boba festival, held in the University District in connection with National Bubble Tea Day. This activity provided local visibility and associated the chain with the broader celebration of bubble tea culture rather than limiting its identity to individual store sales. The brand's positioning is best understood as an internationally oriented Taiwanese bubble tea retailer offering tea drinks in a casual shop format. Available sources do not provide verified details about its store count, revenue, franchising model, supply chain, product pricing, or current geographic coverage, so those matters remain unspecified. In 2025, Eater Seattle included Don't Yell at Me in an overview of notable bubble tea shops in the city, supplying independent local recognition of its Seattle operations. The available record therefore supports describing the company as an active, geographically distributed bubble tea chain, while leaving its corporate history and present scale open for further verification.

Don't Yell at Me is a Taipei-based chain specializing in bubble tea and related tea beverages. The available historical record does not identify a founding date or founder, but it describes the business as having developed from a Taiwanese base into an international retail network. Its documented presence includes Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, and Tokyo, reflecting an expansion strategy focused on major urban markets in East and Southeast Asia. The chain subsequently established a presence in North America. A Calgary shop opened in 2019, marking a documented Canadian operation. In the United States, the first recorded location was on University Avenue in Seattle's University District. The location placed the brand in an area characterized by students, restaurants, and specialty beverage businesses. The company also operated a shop at The Village at Totem Lake in Kirkland, Washington. Don't Yell at Me expanded further in the Seattle area in 2022, when it opened a second Seattle shop on Broadway in Capitol Hill. That year, the University District location participated in Seattle's first boba festival. The event was organized in connection with National Bubble Tea Day and gave the chain a role in a citywide celebration of the beverage category. The participation is one of the clearest publicly documented examples of the brand's local marketing and community activity. The product range described in available references includes Taiwanese black tea, rose milk tea, and osmanthus oolong. These examples indicate a menu built around both traditional tea styles and milk-tea preparations associated with contemporary Taiwanese beverage retail. Public sources do not provide a complete menu, product-launch chronology, store-count history, or details on whether individual locations are company-operated or franchised. By 2025, the brand had received editorial attention in Eater Seattle's survey of notable bubble tea shops in the city. This recognition reflects its established local presence but does not by itself establish the chain's overall size or financial performance. Corporate ownership, leadership, founding history, revenue, and current store totals remain unconfirmed in the supplied reference material. Accordingly, the documented history supports a description of Don't Yell at Me as an active Taiwanese-origin bubble tea retailer with operations across parts of Asia and selected North American markets.

1. 2025Recognition in Eater Seattle's bubble tea guide

   Eater Seattle included Don't Yell at Me in an overview of the city's notable bubble tea shops.

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2. 2022Seattle Capitol Hill expansion

   The brand opened a second Seattle location on Broadway in the Capitol Hill neighborhood.

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3. 2022Participation in Seattle's first boba festival

   The University District shop participated in Seattle's first boba festival, held in association with National Bubble Tea Day.

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4. 2019Calgary expansion

   A Don't Yell at Me location opened in Calgary, documenting the chain's entry into the Canadian market.

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An internationally oriented Taiwanese bubble tea chain offering tea-based drinks through urban retail locations in Asia and North America.

• Taiwanese black teaTea beverage

  A tea-based beverage made with Taiwanese black tea, representing the brand's connection to Taiwanese tea culture and its broader range of non-fruit and milk-tea drinks. The supplied sources do not specify the exact preparation, sweetness levels, toppings, or serving formats.

• Rose milk teaMilk tea

  A milk tea combining a tea base with rose flavoring. It is one of the named beverage varieties associated with Don't Yell at Me's menu and illustrates the chain's use of flavored milk-tea profiles. Detailed ingredients and availability by market are not documented in the supplied references.

• Osmanthus oolongFlavored tea beverage

  An oolong-based drink flavored with osmanthus. The offering broadens the menu beyond conventional milk tea and highlights the brand's use of aromatic tea varieties. The available material does not establish whether it is served with milk, pearls, or other toppings.

• 2022Seattle Boba Festival participation

  Seattle, United States

  Don't Yell at Me's Seattle University District shop participated in the city's first boba festival, an event held in the University District to commemorate National Bubble Tea Day.

  Outcome. The participation connected the local shop with a citywide celebration of bubble tea and increased its visibility within Seattle's specialty beverage community.

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• 2025Eater Seattle includes Don't Yell at Me among notable local bubble tea shops

  Eater Seattle featured the chain in an overview of the city's best bubble tea shops, providing local editorial recognition of its Seattle operations.

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• 2022Seattle location participates in the city's first boba festival

  The chain's Seattle University District shop participated in a local boba festival held in connection with National Bubble Tea Day.

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• 2022Don't Yell at Me opens a second Seattle location

  The brand expanded its Seattle presence with a location on Broadway in the Capitol Hill neighborhood.

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• 2019Don't Yell at Me opens a Calgary location

  A Don't Yell at Me shop opened in Calgary, documenting the chain's expansion into Canada.

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1. Don't Yell at Me
2. Don't Yell at Me official website
3. Eater Seattle