The San Gabriel Valley is home to the largest number of Asian-Americans in the U.S., so it’s no surprise that it also boasts the highest number of boba shops per capita. Los Angeles, meanwhile, has grown its love for boba in the last decade, with multiple specialty drink purveyors proliferating across the city. From modest shops that sell drinks for little more than $3 to fancy purveyors charging $10 a pop, boba is an essential part of the local communities in the SGV and in neighborhoods across Los Angeles. Here now are the 21 best boba shops in LA and the SGV. Map by @kristiehang, photo by @mattatouille