A BUBBLE-tea drink chain is set to open its doors in Worcester this weekend.

Tealith Bubble Tea teased its grand opening on Facebook after it revealed it would open up a store in Crowngate Shopping Centre.

Bubble tea shops predominately sell one kind of drink - albeit in a range of flavour combinations.

This will now be the city's fifth store selling colourful drinks with boba balls. 

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A spokesperson for Tealith Bubble Tea said: "Hello Worcester.

"We are expanding and bringing the bubble tea goodness to Worcestershire!

"Don't forget to save the date of Saturday, April 22, for our grand opening!

"Spread the news, and we hope to see you then!"

Tealith Bubble Tea currently has six bubble tea stores across the UK.

The new store will be open at 70 Broad Street from Wednesday and Sunday between 11.30am and 5pm.

The shop was formerly home to Skans Barbers.

Ping An in Pump Street was the first bubble tea shop in Worcester, and now three other bubble tea cafes - soon to be four - have opened up within a year.

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Mooboo Worcester, Cupp Bubble Tea, Bubble M and Ping An Oriental all compete within the city centre to provide the best bubble tea.

Discussing the recent popularity of the drink, Marcus Mak, owner of Bubble M in the Hop Market, said: "I opened up because I noticed there was no bubble tea in this area of Worcester.

"Right now, there is quite a lot in Worcester compared to the rest of the UK, and I think that is because there are a lot of teenagers here - it is a younger city.

"Bubble tea has a lot of tastes, choice and you can decide your favourite, which is why I think it is popular in the UK."

The drink was so popular within the city when Cupp Bubble Tea opened in December scores of people were pictured queuing outside.

Bubble tea originated in Taiwan in the early 1980s and typically consists of tea accompanied by chewy tapioca balls, grass jelly, aloe vera or red bean.

A popular version of the drink also uses dissolvable pellets filled with various fruit juices.