014 coffee stopsWEST & OLD TOWN
Ximending
西門町Old coffee merchants, a takeaway roaster and a quieter hand brew.
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Your next coffee.
A good cup, a little closer. Find a stop and make it your own.
Start with Taipei
From the field guide AN INDEPENDENT COFFEE FIELD GUIDEGood coffee.
Good coffee.
Great neighborhoods.
From Ximen’s cold-drip counters to careful hand brews in the Da’an lanes. Find your kind of coffee, step into a neighborhood, and leave room for the next good detour.
34 coffee areas74 considered stopsGuide updated 15 September 2026
GOOD COFFEE IS A GOOD WAY IN.TAIPEI EDITION · 台北咖啡筆記
PICK A POCKET OF THE CITY
Different neighborhoods. Different rituals.Where are we drinking?
014 coffee stops
024 coffee stopsCENTRAL LANES
Yitong & Longjiang
伊通・龍江A park-side classic and independent coffee bars.
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033 coffee stopsEAST SIDE
Minsheng & Fujin
民生社區・富錦街Tree-lined streets with coffee woven into the day.
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044 coffee stopsSOUTHERN LANES
Yongkang & Dongmen
永康・東門A hand brew behind the busy food streets.
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052 coffee stopsWEST & OLD TOWN
North Gate & Taipei Main
北門・台北車站An arrival cup, then a walk into old Taipei.
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063 coffee stopsSOUTHERN LANES
Gongguan & Shida South
公館・師大南側Bookshops, university lanes and established roasters.
Explore the guide Photo: Steven TsaiTHE WHOLE COFFEE ADDRESS BOOK34 neighborhood guides
West & Old Town
Ximending西門町4North Gate & Taipei Main北門・台北車站2Dadaocheng大稻埕2Xiaonanmen小南門1Longshan Temple, Bopiliao & Yongfu龍山寺・剝皮寮・永福2Central Lanes
Yitong & Longjiang伊通・龍江4Zhongshan中山3Huashan & Xinsheng華山・新生5Zhongshan Junior High中山國中周邊3Shuanglian雙連1Xingtian Temple行天宮1East Side
Minsheng & Fujin民生社區・富錦街3East District東區4Xinyi & Taipei 101信義・台北1012Anhe & Xinyi Road安和・信義路3Nanjing Fuxing南京復興1Yongchun & City Hall Lanes永春・市府巷弄3Wuxing & Zhuangjing吳興・莊敬134 curated coffee areas across Taipei, with nearby neighborhoods grouped for easy planning. This is a considered starting list, not a directory of every Taipei neighborhood. Meet the sources ↗
IF YOU ONLY HAVE TIME FOR A FEW
Different ways to fall for Taipei coffee.Start with these.
01 / FOR THE BREW
Simple Kaffa
Huashan flagshipA destination hand brew beside Huashan, with a serious bean list and room to slow down.
Why it makes the list02 / FOR OLD TAIPEI
Fong Da Coffee
Chengdu RoadCold-drip coffee, biscuit jars and a place in the city’s everyday coffee history.
Why it makes the list
03 / FOR AN EASY AFTERNOON
Fika Fika Cafe
Yitong ParkA park-side cappuccino and a gentle starting point for the Yitong and Longjiang lanes.
Why it makes the listA NOTE ON THE NOTESEvery recommendation
Every recommendation
has a reason.
Good coffee comes first. The neighborhood, the room, and something lovely from the bakery counter make the rest of the day.
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Selected for the cup.Roasters with a point of view, with bakery-first detours clearly called out. No invented ratings.
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Real places. Real photographs.Photos show the named café and branch. Some are archival; linked credits identify their source.
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Research you can follow.Official listings, specialist coverage, and independent reviews. This is a research-led guide, not a claim that we personally tasted every cup.