Southern Da’an has a particularly varied set of roasters, from RUFOUS and Moonshine to the tiny Folks espresso bar and ANGLE’s neighbourhood café. Mountain Kids by Jiaxing Park adds another direction for a second cup.
Technology Building 科技大樓 or Liuzhangli 六張犁5 considered coffee stops
Start at ANGLE or RUFOUS near Technology Building station. Choose The Folks on Siwei Road for a morning stop, or continue toward Moonshine and Jiaxing Park later in the day. Pick two rather than trying to cover every café.
Warm lighting, a bar wrapped in postcards and artwork, and a serious roasting program give the original RUFOUS its particular appeal. Choose this Da’an shop for an intimate coffee stop; the room’s personality is as strong a reason to come as the bean shelf.
OUR SUGGESTED ORDER
A single-origin filter coffee; ask about the current cold-drip offering if you prefer something chilled.
Before you goStart from Technology Building station. Older photos can show the former adjacent address; this guide uses number 339.
The Jiaxing shop is the softer park-side expression of Mountain Kids. Its bright, simple room makes a useful change of pace from the darker RUFOUS bar, and gives the southeastern Da’an lanes a coffee-and-dessert stop with a clear roasting identity.
OUR SUGGESTED ORDER
A latte or a single-origin black coffee, then see which house sweets are available.
Before you goLook beside Jiaxing Park. Do not follow photos of the North Gate building to this branch.
Moonshine is a purposeful roaster stop in the lanes south of central Da’an. Choose it when you want to spend the visit on the coffee selection, then buy beans for home. It pairs sensibly with the Jiaxing pocket rather than with a hurried circuit of the whole district.
OUR SUGGESTED ORDER
A single-origin filter coffee; ask which beans are best suited to your home brewer.
Before you goUse the Dunnan flagship address. Listings for the older Coffee Atelier on Siwei Road describe a different location.
1F, 7, Ln. 265, Sec. 2, Dunhua S. Rd., Taipei, Taiwan
ANGLE brings self-roasted coffee into a residential Da’an café setting. Its catalogue groups beans by flavour direction and includes dedicated blends, making this a practical place to bridge café drinking and home brewing without needing to chase rare lots.
OUR SUGGESTED ORDER
A single-origin hand brew, or a milk coffee before choosing between the Ruian and Shipai blends.
Before you goThis is the original Ruian Street café; ANGLE II is a separate northern Taipei branch on Ronghua 3rd Road.
A compact espresso bar with the personality of an owner-operated roastery. The Folks is documented roasting on a Diedrich fitted into the small shop, and its coffee notebook reflects close attention to espresso. Choose it for a brief, concentrated coffee visit among the market lanes.
OUR SUGGESTED ORDER
An espresso or cappuccino, then ask about the self-roasted beans to take home.
Before you goThe postal address is Lane 208, but the owner directs visitors to the entrance from Siwei Road Lane 198. Check current morning hours before setting off.
