Monga and Gaze give a walk through old Wanhua two distinct coffee anchors: a light-roast bean specialist on Yongfu Street and an optician-café with its own roasting programme on Guangzhou Street. This is the district south of Ximen, with Longshan Temple and Bopiliao giving the coffee stops a grounded neighborhood setting.
Begin at Longshan Temple and walk through the Bopiliao historic district to Gaze on Guangzhou Street. Choose a hand brew or its herbal-tea coffee latte, then continue north toward Monga on Yongfu Street if bean shopping is part of your day. Ximen is a further northward extension; there is no need to fit every café into one visit.
Monga gives old Wanhua a compelling bean-shopping stop: a self-roaster whose range leans toward light roasting and fruit-and-flower profiles, with more developed options too. Build a visit around comparing the current single origins, then carry a favourite into the rest of your trip.
OUR SUGGESTED ORDER
A light-roasted single-origin pour-over; ask for a more developed roast if you prefer a fuller cup.
Before you goThe official directions suggest a roughly ten-minute walk from Longshan Temple station Exit 3. Check the café’s announcements for irregular closures.
Gaze is a worthwhile extension from Ximen into old Wanhua for coffee drinkers interested in roasting. Angie Yang’s self-roasting café shares a space with the family’s optician business, and its bean programme sits alongside drinks inspired by the surrounding district. Make a hand brew your starting point, or explore the local connection through the herbal-tea coffee latte.
OUR SUGGESTED ORDER
A hand brew from the current self-roasted selection; ask about the 青草茶拿鐵 herbal-tea coffee latte for a local variation.
Before you goThis is the Guangzhou Street shop beside the Bopiliao district, south of central Ximending. Pair it with Longshan Temple or Bopiliao rather than expecting it inside the pedestrian shopping streets.
