The lanes between Dongmen and Da’an Park now offer several roasting perspectives: Zhanlu’s established programme, RoastTing’s Yongkang shop and Sucré Beans’ small fluid-bed setup. YABOO remains an option for a longer café pause.
Dongmen 東門 or Daan Park 大安森林公園4 considered coffee stops
Start around Dongmen and the Yongkang food streets, then choose RoastTing on Jinhua Street or continue east to Sucré Beans near Da’an Park. Check Sucré’s opening days before planning around it.
Zhanlu is a useful anchor on the Xinsheng side of the Da’an Park and Yongkang circuit. The established roaster offers an alternative to a tiny tasting counter: choose it when you want a familiar range of black and milk coffees and a bean-shopping stop.
OUR SUGGESTED ORDER
A single-origin black coffee or a house-blend latte.
Before you goApproach via Lane 161 off Xinsheng South Road. Pair it with Da’an Park before crossing toward Yongkang.
2-1, Ln. 161, Sec. 1, Xinsheng S. Rd., Taipei, Taiwan
YABOO represents the lingering café side of Yongkang rather than a quick competition-coffee tasting. It is the choice for a conversation and a milk coffee after browsing the neighborhood’s smaller lanes. Treat it as a change of tempo from the roaster-focused stops nearby.
OUR SUGGESTED ORDER
A cappuccino or latte, with a sweet if the current counter selection appeals.
Before you goUse the original Yongkang Lane 41 address. YABOO II on Lishui Street is a separate branch.
A convenient Yongkang outpost for RoastTing’s own roasting programme. Make it a bean-shopping pause between the food streets and the park: it brings the established roaster’s coffees closer to a visitor’s usual route without requiring a trip to the Neihu production site.
OUR SUGGESTED ORDER
A black coffee and a bag chosen for your preferred brewing method and roast level.
Before you goThe Yongkang café is on Jinhua Street Lane 243. The brand’s flagship roasting facility is on Xinming Road in Neihu.
Designer and roaster Sean turned a garage into a small coffee space where roasting is central to the visit. The documented fluid-bed roasting setup offers a useful contrast to the drum roasters elsewhere in the guide, with single-origin coffees served both as hand brews and espresso.
OUR SUGGESTED ORDER
A single-origin hand brew; ask which beans are currently available for espresso if you want a comparison.
Before you goCheck the shop’s current opening days before travelling. This is a small café with a limited weekly schedule, close to the northern edge of Da’an Park.
26, Ln. 165, Sec. 1, Xinsheng S. Rd., Da’an, Taipei, Taiwan
