6 coffee roasters worth the trip across Taiwan, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Taiwan guides.
Simple Kaffa Flagship ★ 4.8 · Taipei
zhongzheng · No. 27, Section 2, Zhongxiao East Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100
Simple Kaffa is the home cafe and roastery of Berg Wu, 2016 World Barista Champion. Beans from competition lots, Geisha and Alishan among the standards.
Tip: Bean retail on site. Sola at 88F Taipei 101 is the second-cafe spot.
Fika Fika Cafe ★ 4.6 · Taipei
zhongshan · No. 33, Yitong Street, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
Fika Fika is the Yitong Street third-wave roaster, founded 2013 by Nordic Roaster Champion James Chen, the first non-Nordic winner of the title.
Tip: Open 10:00-21:30 daily. Retail beans available; the dark roast travels well.
Rufous Coffee ★ 4.5 · Taipei
daan · No. 333, Section 2, Fuxing South Road, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
Rufous Coffee runs the city's most respected siphon-coffee counter and roastery, a dark wood-panelled Da'an room with house-roasted beans for retail.
Tip: Open daily 13:30-23:00. Cash only; no laptops on weekends Beans available to take home.
Mountain Kids Coffee Roasters ★ 4.4 · Taipei
zhongzheng · No. 126, Section 1, Zhongxiao West Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100
Mountain Kids roasts in-house beside Beimen gate in Taipei's Zhongzheng, pouring hand drip and espresso from its own single-origin lots in a corner room.
Tip: The counter seats a handful and fills with laptops mid-morning; the North Gate view is the reason to take a window stool.
Instil Coffee ★ 4.3 · Taipei
songshan · No. 14, Lane 553, Section 4, Zhongxiao East Road, Songshan District, Taipei City 105
Instil Coffee in Songshan is a specialty roaster-cafe in Taipei with rotating single-origins, slow filter brews, and a clean modern roastery bar setup.
Tip: Closed Tuesdays. Mobile pay accepted; small bench seating Beans available to take home.
CAMA Coffee Roasters ★ 4.3 · Taipei
xinyi · No. 133, Guangfu South Road, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
CAMA in Da'an in Taipei is the flagship roastery, brutalist concrete design by the %ARABICA studio, in-house roasting and a full filter and espresso bar.
Tip: Open daily 09:00-21:00. Cuppings on Saturdays; reserve ahead.