CAMA Coffee Roasters is a coffee roaster in Xinyi, Taipei.
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 to 21:00. Cuppings on Saturdays; reserve ahead.
Address: No. 133, Guangfu South Road, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
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 to 21:30 daily. Retail beans available; the dark roast travels well.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Kenya, Panama
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
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.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Panama, Colombia, Taiwan Alishan
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Coffee Sweet near Taipei Main is one of the city's oldest specialty roasters, run by Sidney Kao with a focus on Ninety Plus and competition lots.
Tip: Closed Sundays. Beans retail by the bag; ask Sidney for the day's filter rotation.
Sources from: Panama, Ethiopia, Colombia
How they serve: Filter, Pour over, Whole bean retail
VWI by CHADWANG in Da'an is Wang Ce-Chen's roaster-cafe in Taipei, the 2017 World Brewers Cup champion. Open tue to sun 11:00 to 19:00, closed mondays.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Counter-only filter flights; bean retail at the till.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Bolivia
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
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 to 23:00. Cash only; no laptops on weekends.
Sources from: Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia
How they serve: Siphon, Filter, Whole bean retail
INK Coffee Roastery in Taipei runs a third-wave brew bar above Daan Park MRT. Small-batch roasts, espresso of the season, slow drip filters available.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Bean retail on site; small bar seating.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Indonesia
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail