Cafes and bars in Taipei

A city that takes coffee seriously and wine personally — dense with specialty roasters, late-night bars, and a cafe culture that runs on curiosity.

4 venues reviewed, each visited and scored in person.

Every review in Taipei

• Simple Kaffa Huashan Flagship Store Steep Pick
  Huashan, Zhongzheng · Steep Index 8.5/10

  Berg Wu won the World Brewers Cup in 2015 and again in 2016. The Huashan flagship is the room where that reputation is poured into a cup, inside one of Taipei's most atmospheric creative spaces. The brunch is excellent. There will be a queue. It is worth it.

• Shawn Coffee Steep Pick
  Minsheng Community, Songshan · Steep Index 8.5/10

  A specialty cafe down a quiet lane in Taipei's Minsheng Community, unassuming from the street but run by a nationally known latte art figure whose pours are the real draw.

• Fika Fika Cafe
  Zhongshan · Steep Index 8.4/10

  A Nordic-influenced specialty cafe on Yitong Street with a communal table at its centre and a pace that does not ask you to leave. The sandwiches are better than expected. The coffee is exactly what you hoped for.

• CAMA COFFEE ROASTERS 豆留文青
  Xinyi · Steep Index 7.3/10

  A beautifully reused building in Xinyi with its own roasters on site and a visual identity that outpaces the cup.