Not Another Hipster Café | hipster cafes taipei
WordsbyFrancescaChangPhotosbySamilKuo,TaiwanScene,NathanDumlaoThelivelycityofTaipeihasrecentlyexperiencedacoffeecrazeledbyayounggenerationthatisampedupabouthighqualitybeans,trendyatmospheres,anduniquecaféthemesthatcannotbefoundanywhereelseintheworld.Taipeihasalsobecomeaparadiseforcoffeeloversasjustonedrinkorderwillusuallygrantyouaccesstoacozyspotinacaféfortheentireday.What’smore,manyofthecapital’supscalecoffeeshopsarerunbyprofessionalbaristaswhohavewoninternationalroastingandconcoctioncontes...
Words by Francesca ChangPhotos by Samil Kuo, Taiwan Scene, Nathan Dumlao
The lively city of Taipei has recently experienced a coffee craze led by a young generation that is amped up about high quality beans, trendy atmospheres, and unique café themes that cannot be found anywhere else in the world. Taipei has also become a paradise for coffee lovers as just one drink order will usually grant you access to a cozy spot in a café for the entire day.
What’s more, many of the capital’s upscale coffee shops are run by professional baristas who have won international roasting and concoction contests. Although Taipei has garnered international attention as one of the world’s top coffee cities because of these “hipster” shops, there remains a coffee culture nostalgic for the days when Taipei’s cafés were not prized for their international status, but rather for their steadfast standing as a hallmark of the times.
Here, we explore five coffee shops that have r...