Best with Alt Milk Coffee Shops in Taipei
Oat or almond, no apology.
Oat, almond, soy, coconut — these cafés take alternative milks as seriously as their espresso. No surcharge dismissals, no afterthought offerings.
10 of 10 curated spots in Taipei match.
Specialty Coffee ShopCoffee Along
Open-front espresso bar with an espresso-only menu, run by an owner with a coffee R&D and blend-development background.
Specialty Coffee ShopFika Fika
Nordic Roaster Championship–winning Scandinavian café with a rotating light-roast filter menu and rare Taiwanese single-origins.
Coffee RoasterMoonshine Coffee Roasters
SCA-instructor and Hong Kong Brewers Cup Champion–led brew bar with an illuminated centre-of-room brew counter.
Specialty Coffee Shopnoon
Tasting-menu coffee room with a signature 1+1+1 single-origin flight: one bean served black, with milk, and as a signature drink.
Specialty Coffee ShopNormal Coffee
Coffee-purist specialty room with automated Marco SP9 pour-over machines and rare Taiwan-grown Alishan single-origins.
Coffee RoasterOasis Coffee Roasters
Tim-Wendelboe-inspired specialty roastery with a scientific approach to roasting and brewing, distributed via TYPICA.
Coffee RoasterRufous Coffee Roasters
Q-Grader-led roastery with on-site roasting room, 24-hour cold slow-drip, and a multi-method bar covering espresso, pour-over, and cold drip.
Specialty Coffee ShopSimple Kaffa
World Barista Champion–led specialty café with a proprietary Drip Shower, rare Gesha programme, and a famous in-house cake counter.
Coffee RoasterThe Folks
Decade-old one-man roastery with in-house roasting, Guatemala focus, and a Kees van der Westen Slim Jim Idrocompresso lever machine.
Specialty Coffee ShopVWI by CHADWANG
World Brewers Cup Champion–led brew lab with a four-tier rarity menu and multi-layer water filtration per extraction.
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