Not Another Hipster Café: Taipei’s Old-School Coffee Shops

Taipei is a coffee shop haven but it’s not only limited to the third-wave hipster cafes — there are historical ones that would bring you back in time too!The News Lens
Date: 2019/10/25
By: Francesca Chang,Taipei Magazine

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 remained standing in Taipei since as early as the end of World War II.    [FULL  STORY]