Central mountains Tea-country know-how, steep smallholdings, and the highest prices on the island.
Taiwan · Coffee · Field Guide
The island's coffee, mapped.
Regions, estates, roasters, and the cafés that pour them — verified, annotated, and written for the traveller who reads the menu.
Region 01 · 1,200 m
Alishan
Steep smallholdings, tea-country sorting, and the highest prices on the island.
08
Coffee regions
25
Estates mapped
110
Cafés verified
86
Field notes
01 · The land
All regions Start with the region.
Central mountains 
Western foothills The island's oldest coffee belt, now rebuilding around small, quality-focused farms.
Southern hills Low, warm hills where coffee grows beside longan and betel palm. A softer, rounder cup.
02 · The rooms
Café index 110 rooms worth crossing town for.
Simple Kaffa
ZhongzhengA light-filled room above the street, built around a long counter and a short menu of single-origin pours.
Taiwanese beansEnglish menuWi-Fi
NT$150–300 Verified 28 OCT 2026
Fika Fika Café
ZhongshanA northern-style room with a serious espresso program and a quieter back area.
English menuWi-FiOutlets
NT$120–260 Verified 21 OCT 2026
All Day Roasting Company
SongshanRoaster in the back, long tables in front. A laptop and a filter coffee can last an afternoon.
Taiwanese beansWi-FiOutlets
NT$130–280 Verified 19 OCT 2026
03 · Routes
All routes Plan the trip around a cup.
Alishan in three days
Two nights in the mountains, three estate visits, and one sunrise you will not forget.
Chiayi → Shizhuo → Alishan → Fenqihu
Open route 
Taipei coffee crawl
A walkable weekend of roasters, filter bars, and the shops that pour Taiwanese beans.
Zhongshan → Da'an → Songshan
Open route 04 · Field notes
All field notes