Fong Da Coffee is the OG of single-origin coffee shops in Taiwan. Established in Taipei in the ’50s, it’s been around nearly forever and is full of a very classic and old school charm. They use vintage equipment like a siphon to prepare coffee, but also have a Linea PB espresso machine. Fong Da makes great, traditional coffee with no bells or whistles. It may not technically be specialty coffee, but it’s definitely special.

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