This coffee shop was founded by 4 students who won the Hult Prize for their idea to improve informal daycare centers in slum areas. They used their $1USD million prize to create IMPCT Coffee which embodies a sustainable approach through their “Coffee for the Future” program. They go beyond the farm to cup business model by donating all of the profits their coffee shop gains to the play-care schools they built in the regions where they source their coffee. Supporting this coffee shop means taking part in helping pre school children access quality education.
Old school doesn’t even begin to describe the discreet pleasure that is a midnight visit to Yong He Soy Milk, open 24 hours. The soy milk itself is made right in the front of house and served either chilled or warm. After an evening of Taipei’s finest cocktails, we opted for the comfort of the latter. We also grabbed some radish cake, some fried dough, and a basket of eight Xiao Long Bao made the way they used to do it in the pre-DinTaiFung era. The punchline? All for under 3USD.
