Specialty Teahouses in Taipei

Taipei· Taiwan

18 teahouses

Taipei

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Wistaria Tea House

A 1920s landmark that once sheltered Taipei's intellectuals.

Iconic 1920s Japanese-era building that once sheltered intellectuals. Serene gongfu oolong service in a historic courtyard setting. Currently closed for renovation 2024-2027 and will reopen as Taipei’s first humanities tea house when restoration completes.

4.2Da'an$$

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Qingtian Tea House

A former professor's dormitory turned premium oolong sanctuary.

Tea house in a 1930s Japanese-era professor’s residence, restored by Caves Gallery in a quiet Da’an lane. Primary focus on Yunnan raw (sheng) puer, with Taiwanese teas as a secondary offering. Gallery-meets-teahouse atmosphere that works as both a tasting venue and an exhibition space.

4.5Da'an$$

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Lin Hua Tai Tea

Taipei's Baozhong specialist, family-run since 1883.

Family-run since 1883 in the historic Dadaocheng tea district. Baozhong specialist with deep roots in Taiwans tea trade history. Tea shop selling loose leaves by weight rather than a sit-down teahouse — visit to source quality leaves, not for gongfu service. Suppliers to Taipeis serious tea venues including South Street Delight.

4.4Dadaocheng$

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Maokong Tea House 貓空茶屋

A specific Maokong hillside operator with views of Taipei.

Specific Maokong hillside teahouse on Lane 38 of Zhinan Road. Local Baozhong, Tieguanyin and Taiwanese oolongs grown in the surrounding tea plantations, with views over Taipei.

Maokong$$

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CHENGPION Tea House 埕畔茶坊

Appointment-only Dadaocheng shophouse for high-mountain oolong.

Appointment-only specialty tea house in the historic Dadaocheng tea district. Serious gongfu service of Taiwanese high-mountain oolong and aged teas in a quiet restored shophouse.

Dadaocheng$$$

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South Street Delight 南街得意

Sunlit Dihua Street tea room with traditional desserts.

Charming tea room above the Dadaocheng historic district serving Taiwanese teas with traditional desserts. Sunlit space with views of Dihua Street and rotating seasonal sweets.

Dadaocheng$$

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Liuyu Teahouse 柳隅茶舍

Slow contemporary gongfu in a wood-and-stone Da'an room.

Quiet contemporary teahouse in Wanhua, in the underground arcade near Longshan Temple MRT. Focus on Taiwanese single-origin oolong, aged teas, and small-farmer puer sourced via organic contract farming. Owner provides slow gongfu service with personal teaware sets and speaks five languages.

Wanhua$$

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Morning Tea House 早晨茶坊

A family Maokong hillside teahouse over the tea fields.

Family-run hillside teahouse in Maokong serving Taiwanese oolongs from the surrounding plantations. Quiet, casual, with views over the tea fields.

Maokong$$

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Jassid Tea House

Single-estate high-mountain oolongs from named growers.

Specialty Taiwanese tea house with a focus on single-estate high-mountain oolongs from named growers. Gongfu service, careful water, small tasting room.

Da'an$$$

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Wangtea Lab 王有記

The contemporary bar of Datong's 1890 charcoal-roasting tea house.

The contemporary tasting room of Wang Tea 有記名茶, established 2020 as the modern arm of the 1890 family tea house. Innovative drinks: sparkling tea, tea beer, tea cocktails, alongside traditional Pouchong, Tieguanyin, and roasted oolongs. The historic refinery factory and museum sit next door at #26 of the same lane. Stylish, walk-in-friendly, contemporary register.

Datong (Dadaocheng)$$$

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Xiaoyin Tea Temple 小隱茶庵 Dongmen

A tucked-away Dongmen room for curated Taiwanese oolong.

Tucked-away Dongmen teahouse with a quiet contemplative mood. Curated Taiwanese oolongs and aged teas served gongfu-style in a small tatami-influenced room.

Zhongzheng (Dongmen)$$$

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老茶罐 Old Tea Jar

Aged oolongs and traditional teaware on Yongkang Street.

Small specialty Taiwanese tea shop on Yongkang Street in Da'an, in the heart of Taipei's old-soul food and tea quarter. Aged oolongs and traditional teaware.

Yongkang$$

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Xiaoman Tea Experience 小慢

A pilgrimage stop. Tea master Hsieh Hsiao-Man's antique room.

Beloved appointment-only teahouse run by tea master Hsieh Hsiao-Man. Slow ceremonial tastings of carefully chosen Taiwanese, Chinese and Japanese teas in an antique-filled room. A pilgrimage spot for serious tea drinkers.

Da'an$$$

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Yaoyue Teahouse 邀月茶坊

Maokongs 24-hour landmark — tea on the hill, since the 1980s.

Iconic 24-hour teahouse in Maokong, on the hillside above Taipei. Established in the 1980s, family-run, with terraced outdoor seating overlooking the tea plantations and city below. Local Baozhong, Tieguanyin and Taiwanese oolongs grown on the surrounding hills. Maokong has 40+ teahouses and trends touristy on weekends and during the lantern season. Yaoyue is one of the more substantial gongfu-friendly venues in the area.

4.3Maokong$$

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Wang Tea 有記名茶

1890 charcoal-roasting refinery, the original of the Wang Tea family.

Historic Wang Tea factory and museum, founded 1890 in Dadaocheng. Five generations of charcoal-roasting heritage. Specialty: Wenshan Pouchong (light oxidation, light roast), traditional Tieguanyin, roasted oolongs from the on-site refinery. The original of the family — sit alongside the working factory and learn how charcoal roast actually works. Sibling to the contemporary Wangtea Lab next door at #24.

4.5Datong (Dadaocheng)$$

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Fu Da Tong 福大同

180 years of charcoal-roasting craft, six generations in old Wanhua.

Six-generation tea family established 1845 in old Wanhua (Bangka). Founder Cai Han was a Qing-era court physician who turned to tea farming in Anxi and brought the craft to Taiwan. Specialty: traditional charcoal-basket roasting (焙籠), aged Wuyi rock tea, Anxi Tieguanyin, aged Taiwanese oolong, and Yunnan ancient-tree puer cellared in their own dry storage. Tea shop in heritage register — visit to source aged and well-roasted leaves rather than for sit-down service.

4.6Wanhua$$

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Yetang 冶堂

He Jian’s tea-culture workshop, four decades of pottery and puer.

Tea-culture workshop run by He Jian 何健, the 1985 Chinese Tea Art Champion. Not a typical teahouse but a small museum-like room of antique teaware, Yixing pottery, and Yunnan puer leaves. He Jian researched Yixing pottery (1985-1994), then Yunnan raw puer (1994-2002), then opened on Yongkang Street to share. A pilgrimage venue parallel to Xiaoman, oriented toward pottery and puer rather than gongfu instruction. Open Tue-Sun, afternoons only.

4.7Yongkang (Da’an)$$

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88 Tea Rinbansyo 八拾捌茶輪番所

Tatami, Taiwanese tea, and a 1924 Buddhist abbot’s residence.

Specialty teahouse in a 1924 Japanese-era rinban (abbot’s) residence next to the historic Nishi Honganji temple grounds. Restored by Taipei City Cultural Affairs in 2011, operated by 八拾捌茶 since 2014. Tea master Zhou Jieling 周潔鈴, a respected charcoal-roaster, oversees the tea selection. Tatami seating, Taiwanese teas (often with the venue’s own roasting), and high-grade Japanese tea sweets (上生和菓子). Combines the historic-architecture significance of Wistaria with the specialty-roasting credentials of CHENGPION.

4.4Wanhua$$