14 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.

4.2Da'an$$
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Qingtian Tea House

A former professor's dormitory turned premium oolong sanctuary.

Former NTU professor dormitory converted to teahouse in a quiet Japanese-style residential lane. Premium Taiwanese oolongs.

4.5Da'an$$
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Maokong Tea Houses

Forty hillside teahouses above Taipei, reached by gondola.

Hillside tea plantations accessible by gondola with panoramic views of Taipei 101. Over 40 teahouses serving local Baozhong and Tieguanyin.

4.0Maokong$$
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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 Taiwan's tea trade history.

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 Da'an focused on Taiwanese single-origin oolong and aged teas. Slow gongfu service in a small wood-and-stone interior.

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 modern tea bar of Wang Tea 有記名茶, a fifth-generation Datong tea house founded in 1890. Wangtea Lab is the contemporary tasting room arm, focused on Baozhong, Tieguanyin and roasted oolongs from the family's traditional charcoal-roasting kitchen upstairs.

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$$$