Tea area
Taipei台北
Taipei is the easiest base for Taiwanese tea. In a single day you can move from a protected historic salon to a design-forward tasting bar, browse century-old merchants in Dadaocheng, and ride the gondola up to the Maokong tea hills. This page collects every Taipei-area listing and links to the focused sub-area guides.
Best for
- A first base for discovering Taiwanese tea
- Mixing historic salons, modern tea bars, and buying tea
- An easy half-day trip to the city's own tea hills
What to expect
- Protected historic salons and contemporary tasting bars
- The Dadaocheng heritage quarter and Zhongshan tea brands
- Maokong's hillside teahouses, a short trip from the centre
Taipei-area listings
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TaipeiDa'anPremium
Wistaria Tea House
A protected historic residence turned salon, Wistaria has hosted Taiwan's writers and dissidents since the 1980s. Tatami rooms, aged oolong, and slow afternoons under the namesake wisteria vines.
Editor-visited
HistoricLiteraryQuiet
TaipeiWanhuaModerate
Eighty-Eightea Rinbansyo
Set inside a restored Japanese-era wooden temple lodge beside Ximen, Eighty-Eightea pairs single-origin Taiwanese teas with seasonal wagashi in a serene, minimalist space.
Editor-visitedBeginner-friendly
MinimalistRestored HeritageSerene
Tea bar
TaipeiXinyiModerate
Zhang Men Modern Tea Bar
A design-forward tasting bar where master blenders serve flights of cold-brewed high mountain oolong and nitro tea. The contemporary entry point for travelers new to Taiwanese tea.
Editor-visitedBeginner-friendly
ModernLivelyDesign-forward
Tea shop
TaipeiDatong (Dadaocheng)
Wang Tea (Youji Mingcha)
A Dadaocheng tea house and working tea refinery whose roots trace to 1890. Known for Wenshan Baozhong and charcoal-roasted oolong, it pairs a heritage refining floor with an open tea-culture space and the contemporary Wangtea Lab.
Source-backed · visit pending
HistoricTea RefineryHeritage
Tea shop
TaipeiDatong (Dadaocheng)
Lin Hua Tai Tea Co.
One of Taipei's oldest tea merchants, established 1883 in the Datong / Dadaocheng district. Positioned as a traditional wholesale-and-retail tea house, it scoops loose-leaf tea from large tins — Baozhong, oolong, and roasted styles — at the front of a working tea warehouse.
Source-backed · visit pending
HistoricWholesaleTraditional
Tea shop
TaipeiDatong (Dadaocheng)
Lin Mao Sen Tea Co.
A historic Datong tea shop on Chongqing North Road, run by the family line that also founded Lin Hua Tai. Known for graded Tieguanyin and a deep wall of bulk loose-leaf teas sold by weight, near the Dihua Street heritage quarter.
Source-backed · visit pending
HistoricTraditionalBulk Tea
Tea shop
TaipeiZhongshan
Wang De Chuan Fine Tea
A premium Taiwanese tea house dating to 1862, recognizable by its signature red tea caddies. Positioned around high-mountain oolong, aged oolong, and gift-ready presentations, with a refined Zhongshan flagship near Zhongshan North Road.
Source-backed · visit pendingBeginner-friendly
PremiumGiftsDesign-forward
Tea shop
TaipeiZhongshan
Geow Yong Tea Hong
A long-running tea merchant with roots in 1842 Lugang and a Zhongshan flagship on Changchun Road. Known for Anxi-style roasted oolong and Tieguanyin presented in collectible tins, blending classical and contemporary store design.
Source-backed · visit pending
HistoricGiftsRefined
Tea house
TaipeiWenshan (Maokong)
Yaoyue Teahouse
A hillside teahouse in the Maokong tea district, set above the city in Wenshan. Known for local Tieguanyin and Baozhong served alongside tea-infused dishes, with forested open-air seating among the lanes off Zhinan Road.
Source-backed · visit pending
HillsideScenicTea Meals
Tea house
TaipeiWenshan (Maokong)
Liujixiang (Six Seasons) Teahouse
A teahouse set among working tea terraces near the top of the Maokong valley. Known for on-site-grown Tieguanyin and four-seasons oolong, with terraced, open-air seating that looks out over the hills toward the city.
Source-backed · visit pending
HillsideScenicPlantation
Tea house
TaipeiXinyi
Hermit's Hut
A serene modern tea house in Xinyi whose name comes from Tao Yuanming's classical poem about returning to a quiet life. Positioned around slow, considered tea, it curates Taiwanese oolong and other single-origin teas through a rotating 'monthly tea journal,' with detailed notes on each tea's origin and brewing.
Source-backed · visit pendingBeginner-friendly
ModernSereneDesign-forward
Tea house
TaipeiZhongzheng
Xiaoyin Tea House
A quiet, reservation-based tea house tucked down a Dongmen side street, with a vintage, design-led interior. It's a deliberately hushed retreat for unhurried Taiwanese tea sessions away from the city's bustle.
Source-backed · visit pendingBeginner-friendly
QuietReservation-basedVintage
Tea shop
TaipeiDatong (Dadaocheng)
Chen Wey Tea House
A historic Dihua Street tea merchant set in a 19th-century Minnan-style residence in Dadaocheng. Run by a veteran tea family, it focuses on naturally farmed Taiwanese leaf alongside aged and Chinese teas, amid antique tea boxes and old-shop character.
Source-backed · visit pending
HistoricHeritage BuildingTea Merchant
Tea house
TaipeiXinyi
Honestea
Founded by tea farmers from Pinglin, Honestea is an appointment-based tea space in Xinyi pairing curated Taiwanese teas with handmade tea ware and seasonal exhibitions — a calm, design-minded spot for an unhurried Taiwanese tea experience.
Source-backed · visit pendingBeginner-friendly
ModernAppointment-basedDesign-forward
Tea shop
TaipeiWanhua
Fu Da Tong Tea (FullDone)
One of Taipei's oldest tea shops, trading in the historic Manka (Wanhua) old town since 1845 and run by the same family for six generations. Known for Taiwanese aged oolong and Anxi-style Tieguanyin, sold loose-leaf from a long-standing storefront.
Source-backed · visit pending
HistoricOld TownTea Merchant
Tea bar
TaipeiDa'an
Jing Sheng Yu (Purely Tea)
A modern Taiwanese tea brand founded in 2009 that reimagines tea for everyday life, brewing single-origin Taiwanese teas in purple-clay pots at a sleek tiled bar. Its Yongkang Street concept store offers tastings and tea to go — a contemporary, low-pressure entry point to Taiwanese tea.
Source-backed · visit pendingBeginner-friendly
ModernTea BarDesign-forward
Tea shop
TaipeiSongshan
Wolf Tea
A modern single-origin Taiwanese tea label founded in 2013, with a quiet tea room hidden in the Minsheng-area alleys of Songshan. Wolf Tea selects numbered single-origin lots each season and presents them with a clean, design-led aesthetic.
Source-backed · visit pendingBeginner-friendly
ModernSingle-originDesign-forward
Tea house
TaipeiDa'an
Ateliea Tea
A modern tea room in the Yongkang area, part of Taipei's newer wave of design-forward Taiwanese tea spaces. It pairs carefully brewed Taiwanese tea with a calm, contemporary setting.
Source-backed · visit pendingBeginner-friendly
ModernDesign-forwardTea Room
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How to choose
Decide what you want first — a slow gongfu session, an easy first visit, or buying tea to take home — then pick a sub-area below. Details change, so verify a venue's current information on its official source before visiting.
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
- Where should I start with tea in Taipei?
- For a first visit, a modern tasting bar is the lowest-pressure introduction; for depth, a historic salon. From there, Dadaocheng is best for buying and Maokong for hillside views.
- Can I experience tea without leaving the city?
- Yes. Historic salons and modern tea bars sit in central districts, and even the Maokong tea hills are reachable by gondola for a relaxed half-day.
- Which Taipei area is best for buying tea?
- Dadaocheng's historic merchants and Zhongshan's heritage brands are the natural places to buy loose-leaf oolong and tea gifts. Taste before you buy where you can.
- Are all these venues visited by Leaf Guide?
- Some are editor-visited; others are source-backed listings compiled from official and tourism sources with visits still pending. Each listing is clearly marked, and you should confirm details before visiting.