Babka coffee — Restaurant in New Taipei

Babka Café is located at the very tail end of Jiu Fen (九份) and from my conversation with the extreamly friendly auntie (owner), they have actually operated here for more than 20 years 😯👍

They served plenty choices of beans ranging from Alishan (阿里山), Blue Mountain, Gesha to the extreamly expensive Luwak 😱😅. They even have a coffee roaster in the shop and roast their own beans selection.

The couple shared their encounter during the COVID19 pandemic and business has been greatly impacted as customers are now only slowly coming back to Jiu Fen (九份). Hope that they can fight on so my next trip back there have a place for coffee fix ☕👍

By the way the have a small balcony which oversees part of the mountain and sea view...

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At $20 CAD for one cup, I wouldn’t have this every day, but it was undoubtedly the best coffee I’ve ever tried. It’s a perfect balance of sour and bitter, and the taste seems to develop and mature as you progress through the cup, reminiscent of good liquor. Glad I tried it. Service was great and they brought out a small warm mug for my partner to try too, a...

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