鬧咖啡 NOW coffee（無預約服務） — Restaurant in Zhongzheng District

The best thing here is the focaccia bread! It was so tasty it brought the overall rating of the place up. For a better version, check out TAIWANEATER.

When you walk past the front of this Taipei cafe, you’ll assume that it’s just a small to-go only shop like many other Taipei coffee shops in the area. But there’s more to it!

There’s indoor seating that can be accessed from the alley. At first I thought it was only a drink shop from the outside, but upon closer inspection it’s a full on cafe with 2 floors of seating and a 3rd floor that is used as an art exhibition space.

Inside This Taipei Cafe There are 3 floors at 鬧咖啡 NOW coffee. The 1st floor is the cafe, kitchen and restroom. On the 2nd floor, there is an outdoor smoking area, lots of tables and a restroom. The 3rd floor is used as an art exhibition space.

One-Drink Minimum At This Taipei Coffee Shop I went to this Taipei cafe for brunch but was shocked to find that even if you order food, they have a 1 drink per customer minimum. All drinks are over NT $100 and is pretty expensive considering that there are a lot of options in the area at half the price. That minimum is only if you are dining in since they have a to-go option.

Even though it was a little price, I decided to stay because I wanted a lox bagel. It’s pretty uncommon to find any Taipei brunch cafe serving up lox bagels and pastrami sandwiches.

Sandwich Review: Pastrami Focaccia with Cheese The pastrami was a thick cut but not seasoned. Something you could typically find in an American supermarket. The sandwich was overall very good because of the focaccia bread! The focaccia bread was crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. Within the sanwich, it was built with pastrami, lettuce, cheese tomato, crunchy peanut butter. The crunchy peanut butter added a lot to the texture of each bite! Best item here!

鬧咖啡 NOW coffee Pastrami Focaccia with Cheese The set meal came with scrambled eggs, yogurt with brown sugar and a salad. The eggs were standard and the yogurt was good (after I mixed in the sugar).

Sandwich Review: Lox Bagel The lox bagel was very light on the salmon with no capers. It was lightly toasted but it was enough to satisfy my lox bagel cravings. I later found out that I could have upgraded the bagel for $20 to include scrambled eggs or a salad.

Drink Review: Miao-Li Longan Honey Caffe Latte The cold Miao-Li Longan Honey Caffe Latte ($160 cold/$150 hot) I did not like. It was pretty bitter overall and I love cafe lattes. The coffee mix was way too strong and I couldn’t taste the honey at all.

鬧咖啡 NOW coffee Honey Cafe Latte: Super strong coffee making it very bitter. Drink Review: Now Milk Tea It was milk tea. They didn’t ask about sweet level and it was a bitter because the tea was very strong. The strength of the tea drowned out the milk and...

A very nice cafe i can say. It is along the main street, it's easy to find with Google map. The entrance to the shop is at the side in to an alley. I went to this cafe to do a little work on my laptop with coffee and alittle bit of brunch.

It get crowded easily so my suggestion is to go early. On weekend and public holiday there are time restriction of 3hrs duration per visit.

Very spacious area with tons of power socket to use. I can see alot of student and working adult during the visit.

Counter staffs are nice as well and we are seated on the 2nd floor. I think we as patrons should help to clear the tables and bring all used plates and glasses down. I can see it's not easy to move up and down for the working staff of the cafe. Kudos to the staff there. Appericated 🙏

3rd level and up are exhibition hall i guess as I never really explore it.

Over all, is a very...

Stopped at this to get caffeinated. The tables are spacious, good for bringing your laptop or other devices to work a bit. The orange latte with sprinkled orange and lime zest on top tastes good. Id personally prefer more caffeine in my latte, but this was a easy drinking coffee. It'd be a good drink to order for someone who doesn't really drink coffee that much. I decided to give the hand pour coffee a try. It tasted a bit sour at first, you get a bit if the citrus and floral note. The after taste was quite smooth and not a lot of bitterness. It turned around to be a pleasant drinking coffee. Would pair well with a buttery treat.

If you like working in a cafe, this would be a good place for you. There are many power outlets, I think at least one per table, and there are plenty of seating (I think it has 4 floors). The bathroom is...