Wenshan District, Taipei City｜Ruins Coffee Roasters

This coffee house is exactly like its name, situated in the middle of nowhere, literally a hole in the wall place. But its low profile and easy going feel makes it uniquely blend in to the neighborhood. Their coffee is really good, few bakery items are also perfect done with nice presentation. I am very happy that I spent my Sunday afternoon here with coffee, cake and finishing up with an IPA.

Super cute café with interesting industrial design that resembles a workshop with various tools and a garden with fairy lights along the river. Really cute facility, indeed. The odd things: it’s an establishment selling mainly coffee, but they only open in the afternoon/evening (1pm); they don’t have a very broad range of beverages (mainly pretty expensive, kinda odd coffee drinks like ginger beer and espresso for 160NT, for instance). Not a lot of variety of beers, basically no soft drinks or food. They do not have Wi-Fi so don’t even think about working from there. They also have a slightly neurotic ginger cats that runs around. They only accept cash, no cards.

The coffee tasted amazing and so many different origins to choose from! The cakes were super delicious especially the chiffon with caramel crumbles! What a cozy unique place - it was definitely a diamond in disguise! Just wish the chairs were a little more comfortable on the 2nd floor, we didn’t hang out too long due to that.