New Year Spring Strolls & Coffee: A Guide to Starbucks’ Iconic Stores Across Taiwan

By MOOK Scenic Spots Family / Compiled Report

The holidays are perfect for reunions and strolls with loved ones. Starbucks, with its focus on local culture, draws inspiration from regional character and the surrounding urban and architectural landscape to craft unique experiences. From north to south, its distinctive stores offer great spots for both locals and tourists to connect over coffee and conversation.

This time, we’ve specially selected iconic Starbucks outlets across Taiwan, inviting everyone to enjoy coffee while exploring the season. Whether it’s sipping coffee in a vintage building that blends history, culture, and caffeine as part of Starbucks’ “Heritage Architecture, Star Experience” series, soaking in open-air views at spots like “Caoshan Store” or “Tianyu Store” for an authentic local vibe, meeting art through coffee at “Cloud Gate Store,” or diving deep into specialty brews at top-tier modern reserve bars like “Taipei 101 B1 Store” and “Taichung Daying Store”—where you can sample rare beans through various brewing methods and chat with Starbucks baristas.

Keelung Xinfeng Store
Located in Keelung’s hidden gem—a preserved forested area—this store sits atop a small hill off Xinfeng Street. As you walk up surrounded by lush, rolling mountains and take in the sweeping views, the air fills with the scent of pristine woodland, making you feel like you’ve entered a serene paradise. The store features a minimalist, elegant design, with its single-story structure blending into the mountain landscape. Outdoor gardens and water features enhance the natural beauty.

Taipei 101 B1 Store
This is Taiwan’s most premium Starbucks outlet—the “Starbucks Reserve Bar.” It’s equipped with a full range of high-end coffee apparatus and offers rare, small-batch Starbucks Reserve beans from around the world. Guests can also interact up close with baristas at a dedicated reserve bar.

Coffee enthusiasts can sample a variety of professional brewing methods here, including “siphon coffee” for a refined black coffee experience, “pour-over coffee” that highlights clarity and brightness, “French press coffee” that preserves rich, bold flavors, “cold brew” favored by coffee connoisseurs for its deep, aged taste, and “nitro cold brew” offering a champagne-like texture. You’ll also find classic pour-over tools like the “Chemex dripper” and the exceptional “Black Eagle espresso machine.”