The perfect combination of crepes and coffee—experience an exotic afternoon tea at "Café Marché"

Text & Photos /Coffee Uncle

Having just celebrated its first anniversary, Café Marché takes its name from the French word "Marché," meaning "market," which fits perfectly with its location in Tonghua Night Market. In addition to serving its own house-roasted coffee, the café’s most popular offering is French-style crêpes.

Actually, I used to pass by Café Marché quite often, but because parking on Tonghua Street on weekends isn’t very convenient, I never stopped in. This time, I couldn’t resist checking it out because they’d just gotten a new Kapok coffee roaster, which was prominently displayed by the window.


I chatted with the manager while he had a free moment and learned that while Café Marché’s core business is the food and beverage industry, they’ve been involved in coffee roasting for several years. That’s how they ended up combining coffee, crêpes, and cuisine in this one spot.


Uncle really loves this chalkboard art style—way cooler than Starbucks’ mermaid by a hundred times!!

The café offers quite a selection of single-origin coffees, including Rwanda Musasa, Yirgacheffe Konga, Jamaican Blue Mountain, Golden Mandheling, Tanzanian, Guatemalan Antigua, and Burundi—you can choose between pour-over or siphon brewing methods.


Uncle went with the sun-dried Yirgacheffe Konga Cooperative this time—Yirgacheffe DP Konga.





This red enamel kettle, affectionately nicknamed the “toucan,” is a Kalita pour-over kettle. According to the manager, they specifically attended a pour-over coffee course by Ugly Duckling Coffee, which shows their commitment to professionalism rather than fumbling around blindly—pretty admirable, if you ask me.




For espresso drinks, they use the La Cimbali M32 Dosatron dual-group semi-automatic espresso machine.


The space at Café Marché Tonghua isn’t very large—the kitchen and counter take up half of it—but they’ve still managed to create a nice exotic atmosphere.


Sea Salt Caramel French Crêpes: The saltiness of the sea salt enhances the sweetness of the caramel without being overly sweet. Paired with soft, thin crêpe layers and pieces of butter, it gives off a feeling of pure happiness. This is a dessert best enjoyed hot, so you’ll need to snap your photos quickly~



Custom-made double-walled glass cups with the Café Marché logo printed on the bottom.


Mushroom and Porcini Risotto: Since their background is in fine dining, they don’t cut any corners when it comes to ingredient selection, which is why pasta and risotto are also among their top offerings.


This eye-catching Kapok 1.0 coffee roaster is made in Taiwan, by the way. I heard it will soon be moved to the larger Dunhua branch.



Café Marché actually offers a pretty comprehensive range of products for residents in the area. Aside from their own house-roasted beans, they also sell coffee equipment such as American drip coffee makers, pour-over setups, and grinders.

From single-origin coffee to afternoon tea crêpes, and even the ever-popular pasta and Italian risotto during meal times, the café has won over locals in just over a year since opening. With its proximity to the Tonghua Night Market area and few direct competitors nearby, plus the upcoming opening of the Xinyi MRT line, business is sure to get even better.


【Café Marché】

Address:No. 145, Tonghua Street, Da’an District, Taipei City
Phone:(02) 2377-2538
Business Hours:08:00~22:00
Closed:None

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