Chifeng Street Metal and Coffee

Walk through an old car parts district that has evolved into Taipei’s trendiest hipster alleyway, where gritty metal workshops stand side-by-side with retro cafes.

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1. Ri Xing Type Foundry

Ri Xing Type Foundry is marked by rows of wooden cabinets packed with millions of tiny, three-dimensional lead characters, a collection that distinguishes it as the last traditional Chinese type foundry in the world. Established in…

2. 明輝汽車材料行

明輝汽車材料行坐落在台北市大同區赤峰街的巷弄中。這間店鋪以汽車變速箱維修與更換零件為主要業務,由李老闆經營。在狹窄的巷弄工作空間裡,這裡處理各類車款的動力系統故障,尤其針對豐田品牌的維修需求頻繁,現場往往堆放著待修的變速箱與各類汽車零件。 李老闆透過網路平台更新各類變速箱的維修報價,涵蓋從二零零五到二零一六年間生產的 Wish 車系,以及 Rav4…

3. Xiaoqi

Xiaoqi, or "small things," is a collection of Japanese-inspired shops that anchor the rejuvenated Chifeng Street neighborhood. You can identify these storefronts by their minimalist wooden facades and carefully arranged displays of…

4. Coffee Stand by me

Coffee Stand by me sits tucked into Lane 41 on Chifeng Street in Taipei’s Datong District. The shop is recognizable by its relaxed, open-air atmosphere that often spills out toward the sidewalk, blending a casual surf-inspired aesthetic…

5. 北風社

A plaque with the name "北風社" written in bold, calligraphy script marks the entrance to this cafe, which sits on the second floor of an older building on Chifeng Street. To reach it, you walk through a doorway and climb a narrow staircase…

6. Tella Tella Cafe

Tella Tella Cafe occupies the second floor of an old apartment building on Chifeng Street. You can identify the entrance by a distinct, long rectangular sign featuring the Japanese characters for "tera tera" and a logo that resembles a…

7. 藏芒 Inner–Lights

藏芒 Inner–Lights is a studio on Chifeng Street where modern craft meets the neighborhood's industrial roots. The storefront sits at a ground-floor address on Lane fifty-three, and visitors often find themselves watching blades being forged,…

8. 協發汽車材料行

The storefront of Xie Fa Auto Parts stands on Chifeng Street as a remnant of the district's industrial past. During the nineteen seventies and eighties, this neighborhood became a hub for automotive repair and metalwork, drawing in young…

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