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Cafés in Zhongshan & Chifeng Street

Chifeng Street's old machine-parts blocks, the linear park above the MRT and cafés off Nanjing West Road.

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Above the tracks between Zhongshan and Shuanglian stations runs Xinzhongshan Linear Park (心中山線形公園), about 500 m long and 25 m wide, on land freed when the Tamsui railway went underground in the 1990s; its current design opened in November 2019.2 It sits in the Nanxi (南西) shopping district, beside Shin Kong Mitsukoshi and Eslite's Nanxi store.2

Chifeng Street (赤峰街), the next street west, came to be called 打鐵仔街 ("blacksmith street") after World War II.1 The name came from the nearby Japanese-era hub of forged farm tools and, later, machinery parts from ship-breaking, around today's Wanquan and Xingcheng Streets.1

Local tip: Walk the linear park north from Zhongshan station and turn west into Chifeng Street; KWON SAEM COFFEE at No. 18-3 opens at noon.

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Coffee chains in Zhongshan & Chifeng Street

Getting to Zhongshan station

Zhongshan station, the transfer between the Tamsui–Xinyi and Songshan–Xindian lines, opened on 28 March 1997 and was the end of the Tamsui line until that December; the Songshan line platforms followed in November 2014.7 The station sits in the middle of the underground Zhongshan Metro Mall, beside Shin Kong Mitsukoshi, in a shopping district popular with young people and foreign visitors.7

Nanjing West Road and the linear park

The park has hosted markets, the Exit Music Festival and a giant Christmas tree by Exit 4 of Zhongshan station.2 The lanes north of Nanjing West Road hold the most cafés: Middle Name, Convent Garden (柯芬園咖啡) and by tame moose (夢鹿咖啡) in Lane 18, MOGU CAFE (蘑菇) in Lane 25 and 61Note in Lane 64, open 09:00–18:00 from Tuesday to Sunday.

Chifeng Street and Shuangcheng Street

On Chifeng Street itself, KWON SAEM COFFEE (權泉珈琲) at No. 18-3 opens 12:00–18:30, and Ilha Formosa Cafe and R9 cafe are both in Lane 41. Adelaide is in Lane 4 of Jinzhou Street, farther north.

On Shuangcheng Street (雙城街), east of Zhongshan North Road, Raw Bean Roaster (羅賓咖啡) in Lane 17 opens 11:00–18:00 and does takeaway, and Oasis is in Lane 32.

Old addresses on Chang'an West and Zhongshan North Roads

The Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei occupies a 1921 school building at No. 39 Chang'an West Road, which housed the city government after 1945 and opened on 27 May 2001 as Taiwan's first museum devoted to contemporary art.3 MOJO 1921 shares the address and opens 10:00–18:00.

At No. 18, Section 2 of Zhongshan North Road, the house built in 1925–1926 as the US consulate, later the ambassador's residence until 1979, reopened in 2002 as Taipei House (台北之家), with the SPOT cinema.4 The youmoutoohana café there caps visits at two hours, a 2025 TVBS list noted.5

Farther along Zhongshan North Road, F.M. Cafe & Bistro serves brunch in Lane 33 of Section 1, Karen's café is in Lane 65 of Section 2, and DH Café (王大閎書軒) is at No. 153 of Section 3. Back on Chang'an West Road, 珈琲 寶山 at No. 36 also bakes.

Hours around Zhongshan

典藏咖啡館 on Chang'an East Road Section 1 has the widest hours here, 07:30–22:00 daily, and Come True Cafe opens at 08:30. Most of the rest close by 18:30.

After dark the area turns to drinks: Zhongshan has a large pub and bar scene, along with riverside parks and the Fine Arts Museum farther north.6

Sources

  1. 打鐵仔街, Wikipedia (Chinese), accessed October 2026
  2. 心中山線形公園, Wikipedia (Chinese), accessed October 2026
  3. Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  4. 台北之家 (前美國大使官邸), Wikipedia (Chinese), accessed October 2026
  5. 筆電族必收！台北10大「不限時咖啡廳」, TVBS News / DailyView (April 8, 2025), accessed October 2026
  6. Taipei, Wikivoyage, accessed October 2026
  7. Zhongshan metro station, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Zhongshan & Chifeng Street cafés: questions

Why is Chifeng Street in Taipei called blacksmith street?

After World War II, Chifeng Street became known as 打鐵仔街, blacksmith street, a name taken from the nearby Japanese-era hub of forged farm tools and later of machinery parts from ship-breaking, around today's Wanquan and Xingcheng Streets in Datong District.

What is the linear park at Zhongshan station in Taipei?

Xinzhongshan Linear Park runs about 500 m between Zhongshan and Shuanglian MRT stations, on land freed when the Tamsui railway went underground in the 1990s. Its current design opened in November 2019, and it hosts markets, a music festival and a Christmas tree by Exit 4.

Which cafés near Zhongshan station in Taipei open early?

典藏咖啡館 on Chang'an East Road Section 1 opens daily at 07:30 and stays open until 22:00. Come True Cafe opens at 08:30, and 61Note in Lane 64 of Nanjing West Road at 09:00 from Tuesday to Sunday.

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