Fika Fika Cafe: Nice But Overpriced
Fika Fika, the award-winning cafe in Zhongshan that specializes in Nordic-style coffee and baked goods, looks great. However, we feel it’s somewhat overrated. Though the coffee was good, everything was overpriced.
If you don’t mind spending a lot of money and you’re just looking for a nice cafe to do some work, you might want to check it out.
The Nordic-inspired decor is sleek and stylish. The cafe was full of people working on laptops on a weekday morning, no doubt due to the calm and comfortable atmosphere.
We placed our order at the counter with the somewhat abrupt staff and waited a while for our food and drinks to arrive.
The Honey Mustard Chicken Panini was the biggest disappointment. It was bland and way overpriced at NT$330.
They were out of the Buttered Apple with Cinnamon Bagels when we visited, so we had to get a plain one instead.
The Sparkling Espresso (NT$200) sounded interesting but was off-putting.
The Iced Brown Sugar Latte was pretty good, but we wouldn’t pay NT$200 for it again.
The Cube Latte (pictured above) was perhaps our favourite order. It’s a deconstructed latte with frozen coffee cubes sitting in milk and a cup of syrup on the side. The coffee was indisputably good, but it’s more of a novelty, especially considering the shocking price of NT$250.
We left Fika Fika feeling underwhelmed and a bit sick about how much money we spent.
What’s the vibe?
Stylish and modern cafe with a mellow atmosphere that’s good for doing work.
Worth it?
No.
The coffee was good, but it wasn’t worth the money. Don’t come hungry – we do not recommend the food.
Would you go back?
No.
Our wallets took a big enough hit the first time.
Visited: October 2017
| Fika Fika Cafe |
| Hours: Monday: 10:30am - 9pm Tues - Sun: 8am - 9pm |
| Phone: 02 2507 0633 |
| English Address: No. 33, Yitong Street, Zhongshan District, Taipei City |
| Chinese Address: 台北市伊通街33號一樓 |
