Calling on the Taiwan H-B contingent here, I need a supplier of good fresh roasted specialty coffee beans that can supply beans bi-weekly/monthly to our office in Taipei. The budget is sufficient for decent quality and we use enough that we need it delivered to the office, by hand or by local courier. I am using my local Macau favorite micro-roaster for this office and sending beans to HK from here for that office, but I do not want to ship to Taiwan, since I know there must be a good roaster who could take this supply over there locally.

edit: I should add I need the roasting to be quite traditional, on darker side, this is for a fairly "old school" group of coffee drinkers that like smooth, chocolate, and mellow espresso. Two roasts are needed, one that is in the superauto for long drinks like americano, and the other that is primarily used for macchiatos and cappuccinos. Very few straight shots are made.

Any suggestions? SlowRain I am hoping you have some expert advice on Taipei, I am clueless on coffee there.

I'll ask around. Give me a few days.

Would you consider a Taichung roaster who will ship to Taipei? It may even be cheaper, for all I know, given the outrageous cost of real estate and rent in Taipei.

Thanks a lot! Yes, a Taichung roaster that can ship in is fine. Trying to stay under 200HKD/KG on the budget end, I know it is tight but the big bosses are not so crazy about my coffee bill sometimes.

One of the best blogs for Taiwan coffee is Uncle Coffee (咖啡大叔) about various Taiwan coffee shops/roasters. He will be publishing a book about select 50 Taiwan coffee roasters/cafes:
http://dunway999.pixnet.net/blog

At least when I was in Taipei, I would recommend these:

4-Arts. Besides the ultra expensive coffee, Simon also has reasonably priced commercial blend. Had 97 points on CoffeeReview:
https://www.facebook.com/4ArtsZeroDefec ... =page_info

If you like light roast, try Fika Fika, winner of the Nordic Roaster Competition 2013:
https://www.facebook.com/FikaFikaCafe

Coffee Sweet. This was the lightest roast coffee I had in Taipei. Family shop of husband and wife. There does not seem to be a website. Purely roasted on electric roasters; I saw two when I was there.
104 台北市台北市中山北路一段33巷20弄3號1樓
聯絡電話 +886 2 2521 0631

The Taichung roaster I would recommend for a more traditional style is Sweet Cafe (not to be confused with Coffee Sweet, which Henry mentioned above). Stanley had a review in Coffee Review several years ago. I'd say his current blend is less floral than what the review mentions. He's a very middle-class roaster, but he does do some high-end beans for those who want to give them a try. He's open 3:00 to 11:00 PM, closed Sundays and Mondays.

Link to Google Maps (address is in the link) - (04)2285-2020

EDIT: Stanley is the guy who roasts for Juggler Cafe, which, depending on who you ask, is either the best or second-best cafe in Taichung.

I showed a Taiwanese coffee guy who's working in London this thread, and he suggested Luguo Cafe. I have no contact information for them, but the people in your Taipei office should have no problems tracking that down based on these links:

https://twitter.com/luguocafe

https://www.google.com/search?q=luguo+c ... 2&ie=UTF-8

Hope this helps.

Honestly for your purpose the Cama chain will suffice, don't smirk, they are really pretty decent.

I'm not sure I'd call Cama decent, but, it's true, they're fine for people who don't really care that much about coffee. I'm not sure how discerning the people in your Taipei office are at present. Still, I'd explore the other suggestions first. Stay within your boss's budget, but you'll most definitely get something better-tasting. Your colleagues in Taipei will thank you.

Thanks all the advice! I will coordinate with the staff over there and get some samples from the reccomended places, and see who can work with us on invoicing, delivery, and getting a profile that suits the teams preferences.