Melange Café 米朗琪咖啡館–(Taipei)

Recently,  Hong Kong’s generally fairly standardized café scene has seen a welcome respite with the likes of Taiwanese import Coffee Alley 咖啡弄,  and also Café Deadend, which unfortunately their chef had sort of cracked under pressure and decided to walk off from it.   These shops are experiencing queues of up to 2 hours,  which means there is definitely a demand for good cafes in Hong Kong.    Coffee Alley in Taipei surprisingly has almost exactly the same dishes as Melange Café – since their owners used to work here.  

 

 

Melange Café -
It’s direct competitor Coffee Alley (My Taipei review), surprisingly had a more extensive food menu than here.  But the coffee selections here were better, showcasing many small farm lots of upper end single origin coffee beans.

 

 

 

Fruit Tea -
Looks exactly the same as Coffee Alley version.  Except the later comer and competitor did a better version,  this one was not as fruity or thick.   The other version is almost like a warm juice!  ~  6/10

 

 

 

Hand Dripped Ethiopian ‘Nekisse’ micro-lot -
I have had this quite a few times,  and unlike the fruits tea above which disappointed,  this coffee was actually quite aromatic and had a distinct lemon caramel flavour.   A little bit darker than the normal hand drip roast,  but this was actually one of the better ‘Nekisses’ I have drank.  ~  7.5/10

 

 

 

Strawberry Waffles -
The famous waffles here at the original Melange Café,  were more toasted on 1 side than the other,  but had a better flufflier texture and eggs batter taste.   It was a lot better than the bland ones we received at Coffee Alley.   But the strawberry sauce was better in that version.   But what’s the point of having waffles if they are tasteless?   ~  7.2/10

 

 

 

Wasn’t Very Impressed in the end -
Coffee Alley’s menu carries more flair and the fruits tea was better,   and Melange Café made us slightly better waffles and coffees.  They do cancel out each others advantage.    With the amount of great quality Patisseries-Cafes in Taipei,  there are always better options for you to explore! 

 

 

 

 

Price:   TWD $300 Per Person
Food:  ♕♕♕♕

Opening Hours
Sun to Thurs -   07:30am to 22:00 pm
Fri – 07:30am to 23:00pm
Sat – 09:30am to 23:00pm

Address: 104台灣台北市中山區中山北路二段16巷23號  (*There are 2 outlets on the same street)
No 16-5, Tehui St., Chungshan District, Taipei City 104, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Ph: +886 2 2567 3787