Speciality coffees, including local choices such as Alishan, on the 2nd floor of a Dihua St heritage building (originally the chemist AS Watson & Co). Mismatched furniture, eclectic decor, Frank Sinatra jazz: grab a window seat and slip back in time. The coffee is a pleasure, the sandwiches not so.
Upstairs is the thinkers' theatre. Ask at the cafe for a leaflet to see what's on; very occasionally there are English-language performances.