On Sunday I dropped by for the grand opening of the Shiba Cycling Cafe. Although Shiba plays up the cafe part of the business, it is also a retail store specializing in fixed gear and city bikes.
Shiba is in Taichung's Nantun Dist. on Fuxing N. Rd. near the end of Jianguo Rd. The sign still hasn't been hung, but if you look at the base of a new development right off the designated bike lane, you can find it.
Shiba's owner, 邵群濤 (Tony) is a congenial young man who is just starting out on his adventure of owning a small business. On the day of his grand opening he was a bit overwhelmed.
Although the menu has not been printed yet, I am told they will be selling an assortment of coffee drinks using Taiwanese coffee beans.
I wish I could have stayed longer to get a better sense of what was going on, but the place was crowded and I was quickly becoming less of a person and more of a "foreigner".
I will have to come back another time to see how things are going with Tony.
If you are in the area and would like some coffee talk with your neon fixie, then drop by and see what Tony has to say.
Shiba Cafe: No.781, Fuxing N. Rd., South Dist., Taichung City 402, Taiwan
Tel: 0919 523 835
Wonder what Taiwanese coffee beans are.
ReplyDeleteMost beans seem to be the Columbian cultivar, but grown in the hills of Taiwan.
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