Reviewed: 22 September 2026.
Verify before you go: Hours, branches, reservations, prices, menu availability, accessibility, map details, and temporary closures can change. Use the official links below to confirm the details that matter for your visit.
This is a limited planning guide, not a list of Asia’s “best” coffee shops. The businesses below were selected because a public first-party website was available when this guide was reviewed. They are examples for four cities, not editorial winners. Drink Coffee Forever did not make anonymous visits, conduct comparative tastings, or use review scores to select them.
Seoul: Fritz Coffee Company
Fritz Coffee Company’s official English site lists Seoul locations in Mapo-gu, Jongno-gu, Seocho-gu, and Yongsan-gu. The same page also lists a location in Jeju. For a Seoul stop, use the official site to choose a branch and confirm the current visit details.
Bangkok: Roots
Roots’ official site currently identifies Roots at Ari and Roots at Ratchathewi in its locations section. Its location links are the appropriate place to check the branch you intend to visit rather than relying on older neighborhood listings.
Singapore: Nylon Coffee
Nylon Coffee’s official site describes its work as focused on sustainable, traceable, and transparent relationships across the coffee chain. It also provides a visitor listing for Everton Park. Treat those details as a starting point only, and confirm the current address, hours, and service information on Nylon’s own site before setting out.
Taipei: Fika Fika Cafe
Fika Fika Cafe states that its founder, James Chen, received the Espresso and overall titles in a Nordic coffee-roasting competition in 2013, and that the café began in the same year. The business’s site is the source for its current information; this guide does not use the award statement as a measure of present-day quality or as a comparison with other cafés.
Method and sources
The selection rule was narrow: each entry had a public official business website at review. Descriptions above report only what the linked business says about its locations, operations, or history. They are not independent assessments of coffee quality, service, value, or suitability.
Official sources used for this guide: