DAMING Qingmei Mofan Shop

Review

Daming is a Taichung-born tea brand whose founder comes from a tea-farming family, which is why it puts the tea base first, pairing Taiwanese high-mountain tea with its own milk foam. Its first shop opened near the Calligraphy Greenway in the Qinmei area and quickly gathered a large following and frequent queues; the Qinmei Mofan shop sits in an alley off Mofan Street. The brand has since expanded to Taipei, Tainan and elsewhere, with separate menus for the north, center and south, and in late 2025 it made the news when Nvidia's Jensen Huang was spotted buying a drink at a Taipei branch.

The most frequently recommended drink is apple jade-dew green tea: jade-dew green tea with freshly blended apple juice, refreshing and not too sweet, with tea and fruit in balance; the apple tree printed on the cup grows apples in sunlight, a color-changing cup described as rare in Taiwan. Avocado foam red jade tea is the main reason for the lines: savory avocado milk foam over red jade black tea, alternating salty and sweet with a light avocado aroma, and many say even avocado skeptics like it. The toasted-sugar buckwheat jelly milk green tea has handmade buckwheat jelly with a strong caramel aroma, while the coffee fen guo series adds coffee-scented starch jelly to buckwheat milk. Some also recommend the osmanthus green tea, scented with real osmanthus flowers rather than syrup.

Drinkers widely praise the clean, non-bitter tea base and distinctive toppings. The main complaints are queues at peak times and that the toasted-sugar buckwheat jelly drink still tastes sweet even with no sugar. Note that most material comes from menu roundups and recommendation pieces with a positive tone.

In 2025 most large drinks cost NT$40–70, with slight differences in menu and price between regions; go by the shop's posted menu. Suggested sweetness: light sugar and light ice for the apple tea, 10% sugar and light ice for the avocado foam, and most others taste smooth with no sugar and light ice. Our data lists hours of 10:00 to 22:00. Sources give no parking information; it is an easy stroll from the Calligraphy Greenway.

It suits anyone strolling around Qinmei and the Calligraphy Greenway who wants a distinctive tea drink. On a first visit, order the apple jade-dew green tea or avocado foam red jade tea; if you dislike sweet drinks, choose the unsweetened osmanthus green tea or the winter melon jade-dew green tea with sweetness turned down.