Fika Fika Cafe

James Chen opened Fika Fika Cafe in Taipei in 2013, the same year he won both the espresso category and the overall title at the Nordic Roasting Championship — the first winner from outside the Nordic countries. The win pointed directly at what the cafe roasts: Nordic-style light roasts, which highlight a bean's origin character rather than masking it under a heavier profile.

The house's signature is the Capri Blond blend, built around that same light-roast philosophy and served as the cafe's calling card alongside its single-origin offerings. For a style of roasting associated almost exclusively with Scandinavian roasters, Chen's championship result was itself notable, and Fika Fika has built its identity in Taipei around continuing that Nordic approach rather than adapting it toward heavier, more conventional roast profiles.

That combination — a Taipei address, a Nordic Roasting Championship title held by someone outside the Nordic countries, and a light-roast program built to match — has made Fika Fika a reference point for drinkers looking for that specific style of coffee in Taiwan.