What It Is
有記名茶 (Wang Tea) is an active tea refinery founded in 1890, now in its fifth generation of family operation. The facility roasts oolongs using traditional charcoal-firing furnaces (焙籠, pèi lóng) — a technique that has almost entirely disappeared from commercial tea production in Taiwan, replaced by electric roasters. The furnaces at 有記名茶 are still in daily use. The process produces a distinct smoky depth and mineral finish that electric roasting cannot replicate.
Where
District: Datong (大同區), off Chongqing North Road — a residential lane north of the Dadaocheng tourist blocks, not on any standard route.
Address: No. 26, Lane 64, Section 2, Chongqing North Road (重慶北路二段64巷26號, 台北市大同區)
Nearest MRT: Shuanglian (R11, Red Line) — approximately 10–12 minutes on foot. Also reachable from Daqiaotou (O12, Orange Line) in similar time.
Opening Hours and Closing Days
Monday to Saturday, 09:00–19:00. Closed Sunday. Phone: +886-2-2555-9164.
Verified trading: Yelp listing updated June 2026; active website and social media confirmed Sep 2026.
Price Range
Packaged teas: approx. NT$300–1,500 per tin depending on grade and quantity. Entry-level Wenshan Pouchong at the lower end; premium aged or roasted oolongs toward the upper end. Tea ware also available. Confirm current pricing at the counter.
Why It Is Unusual
New Taipei City's Pinglin and Maokong produce Taiwan's best-known oolongs; Taipei's Dadaocheng has historically been the trading hub. 有記名茶 is neither a tea museum nor a tea café — it is a wholesale-and-retail refinery that still manufactures on-site. The charcoal-firing furnace (焙籠) visible to visitors is the same equipment used to roast the tea sold in the front room. The ambient smell of coal smoke and baking tea leaves is part of the experience.
The family transformed the operation in 2004 to admit the public: guides explain each step of the charcoal-roasting process; historical documents and refinery equipment are on display alongside the working production area. The commercial operation has not stopped to accommodate visitors — visitors are admitted into a functioning factory.
What to Buy
- 文山包種 (Wenshan Pouchong) — light oxidation, lightly roasted; 有記名茶's signature everyday tea; grown in Wenshan District, refined here
- 鐵觀音 (Traditional Tieguanyin) — heavier oxidation and deeper charcoal roast; increasingly rare at this style and quality level in Taipei
- 炭焙烏龍 (Charcoal-Roasted Oolong) — the house specialty; the roast level is adjusted on-site rather than sourced finished; no equivalent in a standard tea shop
All three are available as take-away gifts in tins suitable for travel. The charcoal-roasted grades travel better than lightly oxidised greens — the roasting stabilises the leaf.
Not to Confuse
新芳春茶行 (Sin Hong Choon, filed separately) is a preserved 1934 Japanese-colonial tea warehouse in Datong, now operated as a heritage site and museum; it no longer processes tea. 有記名茶 is the inverse — an active, commercially operating refinery that has opened its production floor to the public. The two cover different things.