萬記商行 The One's Shop 礁溪本店
Jiaoxi Township, Yilan County
萬記商行 The One's Shop is a coffee roaster and cat cafe set among rice paddies on Xingnong Road in Jiaoxi Township, beside National Freeway 5, with its own car park. A large family of shop cats, many of them black, roam the bright dining room, whose big windows look out over the fields; they are well fed and well cared for, and while most are happy to be stroked, they tend to go about their own business. The owners roast their own beans on a 4 kg roaster and serve pour-overs, espresso drinks and tea, along with brunch plates, dishes featuring Yilan duck-shang, Basque cheesecake and other cakes. Tea and water are self-service, the minimum spend is NT$100 per person, and groups of six or more pay a 10% service charge. Seats can be booked through the shop's website. A second branch, with its own cats, is in Yilan City.