Yamato Coffee Roasters

Off the edge of the Zhutian Station square, this sleekly modern café has been built “into” the concrete-wall ruins of a defunct rice mill, another project by the owner-operator of the aforementioned Yamato Café.

The Zhutian operation’s most arresting visual aspect is the “courtyard” in the rear. There was originally no courtyard here; the roof and large sections of the exterior walls are gone. Private air-con dining rooms of full glass have been built along the inner perimeter, looking into the middle, providing patrons full privacy while still in a full people-watching public space. On the beverage side of the menu (w/ English), unusual options are the iced lemonade with pomelo and back-sesame milk; the food side has bagels and quiche, croissant, and butter roll treats.

ZHUTIAN STATION ( 竹田驛園 )

0989-603-718

No. 27, Fengming Rd., Zhutian Township, Pingtung County ( 屏東縣竹田鄉豐明路 27 號 )

9:30am ~ 5:30pm (closed on Monday) www.facebook.com/jhutian

YAMATO COFFEE ROASTERS ( 驛前大和頓物所 )

(08) 771-2822

No. 26, Fengming Rd., Zhutian Township, Pingtung County ( 屏東縣竹田鄉豐明路 26 號 )

9am ~ 6pm www.facebook.com/coffeebeanstock/