After dinner at Din Tai Fung, we decided to walk off some of the calories by exploring the surrounding area. That’s when we discovered Soypresso on Lishui Street. Soypresso is a cafe that specialises in drinks and desserts made with soy milk. Aside from regular soy milk, they also offer black sesame soy milk, tie […]
Din Tai Fung is a world-renowned restaurant chain that originated in Taiwan. It was founded in Taipei in 1958 and has since expanded to locations all over the world, including Australia, Japan, the United States, China, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and others. They are famous for their xiao long bao (小笼包), a type of steamed […]
We noticed a long line opposite the road, right outside the Tian Jin Onion Pancake shop, while we were enjoying our mango shaved ice dessert at Smoothie House. This modest-looking stall shares the same space with Thanh Ky Vietnamese Restaurant (誠記越南麵食館). Tian Jin Onion Pancake specialises in Taiwanese scallion pancake (also known as green onion […]
We spent the day walking from Longshan to Dongmen, exploring the city. Enjoyed visiting the Lungshan Temple, the Bopiliao Historical Block, the 228 Peace Memorial Park, and the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall. We decided to end the tour in Dongmen so that we could have dinner at the original Din Tai Fung restaurant on Xinyi […]
If you could only eat one thing in Ximending, make sure it’s Ay-Chung Flour-Rice Noodle (阿宗麵線)! Funny thing is, mian xian (麵線 or mee sua) is never one of my preferred style of noodles previously. But I’m so addicted to Ay-Chung Flour-Rice Noodle after trying it that I had to come back a couple of […]
Stumbled upon Fuzhou Shizu Pepper Cake (a.k.a. Fuzhou Ancestral Pepper Cake) when we were exploring the neighbourhood where our hotel was located in. Thought we could only get these 胡椒餅 (pepper cakes) from their stall at Raohe Street Night Market so it was a pleasant surprise to see this outlet near us. We had planned […]
No Taiwan trip would be complete without having an authentic Taiwanese breakfast at a local establishment. Yong He Dou Jiang Da Wang 永和豆漿大王 is one of such popular breakfast joints in Taipei. Same name but different entities You may not be aware but there are actually many other Taiwanese breakfast places with the same name. […]
After a super satisfying ‘lu rou fan’ dinner at Wang’s Broth, which is located in Huaxi Street Night Market, we ventured out of the area to see what was around. Spotted another night market at the nearby Guangzhou Street. Guangzhou Street Night Market 广州街夜市 The Guangzhou Street Night Market stretches 150m between Wuzhou Street and […]
We got back to the city centre at almost 6pm after our Yehliu Geopark, Jiufen and Shifen Day Tour with Klook. The coach driver kindly dropped us off at Ximen metro station (instead of the original meeting/pick-up point at Taipei Main Station) as we wanted to check out Ximending and also go to Huaxi Street […]
After an awesome late lunch at Kura Sushi, we headed towards the Taipei Main Station to check out the underground mall, where I spent ages shopping for skincare and beauty products, lol! Supposed to make our way to Ningxia Night Market but we were ‘hijacked’ by L’Herboflore sales promoters. Before coming to Taiwan, I had […]
I first came across Kura Sushi when I spotted a review on a travel magazine. After reading it, I was completely sold. Kept that name in mind and did a bit of research. Kura Sushi is actually a conveyor belt sushi chain that was founded in Japan in 1977. Today, they have more than 500 […]
Came across these pre-packed kueh kueh selling at $2.60 per pack at Sheng Siong Supermarket a few months back. It was love in one bite, lol. And we’ve been getting the kueh like 2-3 times per week ever since. I know, so much sugar, but hey, no regrets man! They just go so well with […]
J2 Famous Crispy Curry Puff is a popular stall at Amoy Street Food Centre, that is known for its delicious and crispy curry puffs. The stall has received recognition from the Michelin Guide and is a regular awardee on the Bib Gourmand list. J2 specialises in just puffs, which come in 4 different flavours—curry potato […]
The last time we ate Buk Chang Dong Soon Tofu at a coffee shop at Blk 721 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8, we spotted other ‘new’ stalls which we said we would come back to try. Funny thing is, whenever we wanted to eat something specific in AMK, it would end up to be something […]
I have no qualms about recommending Dona Manis Cake Shop to anyone who enjoys traditional sweet treats like a good old banana pie. In fact I don’t think there is another bakery in Singapore that does banana pies in the same way as Dona Manis. That’s probably why their banana pies are so special even […]
My maternal great grandmother was a Teochew who came to Singapore from Swatow, China. I remembered the times when all of us would gather around the dining table to help or watch her make traditional kueh during festive occasions. Her yam cake and png kueh were the best. Ever since 老嬤 passed away, I hadn’t […]