Looking at the number of photos I had for this post, I decided to split this post into 3 parts. So here's Part 2!
Apart from the many local food that I have tried, I like the oyster omelette (蚝仔煎) and Ay Chung Mee Sua (阿宗面线) the most! I eat them on every other day, it's so addictive! Taipei is all about food. While I was doing up my itinerary, I think more than half of the places that I wanted to visit turns out to be food-related; be it cafes, local food stores or night markets.
So without further ado, here it goes!
真的太多照片了，所以决定分成 3 部分。这是第 2 部分！
在许多的本地美食当中，我的最爱是蚝仔煎和阿宗面线！几乎可以天天吃都不觉得腻，超上瘾！台北就是个美食天堂。在安排这次的行程时，发现超过一半想去的地方都是饮食地点。
话不多说，let's go！
Da'an District 大安区
Slack Season 度小月
No. 9-1, Yongkang Street, Da’an District, Taipei City
台北市大安区永康街9-1号
Opening hrs: 11:30am-10:30pm (Sun-Thu), 11:30am-11pm (Fri-Sat)
Subway: Dongmen Station Exit 5 (line 2 red, line 4 yellow)
Slack Season began with a fisherman by the surname of Hong, whose family migrated to Fucheng from Guangzhou, China. Obviously, he make a living by fishing. The sea is usually very rough between the Qingming Festival and Mid-autumn Festival, and so this period was known as the 'slack season' because the fishermen couldn't go out to sea. To make a living during the slack season, Hong began selling noodles. His noodles had an unique taste and it became so popular that eventually he began selling them full-time. And that is why Slack Season is famous for its Dan Zhai Noodles (担仔面).
度小月开始于一位姓 ‘洪’ 的渔夫。家人从中国广州移民到阜城。清明节和中秋时，风浪非常猛，渔夫们都无法出海。为了度过小月，洪卖起了担仔面。独特的味道引起了注目，后来改为全职卖面。
#1: Slack Season.度小月
#2: Slack Season.度小月
#3: Dan Zhai Mian making station. 担仔面制作台
#4: Dan Zhai Mian, NTD50. 担仔面台币 50
#5: Shrimp Rolls, NTD200. 虾卷台币 200
Smoothie House 思慕昔
No. 15, Yongkang Street, Da’an District, Taipei City
台北市大安区永康街15号
Opening hrs: 10am-11pm (1F), 12pm-9pm (2F)
Subway: Dongmen Station Exit 5 (line 2 red, line 4 yellow)
Instagram: @smoothiehouse_15
Smoothie House (思慕昔)’s famous Mango Shaved Ice. I ordered the Mixed Fruits Mango Shaved Ice with Mango Gelato, but they ran out of gelato so I need to have Panna Cotta instead. The Panna Cotta was bad, this is not how one is supposed to be done. The mango shaved ice was good, but I believed I have tried better ones in Singapore. They didn’t allow me to sit at Level 2 when all the tables are taken at Level 1, and I have to stand and eat. Because if you want to sit at Level 2, you have to order at Level 2, what logic is this?!! So I ended up sharing the table with someone else at a squeezy corner.
思慕昔著名于芒果冰。我原本点了水果芒果冰加芒果雪糕，但雪糕卖完了，只好换成奶冻。奶冻超难吃，根本就不应该是这做法。芒果冰不错，但相信在新加坡有更好的。一楼客满了，想到二楼，但被拒绝，说要在二楼用餐必须在二楼点菜。什么逻辑？后来和别人挤在一个小角落。
#6: Smoothie House.思慕昔
#7: Mixed Fruits Mango Shaved Ice with Panna Cotta, NT2200. Good for 2-3pax to share! 水果芒果冰加奶冻台币 2200，可 2 到 3 人分享。
Tian Jin Scallion Pancake 天津葱抓饼
No. 1, Lane 6, Yongkang Street, Da’an District, Taipei City
台北市大安区永康街6巷1号
Opening hrs: 11am-11pm
Subway: Dongmen Station Exit 5 (line 2 red, line 4 yellow)
Diagonally across Slack Season is Tian Jin Scallion Pancake (天津葱抓饼). The queue and cooking never stops here! So I definitely have to queue and try! But while... Actually there is nothing special about it. It kind of tasted like Singapore's scallion prata sold frozen, that you can buy home to cook from the supermarket.
靠近度小月的另一角是天津葱抓饼。队排的蛮长，而且延续着。我当然得试试！可是。。其实。。好像。。没什么特别。。类似想新加坡的洋葱印度煎饼。
#8: Tian Jin Scallion Pancake.天津葱抓饼
#9: Scallion Pancake with Egg, NTD30. 天津葱抓饼加蛋台币 30
8% Ice 8%冰淇淋专门店
No. 6, Lane 13, Yongkang Street, Da’an District, Taipei City
台北市大安区永康街13巷6号
Opening hrs: 12pm-10pm
Subway: Dongmen Station Exit 5 (line 2 red, line 4 yellow)
8% Ice (8%冰淇淋专门店) specializes in low calorie gelato/sorbet made from milk that contents 8% fat content. I tried the Lychee Rose Water Sorbet and it was really good! They also sell drinks, bread and pastries. I ordered a hot latte which taste really bad because it's from the machine, worst than 7-11's canned coffee.
8%冰淇淋专门店专卖低卡雪糕和冰糕，只用含有 8％脂肪的牛奶。除此之外，也售卖手工面包，蛋糕和糕点。我选了荔枝玫瑰冰糕，非常棒！咖啡就令人失望～
#10: 8% Ice. 8%冰淇淋专门店
#11: 8% Ice.8%冰淇淋专门店
#12: Lychee Rose Water Sorbet, NTD100. 荔枝玫瑰冰糕台币 100
#13: You may want to make a wish before you leave! 离开之间能先许个愿！
Din Tai Fung 鼎泰丰
No. 194, Section 2, Xinyi Road, Da’an District, Taipei City
台北市大安区信义路2段194号
Opening hrs: 10am-9pm (Mon-Fri), 9am-9pm (Sat-Sun)
Subway: Dongmen Station Exit 5 (line 2 red, line 4 yellow)
This Xinyi branch is the very first store and did you know Din Tai Fung did not started out selling xiao long baos? They started out as a cooking oil retailer. When tinned cooking oil became widely accepted in the 1980s, their business started to decline. In order to survive, the owner Mr Yang and his wife turned half the shop into making and selling xiao long baos. The dumplings became so popular that they stopped selling oil and turned the store into a full fledged restaurant. Today, Din Tai Fung can be found in many countries such as Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, China, Australia, Malaysia, and many more.
The place was flooded with people and waiting time was 70mins! I opted for sharing table so I probably only waited for about 5-10mins. I am surprised that the servers here are so multi-lingual! Apart from Mandarin, they can speak English, Korean and Japanese so well! Since I had already eaten, I had a small portion of pork xiao long baos and a hot shrimp and pork wonton soup. Back in Singapore, xiao long baos are eaten with black vinegar and ginger shreds. But over here, it's a mix of soy sauce, rice vinegar and ginger shreds. Since I am so used to eating it with black vinegar, I think Singapore's Din Tai Fung is better.
信义分店是鼎泰丰首间店。但你知道吗，鼎泰丰开始时没卖小笼包？最初是食用油零售商。在 80 年代，罐装油开始大受欢迎，此店生意渐渐往下滑。为了生存，杨先生和太太把半间店改成卖小笼包，令人惊异的大受欢迎，因此便改全职卖小笼包。而近日跨国海外到新加坡，香港，日本，中国，澳大利亚，马来西亚，等国家的鼎泰丰就这样诞生了。
#14: Din Tain Fung. 鼎泰丰
#15: Pork Xiaolongbao, NTD105 (5pcs). 猪肉小笼包台币 105（5 份）
#16: Shrimp and Pork Wanton Soup, NTD170. 虾仁猪肉云吞汤台币 170
Nom Nom
No. 137, Chaozhou Street, Da’an District, Taipei City
台北市大安区潮州街137号
Opening hrs: 9am-10pm
Subway: Guting Station Exit 5 (line 3 green, line 4 yellow)
This place is really vintage and a nice place to calm your senses down. Ordered a cappuccino and it came overly dusted with cocoa powder! Or is this how they serve their cappuccino? But their coffee was good so no complains.
非常复古，能让人松懈一下的是 Nom Nom。点了杯卡布奇诺，可可粉也沙太多了吧？咖啡很浓，很香。
#17: Nom Nom.
#18: Nom Nom.
#19: Nom Nom.
#20: The overly-dusted Cappuccino, NTD130. 卡布奇诺台币 130
#21: A really cozy corner at the side of the cafe. 咖啡厅的后方有个舒适角落。
Matcha One
No. 16, Lane 75, Yongkang Street, Da’an District, Taipei City
台北市大安区永康街75巷16号
Opening hrs: 12:30pm-9:30pm
Subway: Da'an Park Station (line 2 red)
This place is really pretty and all their desserts look so matcha-ly delicious! Had a dilemma on what to order and eventually settled with a Matcha Adzuki Crepe Cake and Matcha Drops. The cake was really really good, probably the BEST matcha dessert I have ever had! Matcha Drops on the other hand was disappointing... It's Iced Matcha Milk with Pearl, pretty to look at but taste diluted.
这地方超漂亮，所有的抹茶甜点都看起来超好吃，都不知道点什么好！最后选了抹茶红豆千层蛋糕和抹茶珍珠。这蛋糕似乎是我吃过最好的之一。抹茶珍珠令人失望，好看不好喝，太淡了。
#22: Matcha One. 抹茶一
#23: Matcha One. 抹茶一
#24: Matcha Drops, NTD160. 抹茶珍珠台币 160
#25: Matcha Adzuki Crepe Cake, NTD180. 抹茶红豆千层蛋糕台币 180
Boite de Bijou 珠宝盒法式点心坊
No. 10, Lane 209, Section 2, Anhe Road, Da’an District, Taipei City
台北市大安区安和路2段209巷10号
Opening hrs: 10am-8pm
Subway: Xinyi Anhe Station Exit 3 (line 2 red)
Boite de Bijou (珠宝盒法点心坊) is a French-style artisan bakery that specializes in bread, cakes and pastries. This place is well patronized especially by the ‘tai tai’s. It reminds me much of Singapore’s Antoinette. I had the Fraisier, Calisson Nature and Calisson Pistache. They are all VERY good and worth every cent of my money! This is what you call quality food. Super satisfied!
珠宝盒法式点心房是间顶级法式咖啡厅，让人联想到新加坡的 Antoinette。爱喝下午茶的妇女们都爱来这。我点了 Fraisier，Calisson Nature 和 Calisson Pistache。都很好吃，物超所值！这就是说为的顶级食物。爽！
#26: Boite de Bijou. 珠宝盒法式点心房
#27: Boite de Bijou. 珠宝盒法式点心房
#28: Fraisier (French-style Strawberry Shortcake), NTD200. Calisson Nature (French candy, original almond flavour), NTD20. Calisson Pistache (French candy, pistachio flavour), NTD20. 草莓奶油蛋糕台币 200，法式甜点个台币 20
Stoppage Time 补时
No. 30, Alley 15, Lane 96, Section 2, Heping East Road, Da’an District, Taipei City
台北市大安区和平东路2段96巷15弄30号
Opening hrs: 11am-11pm
Subway: Technology Building Station (line 1 brown)
A really simple and cozy cafe. Many came here to study or on their laptops. The servers here are less friendly and they don't even bother tying up their long hair! There is this guy with such long shoulder length hair and it's covering all over his face. Even when he's making coffee, his hair is all over the place. It's so unhygienic. While, minimally I think he should at least tuck his hair behind his ears if he don't want to tie his hair. It's also rude to serve customers looking like this. It's like 'I don't give a shit'. I had a hot chocolate and a chestnut cake (Mont Blanc), which are really good and I strongly recommend them, especially the cake!
简单，舒适的间咖啡厅，学生们爱来这温习作业。但，觉得客人服务有待进步。店长和服务员们似乎对客人都抱着不理不睬的态度。其中一位咖啡师，头发超长，都过肩了，也不绑起来，很不卫生。点了杯热巧克力和栗子蛋糕，都很好，强力推荐！
#29: Stoppage Time. 补时
#30: Chestnut Cake, NTD140. 栗子蛋糕台币 140
Café Trouve 找到咖啡
No, 1, Section 4, Roosevelt Road, Da’an District, Taipei City
台北市大安区罗斯福路4段1号
Opening hrs: 10:30am-9pm (Mon-Thu), 10:30am-10pm (Fri), 9:30am-10pm (Sat-Sun)
Subway: Gongguan Station Exit 3 (line 3 green)
Instagram: @cafetrouve
Was expecting a small wood house as seen on Google, but turns out they have shifted to a new address just 200m down the road where 台大 (Taiwan University) is. Kind of disappointed as now they reside at the 2nd floor. Well what draws me to visit this cafe was definitely the exterior design and nothing else. By the time of arrival at 8pm, the kitchen has already closed, so I ordered a mocha. What says on the menu was '棉花糖摩卡' and 'Cotton Candy Mocha', but turns out the '棉花糖' that they are referring to is marshmallow and not cotton candy. So misleading and this is what happens when they translate it incorrectly. #feelsocheated I thought it's gonna look so pretty with fairy floss sitting on a cup of hot mocha! Oh wells...
网上所看到的日式小木屋没了。。已经搬离越 200 米后的新地点。真是令人失望。现在在间建筑的二楼，就变成没什么新鲜感。厨房晚上 8 店关闭，所以到了时候，只能点饮料或蛋糕。
#31: Cafe Trouve at Level 2. 找到咖啡到 2 楼
#32: Up to Cafe Trouve. 上 2 楼
#33: Outdoor seating. 户外座位
#34: Cafe Trouve. 找到咖啡
#35: Mocha, NTD170. 摩卡台币 170
Long Time Ago Café 梦游咖啡馆
No. 9, Lane 21, Section 1, Anhe Road, Da’an District, Taipei City
台北市大安区安和路1段21巷9号
Opening hrs: 11am-9pm
Subway: Zhongxiao Dunhua Station Exit 4 (line 5 blue)
Long Time Ago Cafe (梦游咖啡馆). It was the filming location for Rainie Yang (杨丞琳)'s movie, 极光之爱. This place is popular for its pretty latte art and my Matcha Latte comes served with a cute pig stencil! I also had a Chocolate Mousse cake which was prettily plated and taste really good!
梦游咖啡馆是杨丞琳主演电影《极光之爱》的拍摄场景。梦游咖啡馆著名于他的拿铁拉花。我点的抹茶牛奶有一只可爱的小猪。我也点了块巧克力慕斯蛋糕，摆盘真漂亮。
#36: Long Time Ago Cafe. 梦游咖啡馆
#37: Iced Matcha Latte, NTD160. 冰抹茶牛奶台币 160
#38: Chocolate Mousse, NTD120. 巧克力慕斯蛋糕台币 120
White Whale 白色鲸鱼
No. 46, Wenchang Street, Da’an District, Taipei City
台北市大安区文昌路46号
Opening hrs: 8am-6pm (Mon-Fri), 10am-6pm (Sat), Closed on Sundays
Subway: Xinyi Anhe Station (line 2 red)
White Whale (白色鲸鱼), a simple drinks cafe decorated with dried flowers. I chose the double drink option of Peach Oolong Tea and Raspberry Strawberry Tea. The bouquet flowers are so pretty I have to bring a mini one home! They have a pet cat in the shop as well and it just sits there quietly, so pretty and cute!
白色鲸鱼著名于他的干花和双冰茶选择，只需台币 90！我点了蜜桃乌龙茶和覆盆子草莓茶。店里卖的鲜，干花们都很漂亮，不由自禁买了一小束。如果你到这，别忘了和他们乖乖坐在角落的猫咪打招呼。
#39: White Whale. 白色鲸鱼
#40: White Whale. 白色鲸鱼
#41: White Whale. 白色鲸鱼
#42: Super pretty flowers! Don't you wanna wake up to this everyday?是否想每天起身时，都能看看一下漂亮的花儿们？
#43: Double Drink Option - Peach Oolong Tea and Raspberry Strawberry Tea, NTD90. 双冰茶 - 蜜桃乌龙茶和覆盆子草莓茶台币 90
#44: Say hello to their adorable pet cat! 店家的可爱猫咪
Coffee Megane 眼睛咖啡
No. 6, Lane 52, Siwei Road, Da’an District, Taipei City
台北市大安区思维路52巷6号
Opening hrs: 10am-8pm, Closed on Wednesdays
Subway: Xinyi Anhe Station (line 2 red)
Not quite sure what is the obsession with glasses for this cafe is, but the Matcha Milk that I ordered sure is good! This place kind of give of a Japanese-style vibe as they use mainly wooden dining ware. This cafe is surprisingly popular despite its lack of space and choices. But I guess the quality of the items and the quiet atmosphere made up for it!
不晓得这咖啡厅和眼睛有什么关系，但的确有不少展示着的眼睛。这点主要以木家具为主。很有日式风格。不太喜欢这的室内设计，太过于暗，还是喜欢充满阳光的咖啡厅。不过店家的抹茶拿铁帮忙补充了到这的体验。要做出杯好的抹茶拿铁（当地人称为抹茶牛奶）并不容易，而眼睛咖啡泡的相当不错。虽然偏贵，但因品质值得。
#45: Coffee Megane. 眼静咖啡
#46: Coffee Megane. 眼静咖啡
#47: Coffee Megane.眼静咖啡
#48: Matcha Latte, NTD180. 抹茶牛奶台币 180
A Poet
No. 9, Lane 295, Section 1, Dunhua South Road, Da’an District, Taipei City
台北市大安区钝化南路1段295巷9号
Opening hrs: 11:30am-3pm, 5:30pm-10:30pm
Subway: Da'an Station (line 2 red)
A Poet is like a cafe by day, bistro by night. The sun sets really early in Taipei during this period, like 5:20pm? This place is so dim... By the time I reach A Poet, it has already been converted to dinner setting and the whole place is really really dark. I could barely see anything clearly! On the menu are some regular Italian/Western food which I didn't really fancy so I just had a cup of coffee. Probably not going to visit this place again.
A Poet 白天是咖啡厅，晚上是酒馆。台北好早太阳就下山了，才 5：20 时？所以当我抵达 A Poet 时，该店以转换为酒馆，整间店黑漆漆的。菜单是意式料理，没感兴趣，所以只点了杯咖啡。大概不会推荐这里。
#49: A Poet.
#50: A Poet.
#51: A Poet.
#52: A Poet.
#53: A Poet.
#54: Cappuccino, NTD170. 卡布奇诺台币 170
Dazzling Cafe (Pink)
No. 11, Alley 7, Lane 205, Zhongxiao East Road Section 4, Da'an District, Taipei City
台北市大安区忠孝东路4段205巷7弄11号
Opening hrs: 12pm-9pm (Mon-Fri), 11:30am-9pm (Sat, Sun)
Subway: Zhongxiao Dunhua Station Exit 1 (line 5 blue)
Instagram: @dazzling_cafe
Dazzling Cafe quickly gained popularity with its signature honey toast, which consists of a cube of soft milk bread - toasted, filled with toast cubes, and topped with various ingredients like ice cream, fruits and sauce; depending on whichever flavour that you choose. It is founded by Janet and her twin brother, Johnny, who discovered it during their trip to Shibuya, Japan, and decided to bring the idea back to Taiwan. The first cafe opened in Taipei and was very well received. Now, Dazzling Cafe has various branches around Taiwan, and even in Hong Kong and Singapore; each with its own theme and decor.
I had the Black Chocolate Honey Toast and a Caramel Latte. The coffee was really good and the toast comes served with custard, a scoop of dark chocolate ice cream, chocolate shavings, strawberries and sour cherries, and a side of honey. The toast is buttered, sugared, and then toasted to golden brown of perfect crispiness. After you are done taking photos, the server returns to help cut up the toast.
Dazzling Cafe 因招牌蜜糖吐司而人气快速飙升。它是块鲜奶面包，烤后加上雪糕，水果，等配料，看你选什么口味。Dazzling Cafe 自创于龙凤胎 Janet 和 Johnny，在一次到日本，涩谷时发现了蜜糖吐司，决定带回台湾。第一间开在台北，大受欢迎。如今已跨过海外到香港和新加坡。每间分店都有自己的风格，招牌产品。
我点了黑色幽默和焦糖拿铁。咖啡非常好喝，但吐司我觉得还可以。黑色幽默包括卡仕达，一勺黑巧克力雪糕，巧克力碎，草莓，樱桃和蜜糖。吐司擦上牛油，沙了糖，烤至金黄色。拍完照后，服务员会前来帮忙切开吐司。
#55: Dazzling Cafe.
#56: Dazzling Cafe.
#57: Caramel Latte, NTD130. 焦糖拿铁台币 130
#58: Black Chocolate Honey Toast, NTD240. 黑色幽默台币 240
Formosa Chang 胡须张
No. 24, Xinyi Road Section 4, Da’an District, Taipei City
台北市大安区信义路4段24号
Opening hrs: 10am-11pm
Subway: Da'an Station (line 2 red)
Famous for its legendary Braised Pork Rice which won them the 'Most Popular Award' at the 9th Taipei International Food Carnival. Formosa Chang is a great place to try some authentic Taiwanese food and the Braised Pork Rice was indeed fantastic. I had the Braised Pork Rice (small) + Garlic Taiwan Sausage + Radish Cabbage Soup meal set. The food were great but it wasn't to my liking as they were all too oily. This proves its authenticity as food in the past were cooked packed with flavour and also lots of oil as oil helps to enhance flavours, but it is just too much for me.
胡须张著名于卤肉饭，曾在第 9 届台北国际美食展获得《最受欢迎奖》。想试些正宗传统台湾食物和卤肉饭可以到这。我点了卤肉饭（小）香蒜台湾香肠套餐，还外配了碗菜头白菜汤。虽然很好吃，但对我而言，太油腻了。
#59: Formosa Chang. 胡须张
#60: Formosa Chang. 胡须张
#61: Braised Pork Rice Set, NTD99. 卤肉饭套餐台币 99