Go big here and get set menu. Best chaozhou-style at this location. The Taipei Main satellite pales in comparison.
Yes it's a chain but the food is solid. First choice to take out of town guests. From TW snacks to entrees - solid.
Old school full fat dairy milk cream cakes - the way God intended. Get orange angel food if you're OG. If you dig icing, exit the front door and dig a hole to lie in. Must pre-order! Worth it.
Consistently good. But if you want Big Spicy, look them in the eye and let them know you mean it. Otherwise that annoying paternalistic Taiwan habit will anger you to pull a khal drogo w the cauldron
Dare I say this is as good as pho gets in Taipei? Raw beef slice pho comes with all its accoutrements and the Viet spring rolls are authentic. they all speak Viet and it's cheap as dirt.
A consistent bao but stick to the savory. 芝麻包 is like biting into wet asphalt - drier than a [fill in the blank at your leisure]
IMO one of the better coffee roasters in town with a few house blends and at least 3-4 single origins within a week of roasting available. Price is equal to quality.
Thus far, the only authentic Korean BBQ in Taipei. Good meat quality but unfortunately it's gas not charcoal. Just. Can't. Have. It. All.
Side dishes all good. No sugar on the noodles unless you want it to taste like every other Taiwanese noodle joint. Otherwise,'close to the mark flavor-wise.
Spicy ramen is full-flavored and melds well with their char-siu. Best chain ramen in Taiwan.
All a tad too sweet per normal in Taiwan but for traditional 叭哺冰淇淋 that harkens to a more innocent time, satiated.
Not sure why all the kids open pasta shops because it really isn't that easy to make good pasta. Solo does it well considering the bar isn't set too high. Would repeat.
Only had takeout pour over once: good coffee but takes itself a bit too seriously IMO. 20m wait for a cup of coffee because of all the ornamental movements in pourover technique. Yawn.
Hands down the most underrated coffee joint in Taipei. From green beans to black gold in a cup, this is a serious coffee drinker's coffee bar. Best of Taiwan contender
Good place to take that special someone you intend to bed but not betroth and don't want anyone to know
Old school Shanghainese home-style food w/o the cornstarch slick and rock sugar laden goopiness. Never see young people there because flavors and decor are three decades past - a good thing
Good pour over coffees and average cafe food. Quiet contemplative space. Above par for tpe.
Indian spices, dried legumes, grains, cans, and pantry items and equipment, including Himalaya Ayurvedic products, and more. Cheaper than any supermarket in town.
Pakistani-lite. At least they use whole spices and it has a mild but modicum of authenticity. Cheap!
Funny enough, everything but the scallion bread (it’s alright) is excellent. Flaky, fragrant, flavorful and not heavy or greasy. Best in TPE contender.
