Taiwan
A truly unique experience not to be repeated: Dai’s House of Stinky Tofu ‘戴記獨臭之家’ (31. May 2017)
Stinky tofu is apparently quite ‘a thing’ in Taiwan so obviously I had to give it a try. Heads up: It is one of these things you have to tick off your bucket list but definitely not something I necessarily want to repeat again! Anyway, it is already rather tricky finding the place as the […]
A great speakeasy hidden in a coffee place: Ounce Bar (30. May 2017)
I love speakeasy bars – but often they are no real speakeasies anymore. I mean, the Ounce was even hosted in a travel guide. Not sure you can still call it a speakeasy if you walk into the coffee shop called “Relax Café” and the guy behind the counter directly asks “Ounce?”. Still, worth going […]
Hidden gem with lovely local tables upstairs: Restaurant 大隱酒食 James Kitchen (30. May 2017)
As ‘English’ as James Kitchen sounds as Taiwanese it is! Although it has been reviewed by a couple of bloggers in the past, it doesn’t seem to be visited by tourists too often as half of the staff doesn’t speak any English. Although the menu is translated to English, it is rather rudimentary but there […]
Tasty street food which turns out to be a chain: What’s Run Street Stall @ Tamsui (30. May 2017)
Tamsui is a former fishermen’s town where the Spaniards had built a fort a couple of centuries back – today though it is a relaxation place for locals and tourists so you find a lot of food stalls – given the metro ride takes a solid 30 minutes from the main station, we were obviously […]
One of the most interesting concepts in Taiwan – night markets: Keelung Miaokou Night Market (29. May 2017)
Night markets – or as I would call them, food markets – are a big thing in Taiwan. There is a bunch of them in Taiwan but the one we visited the first evening wasn’t really appealing to us so we decided to try one of the famous ones which is located a bit outside […]
A truly amazing dumpling experience if you are up to wait 40+ minutes: Restaurant Din Tai Fung @ Taipei 101 (28. May 2017)
According to my guide book, the Restaurant Din Tai Fung is one of the most famous dumpling places in Taiwan. So, obviously, I had to give it a try. Now, if you want to try it, be patient. When we arrived somewhen in the middle of the afternoon (around 3pm), the waiting time to get […]
Quite a decent breakfast on the top floor: Sheraton Club Lounge @ Sheraton Grand Taipei (28. May 2017)
After the first experience at the Sheraton in ‘Kitchen 12’ I was not entirely sure what to expect from the lounge but the breakfast was actually great. There is a selection of various Asian dishes with a live cooking station where you can get all your egg dishes – in case there was someone attending […]
Huge buffet with quite a good selection and value for money: Restaurant Kitchen 12 @ Sheraton Grand Taipei (27. May 2017)
After travelling basically for 24 hours you do not really care where you eat or what you eat but luckily the hotel I was staying at, the Sheraton Grand Taipei, had a restaurant on the ground floor which was open at 3:30pm (all others open at 6pm) called ‘Kitchen 12’. Well, I did not really […]
