Taipei (TW)
Overrated and pseudo exclusive bar: Woobar @ W Taipei (1. June 2017)
I am a huge fan of SPG properties and usually also of W hotels but here we’re facing the ‘pseudo exclusivity’ card again. We went up to the Woobar in the W Taipei without booking anything in advance as it was a rather spontaneous decision. Once you arrive at the top where the bar is […]
A good Japanese food experience on eye level with Taipei 101: Restaurant Ton 28 (同28) (1. June 2017)
The Ton 28 was recommended to me by a friend who has visited Taipei recently so it was the perfect stop for the last evening in Taiwan. I went for the “Dinner Set Menu” (2’580 NTD) which started with “today’s fishman seafood salad” which was a lovely combination of various vegetables and seafood. Second in […]
Average tea house on top of Taipei: Yuen Shyu Yuen Teahouse (緣續緣) (1. June 2017)
Taipei has a little mountain from which you can kind of overlook the city – if you’re up for hiking I suppose it is rather nice. If you are exhausted after five days of walking an average of 12 to 15 kilometers, it is nothing special up there. But at least there is a variety […]
Lost in translation – Taiwanese brunch experience: Restaurant Qin Lao Shi Soybean Milk (1. June 2017)
Given we wanted to try ‘Taiwanese breakfast’ we were checking out some options which would not close around 10 or 11 am but would be open for a bit longer and we found a place called ‘Qin Lao Shi Soybean Milk’. And frankly, we were lucky as there was a couple from Kuala Lumpur which […]
A speakeasy which isn’t a speakeasy anymore: Alchemy Bar (31. May 2017)
The Alchemy bar used to be a speakeasy but has turned to a normal bar by now. Still, it is not that easy to find the entrance as it is basically in a club where there is a door leading to it – but not hidden as you would expect a speakeasy to be. And […]
The best beef noodles ever: Restaurant Yong Kang Beef Noodle (31. May 2017)
I have tried a couple of noodle soups throughout this trip but this is just amazing! There was a huge line of people waiting to get some beef noodle soup and obviously – again – no one speaks English but if you are kind of following logic you will understand at some point what they […]
Japanese tea ceremony in a perfectly relaxing atmosphere: Wistaria Tea House (31. May 2017)
Personally, I have never attended a Japanese tea ceremony so far and I’m sure it is not the same in Taiwan as it would be in Japan – but I suppose you get a good first impression on how such a ceremony usually goes. You basically pick your teas and we went for “Wistaria Tea” […]
Amazingly large and tasty shaved ice cream: Ice Monster (31. May 2017)
After ‘enjoying’ stinky tofu, a large portion of shaved ice cream is the perfect thing to change your palate. Ice Monster is apparently quite famous for their ice cream although I was not able to imagine why so. But, once you’re there and you see the portions, you will easily understand why. I went for […]