The memorable street food paradise - Taipei ~ Day 6

Wonderful time flies. Day 6 was the day we part ways with Taipei.

With little time left, we decided to have sushi at a restaurant called Zheng Xian (爭鮮迴轉壽司) as breakfast at Ximending. The sushi was great and the price was reasonable. I really like the salmon sushi. 

Using the extra time we had left after the meal, we shopped for some pineapple biscuits to bring back to Malaysia. 

Lastly, we headed to the airport. Goodbye Taiwan, until we met again. The trip was fun and memorable.

The memorable street food paradise - Taipei ~ Day 5

Now here we have our activity for day 5. We had dim sum and soy bean breakfast at Yung Ho Restaurant at Ximending (永和豆漿 西門町).

Next we head towards the presidential office building Taipei (總統府) for a visit. Remember, it is important to pre-book in advance and bring along your passport. The security is quite strict there and we can only take photos at a particular spot.

Not long after, we had steamboat lunch, buffet style at Mala Restaurant( 馬辣頂級麻辣鴛鴦鍋) at
Ximending. The food was great and we had free flow of meats (different types of beef and bacon), Haagen Daaz ice cream, beer, desserts, etc... Do order lots of meat in advance so you dont have to wait to refill the meat. The food was great , the only shortcoming is the 2 hour time frame.

Next, we visited the chiang kai-shek memorial hall(中正纪念堂) and took nice selfies~

After that, we visited Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (Taipei) 國立國父紀念館. we managed to take nice photos of the Taipei 101 night view.

With some spare time, we headed to have a cup of coffee at Stay Real Cafe by Gabee. The food and dessert are good but do take note of a minimum order.

For dinner, we hang out at Shida night market (師大夜市)while meeting my other local friend. The Polo bun and the special delicacy (luwei-滷味) that involves stewing your chosen vegetables, meat or noodles in special herbal soup.

Although it is quite late, the night is still young for us and many others visiting Eslite bookstore(誠品書店.)  Some of the branches opens 24 hours.

The impressive dessert given by my friend -pudding in cute egg shells from Chirle Brown makes us feel like paradise after a day of long walk.

The memorable street food paradise - Taipei ~ Day 4

Day 4 is the day where we travel around Taipei utilizing their public transport-MRT.

Out of curiosity, we decided to try McDonald's breakfast. The breakfast sets tastes the same as what we had in Malaysia even though the meat in Taiwan is pork while in Malaysia is chicken. They offer hot chocolate as an option at no extra cost in Taiwan.

After the visit, we took MRT towards the Taipei Zoo station and took the Mao Kong Gondola (貓空纜車).

Once you reach the last station, you can see the place has plenty of restaurant for you enjoy your tea and savor your food under the beautiful surroundings. The must try is the tea fried rice and bamboo at Si Ge de Dian tea restaurant (貓空- 四哥的店). Despite the greatness mentioned,  the 4 person portion  we ordered  was too much that we reluctantly left when there are still leftovers.

With our stomach full, we head towards our next destination- Taipei 101. The lift up was very fast and comfortable.

After that we head back, ate some snacks and took a rest and walk around Ximending. I went shopping at Watson's. The masks, contact lenses are very cheap there.

That marks the end of our carefree Day 4.

The memorable street food paradise - Taipei ~ Day 3

We kickstart our day 3 with tasty mee suah vermicelli recommended by the local driver at Sheng Kou Wei. The noodles were good, less peppery and most importantly, the intestine does not gives out a smell that I dislike.

Next, we stop by the national revolutionary martyrs' shrine (忠烈祠) to see the marine squad perform their marching routine.

The next destination was yang ming shan (陽明山) where we experienced the different landscapes located in the area such as  flower clock,

Zhuzi Lake  (竹子湖) where we did not get to see any flowers since this is no longer the blooming season, Xiaoyoukeng (小油坑) that stands for little oil pit,

Lengshuikeng with milky pond (冷水坑).

Then we took a dip at the San Yue hotspring hotel (三乐北投温泉) nearby at BeiTou (北投).




After that, we move on the beef noodles  at  Zhi Ming -志明牛肉面 for lunch. The portion is very big and we had to share among 4 person to finish it.

Our second last destination for the day was tamsui to see the sunset and try the snacks there: Ah Xiang fried prawn rolls (阿香虾卷- top left), Ah Po Tie Dan (阿婆铁蛋), Xu Yi Yu Shu (許義魚酥), Ah Gei (阿給- top middle), 3 flavour egg (三味蛋-top right), long ice-cream in cone, fish roe taiwan sausage, ke ko fish ball (可口魚丸 -bottom left and middle)plus dumplings and polo bun (bottom right).

Lastly, we stopped by Shilin before heading back to rest. We tried the stinky tofu (臭豆腐-top right)
, oyster omelette (蚵仔煎), one bit crabs (一口蟹-bottom left) and the famous chicken chop (灑尿雞排-bottom right).

That concludes our day 3 activities. Exhausting but awesome day.

The memorable street food paradise - Taipei ~ Day 2

Day 2 was a hectic day. We rent a taxi for a day's travel (4 person travel, 3500 NT for 8 hours, extra hours NT 300).

Our first destination was to the 13 Layer remains, aka remains of copper refinery (十三層遺址). 

Nearby was the Golden waterfall, (黃金瀑布 ). As suggested by the name, the golden appearance makes it a tourist attraction although there was no gold flowing.

After taking photos, we ate snacks at stalls nearby.


 Next we went and took photos of the ying yang ocean (陰陽海).

 After that, we moved  on to Yeh Liu Geopark  (野柳地質公園) , unique sedimentary rocks formed near the ocean. The famous queen's head rock is the greatest attraction among all rocks there.

We stopped by Jishan old street (金山老街) for lunch.

 The food there was very reasonable. The restaurant near at the temple in the best.  A must try dish is the duck.
Following that, we visited Teressa Teng's (鄧麗君) resting place.

Before we headed towards our next destination, we stopped by this dessert shop known as yannick (亞尼克果子店 )for a break. We tried the yam dessert, cakes and the fruit teas.

Next we traveled to jiu fen old street (九份老街). The journey took about an hour. The food there was good. We tried the famous taro balls- Lai Ah Po Yu Yuan (賴阿婆芋圓), huang ma ma's jelly , peanut brittle ice cream wrap, Ah Lan Taro Kueh (阿兰芋头粿) and had oolong tea at one of the tea restaurants to relax ourselves.

Since it was  getting dark, the next destination was to go shifen (十分)for the sky lanterns. We bought the lantern and wrote on the lantern with chinese brush before releasing the lantern to the sky.

Our final stop of the day was the Keelung Night (基隆廟口夜市) market for more food.

The food we tried were the  nutritious fried sandwich (營養三明治 -top left), Ding Bian Cuo (鐤邊趖-top middle),  Rice: Lu Rou Fan (滷肉飯 -top right ),  Green Bean Noodle: Ba Bao Dong Fen (八寶冬粉 -bottom left),  Butter Crab (奶油螃蟹-bottom middle)and the braised eel soup (紅燒鰻魚羹-bottom right).

These marks the end of fruitful day 2.

The memorable street food paradise - Taipei ~ Day 1

Day 1 begins with our arrival at the Taoyuan International Airport. We booked the airport transfer to our hotel at Ximending which saves us the hassle of carrying our heavy luggage while taking public transport. We stayed at Kingshi hotel at Ximending ( 西門町). The place is very convenient as there are many convenient stores, restaurants and pharmacies nearby.

Our first stop of the day is the famous flour rice noodle : Ah Zhong Mian Xian (阿宗麵線 ). The soup is rather peppery but it taste nice. The queue is incredibly long.

We bought their easy card there and top up 500 NT. Using the easy card, we can take public transport and buy stuffs at their convenience store. Using the MRT, we headed towards to Wu Fen Pu (五分埔). The area  is a wholesale garment market which is crowded on weekends. To our surprise, it was not crowded when we pay that place a visit.


The long walk makes our stomach growl. The Rao He street night market (饒河街觀光夜市)was the next destination. We tried the butter bun (top left), wild boar Taiwan sausage (top right), ai yu jelly with milk (standalone picture on the right), pineapple tart, smelly tofu (bottom left)and the Hujiao Bing (胡椒餅-bottom right).

With a stomach stuffed with food, taking a brisk walk to the nearby rainbow bridge really ease our guilt for overeating. The lighting on the bridge  is nice at night. The marks the end of day 1.