Cafes to visit in Taipei

1) Melange Cafe
Stumbled upon this cafe when I was googling what kind of cafes they have around Zhongshan. Melange Cafe was on the top 5 of my google searches so I guess our decision was to head to this cafe right away :)

Before ushering us into cafe, the waitress told us that there will be a "最低消费飲料消費為100元(minimum spending of 1 drink worth NT100 per person)" and you can only spend no more than 1.5hrs in the cafe. I can understand because most cafes in Taipei are generally very crowded. Unlike SG, you don't need to have bloggers blogging about a "hidden" cafe and the cafe suddenly get famous overnight.



I don't need the menu! I was eyeing on their displayed cakes and everything just looks so tasty!!



They were well-known for their strawberry waffles but since I am not a fan of strawberries and we didn't want to waste our calories on waffles, I decided to order their chocolate mousse cake. I knew I had to order this the moment I saw this in their display fridge. I was proven right. The chocolate is so rich and "fresh" that I was asking for more after finishing this whole thing by myself. It is sea salt caramel flavored, chocolate and caramel- all my favourite in one !

Oh, and if your eyes are sharp enough, you will be able to spot a mini macaron! They have a few flavours but they were only left with pistachio and vanilla then and I ordered the pistachio one for NT50. YUMS~



We were quite hungry because it was near dinner time and we decided to order a light snack-sandwich, to go along with the sweet stuff. I am seriously not a sandwich person but this one definitely makes me want to try the other sandwiches as well. It is so frolicking GOOD! There's ham and cheese, vege and the sauce just perfected the whole sandwich.. Oh man, I can eat this for breakfast everyday, no kidding!



And that's not the end of the story. Even their drinks amazed me as well. I was spoilt for choice because there are a wide range of drinks to choose from and everything looks so good in the menu. (I think photos in the menu play a super big part to determine how good your food is :P) I ordered Iced Earl Grey Milk Tea after pondering for 10 mins LOL.

As you can see, you pour in how much of milk you need. I tasted without the milk and the earl grey tea is already so refreshing and good!! Tea lovers will definitely be head over heels with their tea here ;)

All in all, this cafe is a MUST MUST try in Taipei. There are a lot of cafes in Zhongshan but don't hesitate, this is definitely my first choice!

Address: (Alight at Zhongshan MRT)

Zhongshan North Road Section 2
Lane 16 No. 23
Mondays to Fridays: 7.30am till 10.00pm
Saturdays and Sundays: 9.30am till 10.00pm


2)Nola Cafe

It's Christmas Day and we were wondering along the streets at Taipei City Hall and we needed lunch. ATT4Fun mall was where we headed first because they have many many food choices! Jap, chinese, western, brunch, desserts, you name it they have it. We were spoiled for choice but we decided to enter Nola Cafe because it was the most crowded. Food must be good right?



Tried their Jambalaya (紐澳良海鮮飯)! It was superb! Ordered a yogurt drink and everything cost me only less than $18! Come on, a smoothie in SG easily cost up to $12 (w/o GST and service charge). I wana go backkkkk :(







A happy lunch calls for a selfie, #ootd and a photo with the xmas tree on xmas! Found a pity that I did not take an #ootd at the ion xmas tree so this will make up for it :P

Visit their website for more info : Nola Cafe

Address:No.16, Aly. 14, Ln. 150, Sec. 5, Xinyi Rd., Xinyi Dist., Taipei City
Alight at Taipei City hall, take their shuttle bus(7 mins~) to Taipei 101 (bus stop outside the mrt) and walk to Att4fun shopping mall :D

3) Toasteria Cafe

Another cafe that must be on top of your list in Taipei! I was so so lucky to stumble upon this cafe when I was trying to locate Honey Creme! I didn't want to queue in SG so must try in Taipei right ? :P We were also trying to find a place for lunch and I was thinking of settling any food nearby Honey Creme. I walked past this cafe and it was love at first sight. Both its exterior and interior were just wow! I can sit here whole day to do my marking and not complain HAHA.





It was very crowded. We went up to the second floor!



My brunch and coffee! Asked the waitress what were their popular dishes and she immediately recommended me their Panini. It was true because almost every table had a Panini after I took a quick glance.
There's cheese, roasted chicken, ham... (I only remembered this) It was really awesome!! I like it that the crust was crispy and their fries was really good! Coffee also a must try here :P



YUMS.



Had my soft serve craving satisfied at Honey Creme. It is just opposite Toasteria Cafe! See, kill 2 birds in 1 stone :P

Address: No. 2, Lane 248, Section 4, Zhongxiao East Road, Da’an District, Taipei City, Taiwan 106



I LOVE YOU TAIWAN!!

Cafes in BKK to visit

Going to do a blogpost on which cafes to go in BKK since some of my friends who are going to BKK are asking for it :) I only been to a few ones on my recent trip and I can't wait to explore more cafes which is already on my notebook already ;)

Cafes that I've visited and worth to go!! :D

1) Roast Cafe

I went here twice! The first time was for their dinner. I thought they serve all day breakfast but their brunch menu is only till 5.30pm. I was so disappointed initially but was rejoicing after I've tried their dinner menu :P

These were what we ordered for dinner:

This coffee "Magic" was recommended by the boss there and heavy caffeine-lovers will definitely love this! But pls do not drink this at night because I couldn't sleep the whole night after this! It is really a strong milk coffee drink!



My pasta choice would always be aglio olio and thus I ordered the Bacon and Garlic one. It is even served with poached egg! I love how they cook the pasta with garlic :P



Another MUSTTTT EAT on their dinner menu is the Seafood Risotto! Pls do not miss out on this! The best risotto I've ever tasted and I am sure going to order this when im back :D



And because it was so good, I came back with my friends a few days later to check out their highly-raved brunch.

Had to try this, esp when I am a matcha-lover~ Matcha float!



I was contemplating whether to get their hot chocolate and I guess I made the right choice! It doesn't taste like a normal chocolate drink because I found the the chocolate taste unique. Their chocolates are selected from a premium French chocolate called "Valrhona Chocolate".



And my Classic Eggs Benedict! Their eggs benedict was so-so though.



Their Pulled Pork Burger was very good! Served with BBQ pork, coleslaw with sour cream dressing~



For sandwich, we ordered the Crunchy Croque Monsieur which basically has ham, cheese, butter and cheese inside.



This dish is rather special and we waited 20 mins for it to be cooked. The boss was very nice and came to told us that the dish would need a longer time.

TATA~ The Cassoulet. It is a white bean stew with bacon, duck confit, garlic and sausage, looks mouthwatering right :P



Lastly, we ordered a Salmon Rosti to share because the picture of it on the menu looks so tempting hehe.

They are very generous with their salmon!



You wouldn't want to miss out on Roast ^^





For their address, check out their fb page here : https://www.facebook.com/roastbkk

Alight at Thong Lor BTS and it's a 15-20 mins walk from the BTS. Suggest taking a cab from the BTS because it's quite a long walk! It's at Soi 13, look out for the sign~


2) Mr Jones Orphanage

So after a good lunch/dinner at Roast, you could head to Mr Jones Orphanage for desserts which is just a level down from Roast:) Yes, they are just nearby to one another.

I was totally amazed and impressed by their decor!! Although I was still feeling hungry from the dinner at Roast, I did not hesitate to spend quite some time to take photos. Just too lovely ^^













So many teddy bears!



What we ordered~

Wanted to try this long ago and because the cake is photogenic :P



Lemon Meringue tart which was not too sweet and appetizing :)



Creme Brulee :D



#happygirl



3) Greyhound Cafe

Greyhound cafe is known for its buffalo wings and I was amazed by what their menu has to offer. They have such a wide selection of food. You can get Thai, Western, Chinese food etc etc. There's just too many! We took quite some time to decide what to order heh



















Yay, happy tummies :D



Location: Siam Paragon 1st floor

4) After you Cafe

I bet most of you must have heard of this cafe too! Their desserts are so highly raved about. We had to queue for at least half an hour on a saturday noon to be seated.

Snapping photos while waiting ^^



But, their desserts will definitely not disappoint you :P I went back twice during the trip because I see the cafe almost everywhere in BKK!



DON"T miss out their honey toast!!









Location: http://www.afteryoudessertcafe.com/branch.php?n=1

That's all for now!~ Happy Cafe-hopping guys ^^

xx