Another hotpot restaurant that we were able to try back in January was Wulao Hotpot 無老鍋. I had friends from Singapore who were in Taiwan and we made time to meet up for lunch. We went to their Zhongshan branch:📍 No. 36-1, Section 2, Zhongshan N Rd, Zhongshan District, Taipei City Funny how we ordered... Continue Reading →
[Taipei Eats] Hotpot at Old Sichuan 老四川
We celebrated T’s birthday by having lunch at Old Sichuan 老四川! 🥣 First, you choose your soup base (NTD150/person) We went with the Mala soup base 麻辣鍋, and the Healthy Bone Broth soup base 養生白味鍋 that contains chicken bone, pork bone, and Chinese herbs We got these 2 complimentary dishes, the first is a freebie... Continue Reading →
[Taiwan Eats] Taoyuan weekend: Brunch at Butiaoshi, coffee and dessert at Gonna Cafe
We had a weekend brunch with T’s ex-colleagues the first week of January. First place we went to was 不挑食 Butiaoshi.📍 No. 99, Dazhi Rd, Dayuan District, Taoyuan City We ordered:🍛 Thai Green Chicken Curry & Rice 有點泰綠咖喱椰汁雞 NTD320🍲 Sautéed Chicken Breast With Rosemary 香煎迷迭香雞胸 NTD400🥣 Truffle Mushroom Soup 加購湯品 +NTD69 It had been such... Continue Reading →
[Kaohsiung Eats] 紀爺麵食廚坊, Barbican 望樓, Wolong Coffee Studio臥龍咖啡工作室, Futagi Coffee Roaster 二木咖啡
After a few months in the Philippines, we are back in Kaohsiung. T and I had dinner with a couple that I met in Bangkok at my ex-colleague’s wedding. They’re originally based in the UK but are in Taiwan for a few months to study mandarin. We found a place that specializes in beef, and... Continue Reading →
[Kaohsiung] Lunch at Japanese yakiniku restaurant 茶六
Back in June, T and I tried 茶六, a Japanese yakiniku restaurant in Kaohsiung. We had a wonderful set of prime beef, among other delicious food! We had made a reservation through their online portal, and we’re glad that we did because there were a lot of people the day we went. We ordered the... Continue Reading →
Back in Kaohsiung – dinner at 旻哥古早味飯湯, hotpot buffet at 饗麻饗辣, dinner at 碳佐麻里
旻哥古早味飯湯 No. 83-1, Qixian 2nd Rd, Xinxing District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan 800800高雄市新興區七賢二路83之1號 In January, we went back to Kaohsiung to spend time with T’s family. We drove from Taipei to Kaohsiung and after a long drive, we had dinner at 旻哥古早味飯湯 after I randomly saw it on my feed. I liked the beef cubes and... Continue Reading →
[Banqiao eats] Birthday dinner 2022 at Yinju Izakaya 隱居居酒屋
This izakaya restaurant Yinju Izakaya 隱居居酒屋 in Banqiao had been on my list for quite some time, and I decided to finally try it on my birthday. Here's a list of what we ordered along with their prices and photos: Litchi Kawaii Shiroi 台灣荔枝日本奶酒 220ntd Hot Sake 溫清酒 120ntd Shrimp Spring Rolls 創意炸蝦生春捲 180ntd Agedashi... Continue Reading →
[Taipei] Pre-flight preps, Poffertjes Cafe, Mr. Cinnamon
Last May, I was finally able to go back to the Philippines after 2 years of not being able to. I'll write about that in a separate post. Before my flight home, I had to run a bunch of errands spanning multiple days. T and I filed taxes and we found out that it would... Continue Reading →
[Taipei Eats] Little New York Pizzeria
Back in March, I met up with a friend to catch up. She had gotten engaged in February and her fiance was in town in March. We decided to have dinner together because it had been a while since we last met up. We went to Little New York pizzeria where we ordered 2 half... Continue Reading →
[Banqiao Eats] Kanpai and Aunt Stella’s
We went to Kanpai to celebrate T's birthday a couple of months back. They had this event where if you successfully guessed the weight of the steak (+-5g), you would get it for free. Luckily, we were able to guess correctly for one of the steaks that we ordered, so that was on the house!... Continue Reading →