台湾吃喝玩乐 Taiwan Trip May 2012 Day 2: Ximending, Taipei 101, agnes b cafe, Wufenpu and Raohe Night Market
Monday, April 22, 2013 |
| 西門紅樓 Xi Men Hong Lou / Red House Theatre |
We were walking around Ximending 西門町, near the vicnity of Red House Theatre and Ximending Police Station because we were told that there are some good breakfast places around there. At the same time, we were trying to locate one of the best braised meat rice (滷肉飯 / lu rou fan). After walking around and asking for directions (the uncles and aunties in Taiwan are really helpful, they try their best to help even if they aren't sure), we ended up at JSP 甲尚宝小吃店 for breakfast.
JSP 甲尚宝小吃店
Ximen MRT exit 1 walk abt 3mins along Hanzhong St
Opens from 6am – 12pm
http://www.twjsp.com.tw/
http://www.twjsp.com.tw/
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| JSP 甲尚宝小吃店菜单 menu |
JSP 甲尚宝小吃店 have got seats both inside and outside the store. The seats outside the store faces the road which I think is a very unique dining experience!
Their slogan is 'just start a powerful day'. Their logo reminds me of ultraman and anpanman (アンパンマン) merged together.
They have got both Western-style breakfast (sandwiches, burgers, bagels) and Chinese-style breakfast (savoury crepe, fried carrot cake, hot plate noodles, dumplings, hot dog, onion pancake). You will be spoilt for choices, trust me!
After going through the menu for several times, I finally settled down for 猪排汉堡 Pork Burger. I love variety but sometimes having too much to choose from can be a headache as well.
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| 猪排汉堡 Pork Burger NT$35, approx SGD1.50 |
I must rave about the 猪排汉堡 Pork Burger from JSP 甲尚宝小吃店. First, the buns are warm and so so so soft! The 猪排 (pork chop) is so juicy and the black pepper sauce goes very well with it. Plus, there's also a sunny side up! I'm definitely going back to JSP 甲尚宝小吃店 just for 猪排汉堡 Pork Burger the next time I go to Taiwan!
Here's a picture of us with our breakfast before we tucked in!
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| Breakfast at JSP 甲尚宝小吃店 |
It was about 9+, close to 10am in the morning when we were at JSP but we saw so many people having their breakfast leisurely and we were thinking, "Don't they have to work or something?"
After breakfast, we went to 50 Lan (50嵐), opposite 85度C (85 degrees C) to get bubble milk tea (珍珠奶茶). For those of you whom are not familiar with 50 Lan/Wu Shi Lan (50嵐), it is the original Koi cafe in Taiwan!
After breakfast, we went to 50 Lan (50嵐), opposite 85度C (85 degrees C) to get bubble milk tea (珍珠奶茶). For those of you whom are not familiar with 50 Lan/Wu Shi Lan (50嵐), it is the original Koi cafe in Taiwan!
50嵐 (50 Lan / Wu Shi Lan) near Ximending
台北市萬華區漢中街136號, Taiwan
Approximately 4 mins from Ximen Station.
Directions:
1. Head north on 中華路一段/台3線 toward 成都路/104縣道
2. Turn left onto 成都路/104縣道
3. Turn left onto 漢中街
50嵐 (50 Lan / Wu Shi Lan) classifies their drinks into categories such as 找好茶 (good tea)，找好感 (chewy)， 找奶茶 (milk tea) and 找新鲜 (refreshing).
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| 50 Lan/Wu Shi Lan (50嵐) menu |
They have got both small pearls (珍珠) and big pearls (波霸). I ordered the medium 珍珠奶茶 which literally translates to milk tea with small pearls. I love the small pearls because they are so chewy! The medium 珍珠奶茶 that I bought have got so much pearls in it that I was full even before I finish half of it.
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| 50嵐珍珠奶茶 NT$50, approx SGD2.10 |
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| with our 50嵐茶! |
After that, we took the train from Ximen station 西門站 to Taipei City Hall Station 市政府站. From there, we walked out of Exit 2 to wait for the free shuttle bus to Taipei 101 台北101 / 臺北101.
Saw this arty farty building while waiting for the free shuttle bus. I say its an awesome piece of graffiti!
Taipei 101 台北101 / 臺北101
No. 7, Section 5, Xìnyì Rd,
Xinyi District, Taipei City,
Taiwan 110
Saw this arty farty building while waiting for the free shuttle bus. I say its an awesome piece of graffiti!
Taipei 101 台北101 / 臺北101
No. 7, Section 5, Xìnyì Rd,
Xinyi District, Taipei City,
Taiwan 110
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| Taipei 101 台北101 / 臺北101 |
Here's the magnificent interior of Taipei 101 with very high ceilings.
We took the same shuttle bus back to Taipei City Hall Station 市政府站 and walked over to agnes b cafe l.p.g for tea.
agnes b cafe l.p.g / delices 台北统一阪急店
台北市忠孝东路五段8号1楼
02 2722-0553
Sun to Thurs 11:00-21:30 / Fri to Sat 11:00-22:00
Here's what we ordered (to share of course).
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| agnes b cafe sweets |
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| agnes b chocolate |
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| agnes b orange juice |
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| Typical tourist shot outside agnes b cafe l.p.g |
Next, we took the train to Houshanpi Station 後山埤站 and headed to Wufenpu 五分埔 for some shopping. Although it says on Google Maps that its a 10 minute walk from Houshanpi Station 後山埤站 to Wufenpu 五分埔, I swear we walked longer than that! We already found walking there a chore so imagine walking back to the station after that!
Wufenpu 五分埔
Xinyi District Taipei City, Taiwan
Open at about 2pm
Directions:
Houshanpi station Exit 1. Walk straight along Jhongpo N. Rd. to the intersection of Jhongpo N. Rd. and Yongji Rd. After the crossing outside the station's exit 1, turn right until you come across shops selling clothes and you would have arrived at Wu Fen Pu. Wufenpu starts on the left.
Note: Do not go on Mondays because the shop owners will be busy with their new stocks arrival.
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| Wufenpu 五分埔 |
Here are my loots from Wufenpu 五分埔. If I never remember wrongly, I paid about SGD80 for all of them. Such a steal, no?
After shopping, we were famished so we headed over to Raohe Street Night Market 饒河街觀光夜市, more commonly known as Raohe Night Market / Raohe Ye Shi 饒河夜市.
饒河街觀光夜市 Raohe Street Night Market
more commonly referred as 饒河夜市 Raohe Night Market
台北市松山區饒河街, Taiwan
Directions:
Houshanpi Station (~10 walk), From Wufenpu, walk to Songshan Railway Station (not metro) and look out for signs pointing to Raohe Night Market
How can we miss 炸鸡排 when in Taiwan? We bought 大鸡排 which literally translates to big chicken cutlet. We were the first in line, the stall just opened for business when we queued.
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| 炸鸡排/大鸡排 NT$55, approx SG$2.40 |
Guess what I spotted at 饒河街觀光夜市 Raohe Street Night Market?
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| PG Mall / PG 美人网 |
Avid online shoppers or rather, avid spree-ers will be familiar with PG Mall! I remember getting most of my bags from them when I was in Poly!
Shin wanted to try Stinky Tofu 臭豆腐 and apparently, the one that you see below is from one of the more popular stall in 饒河街觀光夜市 Raohe Street Night Market.
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| Stinky Tofu 臭豆腐 |
After much convincing, I mustered enough courage to try Stinky Tofu 臭豆腐 for the first time ever in my life. Turns out that it isn't that bad afterall! It ain't as smelly when you eat it compared to when you smell it in the air. It tastes a bit bitter though in my opinion. I love the pickled veggies that they included as a side though.
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| Steamed crabs 清蒸蟹 |
The steamed crabs 清蒸蟹 didn't taste fishy surprisingly.
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| Lu Wei 魯味 |
We saw that a lot of locals order 'Prince noodles/wang zi mian (王子面)', seems like its a local favourite! We bought a small packet of Lu Wei 魯味 to share but we were too famished that we gobbled it up before we took any pictures. Let's just say that it was the first time that most of us tried duck blood cake 鸭血糕. It tastes like fish cake though.
That marks the 2nd day of my Taiwan trip 2012. I hope you like this post!
Thanks for reading.
Love,
Patricia
You might want to check out these posts:
✰ Taiwan Taipei Accomodation/Hotel: ECFA Hotel Wan Nian 愛客發時尚旅館萬年館 review
✰ 台湾吃喝玩乐 Taiwan Trip May 2012 Day 1: Taipei Ximending and Shi Da Ye Shi
✰ 台湾吃喝玩乐 Taiwan Trip May 2012 Day 2: Ximending, Taipei 101, agnes b cafe, Wufenpu and Raohe Night Market
✰ 台湾吃喝玩乐 Taiwan Trip May 2012 Day 3: Sogo, Hello Kitty Sweets Cafe and Miramar Entertainment Park
✰ 台湾吃喝玩乐 Taiwan Trip May 2012 Day 4: Danshui Old Street, Taipei Main Station and Ximending
✰ 台湾吃喝玩乐 Taiwan Trip May 2012 Day 5: Taichung Sitou Monster Village 台中溪头妖怪村 and Fengjia Night Market 逢甲夜市
✰ Taiwan Taipei Accomodation/Hotel: ECFA Hotel Wan Nian 愛客發時尚旅館萬年館 review
✰ 台湾吃喝玩乐 Taiwan Trip May 2012 Day 1: Taipei Ximending and Shi Da Ye Shi
✰ 台湾吃喝玩乐 Taiwan Trip May 2012 Day 2: Ximending, Taipei 101, agnes b cafe, Wufenpu and Raohe Night Market
✰ 台湾吃喝玩乐 Taiwan Trip May 2012 Day 3: Sogo, Hello Kitty Sweets Cafe and Miramar Entertainment Park
✰ 台湾吃喝玩乐 Taiwan Trip May 2012 Day 4: Danshui Old Street, Taipei Main Station and Ximending
✰ 台湾吃喝玩乐 Taiwan Trip May 2012 Day 5: Taichung Sitou Monster Village 台中溪头妖怪村 and Fengjia Night Market 逢甲夜市
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