台湾吃喝玩乐 Taiwan Trip May 2012 Day 6: Shilin Night Market 士林夜市, Ximending 西门町 and 太平洋SOGO忠孝馆
Monday, July 22, 2013
We grabbed breakfast at Yong He Dou Jiang 永和豆漿 again before we headed to FE21 for some shopping.
Saw these Vespa scooters while walking to FE21 and we just had to take a picture because its so pretty! Of all, my favourite is the white one!
Vespa scooters |
We had no idea what was going on when we saw this, only to realised that its TVBS broadcasting live. Check out the satellites on top of each van.
Check out Taiwan's post box. Its so cute right? Very old-school looking. If not for the scooter behind, this picture would be postcard quality.
FE21 is about a 7 minute walk from our hotel. It is located just next to Exit 3 of Ximen Station.
FE21 遠東百貨
(Baoqing Far Eastern Department Store )
No. 32, Baoqing Road,
Zhongzheng Dist, Taipei City 100,
Taiwan
Opening hours: Mon-Thurs 11:00-21:30
Friday/Saturday:11:00-22:00
Sunday: 10:30-21:30
Nearest station: Ximen station, Exit 3
http://www.feds.com.tw/
I was in need of a decent pair of work shoes and I chanced upon this brand, Fair Lady which had very dainty designs plus its really comfortable because there's cushioning in it! After I started working, I realised that it is very important to get good shoes especially when it comes to heels or even flats because the last thing you want is your feet to hurt (think blisters) due to prolonged wearing of shoes. Hence, I don't really scrimp or save on shoes. Normally I get leather ones so that they won't wear out so easily. My favourite brands of work heels include Itti & Otto, Hush Puppies and Fair Lady.
I knew I had to get this pair of wedge from Fair Lady when I first saw it because its so girly! It has got everything I like - heart charms, velvet ribbon edging and cutesy bow on top!
I got it despite Chuan saying, "Patricia, NT$ 2180, approx SGD $93 is not cheap for a pair of shoes.." because I don't think I can find something similar in Singapore and considering the fact that its leather and it has cushioning inside, I think its quite worth it.
We headed back to Ximending 西门町 for lunch as most of the girls were craving for 卤肉饭 (Braised Meat Rice / Minced Pork Rice).
We settled for 天天利美食坊.
天天利美食坊
No. 1, Lane 32, Hanzhong Street,
Wanhua District, Taipei City,
Taiwan 108
台灣台北市萬華區漢中街32巷天天利美食坊西门町
卤肉饭 Braised meat rice NT $25, 卤蛋 Braised egg NT $10, 青菜 Stir-fried vegetables NT $30, 贡丸汤 Meatball soup NT $25 |
We will always order a plate of vegetables when we have a proper sit down Chinese meal because the vegetables in Taiwan are really fresh and good. Shin loves 贡丸汤 Meatball soup so she always order them without fail. The meatballs in Taiwan is such that its very chewy compared to the ones that we have in Singapore.
Presenting to you.. my NT $25, approx SGD 1 卤肉饭 Braised meat rice. Its cheap and good. I love the pickles by the side. Nom nom nom.
卤肉饭 Braised meat rice |
After lunch, we had a walk around Ximending and we pass by Modern Toilet, 便所主題餐廳. We wanted to get some desserts but we were still full and we were warned by our friends that the food there ain't worth trying.
Just opposite Modern Toilet (便所主題餐廳 台北西門町店) is this parking lot inspired cafe that is donned with traffic light and road signs.
After that, we took the train to Sogo (太平洋SOGO忠孝馆 branch) to get Porter International Luxy tote bags for my Mom and cousin.
Bought the olive green one for Mommy and Navy one for my cousin.
Next, we headed over to Shilin Night Market 士林夜市.
Shilin Night Market 士林夜市
No. 101, Jihe Road,
Shilin District, Taipei City,
Taiwan 111
臺北市士林區基河路101號
Nearest station: Jiantan Station
捷運: 劍潭站
Directions to Shilin Night Market 士林夜市:
I love white bittergourd juice with honey or with pineapple. Its really refreshing especially during summer. I highly recommend trying it the next time you're in Taiwan. And do order the white bittergourd soup with marinated pineapple in restaurants or eateries! Its really good, very cooling!
I have no idea what is this but it looks like crepes to me though.
Check out the amount of prawns on the prawn fritters. They just spam the prawns only!
This snow ice store had a super long queue and it was hard to miss spotting the long queue.
After checking out Shilin Night Market 士林夜市 Food Court 美食區, we explored other lanes and we came across some food stalls.
These wild boar sausages are really good. Chuan, Shin and I all agree that its very juicy and chewy and that its better than normal sausages.
Look what we spotted in the midst of the night market!
Look what we spotted in the midst of the night market!
Singapore cruise aka Singapore hawker fare |
After that, we came across a stall selling 甜不辣 and I got so excited because Abi told me that the 甜不辣 in Taiwan is very good.
Basically, 甜不辣 consists of fish cake, fish balls, tamagoyaki etc, similiar to that of Japanese oden especially that instead of soup, its drizzled with sweet sauce that taste like satay sauce.
We headed back to Ximending 西门町 for some last minute shopping.
Andeline bought fried chicken from Ji Guang Delicious Fried Chicken to try.
We headed back to Ximending 西门町 for some last minute shopping.
Andeline bought fried chicken from Ji Guang Delicious Fried Chicken to try.
Ji Guang Delicious Fried Chicken 繼光香香雞 西門店
No. 121-1, Hanzhong Street,
Wanhua District Taipei City,
Taiwan 108
台北市萬華區漢中街121-1號
Opening hours: 11:30 - 23:30
Nearest station: Ximen station, Exit 6
Its really crispy and good. I think its better than the chicken cutlet that we tried at Raohe Night Market.
Chaipresso is yet another shop that we frequent for pearl milk tea.
No. 116, Hanzhong St,
Wanhua District,
Taipei City, Taiwan 10846
Nearest station: Ximen station, Exit 6
Wanhua District,
Taipei City, Taiwan 10846
Nearest station: Ximen station, Exit 6
Chanced upon this brand, Nemmis - a Taiwan brand and they have got really adorable bags. I picked up the bag below. Its a classic and I love classics.
NT $1928, aprox SGD $82 |
Again, the price tag ain't exactly wallet-friendly but considering that its leather. I think its well worth the price. Did I mention how much I'm a sucker for anything leather when it comes to accessories like bags and shoes?
I managed to pack everything into my luggage and two hand carry bags. I had to get the grey one from Shilin Night Market if not I wouldn't be able to fit in all of my buys because my luggage is already full and the other hand carry bag in blue that contains all the food that I bought is full too.
I hope you like this post. Thanks for reading.
P.S: I'm left with one more post for my Taiwan Trip May 2012 before I finish this series and I can move on to blog about my Korea Trip Nov 2012.
Love,
Patricia
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