For dinner Jon’s friend took us to Witch Cloud, a very interesting Yunnan restaurant at the Shida/Taida area. It used to be a popular food stall in the Shida night market and it was relocated to the current bigger location 2 years ago. The owner Lao Wu was born in Burma and then grew up […]
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January 27, 2010
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Yueh Yiin Shiuan 玥飲軒 (Taipei: Shida)
By Joan in 10: TaipeiWe met up with Jon’s friend who took us to the cool Shida and Taida neighbourhood, which is the area surrounding the two Universities in the Da-an district of Taipei. There’s a nice college town/bohemian vibes to the area and it’s flourish with cheap eats, 2nd hand bookstores, cool cafes and live houses for local […]
January 25, 2010
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Booday (Taipei: Zhongshan)
By Joan in 10: Taipei, Favorite Food EntriesWhen I was in Hong Kong back in October I saw these really cute independent zines called Booday and I selected one for purchase. I ended up regretting not getting more issues because it has a wonderful but simplistic aesthetics – illustrations and photography that feels natural (see sample pages here). Each issue explores a […]
January 25, 2010
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Hizenya (Taipei: Zhongshan)
By Joan in 10: TaipeiThere’s an extremely popular Japanese restaurant called Hizenya near our hotel that specializes in Unagi rice bowl. Apparently Taiwan is one of the biggest Unagi exports for Japan and this place is famous for fresh and quality freshwater eels. It’s very cheap too (about $4-6 a bowl, depends on the size), perhaps that’s why it’s […]
Tags: Japanese
January 25, 2010
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Street food (part 1)
By Joan in 10: TaipeiBefore we had the chance to go to the famous Shilin Night market (entry coming soon), we’ve already been sampling the signature Taiwanese street food here and there because they are easy to find in all the happening area. After sightseeing at the Confucius Temple and Bao-An Temple, we were glad to spot the many […]
Tags: Chinese, Street Food, Taiwanese
