We all know that Taipei is famous for its iconic toilet-themed cafe but other than the poop shaped looking food and toilet bowl hot pot which are Instagram-worthy. Nah! Nothing else seems to be valuable for me to visit the cafe. Here's my list of choices that I would recommend for first-time visitors to Taiwan and if you love Adventurously Cafe hops, here is the list you should visit:
RESTAURANT & CAFE in Taipei you should not miss:
Al reves 顛倒餐廳 serves a creative mix of Taiwanese and international cuisine.
Their menu includes spaghetti, risotto, brunch, cocktails and other drinks. The place is decorated in Scandinavian style with indoor seating, free WiFi, free mobile charging. The all-male, English-speaking staff offer a warm welcome and friendly service.
Address:
Nearest station: MTR: Ximen
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The Pasta Bar 義大利面的達人
If you're not very impressed by super extra clams, Pasta Bar (義大利麵の達人) is an affordable place offering a commendable quality of portions of pasta. Honestly, it isn't the best looking dish I ever had, but the taste impressed me. The Pasta Bar surely offers a wide variety of choices for Pasta lovers.
Address:
Nearest station: MTR: Ximen
I walked into this Cafe following a cat and found another cat.
The next thing is I found out the interesting concept in this cafe. You will need to choose your food and beverages by viewing on the postcard shelve, order and you will get the food shown on the postcard and the postcard for your memory's sake.
Here's what I ordered:
Furthermore, you can send the food postcards out for your friends and family all around the world while you are dining at the Cafe.
You can buy more postcards or you can send the ones that you've ordered with the food, decorate it with markers and ink stamps provided by the Cafe. Next, is simply dropping it into the mailbox in the Cafe.
You may even send it a year later to yourself. It's literally like an offline facebook memories lane... Happy to be here, a peaceful place with a very creative concept and well-trained cats that goes to the same toilet as humans.
Address:
Nearest station: MTR: Tamsui
Risotto 阿毛石鍋燉飯 [Updates: CLOSED]
Ah Mao (阿毛) Risotto Restaurant is located in the heart of Ximending, a very popular shopping district in Taiwan.
One of the trademarks of this popular restaurant is a dog that sits outside the restaurant. A tame and friendly Golden Retriever called Ah Mao usually sits outside the restaurant and at times walks around the restaurant.
Most of the dining customers would look out for Ah Mao when he walks around in the restaurant, some would call his name and take a selfie with Ah Mao and others would just enjoy their own meals while the dog is walking around.
There is 3 different Ah Mao's restaurant in the same area of Ximending with the same logo but slightly different names. I think they are probably Ah Mao's cousin but with the same name: Ah Mao.
Address:
Nearest station: MTR: Ximen
Da Che Lun 大車輪壽司本舖西門店
There are tons of Japanese restaurants in Ximending, Da Che Lun is one of them. As heard, Da Che Lun was supposedly the first conveyor belt sushi shop in Taiwan. However, it comes around on a mini cute train!
Great vibes here and fun just by looking at the mini choo choo train in front of our table on its track.
Address:
Nearest station: MTR: Ximen
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Phythonism 玩蟒人生
There’s a giant tortoise wanders around and nibbling lettuce in the cafe.
You may also get to hold lizard's relative; Gecko on your hand, or legs or all over your body if you're not afraid of them.
For some people, it's the worst nightmare.
There are also 400 plus species of snakes in the cafe with only a few of them you're able to see them out on the cafe's table.
The cafe is run by a reptile breeder and so if local visitors do bonding with any particular reptiles little friend they can actually buy them back, love and pet them forever.
Address:
Nearest station: MTR: Daqiaotou
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RESTAURANT & CAFE in Taipei you should not miss:
Al reves 顛倒餐廳 serves a creative mix of Taiwanese and international cuisine.
Their menu includes spaghetti, risotto, brunch, cocktails and other drinks. The place is decorated in Scandinavian style with indoor seating, free WiFi, free mobile charging. The all-male, English-speaking staff offer a warm welcome and friendly service.
Al Reves is conveniently located in Ximen, about a 10-minute walk from the metro station.
It is also especially good for Clam lovers who love super extra clams add-on to your spaghetti dish, nonetheless, it's Instagram-worthy for your cameras.
No. 131號, Kunming Street,
Wanhua District, Taipei City, Taiwan 108Nearest station: MTR: Ximen
Operation Hours:
Weekday 11.30am-8.30pm
Weekend 10.30am-8.30pm______________________________
The Pasta Bar 義大利面的達人
If you're not very impressed by super extra clams, Pasta Bar (義大利麵の達人) is an affordable place offering a commendable quality of portions of pasta. Honestly, it isn't the best looking dish I ever had, but the taste impressed me. The Pasta Bar surely offers a wide variety of choices for Pasta lovers.
Address:
No. 20, Lane 11, Zhongzheng Road,
Danshui District, New Taipei City, Taiwan 251Nearest station: MTR: Ximen
Operation Hours:
Daily 12-8pm
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Xiao Chu is Flying / Fei Niao Xiao Chu 飛鳥小初
I walked into this Cafe following a cat and found another cat.
Here's what I ordered:
Amazingly, the arrival of the food seems just as nice as the little comical fairytales inside the Postcard's drawings.
You may even send it a year later to yourself. It's literally like an offline facebook memories lane... Happy to be here, a peaceful place with a very creative concept and well-trained cats that goes to the same toilet as humans.
Address:
No. 59, Section 2, Wuchang St,
Wanhua District, Taipei City, Taiwan 108Nearest station: MTR: Tamsui
Operation Hours:
Daily 11am-10pm
______________________________Risotto 阿毛石鍋燉飯 [Updates: CLOSED]
Ah Mao (阿毛) Risotto Restaurant is located in the heart of Ximending, a very popular shopping district in Taiwan.
One of the trademarks of this popular restaurant is a dog that sits outside the restaurant. A tame and friendly Golden Retriever called Ah Mao usually sits outside the restaurant and at times walks around the restaurant.
Most of the dining customers would look out for Ah Mao when he walks around in the restaurant, some would call his name and take a selfie with Ah Mao and others would just enjoy their own meals while the dog is walking around.
There is 3 different Ah Mao's restaurant in the same area of Ximending with the same logo but slightly different names. I think they are probably Ah Mao's cousin but with the same name: Ah Mao.
Address:
No. 45, Hanzhong Street,
Wanhua District, Taipei City, Taiwan 108Nearest station: MTR: Ximen
Operation Hours:
Daily 11am-11pm
______________________________Da Che Lun 大車輪壽司本舖西門店
There are tons of Japanese restaurants in Ximending, Da Che Lun is one of them. As heard, Da Che Lun was supposedly the first conveyor belt sushi shop in Taiwan. However, it comes around on a mini cute train!
Address:
No. 53, Emei St, Wanhua District,
Taipei City, Taiwan 108Nearest station: MTR: Ximen
Operation Hours:
Sun-Thurs 11am-9.30pm
Fri-Sat 11am-10.30pm______________________________
Phythonism 玩蟒人生
There’s a giant tortoise wanders around and nibbling lettuce in the cafe.
You may also get to hold lizard's relative; Gecko on your hand, or legs or all over your body if you're not afraid of them.
For some people, it's the worst nightmare.
There are also 400 plus species of snakes in the cafe with only a few of them you're able to see them out on the cafe's table.
The cafe is run by a reptile breeder and so if local visitors do bonding with any particular reptiles little friend they can actually buy them back, love and pet them forever.
Address:
103, Taiwan, Taipei City, Datong District,
Section 2, Chongqing North Road, 235-3號一 樓Nearest station: MTR: Daqiaotou
Operation Hours:
Tues-Sun 2-10pm
Closed on Monday______________________________
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