A bit about Taipei Taiwan

I had been to Taiwan especially Taipei for a few times but never get my journal organised. Reasons are: there are just too many interesting places for me to explore, too much delicious delicacies for me to try. 
Let's start from where to eat!

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三希堂 San-hsi-t'ang Teahouse

國立故宮博物院4樓
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National Palace museum is my must-visit every time I go to Taipei. Since there are too much for me to browse around, I usually spend nearly a whole day there. San His T'ang teahouse is my prefer outlet for my bite and rest. It is a busy outlet so reservation is highly recommended. Varieties of food is wide, from dim sum to soup to noodle to tea, etc. Can't really list out, pick your random choices pls. Oh, beef noodle is very good indeed. 

阜杭豆漿 Fu Hang Dou Jiang

忠孝東路一段108號2F, 紹興南街
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This is perhaps the most famous breakfast shop which serves soy milk and Taiwanese style omelette. I had only been here once simply due to the long queue. Soy milk is really "authentic" that you can still taste the bean. If you don't mind to queue, go try it. 

杭州小籠湯包 Hangzhou Xiaolong Tangbao

杭州南路二段17號
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Clearly tell by the shop name that it is all about dumplings (siu lung bao). This is not the most famous one but I trust this is a very authentic one with less crowds. Dumpling is filled with hot soup, be cautious if you want to bite it. 

Galette 葛樂蒂咖啡館

辛亥路一段136號, 新生南路三段
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This is an interesting shop instead of providing any impressive taste. It is a puzzle shop, the right side of the shop displays and sells their puzzles and the left side is a cafe. There is a shelf in the middle of the room and there are quite some puzzles on shelf. You can feel free to pick one, play a bit with your coffee and snack for your long morning/afternoon.

四四南村信義公民會館

莊敬路198號
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This is a historical site with original buildings, museum and a small cafe. Many young people come here for chat, gathering, even work. I find it very comfortable and cultural. Highly recommended if you want to know a bit of Taiwan history. 

竹壽司

羅斯福路六段9號
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Japanese food is famous and authentic in Taiwan, don't be surprise! Taiwan was "colonised" by Japan for a while back in the days. Many seniors still speak Japanese today. This shop is picked really randomly, either on my way to night market or after night market. Just a random shop, but serves really high quality sushi

老張牛肉麵

愛國東路105號, 麗水街
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This beef noodle shop is recommended by my brother who resides in Taipei and of course also a foodie. A very famous beef noodle shop is just round the corner but of course always come with a long queue. Instead of queueing, I think this is a good choice. 

咖啡弄 Coffee Alley

館前路18號2樓, 許昌街
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I went to this cafe unintentionally, even without knowing that it is a famous and trendy shop. Since it is very famous, not bad to give a try. 

點水樓 Dian Shui Lou

南京東路四段61號
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This is my whole family's favourite. Dumplings, stir fry, etc are all good. Can't list and can't recommend, just go for it. 

金山鴨肉

金包里街104號
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A bit outbound of Taipei. I went to Juming museum which is literally a sculpture park, a strongly recommend site. After a whole morning/afternoon in the park, you could come to this "old street" for different things. This duck is recommended, and their locally grown sweet potato are also good. 

龜吼漁港

萬里鄉龜吼村
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This is another one outbound but I surely revisit. There is a famous geopark close by, so I went to the geopark in the morning and came here for late lunch. I tried to go again the other day for supper however they said they close at 1900. I would recommend you to have a feast here, go geopark before or after this delicious lunch. Seafood such as local crab, prawn, clam, etc, all are good.