Read the most authentic food reviews and explore new restaurants.

Comfortable atmosphere
At the food street
You can watch ice scraping performances 🤹🏻‍♀️
Cotton Candy Paradise $140
It was really delicious and had a QQ texture, but by the middle, it felt a bit too rich.
Matcha Explosion $140
It has a slight bitterness that those who are afraid of bitterness can accept, less rich than cotton candy.
It's better to share with more people; otherwise, it can get very rich and sweet towards the end.
☆ There are often buy-one-get-one-free promotions.

#Vegetarian

Near the previously mentioned Lingbo Chongqing Noodles, I stumbled upon a dessert shop after finishing my meal. The shop doesn't have many seats, but you can see the chef making the desserts right in front of you ʕ •ᴥ•ʔ

📌 Different flavors of scones are offered daily.

🍪 Caramel Walnut Scone (Wednesday only) $50
It's not dry enough to make you feel like you might choke; the caramel walnut has a slightly crispy texture, which is quite nice. Overall, it’s not overly sweet. If you like this flavor but are worried about it being too sweet, it's worth a try.

🍪 Sea Salt Caramel Dacquoise $55
It is really quite sweet (OvO). It would probably be a better snack to enjoy with tea. Although it's called sea salt caramel, it tastes more like sweet milk candy (?).

❗️The above are personal preference flavors, please consider accordingly, thank you~

Meal time: 2025/03/01

Honestly, this is my favorite sesame glutinous rice ball, no competition
I started eating it when I was young, when a bowl cost 50 or 60 NTD, and now it’s 90 NTD per bowl
The price increase has shocked me a bit 🙀
But every time I come to the temple, I have to have a bowl of glutinous rice balls

This time I ordered
⭐️ Sesame glutinous rice balls (cold) 💰 90
One serving has 5 balls, served with cool osmanthus syrup
Once it’s served, don’t rush to eat the glutinous rice balls right away; let the ice chill a bit
This way, the skin of the glutinous rice balls becomes chewy, adding to the texture
After biting in, you get a full sesame aroma, but it’s not too sweet
It’s really delicious

Additionally, the filling only comes in sesame flavor, and it has lard inside
So vegetarians cannot eat it!

In summary
These glutinous rice balls that I’ve been eating since I was small, even though the price keeps increasing
I just can’t help but have a bowl
I recommend it to everyone

Very rich Italian ice cream, available in various sizes, with a choice of cones or paper cups, and many flavors to choose from. However, because the recipe is not available in English, I selected the simplest chocolate flavor.

The chocolate is not too sweet and quite delicious. There are seats at the entrance of the shop, as well as an indoor dining area. Some people dine in the restaurant, sipping coffee or enjoying desserts.

It gets quite crowded, but if you just want to have ice cream, you can order from the side and sit on the chairs at the entrance to enjoy it.

Braces Person Review: Didn't see if there was a restroom

This place is the Original Ice Dog, located in America Village. I came here after seeing it introduced by an old spicy girl on YouTube.

The bread is freshly fried, with a crispy outer layer but a bit oily. This time I ordered the original flavor ice dog, and the ice cream is super cold. The first bite makes your teeth feel instantly frozen, but the alternating cold and hot textures are really unique.

Overall, it's very creative and quite interesting, worth a try! The price is 500 yen.

This is a tofu pudding shop located under the arcade near National Taichung University. There are always a lot of people waiting when you pass by because you can choose your own toppings! You read that right!! You can choose your own toppings! As long as the paper bowl can hold it, you can fill it up as much as you want! The available toppings include: peanuts, soybeans, taro balls, tapioca pearls, red beans, mung beans, and job's tears!

The tofu pudding is very smooth, and all the toppings are really delicious. In the end, the shop will ask if you want them to add ice (crushed ice) for you, and it's a quite large portion as well, packaged separately! So the whole serving is really big! However, there is no place to eat here, so you can only take it home! Overall, I think the price-to-value ratio is super high!

This chain of Taiwanese dessert shops is different from traditional Taiwanese shaved ice places that focus on a bowl full of toppings. Instead, they specialize in a uniquely smooth and creamy base of brown sugar shaved ice. Although you can only choose one type of topping, it's just the right amount when paired with a bowl of ice. If you want to add more toppings, you can do so for an additional charge.

The tofu pudding flavor is also very good, and I highly recommend adding a scoop of their signature brown sugar fluffy ice for a little extra cost.

Today, I bought the brown sugar herbal jelly fluffy ice, which is perfect for those who want a simple-flavored shaved ice. The calorie count is also not too excessive!

🔅Actual takeout date: 2025/03/23
*Please do not repost or use for commercial purposes without permission.

Located on B1 of the Banqiao Far Eastern Department Store, I must say their store is beautifully decorated in a clean and white style. Although the cakes are a bit expensive, I think they are quite large! A friend came to pick up a cake.

▪️Roasted Tea Mille-Feuille $280
Surprisingly delicious! The roasted tea has a strong flavor, and the cake is very smooth. I’ve always felt that the ratio of filling to pastry is really good, making it very easy to eat. I've always liked the original mille-feuille the most. I've tried many other flavors before, but I thought they were just okay. However, I really liked this flavor. The top layer has a texture similar to agar? Brown sugar? Gel (we couldn't figure it out).

Overall, compared to previous mille-feuille places, this one is quite good. However, in recent years, I don't usually buy it myself. I only eat it when friends give it to me 😂.

The first time I heard about Jiajia Dessert, it was from a report that it was owned by Chow Yun-fat, a beloved store. Having already experienced the level of dessert shops in Hong Kong, and knowing that Jiajia Dessert opened a branch in Taiwan, I decided to give it a try. After just one visit, I became a regular customer. Unfortunately, Jiajia Dessert had previously opened many branches in Taipei, but now only the A11 store in Xinyi District remains.

To be honest, I’ve only tried the hot sesame soup. After ordering and settling the bill, the staff soon brought it to the table. Although Taiwan is not short of black sesame and similar desserts like noodle tea, and even offers black sesame soup brewing packets, it’s not uncommon to find sesame soup at Hong Kong-style tea restaurants that have become popular in Taiwan, yet the taste often doesn't compare to the original quality.

The first requirement for good sesame soup is its creaminess. Judging by appearance alone is not accurate; you can only know the texture by tasting it. It shouldn't be too watery—the thickness is what brings out its aroma—but it also shouldn't have the bitter taste that is often found in common black sesame products. Ultimately, it's about the smooth, rounded flavor experience of this dessert.

While the price can’t exactly be called budget-friendly, it is comparable to many Hong Kong-style tea restaurants, so if you want sesame soup, it’s better to come to Jiajia Dessert.

【Foodholic Nako @ Taipei】

Every time I pass by the area near the Taipei Arena, I notice this place called "Hualun Tokyo Imagawayaki," and it seems to have pretty good business. However, since I was never hungry at the time, I had never tried it. Today, as I passed by, it happened to be afternoon tea time, so I decided to buy some to give it a try!

Inside the shop, there are only the boss and his wife, and they happened to be quite busy taking several phone orders for large quantities. The boss's wife kindly informed me that if I ordered a flavor that wasn't currently being made, I might have to wait about 5 minutes.

There are many different flavors available; besides sweet ones, there are also savory options like tuna and preserved vegetable rice, all priced at $22 each.

We ordered a signature cream and red bean mochi, totaling $44.

The size is actually about the same as a typical red bean pancake, not particularly large, so selling one for $22 feels a bit on the high side (is this the current price for red bean pancakes now?).

The outer skin is quite crispy, which I really liked, and the filling portion is about standard, not overly generous.

The signature cream was indeed a signature; it was rich and sweet. Compared to other red bean pancakes on the market, it felt a bit more upscale in flavor, showing care in the ingredients used. The sweetness of the red bean mochi was lower than I expected; the sweetness mainly came from the red bean, and the mochi had almost no sweetness. It tasted average, and personally, I thought the cream was more delicious!