Cafes in Taiwan were relatively more expensive compared to local food options, and since we were no longer young with huge appetites anymore, we only managed to visit 4 cafes during this short 4-day trip.
Note that you are expected to order at least one drink per person or there could be a minimum expenditure per person required at the cafes.
Given the extensive cheap local foods available, we may well end up visiting less cafes in future in Taiwan,
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This was the second 蔥油餅 Scallion Pancake (NT45) that we tried in this night market, as the first one was so disappointing with barely a hint of scallion.
What attracted us to this stall was the sea of 三星葱 scallion/spring onions (really 蔥海) spread out so generously over the dough. We really like this! (Although afterwards, we read that the sea of scallion was really meant as a gimmick for tourists to take pictures and not exactly used in the dough for consumption. :))
They seemed to have applied a layer of sauce with shallot oil, making it super fragrant. K was very happy with this version.
| Contact Location: 台北市松山區饒河街58號 No. 58, Raohe St, Songshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan 105 [Google Maps] Hours: 4:00pm – 11:50pm (Closed on Tue) |
There were many steps to climb and plenty of streets to roam about in Hong Kong, so cafe breaks were very important to rest our legs and to hydrate!
Our pit stop after admiring some of the street art nearby, where we tried the Iced Americano and Red Date Wolfberry Tea.
The place had an interesting decor and they had a variety of mix-and-match cups, which gave a nice vibe to this small cafe.
| 半路咖啡 Halfway Coffee Location: 26 Upper Lascar Row, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong [Google Maps] Website: Instagram Hours: 8am – 6pm |
An interesting store filled with antiques and old books, the space was rather lovely. The Green Juice (RM10) was very refreshing, but the Latte (RM10) was more like local coffee.
| Vintage Green Cafe @ The Daughter: Location: 13, Jln. Bunga Raya, Kampung Jawa, 75200 Melaka, Malaysia [Google Maps] Website: thedaughter.business.site Hours: 10am – 5pm (Thu-Tue) |
Ipoh is famed for its white coffee, so we skipped our usual cafes and went in search of white coffee instead.
From Kuala Lumpur, we wanted to pop over Kellie’s Castle for a quick look, before heading to Ipoh. But we were hungry! Google search recommended this Hainanese coffee shop. The White Coffee (RM3.40 for iced) was super creamy and thick and really perked us up! The toast was super awesome with a perfect balance of crisp and softness of the bread and the savory butter and sweet kaya.
The hometown Fried Beehoon + Egg and Ham (RM2.80 + RM3.70), and Nasi Lemak (RM4.50) had this very homely vibes to them. We also tried this Sticky Rice with Homemade Kaya (RM2.40), which was something similar to Thai sticky rice with mango.
Continue readingI insisted that we should have horfun for out first meal in Ipoh, afterall, that horfun was the first thing I heard of about Ipoh 😛
There were many places selling horfun, so we just randomly picked a restaurant with air-conditioning. While we were more used to the taste of chicken back in Singapore, we were very impressed by the juicy beansprouts!
| Restoran Ong Kee Tauge Ayam 安记芽菜鸡沙河粉: Location: No. 48/51, 53, Jalan Yau Tet Shin, Taman Jubilee, 30300 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia [Google Maps] Hours: 10am-9:30pm |
We made a stop at Putrajaya on our way from Melaka to Ipoh to check out the beautiful Jambatan Seri Wawasan (Seri Wawasan Bridge) and its surroundings.
Recharged at Bencoolen Coffee Putrajaya and shared a small Latte (RM8.50) and small Bencoolen (RM10.50) (with gula melaka/palm sugar). Drinks were not bad, and the space cosy.
| Seri Wawasan Bridge: Location: Lebuh Wawasan, Presint 2, 62100 Putrajaya, Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya, Malaysia [Google Maps] |
| Bencoolen Coffee Putrajaya: Location: W.P, Unit B-G-R4, Block B Suasana PJH, Lot 2C5, Jalan Tun Abdul Razak, Presint 2, 62100 Putrajaya, Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya, Malaysia [Google Maps] Website: coffee-fastlane.com/my [Instagram] [Facebook] Hours: 9am – 7:30pm (Mon-Sat) |
We are always on the hunt for yummy dim sum 🙂
Other than waiting for the staff to bring the dim sum selection for us to choose, we also went to the counter to place order for some of the items.
Lots of variety to choose from here and generally pretty affordable and delicious. Cost RM49.50 for 3 pax.
| Kedai Makanan dan Minuman GW 点心世界: Location: 344, Taman Melaka Baru, 75350 Batu Berendam, Melaka, Malaysia [Google Maps] Hours: 6.30am – 12.30pm (Thu-Tue) |
Cravings for Hainanese-style satay satisfied at Suukee Satay 海南沙爹!
We tried the Pork (RM1.10/stick), Chicken (RM1.10/stick) and Beancurd Pork Belly 南乳猪肉 (RM13.80/set). There was a minimum order of 10 sticks for the RM1.10 ones, and an additional RM1 for cucumber and onions.
The meats were well-marinated, and the chicken was rather juicy despite looking quite lean. The beancurd pork belly was da-bomb!
The pineapple puree gave the satay sauce a refreshing twist. Very enjoyable 🙂
| Suukee Satay 海南沙爹: Location: 36, Jln KPKS1, Kompleks Perniagaan Al-azim, 75200 Kota Syahbandar, Melaka, Malaysia [Google Maps] Website: Facebook Hours: 11am – 7pm (Tue-Sun) |
We saw the coconut shake at Batu Berendam quite a few times during our research for the trip and figured that we should give it a try! We had the Coconut Shake Special (RM4.50) which came with a scoop of ice cream blended in. It was a bit too sweet for us.
We also tried the Kuih Keria (RM0.60/piece) and we gotta say we were delightfully surprised by this little sweet treat! It was lightly crispy and full of bits of sweet potato inside.
| Coconut Shake Batu Berendam: Location: No.5, Tingkat Bawah, Jalan Kanan 1, Taman Ria, 75350, Melaka, Malaysia [Google Maps] Website: coconutshakemelaka.com [Facebook (in Malay)] Hours: 9:30am – 10:30pm (Mon-Sat), 9:30am – 8pm (Sun) |
| Kuih Keria Gula Melaka: Location: 142, Kampung Sungai Putat, 75350, Melaka, Malaysia Google Maps] Hours: 11am – 7pm |
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