Epic Taiwanese Date

This time it is an actual date with my boyfriend (sorry Anna). The truth is, the date this post describes is some of the activities we did over the span of a few days but for the sake of making it even more epic, I'm saying to do it all in one.


1. Taipei 101 


After breakfast, go to the second tallest building in the world after Dubai's Khalifa Tower, the Taipei 101, and go to the 89th floor observatory after a shopping spree in the designer stores filling up many floors of the building (shopping spree optional but would be soooooo good). It was a little foggy so I'll spare you the horrible quality pictures but it's really amazing to see so much city and greenery mixed together (Google images if you're really curious about the views). 

2. Dazzling Honey Toast

Next head over to Dazzling Cafe for Honey toast and tea. This chain was started by a female celebrity in Taiwan and almost always has a waiting time to try the famous honey toast. The best way I can explain honey toast is that it is basically a bread box (toasted) with more pieces of toast inside, all sprinkled with sugar, and then a scoop of ice cream and whatever toppings you chose. Oh. and a side of honey. Personally, I think it's a little sweet but it sure is yummmmyy.


Please note: There is a special way to dissect the honey toast and therefore assistance by the waiter is offered. 

3. Chamonix Teppanyaki

After freshening up, changing into a nicer outfit, and most importantly making room for your epic date dinner, go to Chamonix Teppanyaki (夏慕尼) for an 8 course meal to DIE for. Apart from amazing food and decor, the atmosphere is really nice. Sometimes, in a fancy restaurant, I feel like it's very snobby and that you need to whisper or else everyone will turn around. This place is nothing like that; people talk at a normal volume, the service is beyond great, and if you are unsatisfied in any way with any portion of your meal, it is their policy to quickly change it for you no questions asked. I thought it was also nice how after you have finished the courses made on the teppanyaki grill, you are escorted to a more laid back desert area where you can take your time on your drink and desert. Because this place is a little pricey, especially by Taiwan standards where most full meals cost no more than 10 CAD, this is a popular birthday/celebration place. My boyfriend and I were celebrating our 1 year and he even surprised me with a little cake after desert! (2 desert win!)

our super cute chef

appetizer

seafood chowder

soft shell crab salad

flambéing the duck

from left to right: salt and pepper, apple compote with special sauce, duck. The duck is to be eaten together with either.

shrimp fried rice

desert area

classic chocolate cake

happy 1 year anniversary! 

4. Barcode


To finish of the epic date, you should go out for a few drinks with friends at a place like Barcode. This Bar/Lounge is a hotspot right now in Taipei and local celebrities are often spotted there. It's on one of the high floors of a building near the Taipei 101 and so the view is really nice. They even have this massive cushiony foot that you can sit on near one of the bars!!! (obvs my fave part)

FOOOOOOOOOT =D

 So sad to leave taipei... Beijing here I comeeeeeee!!!