Hi guys~
I just got back from Taipei
Fortunately I had up to 8 days in Taipei
And for that, I had a lot of time to explore this beautiful city
and make this video~
In today's video I'm going to talk about places that I've been to
the food I've had
and stuff that I've done!
First of all, the most important thing of all
Shopping~
Hmm actually not most important.. (Where to shop?)
The first place that I'd suggest you to go for shopping
is the Xinyi shopping area!
Taipei 101 is here
This is the biggest shopping place in Taipei
A lot of luxury brands are here.
If you want to go for more affordable brands
You can walk around Taipei 101
There's ATT 4 FUN
Today Taipei is so cold
It's 12 degree Celsius and I am freezing
Behind me is ATT 4 FUN shopping mall
Unlike Taipei 101, there are more affordable brands here
Like Bershka, Forever 21, or Pull & Bear
If you're a shopaholic like me don't skip this place!
From ATT 4 FUN you can walk around the area
You'll see more shopping malls
Such as Breeze, there's H&M there!
The second shopping place that I want to recommend is called Zhongxiao
Not sure if I said it correctly...
The full name is Zhongxiao East Road
A lot of locals hang out there
to shop and eat.
The clothes here are fashionable and chic!
And it's really big! Happy shopping!
There are a lot of restaurants here too
I've already come here for, I believe, 4-5 times already lol
The street food here tastes so good too~
There are 2 SOGOs here at your disposal.
Next, you should go to Ximending
This place is called the "Shibuya" of Taipei
Even though I've never been to Shibuya
but this place is definitely happening!
It's a good place to feel the city's vibe.
It's also a big shopping place that you cannot ignore!
Sooooo happening, right?
And the last place that you should definitely visit for shopping
is Wufenpu.
Today it's so cold and it's raining hard
so I'm pretty lazy...
But I've just discovered this clothes market called Wufenpu.
Not sure if I said it correctly..
But this clothes market is something like wholesale, there are some stuff with pretty good price
and some are super cute
so I gotta go check this place out and review for you guys!!
This market is really big and you can walk around these alleys to shop
There are many different styles here
suitable for everyone!
But sometimes, as tourists, you may have to bargain a little.
Next is... FOOD!!! (Where to eat?)
The first thing that you cannot neglect is their beef noodles!
If you've seen my instastories while I was in Taipei
You'd probably ask why I had so much beef noodles
That's because beef noodles are Taiwan's specialty
Since I was staying there for a week
I had the chance to discover some popular beef noodle restaurants
and review for yoy guys!
Meanwhile I'm at Lin Dong Fang
This is a very popular beef noodle store in Taipei
super GOOD!
The noodles are well made and cooked
The beef is soft and juicy
And the broth tastes really nice
Especially there's no MSG so you can enjoy it as much as you want!
This restaurant has 2 stores combined but in each there are people queuing to eat
When I arrived it was already 2:30pm but there are still people queuing
Some people just came for the noodles and now is already 3pm!
Hey guys, I just ate at Lao Wang Ji
This restaurant is also nice
I arrived at 3pm but the store was crowded
For the noodle part I think noodles here are pretty much the same
Some might be harder or softer than the others
However I'm not a fan of salty food so
the broth here is a little salty for me
But if you like a little spice then this restaurant is perfect
For the beef part, they use lean meat instead of the tendon like other places do
So if you prefer the beef like I showed you just now
then you must come here!
Since I don't speak Chinese so not sure if they have tendon here
Eeh~ me and my boyfriend just arrived
Gotta queue but since we went in two it's faster to get seats yeahh
Eating soon~
It's your turn to review
Oh the noodles are different here, they're smaller
So nice~
It's so nice to have a hot bowl of noodles in the middle of such a cold weather
(I'm just confirming the fact)
The beef (tendon) is also soft and tasty
The broth smells good and tastes just nice
You must try their wontons too
Because of the great sauce and the tasty meat inside
Must try!
On my last day I had to go to the nearest beef noodle place to finish a whole bowl before going back
Craving for it as we speak...
Next is dimsum~
Although Taiwan is separated from China
They still keep their traditional food
The first restaurant is
Din Tai Fung
This is the most popular dimsum restaurant from Taiwan
In Asia I've went to Din Tai Fung in Singapore and Malaysia
But this is the first time I've eaten at Din Tai Fung in Taiwan
Hello, now I'm gonna have lunch at
Din Tai Fung
But I have to queue for 60 mins
This is the original and first Din Tai Fung store located in Taipei
and I now have to queue for 30 mins
So packed here
Starving~
Btw, they only accept cash here
Yayyy it's dinner time~
One thing that I noticed
When it was my turn after the queue I was well taken of by the staff
Even though the restaurant was so busy and crowded
but everything was taken good care of
Especially the people here are so polite!
The second dimsum restaurant that you must try
is Tim Ho Wan
Although Tim Ho Wan doesn't have as many dishes as Din Tai Fung
but every dish tastes so good~
There's another food place that I also fell in love with
It's Raohe night market
It's located on Raohe street and it's an endless road lol
full of fooooood~
Everything I tried was super nice
Anyone here loves food like I do should definitely rule this market!
And the next place...
is a bbq place that I randomly visited
The bbq here is super nice!
It's so good that I have to recommend you guys
It's not something popular
but we went there 2 times and each time we had to wait for the seats
Their wagyu is awesome
I also like their pork ribs
Yum yum~
The final thing that I'm going to tell you about
that is... BUBBLE TEA!!
Taiwan is like the mother of bubble milk tea
If you visit Taiwan you should never skip their tea!
Bubble milk tea is everywhere!
From small stores to big stores
From family stores to big chains
Too many for me to list them out
But! There's this bubble tea that you HAVE TO try
OMG YOU JUST HAVE TO!!
If you're a fan of KOI bubble tea like I am
Then you should definitely go to its original store
which is 50 Lan!
Their tea smells so nice and fresh
For me it was even better than KOI
I'm so happy to get to try KOI's original store
but also very sad that KOI doesn't taste the same to me anymore...
Hey guys~ now I'm at 50 Lan
This is the original KOI
Originated in Taiwan but when it went out to the world it was changed into KOI so that you can easily pronounce
As you can see a lot of people are queuing here to buy
In Saigon I only go for KOI
but this bubble tea is like the best!
I love the tea so much!
If you're a KOI fan you have to try this!
Never though there would be a better bubble tea than KOI
but now that I've found it!
Just have to go to Taipei to drink it...
I'm having it again~
I love KOI because of their small boba
but 50 Lan has even smaller boba
So happy~
Gotta have it again guys
Oh no my nail is terrible today
Other than shopping and eating, you can go for sightseeing too
Next to Taipei 101 shopping mall is Taipei 101 skyscraper
Super duper tall
You can go up there to view the whole Taipei and take pictures
Hi~ I'm already inside Taipei 101 tower at level 89
It's the tallest building in Taipei and the 8th tallest in the world
If you have time you can go to Shifen by bus or taxi
For lanterns
There are a lot of tourists here
But luckily I went at night so there weren't many people
Wish that my wishes will come true!
Besides Shifen you can also visit Jiufen
People compare this town to the town in Spirited Away
A cartoon that I really really love
I watched it over and over again
Jiufen is peacefully beautiful
But the Jiufen Old Street is packed with tourists
so it's quite noisy over there
However this street has many food stores, bakeries
and tea!
At night the lanterns will light up
And it's so happening with tourists, especially the Japanese
And that was all the food, the places and the things I've done in Taipei
And here are some tips for your travel
When you buy a sim card in Taiwan you need to have
Your ID plus passport
It's quite strict in Taiwan
Maybe that's why Taipei is pretty safe
If you travel during the cold like I did
You need to bring moisturisers
For lips, face and body
The cold whether will dehydrate your skin
I learned it the hard way..
I used Google map to walk around
But if you get in a cab
Make sure you have Google map in Chinese
Because taxi drivers in Taipei don't speak English
And they cannot read phonetic words too
So it's best that you go prepared
Small tip: remember to use Taiwanese Chinese, not the Chinese simplified one
Alright so that was everything that I wanna share with you guys today
I hope this video helps you understand more about Taipei
And have more information to travel to this beautiful city!
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