Honey Farm (Xinyi, Taipei) | 蜜堂(台北信義)

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我第一次去信義區的新光三越A4美食街，我原本的目的是吃「黃檸檬」的奢華手工霜淇淋，居然發現旁邊就有一家賣手工霜淇淋的蜂蜜轉賣店「蜜堂」 — 讓這場冰淇淋之旅一舉兩得!後來開始忙得沒時間寫評論，但我過了這麼久還還在想念「蜜堂」綿密可口的霜淇淋，大概就能證明它有多好吃吧!

When I went to XinYi’s Shinkong Mitsukoshi A4 food court a while back,  it was to get a taste of some fancy soft-serve from Yellow Lemon. I ended up killing two birds with one stone when I stumbled across another shop on the same floor selling handmade soft-serve ice cream: Honey Farm. I went to try their ice cream shortly after, but didn’t get around to writing the review until now. The fact that I’m still thinking about this place months later says something about how good it was!  Continue reading →

鹹花生咖啡館(台北大同) | Salt Peanuts Cafe (Datong, Taipei)

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迪化街是我在台北最喜歡去逛逛街、吃吃美食、度過休閒下午的地區，不僅富有歷史古蹟與傳統乾貨店，還有很多漂亮的文創店與咖啡館，其中一個很吸引我的店是⌈鹹花生咖啡館⌋。我原本來享受一下後面的庭院花園，吃個飯喝杯咖啡，沒想到還可以享用自家手工冰淇淋！除了早午餐、手工糕餅點心以及咖啡以外，鹹花生還有賣使用台灣茶葉做的自家手工冰淇淋，好棒，可以順便搜集部落格資料了！

Dihua Street is one of my favourite parts of Taipei to spend a leisurely afternoon of snacking and window shopping. The streets are lined with old-style buildings and traditional dry-goods stores, and the upper part of the neighbourhood is dotted with charming cafes like Salt Peanuts. I came here just to enjoy a nice meal and a coffee in their gorgeous courtyard, but was suprised to find that I could also try their handmade ice cream, too! In addition to brunch, pastries, and coffee, Salt Peanuts also sells their own ice cream featuring local tea. Continue reading →

蜜朵麗專業冰淇淋（信義店）| Midori Professional Ice Cream (Xinyi, Taipei)

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這不是我第一次寫⌈蜜朵麗專業冰淇淋⌋，大概一年前寫過他們的圓山門市，但我覺得可以再次給台北提醒這個可愛的小企業的存在。⌈蜜朵麗⌋的使命是以手工冰淇淋來推廣當地農業與天然農作方式。他們的信義門市還有另外一個特性，就是它位於歷史古蹟⌈四四南村⌋。

This is actually not the first time I’ve written about Midori Handmade Ice Cream – I reviewed their Yuanshan shop about a year ago. But I figured Taipei could use a little reminder of this lovely little business, which was founded on a mission to promote local, organic farming. Midori’s Xinyi shop also has the special distinction of being located inside of a local historical monument: 44 South Village. Continue reading →

Beimen Pineapple Ice (Da’an, Taipei) | 北門鳳梨冰 (台北大安)

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我好像很久沒寫台北市區內的冰淇淋店，為了能夠挖掘沒寫過的冰淇淋店冰淇淋越吃越遠。不過，多虧好心讀者的推薦，我最近發現了敦南商圈有一家還在等待我發現的隱藏冰淇淋寶藏⌈北門鳳梨冰⌋，這家店對我來說很有特色，令我很興奮!

It’s been a while since I wrote about a place in central Taipei – lately it seems I have to go further and further afield to find new ice cream shops to write about. However, thanks to a tip-off from a reader, I’ve found a hidden gem in the  middle of DunNan shopping district that I’m really excited about: Beimen Pineapple Ice! Continue reading →

On The Road Gelato (Shilin, Taipei) | On The Road 義式手工冰淇淋(台北市林)

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位於台北市邊緣，離捷運站超過一公里的⌈On The Road義大利冰淇淋⌋，對怕不方便的台北天龍人來說，和登陸月球差不多遠。我自己不得不承認，我第一次聽到朋友推薦這家店以後，還是因為距離的關係所以一直延後走訪On The Road的計畫，而總是會選擇靠近捷運站的店。也太懶惰了吧!幸好芝山捷運站具備著幾十台YouBike，而且前往On The Road的路基本上是一條直線而已，它的路線這麼簡單，再拖延可說不過去了！

Located on the edge of Taipei City over a kilometre from the nearest MRT station, On The Road Gelato may as well be on another planet to the convenience-obsessed citizens of Taipei. I admit I put off my plans to come here for months after I first heard of it, opting instead to visit places that were just steps from the metro. Luckily, Zhishan MRT Station is equipped with a fleet of Youbikes and the route from the station to the shop is basically a straight line up Zhongcheng Road, leaving me with few excuses!  Continue reading →

Fruit Republic (Xinzhuang, New Taipei City) | 水果共和國 (新北市新莊區)

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既然我已經走訪了台北市多半獨立營業手工冰淇淋店，我不得不把我的冰淇淋雷達延伸到較遠的地方，發現更多尚未寫過的店! 幸好，新北市的冰淇淋店好像不少，而且日益增加。位於新莊區去年七月開幕的水果共和國，就是新北市最新開的店之一。

Now that I’ve visited most of the independent ice cream shops in Taipei City, I have to start expanding more into New Taipei City to find new shops to write about! Luckily, there seem to be a lot of them, with more popping up every day. Open since July 2015, Xinzhuang district’s Fruit Republic is one of the newest additions. Continue reading →

船來芋冰雪淇淋（台北大同）| Boat Come Taro Ice (Datong, Taipei)

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我最近去迪化街買東西時，偶然Google到了一家叫做「船來芋冰雪淇淋」的冰淇淋店。這間店我從來沒有聽說過，根據官網簡介總店位於宜蘭，台北門市只是分店而已，知名度很低，好像還沒有得到它應得的名聲。這就是那種”好到讓人不敢相信”的店，會讓你想知道為甚麼沒有一大堆客人大排長龍。我上網看看他們的營業理念以後，覺得很值得支持:

I found the oddly-named Boat Come Taro Ice on a random Google Maps scan of the neighbourhood when I was shopping on Dihua Street the other day. I’d never heard of the place before – the main branch is in Yilan, apparently. The Taipei branch keeps a low profile and doesn’t seem to have developed the cult following it deserves. This is one of those legit “too good to be true” places where you wonder why people aren’t lined up down the block. They have a pretty solid company message: Continue reading →

Indigenous Ice Cream @ Taya Po Po Atayal Restaurant, Wulai |烏來老店泰雅婆婆的原住民冰淇淋 (烏來)

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對我來說，台灣最棒的地方之一就是位於新北市的烏來。在這個人口才6000的小鎮，你可以脫離擁擠喧囂的都市環境、呼吸一下清新的空氣、欣賞蒼翠的山景、走走森林步道……

Wulai Township is one of my favourite places in Taiwan. This tiny village of 6,000 is a very special place where you can get away from the city, breathe clean air, enjoy a lush mountain landscape, hike in the woods… Continue reading →

My favourite shops in 2015

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(中文版)

Snow King 雪王
陳紀百果園 Jason’s Fruit Shop
Jung Yard Softee 小涼院
Olivier @ O Rose
珠寶盒 Boite de Bijou
Snow King 雪王
Ten Ten Gelato 轉轉吉拉朵
小涼院 Jung Yard Softee
O Rose
Ten Ten Gelato 轉轉吉拉朵

 

My overall top six shops in 2015

These are the shops that have it all – great ice cream, a pleasant atmosphere, and a business philosophy I’m proud to support. These are the places I’d go back to again and again. Continue reading →

我2015年最喜歡的冰淇淋店

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(English version)

Snow King 雪王
陳紀百果園 Jason’s Fruit Shop
Jung Yard Softee 小涼院
Olivier @ O Rose
珠寶盒 Boite de Bijou
Snow King 雪王
Ten Ten Gelato 轉轉吉拉朵
小涼院 Jung Yard Softee
O Rose
Ten Ten Gelato 轉轉吉拉朵

 

我2015年最喜歡的冰淇淋店前六名

以下是我去年去過的，給客人最圓滿冰淇淋體驗的手工冰淇淋店，不僅有美味手工冰淇淋，還有適合休息的舒適環境與值得支持的生意哲學，都是我可以當常客的好店。 Continue reading →