{"id":6748,"date":"2011-12-13T00:01:03","date_gmt":"2011-12-12T16:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/?p=6748"},"modified":"2012-12-09T02:18:41","modified_gmt":"2012-12-08T18:18:41","slug":"taipei-taiwan-part-i-introduction-accommodations-transportation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/zh\/2011\/12\/13\/taipei-taiwan-part-i-introduction-accommodations-transportation\/","title":{"rendered":"Taipei, Taiwan (Part I) – Introduction, Wu Fen Pu and Raohe Night Market"},"content":{"rendered":"

See Part II: Taipei City Hall, Warner Village & Shi Lin Night Market<\/a>
\n Part III: Shi Da Night Market and Xi Men Ding<\/a><\/p>\n

Chiobu went to Taipei and reports. Exclamations marks are free, she uses them a lot.<\/p>\n

4D3N Food Expedition in Taipei, Taiwan<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Hello everybody! Finally, I\u2019m posting again! I miss you too! Muacksie poosie!<\/p>\n

Yandao & I wanted to go Bangkok for a short escapade but the flood ruined our plans. Luckily for us, the airline allowed us to change our destination for free! And off we\u00a0scoot<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0to Taipei.\u00a0(SQ budget airline, I can be your spokesperson! Look for me when you launch! I love Australia! I am totally Bondi Beach material!)<\/em>\u00a0We love Taipei because the food is so cheap and good! And I\u2019m in love with Xiao S! She\u2019s like the Asian Nicole Richie.<\/p>\n

This entry is going to help people who are travelling F&E to Taipei!<\/p>\n

Accomodation<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

For people going Taipei, try to book a hotel in Ximending (XMD)! It\u2019s hip & young with lotsa food around. You can see many pretty\u00a0\u53f0\u59b9 (ah lians) on weekends. My recommendation for accomodation will be Wonstar Hotel (either Zhonghua or Ximen branch). Else, you can choose Rainbow hotel which is right smack in the middle of XMD.<\/p>\n

How to get to Ximending from Airport<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

To travel from airport to XMD, just take Freego (\u98de\u72d7) bus from the airport. When you exit from the arrival gate, turn left and walk all the way, go down 1 level and you should see all the bus operator counters. Our bus ride cost NT$140\/pax and we took about 1.5 hours \u2013 2 hours to reach XMD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Freego bus (Freq 15-20 min)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Toll Free: 0800-051519<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
To Taipei: 5.50 AM – 1.10AM\u00a0\u00a0To Airport: 4 AM – 11 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Service call: 02-87917200 \/ 02-87917201<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

To return to Airport on your last day, simply inform the hotel receptionist at Rainbow Hotel (you don\u2019t have to be a hotel guest) in advance and she will call Freego to arrange.<\/p>\n

Anyway, I was using my iPhone 3GS in Taipei to take pics and when I came back to Singapore, I changed to iPhone 4S. All my photos in 3GS are GONE\u2026 So, I\u2019m just using whatever pictures Yandao has. Just to let pre-empt you, Yandao\u2019s art direction and photography skills are not very good.<\/p>\n

In summary, the reviews on food are in\/around the following areas:<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Wu Fen Pu (\u4e94\u5206\u57d4) & Rao He Night Market (\u9976\u6cb3\u8857\u89c2\u5149\u591c\u5e02) (See below)
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Taipei City Hall, near Taipei 101, Warner Village<\/a>
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Shi Lin Night Market (\u58eb\u6797\u591c\u5e02)<\/a>
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Shi Da Night Market\u00a0\uff08\u5e08\u5927\u591c\u5e02\uff09<\/a>
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Xi Men Ding (\u897f\u95e8\u753a)<\/a><\/p>\n

*<\/p>\n

Day 01
\n<\/strong>Suggested Itinerary:
\nDay: Wu Fen Pu
\nNight: Raohe Night Market<\/p>\n

Wu Fen Pu (<\/span><\/strong>\u4e94\u5206\u57d4)<\/strong>
\nHow to get to WuFenPu<\/em>
\nTake Metro to Hou Shan Pi Station, Exit 1. Walk straight along Jhongpo N. Rd. to the intersection of Jhongpo N. Rd. and Yongji Rd. Wufenpu starts on the left.<\/em>
\nWufenpu opens at about 2pm. Try not to go on Mondays because the shop owners will be busy with their new stocks arrival.<\/em>
\nAfter checking in, we went to Wu Fen Pu to shop! Do you know it\u2019s the best place to shop in Taipei? All the stuff are imported from Korea, or so says the shop owners.<\/p>\n

\u80e1\u987b\u5f20\u00a0(<\/strong>\u9b0d\u9b1a\u5f35Formosa Chang)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Everybody must try\u00a0\u9c81\u8089\u996d braised meat rice at\u00a0\u80e1\u987b\u5f20\u00a0(\u9b0d\u9b1a\u5f35Formosa Chang). It is DA BOMB. Awesome-ness to the MAX. It may look simple but it\u2019s really MINDBLOWING. Yandao and I ordered a big bowl (NT$59) and we totally regretted. We should have ordered 2 big bowls EACH. The rice is fragrant and QQ, topped with the sauce it practically sent us both to heaven. The\u00a0\u9c81\u8089 braised meat is so tender, it practically melts in your mouth. This is the BEST\u00a0\u9c81\u8089\u996d braised meat rice in Taiwan. We also ordered a hard boil egg which you should totally skip it.<\/p>\n

How to get to\u80e1\u987b\u5f20\u00a0(\u9b0d\u9b1a\u5f35Formosa Chang)<\/p>\n

Take Metro to Hou Shan Pi Station, Exit 1. Walk straight along Jhongpo N. Rd. to the intersection of Jhongpo N. Rd. and Yongji Rd. It is across the street, on the right. Watch out for the yellow signboard with the logo.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Crepe\u00a0\u53ef\u4e3d\u997c\u5148\u751f<\/strong><\/p>\n

We chanced upon this Crepe stall (\u53ef\u4e3d\u997c\u5148\u751f)while walking around Wufenpu. We ordered Butter & Cheese (\u5976\u6cb9\u8d77\u53f8) at NT$60. If you say\u00a0\u8d77\u53f8out loud, you will know that it\u2019s Cheese. How cute! Crepe was not buttery and cheesy enough. We kind of regretted ordering it because there\u2019s so much glorious food elsewhere in Taipei!<\/p>\n

RaoHe Night Market<\/span><\/strong>\u9952\u6cb3\u8857\u89c0\u5149\u591c\u5e02<\/span><\/strong>
\nHow to get to Raohe Night Market from Wufenpu<\/em>
\nFrom Wufenpu, walk to Songshan Railway Station (not metro) and look out for signs pointing to Raohe Night Market. If you are lost in Wufenpu because it\u2019s so huge (I was lost), just ask around for directions, Taiwanese are very friendly!<\/em>
\nRaohe Night Market is mainly about food. It\u2019s considered a small market as it takes up only one long street.<\/p>\n

Beef Noodles (<\/strong>\u9f52\u725b\u9999)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nLeft: Mixed beef noodles soup
\nRight: \u7ea2\u6cb9\u6284\u624b chili oil wantons<\/p>\n

You should totally skip this. After researching online, we thought we found this good yummy Taiwanese Beef Noodles place,\u00a0\u7a0b\u73ed\u9577\u725b\u8089\u9eb5\u00a0(Sergeant Cheng)<\/strong>. When we were there, we hunted high and low for this Sergeant Cheng and we swore that we were going to break his neck when we find him because we walked the entire RaoHe 4.5 times! Alas, we found a young guy who told us that the name has changed to\u00a0\u9f7f\u725b\u9999 (teeth cow fragrance?). You won\u2019t miss this shop. The staff are wearing red t-shirts with caps and there are lots of photos (of celebrities who dined there) on the walls. Not sure if there was a change in ownership with the change in name because the beef noodles was super disappointing. The beef was chunky which made it disgusting to bite. We thought the beef was a bit smelly too. The soup was bland.<\/p>\n

If you want to seek rest in this air-conditioned shop after combing the street, just order the Chilli Wantons (\u7ea2\u6cb9\u6284\u624b). Taipei Chilli Wantons\u00a0\u7ea2\u6cb9\u6284\u624b\u00a0is different from Singapore\u2019s. Their wantons are very small but they are very very tasty, probably because of the chili oil \u9ebb\u6cb9! The skin is thin and soft.<\/p>\n

Chou Tofu (<\/strong>\u81ed\u8c46\u8150)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Look out for the stalls set up in the middle of Raohe street. We tried smelly tofu\u00a0\u81ed\u8c46\u8150\u00a0<\/strong>at one of the stalls and it was sedap! There was a picture of Shasha\u00a0\u516c\u4e3b! I love Shasha because she looks like my BFF! So pretty. It was our first time eating smelly tofu\u00a0\u81ed\u8c46\u8150\u00a0<\/strong>and we LOVED it despite the rancid smell. The texture was perfect. Crispy on the outside, tender on the inside,\u00a0\u5916\u8106\u5185\u8f6f. The tofu totally melts in your mouth. The radishy gravy totally complemented the tofu. A guy beside us ordered 2 plates! zOMG. How can a person finish 6 pieces of tofu-s! It was that good\u2026<\/p>\n

To get back to Ximending from Raohe Night Market, walk to Songshan Railway Station and take a train to Taipei Main Station to catch a Metro back to Ximending.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

See Part II: Taipei City Hall, Warner Village & Shi Lin Night Market Part III: Shi Da Night Market and Xi Men Ding Chiobu went to Taipei and reports. Exclamations marks are free, she uses them a lot. 4D3N Food Expedition in Taipei, Taiwan Hello everybody! Finally, I\u2019m posting again! I miss you too! Muacksie […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263488,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[49003,1495],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-taipei","category-taiwan"],"modified_by":"Rubbish Eat Rubbish Grow","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"trp-custom-language-flag":false,"newspack-article-block-landscape-large":false,"newspack-article-block-portrait-large":false,"newspack-article-block-square-large":false,"newspack-article-block-landscape-medium":false,"newspack-article-block-portrait-medium":false,"newspack-article-block-square-medium":false,"newspack-article-block-landscape-intermediate":false,"newspack-article-block-portrait-intermediate":false,"newspack-article-block-square-intermediate":false,"newspack-article-block-landscape-small":false,"newspack-article-block-portrait-small":false,"newspack-article-block-square-small":false,"newspack-article-block-landscape-tiny":false,"newspack-article-block-portrait-tiny":false,"newspack-article-block-square-tiny":false,"newspack-article-block-uncropped":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Rubbish Eat Rubbish Grow","author_link":"https:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/zh\/author\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow\/"},"uagb_comment_info":5,"uagb_excerpt":"See Part II: Taipei City Hall, Warner Village & Shi Lin Night Market Part III: Shi Da Night Market and Xi Men Ding Chiobu went to Taipei and reports. Exclamations marks are free, she uses them a lot. 4D3N Food Expedition in Taipei, Taiwan Hello everybody! Finally, I\u2019m posting again! I miss you too! Muacksie…","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1DEqF-1KQ","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/263488"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6748"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6748\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16432,"href":"https:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6748\/revisions\/16432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}