Yu's Almond Tofu

Site: http://www.yustofu.com.tw/
Phone: 02-25702587
Address: 台北市八德路三段200號4F之1
Price: $-$$
Time:
MRT: XiMen Exit 4, it's right there

This place has the best Almond Tofu. No joke, this place is great. Another thing (besides the almond tofu) that's famous here is their Almond Shaved Ice. I haven't tried it, but I will eventually!

This place is different from other places. They give you the almond tofu and they also give you almond milk (I think it's milk?) for you to pour into your almond tofu. It's almost like a weird dessert soup.

The almond tofu is silky smooth and not overly sweet. It's subtly sweet with a strong almond flavor. If you like almonds, this is definitely for you! Next time I go, I will definitely try the shaved ice!


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La Douceur

Site: http://www.ladouceur.com.tw/
Phone: 02-33222833
Address:台北市大安區金華街223號1樓
Price: $$$
Time: M-Thurs: 1PM to 9PM
         Fri-Sun: 1PM to 10PM
MRT: 15-20 min. walk from GuTing Station

This little pastry cafe is small and sweet. There's limited room, but you can call ahead and have a spot saved for you. Luckily when I got there, someone was about to leave, so I got a seat.

In front of the store, there's a little girl statue sitting there. Isn't it the sweetest?

They have different kinds of pastries from cakes and macaroons to teas and coffees. The macaroons here are amazingly delicious. They're just the right amount of sweetness and chewiness.

I ended up getting a milk tea and this specially made pastry. I read about this place online and heard about their apple caramel pastry cake that I was interested in trying. The cake is not shown in the case because it is made to order. Special, no?

This cake was so good. The crust was flaky and light, the caramel was whipped and not overly sweet while the apples did not overpower the entire cake. I definitely recommend trying this. It was a bit pricey, but I think it was actually worth it because it was so good.

As I was searching for this pastry shop, I actually passed it because it wasn't very noticeable. Once you hit YongKang Street, you've passed it. It's a little before, so not too bad.

If you feel like splurging, I definitely recommend this place.


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Almond Ice Shavings

Site: http://www.almondice.com.tw/ (apparently the site isn't working anymore..)
Phone: 06-2212795
Address: No. 214 Qingnian Road (Cingnian 青年路), West Central District, Tainan City
Price: Around 30-40NT for almost everything
Time: I went at night around 9PM, so maybe open late. Not positive with time though.

I definitely do not recommend this place. The almond tofu was not very good. The ice clumped together. There was way too much sugary syrup. However, maybe I did not give it a fair chance because I took it to go.

All pictures in this blog post borrowed from this blog.

Elate Pudding

Site: http://www.elate.com.tw/
Phone: 06-2916916
Address: No.442, Anping Rd., Anping Dist., Tainan City 708, Taiwan
Price: 34NT each
Time: 11AM to 9PM

There was always tons of people outside, parking all the way into the street. The pudding itself was pretty good. My favorite one was always the original, you can't go wrong with original flavored puddings!

The pudding was smooth and creamy, not too sweet, but sweet enough for it to be dessert. There are four main ones: Original, Chocolate, Mango, and Almond. There are always two temporary ones that they switch out occasionally.

I would definitely recommend this place!


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