Coco Ichibanya, Taipei

Herbal tea egg bought from 7-11

Promotional price TWD10 each. Meanwhile in Family Mart it is TWD13 each.

Oden....I did not try.

Sweet potatoes.

'Breeze' shopping mall catering for premium shopping experience with luxury brands & dining.

[Below] Taipei arena (aka Taipei little big egg) is a multi-purpose stadium for major international sport events such as ice skating, ice hockey, gymnastics, basketball, tennis, badminton, table tennis, indoor soccer etc.

Passed by McD so I went in to look see the menu from the ordering kiosk.

Passed by MOS Burger too...

It has been some time since I last had MOS Burger...

After browsing a few restaurants and fast-food outlets, I settled with Coco Ichibanya.

Ordered thru QR code. Food took around 10 minutes to arrive. It was served fresh and piping hot.

Fish katsu with mushroom curry on rice. Quite nice. Probably the best fish katsu curry I ever had.

There's a jar of preserved mustard green (muy choy/mei chai) on every table. Nice to eat with white rice.

Clean and cosy interior.

Settled the bill by credit card. After conversion, the price is around MYR44 for this katsu curry rice.

Breakfast @ Greenworld JianPei Hotel

My room is at the corner end of the 6th floor. 

Right outside the hotel....you can see all sorts of signboards. Good that they posted 'reminder' signboard prioritizing the pedestrian first.

[Below] Surveillance camera at the back alley. I feel so safe in this country.

Scooters and motorbikes parked next to the hotel. 

Joda cafe, which is the hotel's cafeteria....serving breakfast to the tenants, but outsiders can also patronize this cafeteria by paying the full price for the items they ordered.

Cosy corner for a cuppa....

There are 6 choices in the menu, same items throughout my stay.

The below is smoked chicken wrap with potato wedges, boiled egg and salad.

They also have Taiwanese-style porridge, with 6 mini side dishes.

The juices/tea bar....

Fruit juice (rotate with different juices on daily basis), oolong tea and green tea.

I think this cafeteria is open for evening dine-in that serves wine too, hence the bottles on the rack.

My room is facing the elevated highway and some offices & residential buildings. The whole day looks cloudy like this since morning till evening.

Greenworld JianPei Hotel, Taipei

Cotton candy up here but down there was raining non-stop.

Nasi lemak with rendang chicken....The triangle yellow thing on the rice is not cheese...it's omelet.

Superbly good. MAS nasi lemak never disappoint😋

Reached Taipei after an almost 5 hours flight.

Bought an EasyCard from the airport (TWD500) and took the MRT to the hotel.

Their local subway/train lines are well established....with clear signboards and covered walkways to connected interlinks.

Took the airport train from Taoyuan Airport Terminal 1 to Taipei Main Station (TWD160), then changed to MRT at Beimen station --> Nanjing Songjiang station. Costs around TWD20 only.

Inside the MRT....bright, clean and spacious.

[Below] From Taipei Main Station walking towards Beimen Station.

Along the way the MRT is underground....this is the 'view' after I exit from Nanjing Songjiang station....The rain has stopped but still drizzling.

It got dark around 5:30pm.

Another short walk about 5 minutes to reach the hotel. Took my sweet time to walk while enjoying the 'view' and browsing thru some restaurants around the area for dinner.

Hotel check-in was breeze...

Got a corner room at 6th floor....quite decent size with a king size bed...

The toilet....

Open the glass door to the shower room and surprised to see a bathtub in it.

yea, a full-size bathtub!

And there's a window next to it.....you can pull down the blind when you're naked😂

Ahhhh....comfy king size bed!!! This can fit 3 person!

There's a mini pantry too...with tea and complimentary bottled drinking water, replenished on daily basis.

The room amenities are quite complete...with hairdryer, safety box, mini fridge, slippers, free wifi, tv with multiple channels (mostly news channels)....

and....

a Japanese-style toilet bowl with seat heater

So comfy with the heated seat....

[Below] The room entrance.

Breakfast is included throughout the stay. 2 coupons per day.

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After done with check-in and refreshing myself....went downstair to hunt for food.

The surrounding area has lotsa eateries, convenient stores and malls.

There are a variety of pre-packed food items in 7-11 and Family Mart too.

Such as Taiwanese style rice ball. Quite affordable...only TWD49.

All sorts of rice bowls...salad bowls, pasta, corns, cooked chicken breast, sandwiches...

Some of the menus from the nearby restaurants....just to gauge the price for dine-in option.

Mostly are Japanese-fusion food.

to be continued.....

Roast Duck Rice from 136 Roast Meat Restaurant

The restaurant is located a few doors away from 126 Mixed Rice.

I think 126 and 136 are related.

I had roast duck breast rice.

Promotion with 10% off voucher, that was last year.

[Below] Banana fritter aka 'pisang goreng' and youtiao bought from a stall in Alison kopitiam.

Seldom eat these, just once in a while...

Fuhu @ Crockfords

Posting some of the meals I had in FUHU some time ago.

Beef with potato wedges...fusion style dish?

Chinese tea and tiramisu cake

Herbal chicken soup

Chinese tea and pandan cake

Sweet and sour sauce tiger prawns

Spring chicken in black pepper sauce

Chinese tea and lemon vanilla cake