Taiwan Instagrammable Food: Pearls Milk Tea Pancake from Belle Epoque, Taipei
I am actually chained to my desk now in the office by an “invisible chain” called salary but it does not stop me somehow from daydreaming about pancake. I love eating pancakes for breakfast but it’s not a common breakfast item in Singapore so I end up making note on where to go for good pancake in basically any part of the world. That’s how I stumble upon the pancake café in Taipei named Belle Epoque.
Well to be honest with you, I am attracted to the fact that omo omo, is that pearls used for bubble tea on top of the pancake? Belle Epoque offers various type of stacked pancakes and it comes with various toppings. The pearls cream milk tea pancake (NTD 240) seems to be the most exciting thing to eat at Belle Epoque. The pancake has sticky texture and it goes so well with the creamy milk tea sauce. Hmm pearls and pancakes I wonder how do they pair.
If you are not up for pearls on your pancake, you can also choose Belle Epoque’s normal pancake I suppose like the tiramisu pancake and lemon pancake ordered by @suzkana. The tiramisu foam kinda remind me of the similar foam used for shibuya toast from Dazzling Café. I suppose those magical foams go with everything hahaha. You can also choose to add ice cream at the side of your stacked pancakes just like what @eva200221 did.
Belle Epoque’s café décor looks pretty interestingly vintage. I think the theme of the café is wooden style library. Ahh I can imagine myself sitting there while enjoying my stacked pancake bit by bit. And then a handsome waiter will come to bring me a comfortable cup of coffee. Wait, do they sell coffee? Hmm, I should really go there to find out more I suppose. Thankfully, it won’t be difficult to find Belle Epoque as it is located in the Zhongxiao Fuxing MRT’s vicinity. It seems to be located two streets behind Sogo department store. I’m sure I can find it with my reliable Google Map skill.
Credits: @crave.n.cram, @suzkana, @eva200221, @lin_ant0116, @amanda.eat