[Taipei] Boite de Bijou 珠寶盒法式點心坊

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[Taipei] Boite de Bijou 珠寶盒法式點心坊

Boîte de Bijou 珠寶盒法式點心坊

Add: 1/F, No. 10, Lane 209, Anhe Lu Section 2, Taipei 台北市安和路2段209巷10號1F
Tel: (02) 3322 2461
Hours: 10am-9pm
Website: www.boitedebijou.com.tw
Price: [lunch] 180~380 NTD [cakes] 120~150 NTD
Visited: Mar 2011

Tugged away inside a back alley behind Far Eastern Plaza Hotel Taipei, there is a small French patisserie where the aroma of freshly baked bread permeates the air, where gorgeous cakes sit quietly inside a glass display, where light music waltz in the space, where waiters and waitresses carry smiles so genuine you can’t help but want to snap pictures of them.

Welcome to Boîte de Bijou.


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[Taipei] VVG Something 好樣本事

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[Taipei] VVG Something 好樣本事

VVG Something 好樣本事

Add: 13, Alley 40, Lane 181, Zhongxiao E Rd Sec 4, Taipei 台北市忠孝東路四段181巷40弄13號
Tel: (02) 2773 1358
Hours: [Sun-Thu] 12-9pm [Fri-Sat] 12-10pm
Website: vvgvvg.blogspot.com
Visited: Mar 2011

A 99m² space filled with artsy books, vintage furniture, and random knickknacks. Customers can flip through books, each handpicked by VVG buyers, while sipping on drinks from VVG Bistro right across the alley. Sounds like a good way to spend an afternoon or evening in solitude?

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[Taipei] W Hotel

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[Taipei] W Hotel

W Hotel Taipei

Add: 10 Zhongxiao East Road Sec. 5, Taipei, Taiwan 台北市信義區忠孝東路五段10號
Tel: (02) 7703 8888
Website: www.wtaipei.com
Visited: Mar 2011

W Hotel is the new hot spot in Taipei City. The 39th W Hotel globally, W Taipei opened just shy of 2 months ago, on Valentine’s day. What is the big deal? Described as “a sensational swirl of high-energy interiors, vivid design, cutting-edge technology and uniquely modern amenities to fulfill every wish”, W Taipei is also the only hotel in the city with a panoramic view of the Taipei 101, the 2nd tallest building in the world.

Let’s roll the pictures.

The 1st floor features a dramatic installation of metal sticks as “clouds” and the blue dots on the floor as “raindrops”, inspired by the rainy weather in Taipei. On the wall is an interactive installation, “To Light You Fade” created by rAndom International, which lights up according to your movements in front of it.

The reception located on the 10th floor.

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