Taiwan is mad for brunch restaurants. These small restaurants are halfway a cafe and a bistro. I see them as a natural evolution of Taiwanese breakfast restaurants, but serving foreign food, usually from 9 am to mid afternoon or early evening.
The visit
Just as an example, I will mention one from Tainan where I ate. In English is called character and it is housed in a small space in a back alley of Chenggong road. It could have been a garage.
Everything about it is cute…
Their specialty seems to be instagrammable latte, with cute cartoons drawn in the cream.
I went for a set luch that included an iced tea, a salad with soba and…
…and an excellent tuna cheese sandwich.
The place with its cuteness and affordable prices seemed to cater to young people.
The check
The set menu cost me only 150 NTD (4.87 USD), really a bargain for a nice lunch.
This kind of eateries, which are not really restaurants, but not a cafe as well (not really designed to hang out for a long time as in certain cafes), are now endemic in Taiwan; I noticed a lot of them especially in the South. They are really a great option for a non-Taiwanese breakfast or lunch.
Where in Tainan:
No. 4-5, Lane 68, Chenggong Road, North District