[Cafehopping @ TaiPei] - Dazzling Cafe☆Honey toast 蜜糖土司專賣店☆

Originally a clothing and jewelry boutique, the owner of Dazzling decided to expand and start a cafe specializing in the infamous honey toast. There are now 9 Dazzling Cafes across Taiwan (in Taipei, Hsinchu, Taichung and Tainan).

The cafe is every girl's dream, chock full of pastel colors and sophisticated interior with very sleek and modern design features creating a charming ambience. Each branch has a different color scheme and overall feel. There's Dazzling Cafe Pink, Mint, Blueberry, Sunshine, Bubble, Kiwi, Ocean, Sky and Deluxe. Dazzling doesn't just provide its patrons with aesthetically pleasing honey toasts, their pasta and savory plates are surprisingly delectable.

We went to Dazzling Cafe Sunshine which was located in Xin Guang Mitsukoshi (台北信義新光三越A11) - Close to Taipei 101. With yellow tinted lights, wall frames and menus the cafe clearly resonated sunshine.




This is my 2nd time visiting Dazzling Cafe. My cousins and I had roughly decided what we wanted to order but there were just so many tempting options to choose from!
After a good 5 minutes of um-ing and ah-ing, we decided to go for the Chocolate Fantasy Honey Toast(巧可力嘉年华蜜糖土司) -NT$240.

The famous honey toast is absolutely sinful! I tried not to think about how many miles i'd have to run to get rid of all the fat gained from this. With a mix of warm honey toast, chocolate sauce, topped with strawberries and a scoop of chocolate ice-cream. It was...the perfect combination. The extravagant presentation was truly a work of art. The toast inside was cut up into pieces and nicely toasted with honey drizzled all over them. Sounds like heaven right?
My only complaint would be that it would be better if the scoop of ice-cream could be more because i find that the portion is much lesser than before.
Let me just warn you, as small as it looks on the photo, it is actually big enough for four people- so i would advise you to share :)

We also had Valrhona Chocolate Waffle(法美娜巧可力松饼)- NT$180.
A lil tad disappointment because i thought it would be topped off with ice-cream but it turns out to be vanilla. Although the waffle was crispy, it's sorta dry. I prefer waffle with a rich taste.
The dark chocolate tasted great but it was a bit too chocolatey and sweet for me.
 Overall, it just doesn't taste as good as it looks.

Along with the Honey Toast, we got a drink each.
 I went for the Hazelnut Cocoa(金莎榛果可可)－NT$160. The Hazelnut Cocoa tasted as good as it looks. The best way i could describe it would be- melting Nutella and Ferrero Rocher. The Hazenut wasn't too overpowering and you could also taste the chocolate. 

The ambiance of Dazzling cafe is very inviting. Definitely a cute and romantic spot for an afternoon date. If you haven't already checked out Dazzling Cafe, make sure to find your closest branch!

To locate:

Dazzling Cafe Pink (1店)
台北市大安區忠孝東路四段205巷7弄11號1樓
●可搭乘捷運至忠孝敦化站 2號出口

Dazzling Cafe Mint (2店)
台北市大安區忠孝東路四段248巷3號1樓
●可搭乘捷運至忠孝敦化站 3號出口

Dazzling Cafe Sunshine (3店)
台北市信義區松壽路11號2樓 (台北信義新光三越A11)
●可搭乘捷運至市政府站 3號出口

Dazzling Cafe Sky (4店)
台中市台中港路二段111號4樓 (台中新光三越) 
●可搭乘台中客運33、60、69、88、106、146、147至台中新光三越

Dazzling Cafe Deluxe (5店) (奢華蜜糖土司專賣店)
台北市松山區復興南路一段39號 (台北微風廣場-復興館 G樓)
●可搭乘捷運至忠孝復興站 5號出口

Dazzling Cafe Blueberry (6店)
台南市中西區中山路162號2F (台南新光三越中山店)
●可搭乘興南客運各線至[台南東站]總站下車，沿中山路步行5分鐘

Dazzling Cafe Bubble (7店)
新竹市東區西大路323號(新竹大遠百-遠東百貨)
●附有接駁車-火車站前，林森路台灣銀行or 中正路麥當勞門口有站牌可搭乘

Dazzling Cafe Kiwi (8店)
台北市北平西路3號2F(微風台北車站)
●可搭乘捷運至台北車站站，北車西三門2F

Dazzling cafe Ocean (9店）
高雄市前鎮區三多三路 213 號3F 
●可搭乘高雄捷運三多商圈站 3號出口 新光三越3F

Website: http://www.dazzlingdazzling.com

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/dazzling.cafe

Phone: +886 2 2731 5199

☆Thanks for reading☆

[Food Review]: The Stateland Cafe

Hello savory, pastries, cakes and sweet decadence! 

Today, i'm gonna introduce you a new cafe which is spotted in the hipster area of Haji and Bali lanes near Arab Street that is offering everything from pasta to dessert. 

Tadaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa~

It's the 'STATELAND' cafe

Stateland cafe is a vintage-themed cafe, located at 30 Bali Lane, opened by 3 young man, in their 20s. After hearing so much ravings about em', i was eager to visit em' and 'fulfill' my long-awaited brunch. 

It was relatively crowded on a Saturday afternoon. The line was really long, probably about an hour of wait. As far as i know, It is usually 'full' during weekends- the place gets really busy though. 

Drop by on the weekdays if you do not want to meet the crowd.

The capacity of the cafe is limited because the cafe is really small. Nothing much fancy of the interior design, however, the cafe feels very well put together as compared to the other cafes. It is simple, uncluttered and cosy yet fully arranged. The interior was surrounded by wooden tables with steel legs. Everything (from the table, chairs and signage) was made from scratch from recycled wood and steel because their families are in the construction, metal and woodworks industries.

Picture frames- Picture of the fathers at work in their industries

Self-service// {Utensils} & {Free water}

The menu looked very impressive- almost overwhelmingly. There were many varieties to choose from and they were decently priced. 

Right now......let's talk about the desserts! The desserts are to die for.

They have a massive varieties than you can ever imagine in your wildest willy wonka-esque dreams and they are absolutely delicious. Everything is just so superb. 

I had the s'mores waffle while my friend had the classic waffle- both were amazing.

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The classic waffle with ice-cream($11.90)

Belgium waffles topped with frozen berries and a scoop of ice-cream. You can opt for the non ice-cream version too and it's only $9.90. Hot and crispy waffle topped with a cold vanilla ball- is jus marvelous. Had to finish every squarish inch of waffle before the cutlery can be put down :P

The s'mores($14.90)

Really impress with the creation- Something you wouldn't able to get in other cafes.

Delicious crispy s'mores waffle, stuffed with melted marshmallow and biscuits, topped with a scoop of chocolate ice-cream and toasted marshmallow- it was sooooooooooooooo good. 

The aroma of the freshly-made waffle made me even more eager to dig in. The ice-cream took it's time to melt as well, which was great! Usually, ice-cream just melts on waffles and everything ends up in a soggy mess. 

I was overwhelmed with their savory menu too. Decided to order one and try.

After indulging em', i would definitely come back for more. This is really incredibly amazing and tasty. 

You wouldn't want to miss it

STRONGLY RECOMMENDED

Agilo Olio// Spagetti tossed in olive oil, bird's eye chili, garlic and ham.

Overall review: Definitely a great ambience to chill at. Service at Stateland cafe is friendly and observant. Staff are generally attentive and friendly. Reasonable pricing for the high quality of food. 

Address: 30 Bali lane, Singapore 189866
Email: flagandsac@hotmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/statelandcafe
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/statelandcafe

Thanks for reading :)