It was late evening by the time we ended our one-day excursion, so Andy our tour guide very kindly dropped us off at Ximending where we could grab a bite.
Ximending needs no introduction - it's an extremely popular spot where the young and trendy hang out. And for good reason too - here you find established eateries, popular fashion, hip cafes, specialty shops, traditional snacks all nestled side by side.
There's always something for everyone.
But wait... our tummies were begging for attention. Time to satisfy our hunger pangs first!
Being perverse, we opted to skip the super famous Ay-Chung mi sua in search of other delicacies.
A brightly lit store caught our eyes - we walked nearer and saw a tempting sight. Hm.. it was Ya Rou Bian (鴨肉扁). Thinking we had found a nice restaurant that sells duck meat, we were in for a surprise.
As we looked at the menu on the wall we were stumped - I don't see duck anywhere?
Since we were hungry, we went ahead and ordered ourselves some Qie-Zai Mian (rice noodles) and a plate of goose meat. It might look like a small bowl but believe me, the flavors pack quite a punch! No wonder I see a lot of locals here. It was only later that I realized that we had accidentally stumbled across a famous eatery very popular in Ximending.
The meat was quite good, though quite tough and chewy.As expected (of duck and geese). I had to suppress the urge to use my hands. Imagine trying to eat chewy drumstick, plus bones, with nothing but chopsticks. I should have ordered breast meat..
After we called for the bill, I asked the waiter - why the shop name, when there's no duck to be found. Probably had scores of people asking the same as he didn't answer, and instead handed me a card and asked me to read it! What the ...
After a quick meal we were ready to move on.
As we walked around we also tried some of the snacks like grilled mochi.
Do you know that Ximending is a pedestrian zone? You could safely walk on the streets without being worried about getting run over.
As it was getting late, we hailed a cab back to the minsu and called it a day.
Getting to Ximending:
Take MRT to Ximen station. Very convenient!
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