The most interesting thing I've done as a Local Guide: exploring sweets in Keelung

When I first came to Keelung City, it was in old fashion, and the population is mostly comprised of elder ones that are like over 60 years old. The city was famous in the 1980s while it‘s cargo throughput skyrocketed to the top 10 in the world, but has withered as it cannot compete over China, resulting in many young people moving out of the city. However, I didn’t know that things started to change in these years, and both quantity and quality of sweet stores are increasing, which many of them are opened by youths. Now I can feel a new lease of life in this old city. Here I’d like to share 3 of my favorite ones with you.

The first one is called “Walker cafe”. It is furnished with oriental style and has a very great soufflé with the sweetness adjusted lighter to match the Taiwanese’s preference. There is also a few kinds of hand brew coffee and fruit tea to choose. As a curious person, I’ve tried all the flavor of soufflé by visiting it many times with different friend of mine. After a nice afternoon time with friends, you can enjoy the night market in Keelung which is just adjacent to it.

see how jelly like it is! Yummy!

The second one is Miss Milulu cafe. The storekeeper loves to travel and is willing to share her experience with others. She initially just wanted to share her hand made sweets with her friend, and then gradually gained confidence and became ambitious, and this is why she opened this cafe. As she is still learning, there is always new cakes and sweets every month for you to discover! It offers a garden style interior with many plants and dried flowers hung around. Since it is located nearby the seacoast, so you can take a walk with the sea view after having afternoon tea.

The last one is called sweet times. It is hidden in the traditional market among the vendors selling fishes, vegetables, fruits …, so usually you won’t expect to find a bakery inside. Although the location is quite weird, the sweets here is not; many people compare the mille crepe cake here even better the renowned Lady M in the capital Taipei.

You may check out my full list if you are also interested in sweets like me.

https://www.google.com/maps/placelists/list/2zGb8ut_wNbJXhoLjzY41Lx2mwbwRA

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When I first came to Keelung City, it was in old fashion, and the population is very aged with most people are like over 60 years old. The city was famous in the 1980s while it‘s cargo throughput skyrocketed to the top 10 in the world, but has withered as it cannot compete over China. However, I didn’t know that things started to change in these years, and both quantity and quality of sweet stores are increasing, which many of them are opened by youths. Now I can feel a new lease of life in this old city. Here I’d like to share 3 of my favorite ones with you.

The first one is called “Walker cafe”. It is furnished with oriental style and has a very great soufflé with the sweetness adjusted lighter to match the Taiwanese’s preference. There is also a few kinds of hand brew coffee and fruit tea to choose. As a curious person, I’ve tried all the flavor of soufflé by visiting it many times with different friend of mine. After a nice afternoon time with friends, you can enjoy the night market in Keelung which is just adjacent to it.

The second one is Miss Milulu cafe. The storekeeper loves to travel and is willing to share her experience with others. She initially just wanted to share her hand made sweets with her friend, and then gradually gained confidence and became ambitious, and this is why she opened this cafe. As she is still learning, there is always new cakes and sweets every month for you to discover! It offers a garden style interior with many plants and dried flowers hung around. Since it is located nearby the seacoast, so you can take a walk with the sea view after having afternoon tea.

The last one is called sweet times. It is hidden in the traditional market among the vendors selling fishes, vegetables, fruits …, so usually you won’t expect to find a bakery inside. Although the location is quite weird, the sweets here is not; many people compare the mille crepe cake here even better the renowned Lady M in the capital Taipei.

You may check out my full list if you are also interested in sweets like me!

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Hi :smile: @Kevin_Sheu

Nice post! :raised_hands:

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Awesome! I love dessert. Keep in my list, will have a chance to taste soon.

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