在返台年假的最後一天, 親愛的揪揪＆Shao帶我與Mr. T去民生社區文藝氣息濃厚的Fujin Tree Cafe. 隔壁Fujin Tree slect shop給我感覺像是藝廊, 正在展出Kiyomi Ohho大野清美的畫作. 咖啡與藝術的組合, 非常美好! 我期望此篇中英文都有, 讓外國人也能發現台灣用心經營的咖啡店.
The last day of my vacation, was topped off with a visit to the coffee shops on Fujin street. Jo and Shao introduced me to one of the most quaint and tastfully designed cafe called Fujin Tree 353 Cafe. The first senses engaged is the aromatic smells of the coffee beans. You are then met with a wonderfully designed clean and modern interior setting, a nice break from the monotony of the North American cookie cutter Starbucks we see everyday in Canada. The coffee shop is famous for its award winning expresso by Simple Kaffa. Simply put one of the best expresso's you'll find in Taipei. Beside the cafe, there is the original Fujin Tree store selling a variety of interesting and unique sundry items. On March 16, I was lucky to see the art exhibition by Kiyomi Ohno. There are other local artists on display and some of their work is available for sale.
那是個週日的下午, 我們得到最佳戶外座位.
開放式的咖啡廳很明亮, 個人偏好坐在戶外. 可以看行人穿搭加上空氣流通.
The cafe is spaicious and bright. The best seating area would be in front of the cafe where
you can pull up a table and enjoy people watching.
我點了陽台之茶, 跟朋友分享三種蛋糕：宇治森半抹茶卷, 栗子卷, 檸檬琉璃蛋糕. 三個甜味剛剛好！抹茶味道很濃, 海綿蛋糕鬆軟溼潤. 是三個中的第一名！
While the coffee is great, the tea is also a good pick. There are a number of special teas and they are all fresh and tasty. Then there is desert. Green tea roll and Chestnut roll are always my favorite. They use the green tea from Kyoto Japan so very authentic. They are so rich in flavor and soft in texture. Lemon pound cake is Mr. T's number one because he can not eat cream. Too bad for him because the other deserts were heavenly.
Americano 不酸好入口, 下次有機會我想知道這是哪裡的咖啡豆. 杯子手感溫潤, 應該問問去哪買（隔壁？）
Only T ordered an Americano, he said the taste was smooth.
很幸運能剛好欣賞到Kiyomi Ohno在Fujin Tree的展出. 這次是展Finland/Sweden Sketch book & Seven Flowers.
展覽的後面空間有賣精緻的雜貨.
我好喜歡他的畫風, 顏色豐富, 筆觸流利. 買下她的小冊子作紀念. 我也想跟她一樣到處走到處畫, 用畫畫來記錄旅行. 因為晚上就要搭飛機, 所以這次短短的只坐了一小時多. 意猶未盡. 他們拿手的Cappuccino我沒嚐到, 跟好朋友也還沒聊夠. 就期待下一次的假期吧!
I would strongly recommend foreign visitors to come to this cafe. A good coffee shop is not hard to find on Fujian Street, but one with mixes the right drinks with a good assortment of deserts and a pleasant ambiance makes the Fuijian Tree 353 Cafe a must visit for those die hard Java aficionados. We did not stay long and needed to fly back to Canada at night. However this place is definently worth visiting again.
Transporation: There is no metro in this area. But the cloest metro station would be Songshan Airport Station then you could take taxi to get there. The cost to take a taxi is much cheaper comparing with Canada.
*Fujin Tree 353 Cafe by Simple Kaffa*
台北市富錦街353號
No.353, Fujin St., Songshan Dist., Taipei City, Taiwan
2749-5225
Mon-Fri: 10:30 - 18:30
Sat-Sun: 10:30 - 19:30
