taipei: best bakeries?

[misc1774]

hoping to get some best bakeries in taipei! thank you!

[tastesgoodwhatisit]

What kind of baking do you want? Breads, or pastries, or cakes, or pies?

Western style breads beyond baguettes and a simple white/brown loaf can be hard to find in Taipei. I haven't found dark breads that I really like, but Carrefour (a French owned grocery chain) has started carrying some decent sour dough/French loaf style. The Breeze Centre and City Super, near Zhongxiao Fuxing, have some higher end bakeries that carry decent breads as well. There's a German pub in Tienmu, Wendels, that has a shop attached - I don't know the quality, though.

If you can find a good sourdough rye or pumpernickle that is neither fluffy nor sweet and doesn't contain raisins, red beans or walnuts, please let me know!

[mookleknuck]

Wendel's is actually quite good and I would say, more reliable than Carrefours. Also, there used to be a French bakery on an alley behind Shida (maybe Lishui?) that had a crispy baguette (not sure if it's still there).

[cabking]

I'm not going to Taipei until January, so I cannot be of service. And it does not seem like a lot of Taipei residents or travellers post here (my questions have gone sadly unanswered). But, I have found a couple of good foodie resources that include bakeries - best of luck!

http://www.diarygrowingboy.com/search/label/Taipei
http://hungryintaipei.blogspot.com/se...