位于 Sogo 后面的一处静巷内(原店址,现已搬迁)Whiple House 就像一颗静静绽放光芒的宝石,是我心中理想的聚会场所。这个两层楼的空间集合服饰店 / 家饰零售店 / 咖啡店于一身,带着几分时尚气息,极具品味的装璜,温暖的灯光,与抚慰人心的美食。然而最棒的一点是什么呢? 即使我在周日下午造访,店里都没什么人呢。

 

Whiple House is my preferred type of gathering place. Located on a quiet lane behind Sogo, this hidden gem is part apparel shop/part home decor retail space/part cafe. It has the combination of a chic, stylish decor and light, comforting food. The best part? It’s empty even though I visited on a Sunday afternoon.

 

 


Whiple House

 


Whiple House

 

 

一楼是台湾服饰品牌 Whiple 零售空间。

 

The 1st floor is a retail space for Whiple, a Taiwanese apparel brand.

 

 


一楼 1st floor

 

 

二楼的空间出乎意料地大,有 2/3 的空间用来展览和贩售老板多年来精心收藏的小摆件(以下会有更多照片),剩下的空间则有一个开放式厨房和用餐桌子。

 

The 2nd floor is surprisingly spacious. 2/3 of the area is used as an exhibition/retail space for random knickknacks collected by the owner over the years (more pictures on this later), and the rest consists of an open kitchen and dining tables.

 

 


二楼 2nd floor

 


用餐区 Dining area

 


用餐区 Dining area

 


菜单 Menu

 

 

我们从一杯热奶茶 (150台币) 展开序幕。奶茶本身的滋味并没有特殊之处,但茶里面有种迷人的香气,原来是在锅煮奶茶的同时就放入一束薄荷,而薄荷的香气巧妙的点亮了整杯饮品的风味。这真是一个特殊巧思,而且在家里也很容易能效法。

 

We started with a cup of hot milk tea (150 NTD), which had an alluring aroma from the extra sprig of mint that was used in the brewing. What a brilliant idea that can be easily done at home! The milk tea itself wasn’t especially memorable, but the mint made all the difference.

 

 


奶茶 150台币 Milk Tea

 

 

接着我们试了一盘松露义大利面 (380台币),面烹煮得恰到好处的弹牙,炒香的蒜末和综合菌菇让整盘面充满着醉人的诱惑香气。

 

We then tried a plate of truffle pasta (380 NTD), cooked perfectly al dente and smelling heavenly with sauteed garlic and mixed mushrooms.

 

 


松露义大利面, 380台币 Truffle pasta

 


松露义大利面, 380台币 Truffle pasta

 

 

下一道引起我的兴趣的是较少见到的海胆蟹肉义大利面 (480台币),浓稠的海胆酱汁包覆在每一根面条上,我彷佛至今还能尝到那股充满海洋味道的浓郁鲜味。喜爱海胆的朋友们,可以试试这一道。

 

More interesting was the less commonly seen sea urchin & crabmeat pasta (480 NTD). Each strand was covered in sea urchin creaminess, the flavor so definite I can still taste it at the tip of my tongue. For those who like sea urchins, this would be a good choice.

 

 


海胆蟹肉义大利面, 480台币 Sea urchin & crabmeat pasta

 


海胆蟹肉义大利面, 480台币 Sea urchin & crabmeat pasta

 

 

菜单上的这道郁金香海鲜炖饭 (380台币) 引起了我们的注意,但食物上桌后才发现原来店家并不是使用新鲜的郁金香,而是用郁金香花粉来让炖饭呈现金黄色泽。味道还不错,但就连喜欢米心夹生口感的我都觉得米粒略显生硬了一些 。

 

 

We were intrigued by the tulip seafood risotto (380 NTD) on the menu and decided to give it a try. It turns out that they don’t use real tulip flowers, but instead tulip flower powder to give the risotto a golden color. Great flavor though a bit undercooked.

 

 


郁金香海鲜炖饭, 380台币 Tulip seafood risotto

 

 

派皮烟薰鲑鱼塔 (280台币)的滋味很一般,没有特别值得说的。

 

The salmon tart (280 NTD) was rather pedestrian. Nothing to sing about.

 


派皮烟薰鲑鱼塔, 280台币 
The salmon tart

 

 

当天唯一供应的甜点是这个苹果蛋糕 (180台币),内层夹了果酱的慕斯蛋糕,底层有一层薄薄的消化饼干饼皮。整体味道虽然不太特别,但在下午饱餐一顿之后,也算画上了甜蜜又轻盈的句点。顺道一提,Whiple House 在ATT 4 Fun (B1) 的分店似乎提供更多样化的甜点选择。

 

The only dessert available for the day was an apple cake (180 NTD), a mousse/jam dessert sitting on top of a thin graham cracker crust. Not especially memorable, but a sweet and very light ending to our late afternoon meal. FYI, the branch in ATT 4 Fun (B1) apparently has a much larger dessert selection.

 

 


苹果蛋糕 , 180台币 Apple cake

 

 

吃饱喝足之后,我们开始探究二楼各项希奇古怪的玩意儿。有些实用的东西,也有很多纯粹只是好看,每样物品都很有风格,却也都价格不斐。一小袋铁钉要卖800台币?真的假的?

 

Fully satisfied, we went around exploring the many quirky gadgets on the 2nd floor. Some things are useful, many are useless, everything is stylish, and everything is expensive. A small pack of iron nails for 800 NTD? Whew!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

或许就是因为食物价格稍高,才会让本店就连在假日也人烟稀少,不过我还真不是在抱怨,我宁可享受这份少有的安静。

 

The reason why this place is empty even on weekends is probably because the food is overpriced, but I’m not complaining – I really do hope it stays quiet.

 

 

 

 

Whiple House

地址:台北市大安区复兴南路一段219巷10号

(原地址为:台北市大安区敦化南路一段252巷34号)

电话:(02) 2775-1627

营业时间:12:00pm~9:00pm

网站:www.whiplehouse.com

价格:[饮料] 150~200台币 [甜点] 180台币 [轻食] 320~480台币

 

 

 

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本文转载自 Sugared & Spiced