Gelovery Gift Tea Salon Diamond Towers (Taipei, TAIWAN) ★★★★☆

Breakfast was supposed to be a very simple combination of soy milk and youtiao (油條) for me this morning but things changed in a hurry after I dropped by Diamond Towers for an early visit.

Located on the second floor of Diamond Towers, Gelovery Gift's impressive tea salon immediately caught my eyes. Its interior reminded me of a traditional Parisian tea room like Angelina Paris. Of course, not quite the same belle epoque-style setting but it was attractive enough for me to consider coming in for breakfast (a sweet one).

They were serving a breakfast tea set that consisted of one of their exquisite pastries and a choice of tea or coffee.

Royal milk tea – Finally, I got my caffeine fix on my second day in Taipei. The silky smooth milk tea was particularly soul-warming on a cold winter morning. 

Fiona (NT$290) – For a fan of vanilla and hazelnut praline, it certainly wasn't a tough call for me.

Hidden underneath the creamy vanilla white chocolate shell were vanilla mascarpone mousse, vanilla sponge cake and a centre of runny hazelnut praline ganache. The richness of the hazelnut praline really meshed well with the sweetness from the vanilla. Very nice match.

Food Rating: 6.4/10

Price: $$$

Address: 2/F Diamond Towers Store One, Section 3, 268 Zhongxiao East Road, Da'an District, Taipei, Taiwan

Closest Metro Station: Zhongxiao Fuxing

Tel: +886 2-8773-8620

Website: www.geloverygift.com

Opening Hours: 11:00am - 9:30pm (Sun - Thu), 11:00am - 10:00pm (Fri - Sat)