For those of you who have visited Taiwan, you couldn't have missed all the yummy street foods like stinking tofu, minced pork over rice, oyster omelettes, pig gut vermicelli (hmm, why do the names sound so scary in English), and the legendary shaved ice, and pearl milk iced tea. So what do you do when you have a craving for these things? Bellagio is one of the answers (another one is Charmant and I'm sure there are more and better places in the Taiwanese enclave of HongQiao and Gubei). Honestly, Taiwanese food could never taste the same once outside of Taiwan, because of the indigenous ingredients used in the dishes, but ordering food bearing those names takes away some of that homesickness. Bellagio has several locations, one near Xintiandi, 2 more in Hong Qiao and Gubei. They're also expanding into other cities like Bejing, Nanjing, Xiamen and other major cities.
I have no idea why the 3D ice dessert sculptures are so popular here. In Taiwan, the shaved ice is not piled so high, and the toppings are much tastier and melded in with the ice. Bellagio invented them for the stunning visual effects I guess and they are popular. Boy, do I miss the real McCoy...
See other cafes and restaurants nearby.
very interesting.
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