Xinyi District, Taipei City｜Lugar

So happy I found this spot. It's the only one I know in this area (and one of the very few in Taiwan) that offer pretty authentic European-style bread (in this case French and Italian... And considering the name "lugar" maybe also Spanish?!). The taste is great, no sweet flavour as the local palate seems to prefer in so many cases, the crunchy texture and gooey inside is just right, the light sprinkle of flour on top of some breads is appreciated as well (dunno in Taiwan, but in Japan bakeries that do this need to explain to their customers that this is indeed flour and not mould). The selection of breads is limited, but this is a good sign for me that they focus on a few things and do these right. Highly recommended!

Great hard bread. Nice and cozy and good food and drinks.

A real western style bakery with lovely breads, rolls, croissants etc. Nice coffees too. Friendly service.