Antique [Mimi's World Tour]

Bakery: Antique (愛天空/貓咪吐司)

Address: No. 8, Lane 134, Section 2, Zhongxiao East Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei

Website: facebook

Style: Chinese, European

Price: $$ 

This charming little artisan bakery offers something different compared to your typical Taiwanese bakery. The space is stylish, maybe a bit hard to navigate, and features a nice, albeit not too large selection of more Western-style bread that include some French pastries and - of course - some more rustic versions of Chinese bakery classics. Their newest item, cat-shaped bread, seems to be catering to the gourmet sliced bread trend (this is something I will never understand...), but why would you choose that over the other delectable pastries in-store? 

Um, well, maybe I'm not the one to talk, because from among flaky croissants and danishes, I couldn't resist the caterpillar bun ($40). With that face, how could I!? As cute as it was, I can't say it was worth it. For one, there actually wasn't that much to eat and I was disappointed that this was just a plain sweet bun. The body had a more chewy dough spooned on top of it to make the legs; this dough resembled a sugar cookie and those legs, small as they were, were the best part. After that, it was the body. The head, though, had no distinct taste. But come on, how often do you encounter caterpillar bread?

Rating: ***