Another must-visit café in Taipei: “paopao” is about to open, and the white chocolate strawberry pork floss cheesecake is just too much

If you like the unexpected sweet-and-savory balance at “抹 More,” mark February 22 on your calendar. A new brand from the same More Flavor Maker group, “paopao,” is officially setting up shop on Liaoning Street. Rather than echoing the original shop’s rebellious, late-night alleyway vibe, it brings a brighter, warmer, slightly laid-back urban feel, shaping cakes, coffee, and the space itself into a new kind of “Taipei cafe aesthetic.”

Desserts remain the soul of paopao, while coffee is given equal footing with cake. Its opening highlight, the “White Chocolate Strawberry Pork Floss Cheesecake,” continues the signature sweet-and-savory contrast of strawberry and pork floss. The clean, milky flavor of white cheese brings out the strawberry’s bright sweet-tart notes, while a white chocolate tart shell adds crunch. It finishes with pork floss from “Jinlong Pork Jerky Original Store,” creating a lovely shift from sweet to savory. There are also new takes on classic cakes, along with the limited “Garlic Yogurt White Chocolate Brownie,” which uses yogurt and confit garlic for light layers of flavor. Paired with vanilla ice cream and fleur de sel, it has a more restrained sweetness and a longer finish. For coffee, paopao has partnered with BILLY ROASTER to use single-origin beans from Africa and Central America, making each cup more than a supporting act: it’s a flavor story to savor.

The space is also part of paopao’s language. Architchen has preserved and reimagined a 1960s Japanese-style street house, using a curved bar and floor-to-ceiling folding doors that open fully to blur the boundary between indoors and out, allowing the neighborhood’s light and shadows to flow in naturally. NNN Creative extends the “bubble” motif into a sense of just-right social distance, while custom tableware by Ernst Memorial Hall brings the texture of craftsmanship into your hands, bringing the atmosphere together in the details.

paopao is like an everyday evolution of 抹 More, retaining its obsession with flavor, raising the bar for coffee, and using an old house and visual design to bring the overall feel together. If you’re looking for a place where you can take both dessert and coffee seriously, this bubble on Liaoning Street is worth stepping into and letting gently pop in your everyday life.

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