水龜伯古早味 — Restaurant in Beitou

UPDATE 07/18: Still my favorite 刨冰 place ever. Best mochi too!! Come here at least once a month. Sometimes the toppings change a little too! Still haven't tried the tofu pudding or grass jelly yet~

Decided to come here on a whim- the hot weather today made baobing a big craving, especially post-hike. Price was 105ntd for a big bowl of shaved ice with four toppings & two big fresh mochi balls rolled in peanut powder & black sesame- sooo worth it! Taste was really satisfying, with chewy sweet potato balls and red bean balls, super refreshing I think the shaved ice bowl could even feed 2-3 people well. Peanut powder & sesame seed coated mochi was soooo good, warm and fresh with a chewy texture but a melty-gooey interior, super filling and yummy Often a line, but it moves very fast. Seating inside and outside with bathroom....

Unique banana flavored ice, great toppings, just really really good, inexpensive and big portion

Came here right after visiting a night market because I wanted to get red bean shaved ice for a while— I got the banana flavored ice, which is an homage to a past in Taiwan where they had to use artificial banana flavoring to sweeten ice because sugar was so expensive And it turned out really good! It’s like banana candy but not in an overly sweet way, it tastes unique and I highly recommend it especially if you’re wanting to try something special/particular in the shaved ice genre

The toppings were really good and so was their peanut mochi It all looks really good and tastes really good, you can’t go wrong...

As a tourist, I'm a fan of their tofu dessert with 3 free toppings for 45twd. I'd rather eat 2 bowls for lunch instead of regular meal. They've tons of toppings to choose from. Also, for foreigners, you can add shaved ice for free as tofu is not super cold by itself. Their glutinous rice balls is best eaten asap. Summertime also offers shaved ice, white fungus and aiyu with lemon.

Only downside is seating. Definitely not enough seats. Be prepared to share, or better...