Oma Ursel's German Bakery — Restaurant in Da'an District

German style real heavy breads, rare craft beer in big glass mugs, nice selection of dinner items, real German sausage, optional outdoor seating - this place has it all. They even have brunch (wish it was all day, but ends at 4).

The sausage dish and most everything we had was AAA quality - just amazing. Also had a homemade soda and a tasty/unique banana-apple cake that was thick, heavy texture, and delicious. Then of course, the bread.... Wow. All rare, heavy breads. Sourdough, rye, you name it. Even the sandwich bread blew my mind - 5 slices that weighed more than an entire loaf of Taiwan style bread.

As for the cons: Also tried a cake with a fruit topping, but it was deeply disappointing to those expecting German style - too light/delicate with a "jello" topping that felt more like Taiwan cake instead of German. My Taiwanese wife liked it though :) The NiuNan (stewed beef) was a bit tough (needs longer stewing and some beating/tenderizing), but had great flavor. I'd give -0.5 stars for cons, which still rounds to 5/5.

Overall, this place is a bit far from my home, but worth the drive - I'll be back.

The only reason why I didn't find this earlier was because this is marked as ONLY a bakery, and passing by one can't even tell they sell real food, real beer (and even the coffee looks great). They should really have some pictures on the outside, or big words dinner, cafe, beer. Or add a subtitle: "Oma Ursel's German Bakery and Bistro" (Whats a German word for Bistro 😂). The longer the name, the more SEO keywords, the more visibility. Would've loved to find this place 5 years ago :)

Edit: Just some notes: Their sign says they take Amex, but they don't. Np, but fyi. Seems like they moved within the past year since most the pics on this page don't match the...

Here's my story: I brought some German friends over there to have them taste what German food in Taiwan tastes like. As you may know already, when ported, foreign food tend to change itself to match the local stomachs. That's not so here. I was beyond surprised when the waiter-I'll guess she was the owner or some higher ups-approached our German guests and introduced their cuisine in German. My friends told me it was German. I didn't understand a thing. Then the food came(note: the serving here is a bit slow, but always save space in your stomach, for the food is plenty. And by plenty I mean too much for this high school stomach after a walk), and we had a wonderful time chatting and eating. They told me the food here is very much German, so you Germans can come here for a break if you're tired with all the Taiwanese food. They serve "Sunday food", as my friends told me. Sunday food is the kind you get on special occasions, like Sundays(obviously). However, good food comes with a price, though. Expect to spend around...

first time dining in this bakery, their German food is very delicious, not too heavily flavored but not bland either, seems authentic to me.

meal sets come with complimentary daily soup, a drink out of 4 options (hot coffee, black tea, cranberry cider vinegar, etc.) and one piece of pretzel-shaped bread with 3 spreads in chickpea, tomato pepper, and blueberry cheese. if you want to replace one side dish incorporated in their fixed menu item, you could ask if you want to replace one with another side dish (they said yes when I asked if I could replace my fried potatoes with sauerkraut )

lunch specials only apply to weekday hours, there is afternoon tea time where minimum one drink purchase is required, otherwise it's all day and dinner courses with a requirement of minimum 1 main course purchase per person, total subject to 10% service charge. price range TWD$300-700+ per main course, 100+ for drinks other than the complimentary water offered.

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