Chun純薏仁 — Restaurant in Tainan

Very simple & nicely-presented dessert in a surprisingly cute stall in this little nook/alley filled with other hidden gems. Staff is very friendly and will point you to a table quickly.

I am a huge fan of pearl barley— even with the crunchy dark center that usually comes with it. This shop makes it without the crunchy center, which gives the barley soup a very nice texture (similar to congee but sweet!) to be had first with the matcha ice cream. Once you’ve tasted and appreciated the simplicity of flavors, the owner recommends only then that you add in the red bean and matcha jello.

“Not your mama’s barley” because the owner recognizes that younger generations don’t like the crunch and note that removing that crunchy center seems to make barley more palatable to picky eaters.

Fantastic concept and highly...

Food decent, but their service is confusing. If you order “in” they state there’s no space to sit, so it means you need to do “take out”. Well it seems if you take out, they won’t let you sit on their benches outside cause you ordered out. Well we’re seriously confused. Wait, so you guys gave us glass cups (order out) which means we have to return it anyway, but says only eating in can sit there (outside), since they state there’s no seating (which there is). Whaaaaat??? Ended up eating at the park nearby. And yes we’re from Taiwan and...

small and cute barley dessert shop. We ordered both the dessert options, but I like the matcha ice cream barley dessert better (冰淇淋薏仁). The combination of the matcha with barley is a unique and interesting flavor.

I would like it if it was sweeter, so it’s not a 5/5 dessert for me, but if you love barley, then this is the place...