Little London - (Taipei)

I stumbled upon Little London when searching for a famous noodles shop just around the corner.   I love anything to do with London and if you read the welcome sign carefully – it advertises that it not only sells tea and coffee,  but also British culture!   I ventured inside to take a browse and the British owner explained to me how he makes his own sausage rolls,  eccles cake and scones in-house,   he even makes his own clotted cream!   Hardcore.  How can I say No?

 

 

Narrow Doorway but you can already tell,
it won’t be a run of the mill ordinary café.

 

 

 

Some of the Ciders and Beers available -
The British owner brings in some artisanal beers as well that aren’t already on this list,
I guess they will be on a 1st come 1st served basis before they run out..

 

 

Samuel Smith’s Nut Brown Ale -
Apparently this is a popular style of ale where this is made in UK and I was suggested to have this to see if it matches with the following dessert I ordered.   This beer was definitely different,  it was quite molasse like and thick with raisin notes and nuttiness.  

 

 

Imperial Stout also from Samuel Smith’s -
Bought for take-away.   Not as thick and bitter as I had imagined,  it had a slight prune and chinese medicine taste to it.

 

 

 

Eccles Cake with home-made Clotted Cream -
Droollll… with blackcurrant jam inside.  The pastry is buttery enough although a little too flaky-crispy,  almost like a fried curry puff skin and there were sugar crystals on top!   The clotted cream was nice and dense and rich.  Altogether this was enjoyable for this setting and if you remembered the 1st beer above,  they had a similar dark berries tone so it worked together.  ~  7.5/10

 

 

Interior is classy -
It will be a great hanging out spot and with home-made British style pastries,  you would wish for one to open in Hong Kong.  Afterall,  Britain used to rule HK but the limited number of shops selling good British food or CULTURE according to here,  is few and far between.  Surprised to find this British café and bar in Taipei instead !

 

 

 

Price:   TWD $200
Food:  ♕♕♕♕
Ease of Access:  3/5 

Address: 台北市大安區延吉街131巷26號B1
No.26,Ln.131,Yanji St.,Daan Dist., Taipei
Ph: +886 2 8772 2477