No need to fly to Korea for cute photoshoots—check out these 5 “pink vending machine” restaurants across Taiwan!

▲ Romantic Kitchen newly opened in November, co-created by a Korean couple. (Photo/Netizen)eating0_0Provided, please do not reproduce without permission to avoid copyright infringement)

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Ever since a Korean café introduced a pastel-colored vending machine, restaurants and cafés across Taiwan have followed suit, allowing girls who can’t just hop on a plane to still snap those quintessentially Korean-style photos. ETtoday Travel Cloud has rounded up 5 “vending machine” restaurants around Taiwan for all you photo lovers—whether it’s pink, Tiffany blue, or canary yellow, there’s a color palette to match every kind of girly heart!

▲ Youshihou. Red Bean Taoyuan branch began trial operations on December 5 and has quickly become a new hotspot for netizens to visit within just a few days. (Photo/Netizen)lemonadellenProvided, please do not reproduce without permission to avoid copyright infringement)

1. Youshihou. Red Bean
With branches in Zhongli and Taoyuan, this spot serves Japanese-style ice cream, toast, coffee, and more. The Taoyuan branch, after renovation, will officially open on December 16. Just days into its trial run, it has already become a popular destination for influencers. The reason? Its eye-catching pink vending machine entrance leads into a space bursting with girlie charm—dried flowers, pool tile seating, cloud lamps, graffiti walls, and even a pastel blue submarine corridor at the back that feels like an underwater sanctuary.

▲ Youshihou. Red Bean’s entrance has been transformed into the currently trendy pink vending machine. (Photo/Netizen)816guangProvided, please do not reproduce without permission to avoid copyright infringement)

Youshihou. Red Bean (Taoyuan Branch)
Address: No. 5, Tongde 10th St., Taoyuan District, Taoyuan City

2. Romantic Kitchen
An authentic Korean restaurant. Romantic Kitchen is a Korean eatery co-founded by a Korean couple. Opened in November, it offers traditional Korean dishes such as spicy stir-fried chicken, kimchi stew, Korean soybean paste soup, and grilled meats. From the exterior to the interior, the restaurant is designed with a pink color scheme—featuring neon lights, pink marble tables, a pink vending machine, and even hibiscus flowers (Korea’s national flower) personally brought over from Korea by the owner. Every corner exudes a strong Korean vibe, guaranteeing plenty of Instagram-worthy moments.

▲ Romantic Kitchen is filled with sweet pink Korean aesthetics. (Photo/Netizen)han__0812Provided, please do not reproduce without permission to avoid copyright infringement)

Romantic Kitchen
Address: No. 245, Jichang St., Taoyuan District, Taoyuan City

▲ Etc. Wei Wei is located in a lane near Nanjing Sanmin Station in Taipei. (Photo/Netizen)kitty0717Provided, please do not reproduce without permission to avoid copyright infringement)

3. Etc. Wei Wei
Even breakfast joints can have vending machine facades. Tucked away in a lane near Nanjing Sanmin Station, this breakfast shop is painted entirely in Tiffany blue. Just the vending machine entrance alone is enough to keep you snapping photos for half an hour. The shop serves popular breakfast items like wait egg (a local dish), egg rolls, and croissants at affordable prices, and also offers lunch options like pasta.

▲ Etc. Wei Wei is a breakfast and lunch spot. (Photo/Netizen)54._.55Provided, please do not reproduce without permission to avoid copyright infringement)

Etc. Wei Wei
Address: 1F, No. 28, Lane 22, Aly. 66, Sec. 5, Nanjing E. Rd., Songshan District, Taipei City

▲ Mr. Cookie Cat’s entrance features a canary yellow vending machine. (Photo/Netizen)jinglestartkProvided, please do not reproduce without permission to avoid copyright infringement)

4. Mr. Cookie Cat
Originally located in Taipei, Mr. Cookie Cat moved to the Taichung First High School commercial area in October. The shop’s entrance features an egg-yolk-yellow vending machine, and the interior is decorated primarily with cat-themed elements. It offers affordable pasta, risotto, fried foods, and drinks. The signature dish is creamy bacon pasta with egg sauce, and desserts include white jade peanut thick toast.

▲Mr. Cookie Cat offers affordable pasta, risotto, fried foods, and drinks. (Photo courtesy of a netizen)leon520530▲Please do not reproduce photos without permission to avoid copyright infringement.

Mr. Cookie Cat
Address: 1A, No. 302, Jingwu Road, North District, Taichung City

▲CALA Coffee is a cafe with a premium aesthetic. (Photo courtesy of a netizen)herotin▲Please do not reproduce photos without permission to avoid copyright infringement.

5. CALA Coffee
CALA Coffee is a cafe with a premium aesthetic. Its exterior features a pinkish-blue vending machine door, with a bicycle placed beside it, creating a harmonious contrast against the concrete wall — a very photogenic spot. The cafe mainly serves coffee and tea, with prices ranging from about NT$45 to NT$120.

▲CALA Coffee’s pinkish-blue vending machine door, with a bicycle placed beside it, creates a harmonious contrast against the concrete wall — a very photogenic spot. (Photo courtesy of a netizen)matcha_neko__▲Please do not reproduce photos without permission to avoid copyright infringement.

CALA Coffee
Address: No. 2, Lane 90, Jinxin Street, North District, Taichung City