Top 10 Summer Cool Treats This Year — Delicious Even in the Hottest Weather!

▲ A limited-edition frozen dessert, Okinawan brown sugar golden sweet potato shaved ice. (Photo/Screen capture fromWarm Food Cool Treats fan page)

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As June arrives and summer officially begins, the sweltering heat often kills your appetite,Walkland Wok Islandhas specially compiled a list of this summer’s top 10 cool treats, ensuring you still have delicious food to enjoy no matter how hot it gets. Come and see what dishes made the list!

▲ %枷募鞠薅ū?贰八?竦愕恪报左上), “Snow-Topped Toffee” (top right), the super soothing “At the Foot of Mount Fuji” (bottom left), and the colorful “Summer Festival” (bottom right). (Photo/Screen capture fromWarm Food Cool Treats fan page)


1. Warm Food Cool Treats
When the summer heat hits, nothing beats a big bowl of ice cream. The frozen treats from Warm Food Cool Treats not only come in generous portions but also feature bright colors and fun names, such as the colorful “Summer Festival” made with five flavors and the soothing blue-toned “At the Foot of Mount Fuji.”

The shop’s “Snow-Topped Toffee” is also quite special. The shop makes its own exclusive toffee sauce, hides egg pudding inside the frozen treat, and tops it with seaweed slices — elegant in color and delicious in taste. Additionally, Warm Food Cool Treats offers a summer-limited flavor called “Dotted Water Droplets,” where generous scoops of honeydew melon are placed directly on top of the ice, letting every bite burst with the fruit’s sweetness. Miss out this summer, and you’ll have to wait until next year!

Warm Food Cool Treats
Address: No. 48, Minfu 3rd St., Taoyuan District, Taoyuan City
Phone: 03 337 0300
Business Hours: 12:00–19:00


▲ Machiya Machiya Café’s Japanese roasted green tea shaved ice (left) and double tea shaved ice (right). (Photo/Screen capture fromMachiya Machiya Café fan page)
 
2. Machiya Machiya Café
With a strong Japanese style, Machiya Machiya Café’s signature cool treats are various types of Japanese-style shaved ice, and they frequently launch limited-time specialty frozen desserts that drive fans wild. For example, using Okinawan brown sugar, the café adds Japanese warabi mochi to the bowl for a different texture. In addition, netizens also recommend the roasted green tea and double tea flavors. Tea lovers, you might want to pay Machiya Machiya Café a visit!

Machiya Machiya Café
Address: No. 245, Huamei St., West District, Taichung City
Phone: 04-2302-7155
Business Hours: Weekdays 10:30–18:30 (last order 18:00) / Holidays 09:00–17:30 (last order 17:00) / (Closed Mondays & irregular holidays)

 
▲ Customers can upgrade to tofu pudding-topped shaved ice for just an extra five NT dollars. (Photo/Screen capture fromJianbei Black Sugar Shaved Ice Shop fan page）

3. Jianbei Black Brown Sugar Shaved Ice Shop
Located in Banqiao, Jianbei Black Brown Sugar Shaved Ice Shop is famous for its sweet black brown sugar shaved ice. The signature black sugar powder | the grains... are richly coated on the ice, and what’s particularly special is that when you enter the shop, the black sugar and toppings are combined, allowing you to mix them according to your preference. In the end, you can also drizzle on some syrup, making the overall taste even more layered. The black sugar is placed at the bottom of the cup, giving it a very strong flavor. [br /]
Jianbei Black Brown Sugar Shaved Ice Shop
Address: 1F, No. 292, Minquan Rd., Banqiao District, New Taipei City
Phone: 02-2966-9153
Business Hours: 12:30–21:30

▲The smiling bento tin is filled with plenty of toppings. (Photo / Reposted fromDatie Douhua Fan Page)
4. Datie Douhua (Iron Forge Tofu Pudding)
Datie Douhua has many branches in Taichung, but the most eye-catching feature is the container used for serving the ice. The shop serves its frozen treats or tofu pudding in smiling bento tins, which look quite sunny and adorable. Customers can choose their preferred base, then add toppings. Netizens highly recommend the signature tofu pudding with grass jelly mud base, which includes taro paste balls, taro balls, and plenty of tapioca pearls. Especially the taro paste balls still have bits of actual taro texture. The silky grass jelly paired with the fragrant taro toppings is incredibly refreshing.

Datie Douhua
Address: Multiple branches, please refer to the fan page
Phone: Multiple branches, please refer to the fan page
Business Hours: Multiple branches, please refer to the fan page

▲Sugarcane slice ice paired with the shop’s handmade toppings is extremely refreshing. (Photo / Reposted fromAbba’s Taro Ball Fan Page)

5. Abba’s Taro Balls
Different from other shaved ice shops, Abba’s Taro Balls uses sugarcane slice ice made from charcoal-grilled sugarcane. Compared to bland regular shaved ice, sugarcane slice ice has the natural sweetness of sugarcane along with a slight smoky aroma, making it less cloyingly sweet. Paired with handmade fish egg balls, Job’s tears, taro paste balls, and more, it becomes one of the great summer cooling treats.

Abba’s Taro Balls
Address: No. 1, Lane 18, Baoping Rd., Yonghe District, New Taipei City
Phone: Open 15:30–00:00, closed on Wednesdays
Business Hours: 02-2924-7461


▲Our Bar introduces new seasonal flavors throughout the year. (Photo / Reposted fromOur Bar Fan Page)

6.Our Bar
Besides shaved ice, popsicles are also a great way to beat the heat. Our Bar is located in Tainan’s Blueprint Cultural and Creative Park. The shop specializes in traditional Italian gelato. Its colorful display window features new popsicle flavors that change with the seasons, often attracting many passersby.

Our Bar
Address: No. 9, Lane 689, Section 1, Ximen Rd., West Central District, Tainan City
Phone: 06-2226730
Business hours: 13:00~21:00 / Holidays – 11:30~22:00

▲The wooden tub salad comes in a generous portion and has a refreshing taste, making it perfect as a main meal on hot summer days. (Photo / Reposted fromHowToTrip Cube Brunch Qiu Bi’s Homemade Toast Brunch Fanpage)

7. Qiu Bi Cube Brunch
Located inside Huashan Market, Qiu Bi has long been a well-known brunch spot in Taipei. Its wildly popular wooden tub salad offers a large portion that's light and refreshing, ensuring you won't lose your appetite even in hot weather. Moreover, the wooden tub salad comes in six flavors, all of which are beloved by many. This refreshing dish seems to drive away the summer heat just by eating it.

Qiu Bi Cube Brunch
Address: 2F, No. 108, Section 1, Zhongxiao East Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City
Phone: 02-2321-5838
Business hours: 09:30–14:00

▲The ice-cold wooden bowl salad is extremely refreshing. (Photo / Reposted fromCampus Cafe Zhongxiao Fanpage)

8.Campus Cafe
Campus Cafe also serves wooden tub salads, like Qiu Bi, and has multiple branches in Taipei. The super generous wooden bowl is filled with fresh vegetables, chicken, and other refreshing ingredients, along with a cool Caesar dressing, making it very cooling to eat.

Campus Cafe
Address: Multiple branches, please refer to the fanpage
Phone: Multiple branches, please refer to the fanpage
Business hours: Multiple branches, please refer to the fanpage

9. Fu De Cold Noodles
When the temperature is too high, hot meals can be unappealing. Many netizens recommend Fu De Cold Noodles, a 24-hour eatery. Their sesame sauce cold noodles feature a sesame paste mixed with plenty of mashed garlic, giving it a particularly fragrant taste. Meanwhile, their fried sauce cold noodles are also highly praised online. Those who enjoy spicy food are advised to add some chili oil, which gives it a subtle traditional Chinese medicine flavor. These chilled and refreshing noodles are also a great summer dining option.

Fu De Cold Noodles
Address: No. 76, Xing’an Street, Zhongshan District, Taipei City
Phone: 02-2503-8553
Business hours: Please refer to the fanpage

10. Yi Jia Shark Noodles
Finally, we have Yi Jia Shark Noodles. Despite its small shopfront under a covered walkway, it draws a crowd, showing how popular it is. When the cold noodles arrive at the table, the first thing that greets you is the rich aroma of sesame. Although the sesame sauce is thick, it isn’t overly salty. The chilled, Q-textured noodles paired with the rich sesame sauce have made Yi Jia Shark Noodles a must-visit restaurant on many netizens' summer lists.

Yi Jia Shark Noodles
Address: No. 1, Linkou Street, Xinyi District, Taipei City
Phone: 02-2727-1150
Business hours: 5:30~13:30 / Closed on the second and fourth Mondays of each month