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CARREFOUR
(WenXin Branch)
(04) 2254-3355
521, WenXin Road, Sec. 1
Hours: 9:30 am-12 am (10:30 pm Most food court/mall
outlets open to 10:30 pm)
Taichung's sixth and largest Carrefour
branch is much more than a hypermarket. Rather, it's
a full mall with an additional 70 individual shops and
restaurants. Ideally located on WenXin Road between
WenXin 1st and DaYe roads, the large building is the
first build-operate-transfer (BOT) project of its kind
for the Taichung city government. The 8,322-square-meter
Carrefour hypermarket occupies floors two and three
and, in addition to the usual products, features unique
imported food products from Europe, the U.S. and Asia
not found at other branches. Above the B2 and B3 level
parking lots, the B1 level contains a spacious food
court that includes Pizza Hut's first sit-down/eat-in
outlet in the city, Tainan Dan Zai Noodles, McDonald's,
and an 85C cafe with a nice semi-outdoor seating garden.
There are also many kids' stores, a children's play
area, a Kingstone bookstore and Taichung's first branch
of Piin, a large retailer of chic-looking modern and
retro Asian/Western furniture and home decorations.
The first floor has more outlets, such as an attractive
new Ponderosa Steakhouse (2252-3578), the swanky black-and-silver
Cafe Grazie (also serving pastas, pizzas and cocktails),
Sushi Express, and an Adidas outlet store offering a
great selection of shoes (such as cool football/soccer
boots). Other shops include Timberland, NET, Bossini,
Giordano, and Miss Teen.
--By Douglas Habecker,
translated by Picker Chen |