COMPASS MAGAZINE, JANUARY 2001. VOL.8 ISSUE 1

FM STATION COFFEE & BAKERY 251, Hsueh Shih Road Tel: (04) 2207-3000 Hours: 6:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.

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A big, white-framed glass box with blue-and-white-striped awnings and rows of umbrella-shaded outdoor tables, FM Station is impossible to miss and exudes a bright, airy, slightly-European feeling.  This large cafe, open about 20 hours a day, provides all kinds of teas, coffees, home-made ice creams and sorbet, flavored sodas, cakes, breads and meals.  From 6:30 to 10:30 a.m., order any drink and get free pastries thrown in for breakfast.  From 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5:30 to 9 p.m., there are selections of Western and Chinese meals costing from NT$190 to NT$250 and including items like Shanghai pork spare ribs, apple fried pork cutlet, spaghetti and paella.  Drinks range from NT$70 to NT$120 and include coffees, flower and milk teas and a wide range of flavored drinks, such as the unique flavored sodas (seltzers to you New Yorkers) that come in vanilla, blueberry, coconut, kiwi, tangerine and other types.  A large bakery sells dozens of cakes, pastries and breads.  Everything is available for take-out at the cafe, located between Chienhsing and Chinhua North roads.