Miyahara is a converted Japanese-era ophthalmology clinic on the edge of the old city, now used as the flagship store of the Dawncake company. The brick exterior is colonial, the interior an extravagant fantasy of dark wood, brass, and floor-to-ceiling shelves stocked with branded pineapple cakes, chocolates, and Taiwanese teas.
The ground-floor ice cream counter is the standard stop — choose a flavour and a cone, then add up to three toppings and a sauce. Expect a queue, but the line moves quickly. Around fifteen minutes' walk from Taichung Station.