Taipei
Long-running favourite spot to have an evening drink and enjoy the reflections of the lights on the river. The food is Indonesian inspired and features a…
Must-see restaurants in Taipei
Taipei
Taking homestyle Taiwanese cooking to a higher level of freshness and presentation is this popular eatery. Chi Fan's dim lighting and grey-slate-and-wood…
Taipei
This authentic and ever-crowded eatery asks you to choose both your broth flavour and thickness, as well as noodle thickness and texture. Extra noodles…
Madame Jill's Vietnamese Cuisine
Taipei
Opened by Chinese fleeing the Vietnam War in 1974, Madame Jill's was Taipei's first Vietnamese restaurant and is still one of the best. This enduring…
Taipei
Disco lives – or at least glitter balls, mirrored walls and stained-glass ceilings do – at this welcoming restaurant specialising in simple, well-prepared…
Taipei
As soon as you walk in, you can smell the Sichuan peppercorns and hot oil. Old Sichuan is a theatrical experience from the decor, an over-the-top red-and…
Eight Immortals Barbecue Grill
Taipei
One of the city's best rèchǎo (熱炒) joints. Facing Da'an Park, this superpopular restaurant dishes up plate after plate of fried and grilled delights –…
Taipei
An upscale branch of a famous Tainan-based snack restaurant. 'Slack Season' (which refers to the style of tangy noodles served during the fishing low…
Oma Ursel's German Bakery & Restaurant
Taipei
With its two-storey cottage design, including a pleasant brick terrace, this is a charming place to enjoy classic German fare such as sausages, pork…
Taipei
One of Taipei's more interesting food courts. This one, owned by a Singaporean company, is decorated to look like old-fashioned outdoor hawker stalls. The…
Taipei
In a historic building on Dihua St, this moody purple-walled cafe is a good place to stop for lunch. The short menu, true to its German name meaning …
Taipei
Three great things about Herban: the little leafy garden, its wine bar, and the sheer imaginative variety of very yummy meatless dishes from aubergine…
Taipei
Hugely popular, this Taiwan-influenced Japanese izakaya (gastropub) is a rowdy, happy place, where skewers of fish, mushrooms, squid and chicken are…
Taipei
The yellow walls and palm trees bestow a fun tropical feel on this busy Taiwan-tamed Thai restaurant, about 1.2km northwest from the ferry pier along the…
Taipei
This long-running and often hectic place serves Taiwanese comfort food quickly and cheaply, without fuss or atmosphere. Try the lǔròu fàn (魯肉飯, rice and…
Taipei
This long-running family favourite (and famous restaurant) serves up bowls of noodles steeped in a light bone stew tempered with medicinal herbs…
Taipei
This extremely cute breakfast nook is famous for its melted-cheese toasties that are literally a sea of delicious diary. Additional fillings are very…
Taipei
Because of its location (next to Shida University), this vegetarian buffet is popular with expat students. It has a larger choice of dishes than many…
Taipei
This Israeli-American venture has been serving delicious, healthy, authentic Middle Eastern staples such as stuffed pittas and hummus for years now, and…
Taipei
Formerly called James Kitchen, this top spot for Taiwanese food seems to have regained its favoured status after an ownership change. Try the oysters with…
Taipei
Just behind the information centre in Huashan 1914 is this ever-popular stone-oven pizza restaurant. With walls painted devilishly red and a soaring…
Taipei
This popular market street by the MRT has stacks of stalls and shops selling local snacks such as a-gei (fried tofu stuffed with noodles), grilled squid,…
Taipei
This Canadian-run pub and restaurant (the Moosehead beer on the menu is a dead giveaway) is popular with expats and serves decent Tex Mex, pastas and kids…
Taipei
Tamsui's best a-gei (阿給, ã gěi) is in this old shop just before the beginning of Zhenli St.
