Taipei
欣葉 (Shin Yeh)
In 1977, a businesswoman with a dream set up a small restaurant in a Taipei back alley. Madam Lee Xiu Ying began with only 11 tables, founding the company. She decided to begin with simple home-style Taiwanese dishes. Shin Yeh’s reputation grew steadily due to word-of-mouth, and its customer base has been increasing ever since then. Beautiful Taiwanese cusine served in a warm comfortable restaurant.
A little bit pricey but for the food and environment. Definitely worth trying !!
老乾杯
台北市信義區松壽路9號8樓
This is a place that serves Australian Wagyu beef, cooked on coal stove in a Japanese way. Beef is extremely tender and fresh and price is reasonable.
匠樂割烹壽司
No. 31號, Lane 52, Siwei Road, Da’an District, Taipei City, Taiwan 106
What can I say other than one of the best sushi restaurants. The chef is nice and have always served the best and fresh fish ever. Price is not cheap but in comparison, WORTH IT !!!
山菜餐
竹子湖, 陽明山
A meal next to Yaoming National Park where all food was fresh from the farm - vegetables, chicken and fish. The most popular dish there is TARO... Must try.... A great and relaxing place to enjoy lunch.
Taipei Night Markets
There are so many night markets in Taipei, but the ones that I recommend are 師大 and 士林夜市. 士林夜市 is a very big night market where you can find all sorts of street foods as well as Taiwan souveniours. This is a place where visitors to Taipei must go. 師大夜市 has reduced its size a lot in these 2 years, but the one stall that I go everytime is the "garlic chilly fried chicken" - 鹽酥雞.
度小月
台北市大安區永康街9-1號
This shop originated in 1895 by a family with the surname Hung. The Hung family relies on fishing as a living. However, there are bad times when weather does not permit fishermen to go out to the rough sea (小月), so they started selling noodles on a wodden stall to go through this rough period, thereby 度小月. They are famous for 擔仔麵
