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Yinji Hand-cut Beef Noodles [銀記手擀刀切牛肉麵]
![Yinji Hand-cut Beef Noodles [銀記手擀刀切牛肉麵]](https://foodbabytw.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/84452-beef-noodles-foodbabytw-yinji-taiwan.jpg?w=733)
Traditional Taiwanese Beef Noodles and Fried Rice Yinji Hand-cut Beef Noodles is a preserved slice of history near Zhongxiao Xinsheng station. With more than a decade of service, it feels like you’ve walked into a history book, dining on noodles and rice that generations before you have dined on. With a giant bronze Chang Kai
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Black House – coffee shop and hostel in Yilan, Taiwan
Spending a day in Yilan? Stop by 黑宅 Black House to refill on coffee and desserts. Black House is a hybrid hostel + coffee shop, serving hot meals, desserts, and a variety of caffeinated drinks. It’s situated in Yilan, close to the beach, local eats, and hot springs. Stop by for your cup of well-brewed
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become – coffee shops to work from in Taipei
become is a quaint, quiet, and airy coffee shop in Da-an with food, coffee, and space to work. I came on a cloudy Thursday afternoon and I was the only customer for most of it. I’m not sure how packed it might be during earlier times. Coffee I search by coffee shops that offer oatmilk
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Best Omakase in Taipei | 利休日本料理
The most worth-your-money Omakase in Taipei, Taiwan 1800NTD, or $56 USD, is all it costs for this sit-down omakase in Taipei. As a seasoned sushi diner in Taiwan, it’s rare to find places that still offer sets for less than 2000-3000 NTD. We ate at 利休日本料理 (LiXiu Sushi Shabu Shabu) August 2024, and were blown
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Frassi – the new must-eat Italian in Taiwan
Frassi is Taipei’s latest craze, a michelin-star in the making. At $3680NTD for the seasonal tasting menu, it has high CP value meaning its more than worth the price. We had a beautiful 9-course Italian meal, with a generous amount of fresh home-made bread and black garlic butter (which we couldn’t get enough of!!). You
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Pingxi Crags and Shenkeng Old Street [平溪小三尖, 深坑老街]
A short, fun hike close to Taipei and eating Stinky Tofu in Shenkeng Old Street. Pingxi Crags is an easy-to-get-to hike from Taipei city. You can get there by car and park right by the hikes, or the train takes you just a short walk away from the trailhead. The whole hike takes a little
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Stegosaurus Ridge (劍龍稜) | Taiwan Day Hike
A 4-in-1 adventure on Stegosaurus Ridge, Dagui Waterfall Teapot Mountain, and 古早風味甕仔雞 Chicken Restaurant in Ruifang Just two weeks after the toughest hike of my life, I found myself on a mountain again facing jutting rocks going straight up into the sky before dipping into the mountain and ocean below. Stegosaurus Ridge is known as
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Beidawushan Hike – Tallest Mountain in South Taiwan 2 day hiking 北大武山
Beidawushan 北大武山 is one of the peaks in the 100 peaks of Taiwan list. At 3092 meters high, it is one of the tallest mountains in the South of Taiwan and offers rare and incredible views throughout the hike.
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100 year old Soba by Zenkoji Temple in Nagano Japan [Kitanoya Soba]
![100 year old Soba by Zenkoji Temple in Nagano Japan [Kitanoya Soba]](https://foodbabytw.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/35642-nagano-foodbabytw-japan-travel.jpg?w=1000)
This 100-year old Soba shop sits next to the 7th century Buddhist Zenkoji Temple. A must-visit in Nagano Japan. Try their soul-warming homemade broth and cut soba.
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Quality Sushi Omakase in Taipei | 米匠 Mi Jian [臺北美食]
![Quality Sushi Omakase in Taipei | 米匠 Mi Jian [臺北美食]](https://foodbabytw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/affordable-sushi-omakase-don-foodbabytw.jpeg?w=750)
Try the omakase at Mi Jian which has a great CP, with a starting price of around 1400ntd ($43 USD), you get creative starters, a wide array of carefully prepared nigiri, fried fish, mini don bowls, fruit, and dessert.
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