Category: Food

• Yinji Hand-cut Beef Noodles [銀記手擀刀切牛肉麵]

  

  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…

  Food

  Taipei

• 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…

  Food

  brunch, coffee, coffee shop, cowork, Food, oatmilk, Taipei, Taiwan

• 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…

  Food

  Food, Sushi, Taipei

• 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…

  Food

  dinner, fine dining, Food, italian, Taipei, Taiwan

• 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…

  Food, Hiking

  Food, Hiking, pingxi, Taiwan

• 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…

  Food

  Hiking, Ruifang

• 100 year old Soba by Zenkoji Temple in Nagano Japan [Kitanoya Soba]

  

  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.

  Food

  Japan, Nagano, Travel

• Quality Sushi Omakase in Taipei | 米匠 Mi Jian [臺北美食]

  

  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.

  Food

  Food, Sushi, Taipei, Taiwan

• Must-Eat Omakase in Taipei | 真真庵壽司割烹

  

  A beautiful omakase in Taipei with sets ranging from 2000 to 4000NTD. At even their lowest set, you’ll leave extremely full and satisfied.

  Food

  Sushi, Taipei

• Mamasang | Contemporary Taiwanese Eats in Taipei

  

  Mamasang is Taipei’s newest contemporary lounge and restaurant. Exciting mix of Taiwanese, Chinese, and Western flavors and delicious cocktails.

  Drinks, Food