Penghu Islands
Gather a group of four or more then make the 25-minute trek to the town's eastern edge for a full range of authentic Penghu specialities, including…
Must-see restaurants in Taiwan
Hualien
Vinyl, enamel advertising signs and ethnographic ornaments add even further to the character of this authentic yet unpretentious, century-old cottage…
Kaohsiung
This upmarket restaurant where locals and expats bring their guests offers some of the best seafood dishes anywhere in Taiwan. The menu has no prices, but…
Taipei
A marvellous Mediterranean kitchen with a massive menu that's heavy on the cheese. Tapas, hummus, big eggy breakfasts, pasta, grilled fish, salads and…
Taipei
Taipei's most celebrated Shanghai-style dumpling shop – the New York Times once called it one of the 10 best restaurants in the world – is now a worldwide…
Hualien
With a hearty 'Nga'ayho' ('hello' in Amis), Mu-Ming presents diners with a 90-minute, multicourse dining experience full of flavour-packed indigenous…
Tainan
This white-tiled roadside shop, operated by a milkfish (虱目魚, shīmùyú) farmer, slaughters the fish in the wee hours to prepare the popular breakfast of…
Taichung
Award-winning Jimmy Lim, former head chef at the illustrious Le Mout, reimagines Singaporean street food at his elegant restaurant, and the results are a…
Northern Taiwan
By buying at source in this two-storey food court beside Daxi's fishing fleet, you can gorge on everything from grilled oysters (生蠔; shēngháo) to sea…
Taipei
Snow King is a legend, serving intensely flavoured homemade ice cream for more than 70 years. There are scores of wild tastes, from the expected …
Hualien
Delicious vegetarian meal sets contain such a multiplicity of ingredients and subtle flavours that the menu can't keep up, but whatever you pick is likely…
Penghu Islands
Moz, the English-speaking owner of Bang Bang Banana, is an astoundingly talented chef, and before the Bang Bang bar opens, she cooks superb, multi-course,…
Taichung
A no-frills restaurant where you can see the chef whipping up delicious and beautiful western vegan meals. Kale, quinoa, and fermented beans in all forms…
Tainan
This gem with glass frontage, blue-and-brown palette and white floor tiles offers great respite from the busy street beyond its door, not to mention that…
Taipei
The only restaurant in Taipei to be awarded three Michelin stars is an elegant, romantically lit space that serves excellent Cantonese cuisine, including…
Taitung
The pizza is excellent, with a thin, crispy, melt-in-the-mouth crust (half is ideal for one person). But the idiosyncratic decor is a big part of the…
Northern Taiwan
Though some distance from downtown, the Chungking-style beef noodles (重慶牛肉麵; Chóngqìng niúròu miàn) here are a worthwhile pilgrimage for committed foodies…
Eastern Taiwan & Taroko National Park
In an 1898 wooden building that was originally a police station, this utterly charming cafe is classically Japanese in both its wood-framed interior and…
Kaohsiung
A hip restaurant with Eames-inspired, futuristic paraphernalia, plus an oldies playlist, beaming you to the late-Japanese-colonial era. The set meals here…
Taipei
This cute, brightly lit and friendly place with yellow laminate tables offers a Taiwanese twist on pasta and Italian rice dishes using mushrooms, tofu and…
Taipei
RAW is all the rage in Taipei. You'll need to make reservations online at least a month in advance for this place owned by Taiwanese celebrity chef André…
North Pole Soft Ice Special Shop
Taipei
Open since 1961, and pretty much unchanged since then, this shaved-ice place is no-frills deliciousness. Get a cup of peanut, pearl and red bean shaved…
Kenting National Park
Charming restaurant with an open kitchen and a decidedly young vibe. Food is loose Italian with French and/or Asian leanings, but the cooking is on point…
Taipei
Lan Jia is widely regarded as having the best yì bāo (刈包) in Taiwan. What's yì bāo? Think of a savoury slow-braised pork hamburger with pickled mustard…
Tainan
This restaurant serves traditional Tainanese dishes inside a rustic 100-year-old house. There's no menu, but the generously portioned seven-course meals…
Taipei
Ask a Thai expat for Taiwan's best street restaurant from their home country, and they'll say Kanokwan. This no-frills place with metal tabletops is…
Taipei
This place is buzzing. Complementing its heavenly soy soft scoop (NT$60) is a range of soy milks, soy puddings and soy yoghurt. There is seating inside…
Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung's largest and arguably best night market. Stalls cater to locals rather than big tour groups, and they're concentrated in one area, which makes…
Kaohsiung
The flagship store of the Taiwanese baker who won top prize (bread category) in the Bakery World Cup in Paris. And he did it with a wheat loaf that he…
Hualien
Open till late, Wang's serves delicious yet inexpensive meals in an enticing environment full of water features and glimpsed timbers. Design is a…
Penghu Islands
Penghu's main market bustles with stalls selling everything from fresh veggies and dried fish to shoes and woks. Flanking lanes have a selection of…
Northern Taiwan
One of the most famous night markets in Taiwan, Miaokou's moreish mouthfuls are the main reason to find yourself in the rainy port city of Keelung, unless…
Taipei
Housed in the former Taipei Fish Market – you can't miss it, it's a huge blue-and-slate-grey building – is this collection of chic eateries serving the…
Taichung
A multitalented family built this graceful rustic restaurant with scraps. The meals they prepare are tasty and honest using only organic ingredients …
Hualien
This extensive array of children's entertainments, live music and food stalls fills the pedestrianised lower ends of Bo'ai and Fuding roads south of…
Taipei
Outside of Japan, Taipei is the best place in the world for Japanese food. Several restaurants serving Edomae-style sushi (sushi that follows the Tokyo…
Northern Taiwan
This cool cafe is the centrepiece of 'Happy Together', a creative community of surfers who operate businesses here to support their wave-chasing lifestyle…
Tainan
Beef soup (牛肉湯, niúròu tāng), a Tainan speciality, is served as early as 4am for breakfast, right after the cattle are slaughtered. One of the best places…
Taipei
The novelty here is you choose the ingredients for a tongue-banging noodle broth – fill the canvas bag with your choice of vegetables, fake meats, tofu,…
Taitung
Popular with tour groups, MiBaNai is Taitung's classic address for local indigenous cuisine, including stir-fried venison, roast salt fish, betel-flower…
