when most people think of Taipei they automatically think of two things Din
Tai Fung and night markets while Taipei's bustling food streets and the
city's most famous restaurant are definitely foodie hotspots I hope this
video will show you what a diverse range of food options are available in Taipei
from super quick and cheap bites in xieminding shopping district to eating at
Michelin star restaurants eateries overlooking tea plantations and quirky
hotpot joints I'm going to take you on a mouth-watering week-long food tour of
Taipei which has to be one of the top foodie destinations in the world here's
my pic of the top eight places to eat in Taipei City number one neo Tien beef
noodles I started my taipei trip with a visit to neo tien beef noodles home to
the best bowl of beef noodle soup in all of taiwan on entering you will see that
this small roadside restaurant has been featured in many top newspapers and they
have framed their reviews with much pride on the walls its small inside with
only four or five small tables and definitely not suitable for big groups
we grabbed a small table ordered their speciality dish and waited anticipation
has some delicious small side dishes of pickled cucumbers bamboo and smoked
pig's ears were placed on our table a few minutes later my bowl of beef noodle
soup arrived complete with extremely thick rice noodles chunky pieces of
incredibly tender crumbly beef and covered with a sprinkling of spring
onion you can add a bit of hot sauce for an added kick and sit back and enjoy as
the beef practically melts in your mouth as Smurfs up the delicious noodles and
beef broth first of all mix it up mix the noodles and the beef add some spices
and then the trick is to eat it with the chopsticks and just use the spoon to
stop anything from spilling for just 280 Taiwan dollars which works cited about 7
euro it was a real budget eat and energized me for the day ahead the
perfect start to my type a food adventure for dinner on our first night
we got a group together for dinner at golden Formosa another Michelin star
restaurant but this one much larger and a little bit pricier too
the setup was really fun as we were seated in a private room with a huge
lazy susan on the table in the middle were endless dishes of niche fish
seafood platters tofu vegetables and big soup brats kept arriving we also tried
some of Taiwan's famous and very potent 58 percent alcohol which both my friend
Ali and I struggled with swallowing when I say the food kept arriving I honestly
mean more and more dishes quickly filled up the table every time I looked up from
my place it seems in Taiwan especially if you go out for dinner with a group
almost one of everything on the menu was ordered so you can have a taste of
absolutely everything it can seem a little overwhelming but between the ten
of us we actually managed to finish most of the dishes served a fun dinner and a
place I ejaculate definitely recommend if you have a group even if it's just
three or four people for lunch on our second day we thankfully didn't indulge
in a huge lunch but instead opted to go to a very beautiful traditional
restaurant in that there Chiang district called rice and shine this area is known
for its urban regeneration with the government spending a lot of money to
save this historic district and offering large incentives to businesses that move
here and open up inside the buildings of ancient grain stores and rice markets
think a charming red brick street with the stores hidden behind the long tunnel
of arches complete with wooden paneling quaint shop fronts and Han
Lanterns when it comes to the interior and the presentation of the food rice
and shine was definitely my favorite of them all they have a selection of about
six different meals where you simply pick your main course dish and
everything is served on a small wooden tray with many small side dishes
included again we were shown to a small private room upstairs
with beautiful views at the paneled windows down to the pretty street below
I had a taste of both the pork bowl and the chicken of which I loved both and I
think if I was staying in Taipei longer I would definitely come back here for
lunch again for dinner on our second night we decided to mix things up and
went to a very popular local hangout called beer ooh craft beer hall German
in style with extra long tables filling up the restaurant Oktoberfest style with
a pour your own beer taps at the end of each table you can imagine the
excitement on the face of my travel buddy Ali and I an English girl and an
Irish girl let loose in an all-you-can-drink beer bar the food was
still mainly Chinese but with the selection of deep-fried chicken lightly
fried golden fish pieces sweet potato fries and a few platters of interesting
looking Taiwanese sausages as always there was an endless choice of dishes
and we left no thanks to the beer feeling very fat indeed dishes ranged in
price from about $100,000 to $500,000 so you can probably expect to pay the
equivalent of about 20 or 30 euro per person for a decent feast
for lunch on our third day we stopped off at Din Tai Po the most famous
restaurant in all of Taipei I couldn't believe how busy it was with waiting
times for a table up to 40 minutes they have a cool system where you will give
it a menu while in the queue and you could order ever before you get your
table so once you're seated your endless baskets of dumplings will be placed in
front of you in no time at all I love to have you could watch the chefs making
the dumplings at lightning speed rolling out the dough stuffing it with whatever
desired filling was ordered then twisting the chocolate to seal all donut
incredible speeds our waitress was brilliant very chatty and helpful
speaking fluent English and Russian and poori now mix of vinegar and soy sauce
for us all to dip our xiaolongbao into my
favorites ordered were the hot and spicy dumplings the chicken dumplings and the
dessert dumplings which are filled with melted chocolate that made me happier
than I ever knew
woman oh my god oh my god but my dad would die
by the evening of day three it was most definitely time to check out one of the
night markets and as I have already been to shilling night market we decided to
try out Rohan night market instead which is basically one long street with red
gates and either end at hundreds of small food stalls spyder arriving quite
early maybe around 6:30 p.m. the market was already full of life and got even
busier as the hours progressed one stage it was so busy I wondered if we would
ever make it to the end of the street as someone who doesn't eat seafood and
being within 20 feet of stinky tofu makes me feel nauseous I didn't actually
find too many food choices at the market it's very fish and squid and seafood
heavy and my travel partner found it even more difficult to find even a
single vegetarian dish in the end I had some Korean fried chicken
gigantic fries made from mashed potatoes put through a noodle maker some local
craft beer and some pork dumplings we also both had some juices which were
probably the highlights and once our weary feet could walk for longer we
headed back to our hotel to sleep on our fourth and final day in Taipei we went
up the mountain gondola to go tea tasting and check out the beautiful tea
plantations just outside the city fully accessible by public transport using
your MetroCard for the bus and cable car we found a beautiful restaurant at the
top called big teapot restaurant with sweeping views of the makan hills and
tea plantations again a feast was had accompanied by a big pot of locally
brewed tea i specially loved the noodle dishes the marinated pork the sweet and
sour pork ribs and colorful bread dumplings that we had at the end of our
meal this was a fun restaurant with beautiful
views and I highly recommend if going off the makan gun
for our last dinner with our group we went to a super-fun shabu shabu hotpot
restaurant the kind of place I would have been scared to enter with our
Chinese speaking friends as the outside seemed quite nondescript and the entire
menu was in Chinese that said I highly recommend you to be brave bring Google
Translate with you and most definitely enjoy one of the best hot pots of your
life it's especially good for solo travelers as everyone gets their own
hotpot and you can choose what broth you want and what meat you want
and yes they even have vegetarian options I picked a sort of sweet
sugarcane and chicken broth beef as my meat of choice then the staff brings out
a massive bowl of cabbage leaves mushrooms and tofu to cook in your own
private hot wash they will start the cooking process for you browning the
meat ever so slightly then you sort of cooked the food yourself until it's
ready to eat such a fun experience and the beef broth
combined with thick noodles to finish up the meal was the perfect amount of food
and a unique experience for our last meal well these are my top eight picks
for food in Taipei I have three more bonus options that you should try out if
you have enough time number nine is chillin night market chillin night
market is the largest night market in Taipei and in my opinion the best in all
of Asia this is where unique and quirky street food is born and they have
streets and streets and streets lined with some of the tastiest fire roasted
beef bite-sized pork dumplings squid on a stick egg tofu milk tea bubble tea
mini pancakes matcha balls takoyaki okonomiyaki Korean
fried chicken spicy rice cakes honestly you name it they probably have
it this is a must visit place when visiting Taipei
number 10 is Jimin Deng Street food while Jimin Deng is most famous for its
neon lights oversized billboards street entertainment and of course endless
shopping options there is also a handful of must-visit food option
is the area top foodie places here include the most famous bubble tea shop
in Taipei bubble waffle cones filled with ice cream hot star chicken Korean
fried chicken and many more delicious foodie places finally on my list is
dessert cafes and themed cafes well more about the interior than the food itself
if you're into crazy freak shakes colorful desserts and neon drinks then
stopping off at one of Taipei's quirky themed cafes is a must from colorful
meals at gudetama chef de strawberry cheesecake in Rilakkuma cafe or an
enormous chocolate sundae in an Alice in Wonderland themed cafe there's no
shortage of dessert cafes for those sweet loving travelers out there I hope
you've enjoyed my guide to food in Taipei and that you find something
interesting and delicious on my list I hope you enjoy your trip and if you like
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