Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Zhongzheng
In addition to upscale food courts in Main Station, the warren of roads stretching southw-
est to Ximending has scores of cafes, cheap noodle and dumpling joints, and midpriced
restaurants. In the Huashan 1914 area you'll find half a dozen retro-chic places for a
meal, including a Japanese whiskey bar, a sushi bar and the best pizza in town.
Jinfeng Braised Meat Rice
TAIWANESE $
(Jīnfēng Lǔròu Fàn; 10 Roosevelt Rd; dishes NT$25-60; 8am-1am; Chiang Kai-shek Memorial
Hall)
This long-running place serves Taiwanese comfort food quick and cheap without
fuss or atmosphere. Try the
lǔròu fàn
(rice and meat strips);
kōng ròu fàn
(slow braised
pork belly and rice) or
fènglí kǔguā jī
(bitter melon pineapple chicken).
Fuhang Soy Milk
BREAKFAST $
(Fùháng Dòujiāng; 2nd fl, 108 Zhongxiao E Rd, Sec 1; 5.30am-12.30pm Tue-Sun; Shandao
Temple, Exit 5)
A popular shop in the Huashan Market for a traditional Taiwanese break-
fast such as
dòujiāng
(soybean milk),
yóutiáo
(fried bread stick),
dàn bǐng
(spring
onion-filled crepes and egg) and
shāobǐng
(stuffed layered flat bread).
Dongyi Paigu
PORK RICE $
(Dōngyī Páigǔ Zǒngdiàn; 2nd fl, 61 Yanping S Rd; rice dishes NT$130-160; 9am-8.30pm Tue-Sun,
2-8.30pm Mon; Ximen)
Disco lives, or at least glitter balls, mirrored walls and stained-
glass ceilings at this flashy but friendly place specialising in simple but well-prepared
páigŭ fàn
(pork with rice). There's no English menu, but the wall pictures are enough.
While pork is the house speciality, we found the breading a bit thick and preferred the
chicken leg.
Snow King
ICE CREAM $
(Xuě Wáng;
www.snowking.com.tw
; 65 Wuchang St; per cup NT$65-125; noon-10pm; ; Xi-
men)
Taipei's most renowned ice-cream shop (running since 1947) offers 73 flavours, in-
cluding a number of dare-devil options such as curry, pig's knuckle, Kaoliang liquor (one
bowl packs a punch), basil and bitter melon. Most flavours are standard, however, such
as chocolate, mint, strawberry and other fruits.
