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Zhongshan & Datong
Linsen Road and the surrounding alleyways are popular among Japanese businessmen and
tourists, so if you've got a hankering for sipping sake or trying teppanyaki, Kobe beef or
tekka maki
(raw tuna sushi roll), you'll find it there. The heritage shops along Dihua St are
now seeing a second life as hip restaurants, cafes and wine bars.
Ningxia Night Market
MARKET $
(Níngxià Yèshì; cnr Ningxia & Nanjing W Rd; Zhongshan)
This is an excellent venue for
sampling traditional snacks, not least because the street is not cramped and most stalls
have tables. The food here is very fresh and dishes to try include fish soup, oyster om-
elette, satay beef,
huāshēng tāng
(sweet peanut soup) and
yùbǐng
(fried taro cake). If you
are feeling brave try the
kǔchá
(bitter tea).
21 Worker House
NOODLES $
(21, 21 Gōngfáng; 25 Lane 10, Jiuquan St; noodles NT$50-100; 10am-9pm; Yuanshan)
Just a
minute south of the Yuanshan MRT is this casual shop taking chilled sesame noodles to a
higher, fresher level (the way a chic bistro would with a plain ham sandwich). Try the
pork sausage and sesame noodles. There's a picture menu to help you order.
Fleisch
CAFE $$$
(76 Dihua St; set meals NT$350; 11.30am-8pm; ; Zhongshan)
In a historic building on
Dihua St, this stylish cafe has good lunch options, including fresh sandwiches on
homemade bread. On the 3rd floor is Speakeasy, a private function restaurant for small
groups. On the 4th floor is a stylish lingerie shop.
#21 Goose & Seafood
TAIWANESE $$$
(21, 21 Hào Éròu Hǎixiān; 21 Jinzou St; dishes from NT$120; 5pm-4.30am; Zhongshan Ele-
mentary School)
Loud, rustic and fun, 21 offers great food in a genuine Taiwanese environ-
ment (you sit on little bamboo benches in an open shop facing street side). The place gets
its name from its two specialities: roasted goose meat and an assortment of fried and
stewed fish dishes.
