Posts Tagged ‘Chinese’

February 4, 2010 Off

Green leaf Taiwanese cuisine 青葉餐廳 (Taipei: Zhongshan)

By in 10: Taipei

It had been 5 days in Taipei and we realized we hadn’t gone to a nice proper traditional Taiwanese restaurant for dinner. So we decided to check out Green Leaf, a famous Taiwanese restaurant that’s been around for years.  For some reason the entire restaurant was filled with Japanese tourists and business men. Looks like […]

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February 4, 2010 2

San Hsi T’ang Tea house 三希堂 (Taipei: Shilin)

By in 10: Taipei

We waited till a rainy day to go to the National Palace museum which has a very impressive collection of ancient Chinese artifacts and artworks. You can spend hours in there. So it’s good that they have a range of eateries there, from simple cafe to chichi gourmet dining. We chose to go to the […]

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February 3, 2010 2

Yong Kang Beef noodle (Taipei: Yong Kang street)

By in 10: Taipei

For our second lunch we went to Yong Kang Beef noodle, another famous place that has been around for a long time at the Yong Kong neighbourhood. As you should not miss a bowl of pho in Vietnam or a bowl of ramen in Japan, beef noodle is one of those MUST-eat comfort food in […]

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February 3, 2010 Off

Din Tai Fung 鼎泰豐 (Taipei: Yong Kang Street)

By in 10: Taipei

Ah yes Din Tai Fung, the famous Taiwanese restaurant chain that has branches in many different cities from around the world, including Los Angeles. I was never that big of a fan of the Los Angeles Din Tai fung because it’s always too crowded and I think there are other better places for Xiao lung […]

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February 2, 2010 5

Jiufen tea house 九份茶坊 (Taipei: Jiufen)

By in 10: Taipei, Favorite Food Entries

For proper Chinese tea appreciation, we came to Jiufen Tea House instead. I absolutely love the gorgeous Chinese antique interior. It fits the mood of Jiufen very well. The tea house was converted from a 100 years old house and they did a beautiful job in renovating. The owner is a painter so the place […]

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