Taipei recommended restaurants — 7 Cheap Taipei must eat restaurants & must try restaurants in Taipei

Wherever I travel, I always prefer to find a local rice shop to enjoy a delicious meal. The first is to eat well, but also to know how the local family’s daily meals are like. Taipei is no exception, no matter how attractive the street snacks are, let’s have a meal at Lu Sang Yi Lan to complete the trip to Taipei.

The restaurant processes extremely diverse dishes, braised pork rice or stir-fried vegetable dishes will always be called during meals. Oyster stir-fried with oyster sauce is equally attractive, I see that diners quite favor boiled chicken and boiled pork liver, both of these dishes when served with white rice, the result is excellent, there’s nothing better. I think you should spend some time to try a family meal at Lu Sang Yi Lan, so that besides experiencing street food, we also understand more about Taiwanese culture.

Lu Sang Yi Lan
Address: No. 5-1, Ln. 59, Sec. 2, Zhongshan N. Rd., Zhongshan Dist, Taipei, Taiwan
Phone: +886 2 2522 4515
Hours: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM ; 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Price: 110 TWD – 300 TWD ($3.56 – $9.71)

Taipei must eat restaurants: Chef Hung’s beef noodles

It would be remiss if not to mention the famous beef noodles of Taiwan. Beef stew noodles are cooked with delicious broth always satisfy the diners when having the opportunity to enjoy it. Ingredients such as young ribs, intestines and lean meat will serve as the main ingredients. But equally important is the sweet light broth and the attractive side dishes like dumplings, pickles … It’s hard to resist this delicious dish.

In Taipei, you’ll find delicious beef noodles at Chef Hung’s restaurant. The quality of the food is well appreciated by customers and receives many good feedbacks about the price. Most tourists agree that a basic meal at Chef Hung is quite full, the taste is varied and served very quickly.

Chef Hung’s restaurant
Address: No.92, Chengdu Rd., Wanhua Dist, Taipei
Hours: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM
Price: 221 TWD – 279 TWD ($7.15 – $9.03)

Taipei must try restaurants: Shaved ice at Taro King

At first glance the list of what to eat in Taipei above, there is no dessert yet. But never mind, in a snack paradise like Taipei, it will surely has this. After eating greasy food, you should try super cool shaved ice with extremely rich topping to help you purify and stop tired of salty food. Similar to the Bingsu we usually eat but the shaved ice at Taro King has its own way of processing. Black sesame mochi or soybean pudding is only served during winter time. So if you have the opportunity to visit, remember to try these 2 dishes.

One portion of shaved ice will be enough for 2 people, note that if you eat it quickly, the ice cream with shaved ice will not melt. If you order too much, you will not eat it in time. My personal experience is call enough, when you finish your portion, continue order. Therefore, you will not afraid of wasting but worth the money.

Taro King
Address: No.15-4, Yongkang St., Da’an Dist, Taipei
Phone: +886 2 2321 7649
Hours: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Price: 45 TWD – 160 TWD ($1.46 – $5.18)

Dango steamed buns and combo meals at Rilakkuma Cha-Ya

The cuteness from the interior to the presentation of dishes has helped Rilakkuma Cha-Ya restaurant stand in the hearts of the devotees who “love the color pink and hate the deception”. This is a joke, but if you have the opportunity to try the 3-color Dango steamed bun and a standard serving here, you will understand more about Japan’s cultural influence on Taiwanese. Although the flavor is improved to suit the taste of the locals but still retains the “Japanese spirit” in each dish. It will not be hard for you to realize this.

The restaurant has both branches in Taipei and Tainan. One serving will include one main course and one dessert for one person.

Rilakkuma Cha-Ya
Address: No. 23, Lane 20, Section 2, Zhongshan North Road, Zhongshan District
Phone: +886 2 2543 3030
Hours: 11:30 AM – 9:00 PM / 10:30 AM – 9:00 PM
Price: 491 TWD – 528 TWD ($15.89 – $17.09)

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