TAIPEI

All of the restaurants below are recommended. But if you have to ask, I'd recommend the first two restaurants above the others. However, they are both very popular and will need reservations 3 to 4 in advance! (No kidding)

宋廚
This is the place my aunt reserved in advance, famous for their peking duck. Story goes that they happened to have the same name as the big chain 全聚德 in mainland china that also specialized in duck. When 全聚德 expanded their chain out to Taiwan last year, the owner 宋連郎 changed the name to 宋廚.
Link

食養山房
A unique restaurant located on the serene, misty mountainside of 陽明山 just north of Taipei. 食養 serves fusion small plates that combine Taiwanese local ingredients with global preparations (inspired by intricate Chinese/Japanese styles). Open the links below and take a look at the dishes as words can hardly capture the beautiful and tasty foods. The surrounding is also unforgettably one of a kind.

地址：台北市菁山路101巷160號（松園）
電話：02-2862-0078
　　　02-2862-0079

http://www.wretch.cc/blog/christabelle&article_id=2904993
http://www.wretch.cc/blog/rurus&article_id=2770411

佰菇園
Specializes in mushroom dishes. Mushroom hotpot and many small plates.
Link
[復興店 台北市復興南路2段142號 捷運木柵線大安站對面 2-2700-3671]
[大安店 台北市仁愛路4段71巷17號 捷運板南線忠孝復興站 復興小學對面 2-8773-3160]

鑫鱻生猛
Tasty dishes for 100 NTD. Seafood. 鑫鱻 is pronounced 新鮮
Link
[台北市中山區吉林路254號]

霸味薑母鴨
薑母鴨 is claypot soup with duck and aged ginger. Very healthy for winter time.
Article from Taiwan Talker Magazine
[北投店 台北市北投區中央北路3段13號 捷運淡水線復興崗站 2-2895-5903]
[南港店 台北市南港區忠孝東路6段310號 捷運昆陽線昆陽站 2-2786-1015]

羊肉湯鍋
羊肉爐 (lamb hot pot soup). Lots of praises for this place by word of mouth.
Link
[台北市中山區合江街93巷10號 2-2503-9503]

好吃羊肉爐
Link
[台北市士林區延平北路5段239號 2-2816-4311]

林家蔬菜羊肉爐
Link
[台北市中山區吉林路327號 2-2592-5172]

澎湖魚土魠魚羹 (台北)
See Tainan entry for info on 土魠魚羹.
Drool...
[台北市民生東路二段115巷23號]

貓空茶坊
貓空 is an area in the hills south of Taipei with many tea houses overlooking Taipei night light.
Article from Taiwan Talker Magazine
[台北市文山區指南路三段 捷運木柵線萬芳社區站 轉搭小10路公車]

台北夜市
Oh my god, this site is hilarious! It has computer-generated, simcity-like maps of each nightmarket in Taipei. And you can search for specific cuisines at a given location. Haha, you gotta take a look. Anyway, nightmarkets are in every part of Taipei. Just gotta look up a few busy ones and stop by them along the way.

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