On the food and beverage front, Taipei boasts diverse delicacies that go way beyond boba. Scallion and daikon pancake, hot pot, braised beef noodles, xiao long bao and oyster mee sua — just to name five.
Chicken two ways and stinky tofu at Sung Chu Yuan
But if you want to delve deeper into Taiwanese cookbooks, you may want to consider going uphill for low-key Sung Chu Yuan, a Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant on Yonggong Road in the Shilin district, where you can tackle (and I don’t use the word lightly) a very big meal inside a wooden hut. Given its close proximity to the boundary of Yangminshan National Park, you can also take a deep breath among the leafy surroundings as an added bonus.
When I say a very big meal, Sung Chu Yuan offers several set menus for eight to 12 people and I shared a starting set meant for eight with my dining companions. By the end, we…
