Must-see restaurants in Chiayi

  • Smart Fish

    Chiayi

    At this hugely popular restaurant featured on Netflix's Street Food, silver carp heads are deep-fried and simmered in a milky pork broth with vegetables,…

  • Do Right

    Chiayi

    Do Right sure does it right. Students, professionals and expats come to this cafe for its hearty yet refined Taiwanese home cooking and delectable cakes…

  • Fengzha Egg Pancake

    Chiayi

    There's always a crowd in front of this fabulous breakfast place in a small street next to Maison de Chine. They whip up five dozen varieties of…

  • Wenhua Road Night Market

    Chiayi

    This food bazaar that starts at a roundabout with a fountain is one of Taiwan's neater and less crowded night markets. Chiayi, Changhua and southern…

  • Minxiong Goose

    Chiayi

    Zhongle Rd, just across from Minxiong Train Station, is lined with shops selling a Minxiong speciality – goose! But this shop has the most customers. The…

  • Pen Shui Turkey Rice

    Chiayi

    Everyone in Taiwan knows that Chiayi is famous for its turkey-rice dish (火雞肉飯, huǒjīròu fàn). This is the place that started it all 60-odd years ago. It's…

  • Chongwen Jinlu Noodles

    Chiayi

    This shop has been selling noodles since they were NT$1 a bowl. The signature strands (錦魯焿麵, jǐnlǔ gēngmiàn) come with fish meat in a thick soup. If you…

  • Grannie's Barley Soup

    Chiayi

    The old lady who runs this stall to support her two sick sons uses only natural ingredients and makes all her dessert soups and sweet drinks the old…

  • Huihuang Beef Shop

    Chiayi

    Behind Chaotian Temple, where Bo'ai Rd (博愛路) meets Datong Rd (大同路), a green awning and open frontage mark this old shop specialising in local beef (牛肉,…

  • Guo's

    Chiayi

    A no-frills family-run shop in the Wenhua Road Night Market specialising in turkey rice (雞肉飯) and savoury rice pudding in soup (粿仔湯), with an assortment…

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