Taipei Food and Lifestyle Guide: Enjoy a wonderful day, from scenic restaurants to luxurious private kitchens and themed bars!

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Taipei is a city brimming with delicious food and vibrant nightlife, making it an ideal choice for dates, dining, or enjoying drinks with friends. This guide will take you from a scenic restaurant in Beitou to sample a variety of culinary delights, including stir-fries, hot pot, and barbecue skewers, and finally let you relax with a signature cocktail, so you can fully enjoy a wonderful day in Taipei.

Beitou Unique Scenic Restaurant | Star and Moon Scenic Restaurant

Offering a unique dining experience – the seats slowly rotate, allowing you to appreciate the changing environment while enjoying your meal. During the day, you can see the lush green mountains, and at night, you can overlook the city lights. The food is exquisite, the ambiance comfortable, and it's perfect for those seeking a unique dining experience, as well as a great spot for taking photos. Enjoy your meal while admiring the surrounding mountain and city night views.

Recommended Dishes: Lobster Set Meal, Seared Steak, Special Desserts.

Best Time to Visit: Evening is the best time to visit, for the most beautiful sunset transition into the night view.

Tip: It's recommended to reserve a window seat for an even better experience of taking photos and enjoying the view.

Warm Hot Pot Party | Orange Shabu-Shabu | Dream Plaza Party Hot Pot |

For those who enjoy lively gatherings, consider Orange Shabu-Shabu or Dream Plaza Party Hot Pot. They offer diverse broths, fresh ingredients, and a wide selection of meat slices, seafood, and vegetables.

Dream Plaza's party hot pot atmosphere is particularly vibrant, perfect for chatting and enjoying your meal – ideal for a group of friends. Unique Experience: Lively atmosphere, perfect for chatting while enjoying hot pot, ideal for gatherings with friends.

Recommended Dishes: Spicy Hot Pot, Seafood Platter, Sliced ​​Meat Set Meal. Best Time to Visit: Lunch or evening for the best atmosphere. Tip: Reservations are recommended for larger groups, as seating at party hot pot restaurants is limited.

Stand Up PLZ BBQ

The restaurant's unique feature is that you eat grilled meat standing up around oil drums, preserving a distinctive dining style dating back to the Korean War. You truly eat standing up the entire time, creating a lively and unique atmosphere. After nearly a year of negotiations, the Taiwanese team broke the Seoul flagship store's "no branches" operating principle, adding a fun element to the experience.If you're looking to indulge in some meat, here are a few popular Korean BBQ restaurants in Taipei worth trying

Meat Love (Xinyi District): Grilled over oak charcoal, the meat is juicy and incredibly flavorful. The restaurant has a comfortable atmosphere, making it suitable for gatherings with friends or colleagues.

Kanpai Classi

Kanpai Group's more mature Japanese yakiniku (grilled meat) brand focuses on high-quality Wagyu beef and a refined dining experience. Stepping inside, the serene Japanese-style space with its understated lighting is perfect for gatherings or special occasions.

The menu highlights Japanese Wagyu beef, with beautiful marbling. After grilling, the meat is richly flavorful yet not greasy, and even a simple dip in salt adds depth and complexity. Besides the grilled meat, the Wagyu sushi, soups, and side dishes are also exceptionally well-prepared, demonstrating a keen eye for ingredients and attention to detail.

Overall, Kanpai Taipei isn't a bustling restaurant; rather, it's a sophisticated establishment focused on "enjoying a good yakiniku meal," ideal for those seeking a quiet and enjoyable experience of Japanese yakiniku.

Popular trendy bar PUN

This is the perfect spot for a secretive night out, its entrance hidden in a side alley beside a firebreak. You can savor uniquely flavored cocktails and have a bartender create a bespoke artistic cocktail just for you. The bar's atmosphere is understated yet sophisticated and elegant. Furthermore, the bar's theme revolves around the stories of three bartenders, and it's renowned for its internationally acclaimed mixology, so be sure to ask the bartenders about their stories – it's definitely worth experiencing for yourself!

K Plus x Mirana

A romantic, pure, and high-quality afternoon tea café. The minimalist, pure white design combines coffee, food, and drinks with a futuristic ambiance, creating a very relaxing and therapeutic atmosphere. The friendly staff and high-quality food and desserts make it perfect for social media influencers, night owls, friends' gatherings, personal relaxation, or romantic dates.

Morus VIP Lounge Cuisine Collection

A mysterious private kitchen in Taipei, offers Western and Chinese cuisine with no menu.

Very understated with no signage, it occupies a quiet location in a bustling area. The lighting inside is dim for dinner, and the lounge's ambiance and interior design blend sophistication with an international feel, creating a unique fusion of Eastern and Western styles in its innovative no-menu cuisine!

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