I noticed there’s a few nice brunch style places have opened up with better salads and slightly healthier food in Taipei shopping malls. Can’t recall any of their names though.
Tomatoes with breakfast is unheard of in America, though pretty standard in the UK.
Bea’s Bistro behind NTNU has good American-ish food, even though their breakfast also has grilled tomato.
Maybe I’m missing the point of the OP, but isn’t it a request more for weird (“unique”) food than for good food?
I’m looking for both but I’m particularly looking for food that Westerners would never think to make. Food that appeals to locals more than foreigners.
Like… I remember a pasta place that poured a sweet sauce over their spaghetti. At first, I thought it was strange, but it was amazing when I started eating.
I often find that “authentic” restaurants are very unwilling to explore and create a unique cusine that doesn’t exist anywhere in the world.
Perhaps Taipei is becoming too globalized… but I miss the days when Macho Taco put red beans in their tortillas. Not sure if places like these exist anymore.
I miss the days when Macho Taco put red beans in their tortillas. Not sure if places like these exist anymore.
Macho Taco sucks, OP has now lost all credibility.
It does now. But it used to be more sweet than savory. They should have gone all the way and made outright desert burritos. But instead, they tried to make it more similar to “real” Mexican food, but failed miserably.
Macho Taco sucks
Fully agree. Unfortunately a friend is one of the co-owners
It was pretty American though, no? Down to the American fellow running it? Did you find it American-ish?
Bogarts is very American, Good Southern BBQ and sides. Also You cant even get a sugar free Tea or drink there(when I went last yr). Very American
They have some weird Canuck lager though.
Sweet tea is a southern thing. Most of the time, you have a choice of sweet or non-sweet.
Are we looking for American restaurants Taiwanese style in Taipei, or Taiwanese restaurants American style in Taipei?
Either way it’s pretty specific.
Either one, really. Restaurants like TKK are quickly becoming my favorites.
Laya Burger I think fits the mold. Interesting how quintessential American dish(can’t say that !!!) , ended up as Taiwanese breakfast food
Bogart’s is fucking brilliant
Bogart’s is fucking brilliant
Yummy!
Laya Burger I think fits the mold. Interesting how quintessential American dish(can’t say that !!!) , ended up as Taiwanese breakfast food
You know… I pass a Laya burger often on the bus… but I always assumed that it was a lunch/dinner restaurant (because… it’s a burger place)
I’ll check it out!
It serves processed bullsh&t—like far too many of the breakfast chains.
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It serves processed bullsh&t—like far too many of the breakfast chains.
True - but I do enjoy the breakfast chains. Roughly once a week I’ll have lunch at one of those places.
You know… I pass a Laya burger often on the bus…
That sounds like a euphemism.