Any suggestions on some yummy, authentic Indonesian food in Taipei? I read some old posts that suggested some places around Taipei Main Station, but all I have noticed are some Indo/Filipino stores. I also walked somewhere around ZhongShan Rd, but all I found were Filipino places.
BTW, I already know about the place near ZhongShan GuoZhong station.
Terima kasih
Thereās one that I used to like very close to Carnegieās but I havenāt been for ages. Maybe Tpebob will know the exact address.
if you come out of exit 7 of Taipei main station and take the first left (between a 7-11 and an Chinese writing brush shop) at the end of that road there is a street where lots of indonesians have lunch. Or going up Zhongshan and taking the first left will take you there
Sunday lunch is the best time i found, the food is fresh and cheap.
The one near Carnegies is called Sate House I think? Itās on Le Li Rdā¦ intersecting with some other road forgot 
I think if u did a search, uāll find it in an old post.
Also theres one on Fushing N rd, past Amigos, I think itās a little before u hit Ming Chuan Rd (coming from Nanjing rd direction). Its next to some Italian join Bellissimos or something?
There used to be a great one inside Taipei main station, but all the restaurants closed for some reasonā¦ been trying to find out if they moved somewhere but no luck. That one was truly authentic Indo food
The ones inside taipei main station have been moved to this small and āseedyā alley my bf called ālittle Jakartaā behind Cosmos hotel. If you take exit 3 from Taipei main station and turn right following the street, youāll see another alley on your right, usually with lotsa taxis parked. Just keep walking and soon you will see ālittle jakartaā.
The restaurants are busiest on sundays when the maids and workers come out and play. Theyāre open during weekdays as well, but close really early.
If you like indonesian ciggies/instant noodles, you can find them there too.
Gaahh, i love indo food!
Cheers!
With "237,610 Indonesians working in Taiwan " there must be some good Indonesian (and Malaysian) in Taiwan. Where are the good restaurants.?
Iād like to know, too. Iāve eaten Indonesian food once many years ago, and it was very good.
Pretty sure most of those 237,610 Indonesian folks donāt have the readies to be doing much dining out. Even if they do, itās most likely being sent home.
And unlike Thai and Viet cusine, Indo/Malay chow doesnāt seem to be a thing with locals.
Not meaning to butter DBās toast here, but youāre probably better off visiting the local Indo/Thai/Viet store for gear and making your own.
Thatās what we do at my house, anyways.
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The only Malay-ish restaurant Iāve been to recently is PappaRich, in one of the Xiniyi Mitsukoshi buildings. Itās alright, but I havenāt been in Malaysia or Indonesia for ages, so at this point Iām just happy to have a version, any version, of stuff that I recall once enjoying. Unlike other Indo-Malay places Iāve been to in Taipei, itās also a nice restaurant, so you can sit with a drink for a while. Itās priced typically for department store restaurants.
There was a Malay place called White Coffee out Tianmu way. å°ååøäøå±±åč·Æå ꮵ740č1ęØ. I havenāt been there in four years so no idea if itās still there.
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Thereās another place called Malaysian Gourmet Cuisine (馬ä¾é¢Øå ē¹č²é¤å»³). I havenāt been there yet. I thought someone here recommended it, but search isnāt helping out with that.
Look around under Taipei Main Station. There are one or two Indonesian shops - there may also be restaurants.
I thought this had been brought up more recently, but apparently not. Thereās this thread, last updated 2007:
And this one, last updated 2002!:
Oh, and this one, where I, um, kind of posted a lot of the same stuff actually:
http://tw.forumosa.com/t/recommendations-for-malaysian-or-singaporean-food/82434
And this thread over at Taiwanease:
https://taiwanease.com/en/forums/topic6388.html
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Please note that the Indonesian restaurant near Taipei Main Station is very expensive. Really, 300-400 a plate.
One of the underground malls in Taipei Main Station has an Indonesian section around Y28. Lots of small Indonesian places. Never eaten there though.
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I went to a few indonesian street food restaurants here and the food was as bad as in Indonesia. Awful really. Some taiwanese students saw me once and they walked in and later I heard them complain.
I used to eat at an Indonesian restaurant back home and their cuisine wasnāt Indonesian at all. They had assorted panaasian food and chefs were Tibetan and Chinese. I asked the owner whyband he said that locals donāt want to eat Indonesian food at all.
Umā¦ or it could be that you just donāt like Indonesian food. Which is fine, but other people do like it.
How can I possibly like it if itās so terribly made?
It is possible that I havenāt come across any good and well prepared Indonesian food. But they just didnāt give me may chance. And I didnāt go to Bali which probably has a lot of fake Indonesian food.
Not all Indonesian food is created equal. Javanese food is too heavy on the sweet peanut sauce for me, Balinese food is pretty sketchy, but Nasi Padang from Sumatra is quite tasty. Iāve tried as many Indonesian restaurants as Iāve run across over the years in Taipei, and there isnāt a single one Iād recommend, unfortunately. That PappaRich place is lame lame lame. Iād kill for a good rendang daging sapi, but Iām not holding my breath.
Itās been several years ago when I ate at an Indonesion place near Taipei Main station. I canāt remember it to save my life especially since Taipei station has so many exits. I do remember that the meat was BBQād and their were a lot of fresh veggies. It reminded me of Vietnamese food that Iāve had in the US. I think it was not expensive.
If anyone can recommend a place, that would be great. Iāll have to check around Y28. I just go by where the lines are. If they have customers, there is a reason.
PappaRich, Iām also just happy to have a version, any version, of stuff that I recall once enjoying.
White Coffee is still in Tianmu but basically just slightly repackaged Taiwan food.
Nyonya Kitchen I still need to try.
Malaysian Gourmet Cuisine tried it and had a couple reasonably Malay dishes but mostly Taiwan style and just a simple shop but seems Malays do go there.
Under Taipei Main Station maybe good for v the domestic workers but I prefer slightly better.
Bali has loads of amazing Indonesian food. If you donāt like it, itās not worth explaining that at length in a thread like this really.
Yeah there were simple buffet places in the end of the Taipei City Mall last time I looked. I was never tempted personally.
There was one at 2 Jinmen Street, near Roosevelt, called Borneo, within last year or two. Simple meat and rice dishes mostly. If itās still there, I have to go back. Pretty good.
White Coffee is still in Tienmu and still good, Malaysian coffee shop style stuff. Nice laksa.
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Weāve only traveled to java and sulawesi and on both islands the food was gross. Even in some more upscale places. Probably some of the worst food in sea, beaten only by Filipino food.
But ill try some indo places in Taipei then. Just to see if itās always bad.
I just remembered this one called Satay House not far from Far Eastern Hotel off Anhe Lu. It definitely has the Indo Malay flavours and spices and condiments. I recommend it
No. 15č, Leli Rd, Daāan District, Taipei City, 106
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