About the Taiwan Table
About the Taiwan Table
The Taiwan Table is an independent guide to Taiwan's food — night market stalls, neighbourhood restaurants, chains worth knowing.
We started it because we wanted to write about food the way we'd talk about it at the table: the story behind the meal, some of our favourite spots, or a little about what happened when we last went. And, of course, to talk about the delicious food available in Taiwan.
The site is based in Tamsui and run by Kalen and Misty Johnson, a family that moved to Taiwan in 2024. Contributors are foreigners and locals living in Taiwan.
If you want to contribute, flag something that's out of date, or tell us about a place we've missed, get in touch.
Some of our Favorite Articles
Simple Kaffa Sola: The Cafe on Taipei 101's 88th Floor
The view from the top of Taipei 101 costs NT$600. The view from the café one floor down costs about the price of a coffee. Here's how to find it.
Three Craft Beer Spots in West Taipei
Not a 'best of', just three craft beer spots in West Taipei area I've been to quite a few times. Prices, opinions, and my favourite of the three.
Wang's Broth: Two Years in Taiwan, Finally Eating at the famous Michelin Bib Gourmand Restaurant
Two years in Taiwan, and I still hadn't been to Wang's Broth. So I went. Here's my review from Huaxi Street's Michelin Bib Gourmand stall, the lǔ ròu fàn everyone talks about, the soup that gave the place its name, and everything in between.
Dark Palace: Tamsui's Pork Chop Rice Since 1971
Down an unassuming side lane in Tamsui, a 50-year restaurant that began as a humble pork chop stall and now sits in the 2025 Michelin Guide. They have been famous for the bone-in pork chop rice, but recently people have enjoyed the crispy chicken thigh more. Add on the starch-thick 祖傳大滷湯 (ancestral braised soup), and a beef-tallow chilli sauce locals would happily buy by the jar.