[Table Notes](https://taiwantable.com/news/weekly) September 14, 2026 ==================== Published September 16, 2026 Table Notes rounds up the week's Taiwan food and travel news from Chinese- and English-language sources. Dates, prices, and promotions change quickly; check the linked source before planning around one. More than 150 restaurants are running NT$1,200 set menus through the end of September, Costco's cheap food court goes members-only on 1 October, and new footfall data shows which Taipei night market foreign visitors actually reach. This week in brief ------------------ - — [Eat at Taipei's expensive restaurants for NT$1,200 until 30 September](#festivals-events) - — [Costco food court requires a member card from 1 October — one store exempt](#news-openings) - — Shilin's weekend footfall fell from 100,000 to 20,000; Raohe now tops visitor numbers - — [Name your favourite Toy Story character at Tasty(西堤) and get a NT$338 burger free through October](#deals-promos) News & Openings --------------------- ### Costco food court goes members-only 1 October 快訊／好市多熟食區10月起「點餐先掃會員卡」 全台1門市例外 Effective 1 October 2026 From 1 October 2026, anyone ordering at Costco Taiwan's food court must scan a physical membership card or the app membership barcode before ordering. Taichung Nantun is the only exemption in Taiwan. Walking up to the food court without a card was possible at many branches; from 1 October it is not. [ via ETtoday (Chinese) ](https://www.ettoday.net/news/20260914/3236895.htm) Deals & Promos -------------------- ![Starbucks](https://taiwan-table.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/1195/conversions/starbucks-chip.webp)### Starbucks Taiwan skips pumpkin spice, goes macadamia-oat 星巴克秋季新品來了！夏威夷果燕麥系列9/9登場 限定Bearista同步開賣 Launched 9 September 2026 · Drinks NT$165–210; pastry NT$240 Starbucks Taiwan's autumn line runs three drinks on oat milk — Iced Shaken Roasted Macadamia Nut Oat Coffee, Roasted Macadamia Nut Oat Latte, and Roasted Macadamia Nut Oatl Frappuccino— tall NT$165–170, grande NT$180–190, venti NT$195–210. The Dubai Chocolate Mille Crêpe is NT$240, chocolate layers with pistachio filling and Dubai-chocolate crisp strands. The Bearista glass ornament is redeemable only by Gold-tier members with stars; the standing Monday buy-one-get-one requires a CTBC uniopen co-branded credit card, which a visitor cannot obtain. [ via 聯合報 (Chinese) ](https://udn.com/news/story/7270/9741246) ### Say a Toy Story character at TASTy, get a NT$338 burger 西堤玩具總動員吃2客送星球堡 聚、和牛涮哆啦A夢聯名餐點餐率衝10% To 31 October 2026 · Free NT$338 burger with two classic sets TASTy (西堤牛排): free Toy Story burger with two sets, through 31 Oct. Dine in at any branch, order two classic set meals, and tell your server your favourite Toy Story character to get a free limited-edition shrimp burger with the alien printed on the bun (normally NT$338). No app, coupon or membership involved. Toy Story 5 merchandise is on sale in-store. [ via 聯合報 (Chinese) ](https://udn.com/news/story/7270/9752772) ### 12 Hotpot: free premium pork plate after 9pm Fridays, Saturdays 石二鍋週五、六21:00後內用套餐贈上選豬肉 To 31 December 2026, Fridays and Saturdays after 9:00 pm 12 Hotpot (石二鍋) is giving one free plate of pork with any dine-in set ordered after 9:00 pm on a Friday or Saturday through 31 December. It is automatic with a qualifying order, one per check. Available at about 40 branches nationwide, including eight in Taipei City: Xinyi, Tianmu, Shilin, and the Yanping South store near Ximen. [ via 石二鍋官網 (Chinese) ](https://www.12hotpot.com.tw/news.php?url_name=2026night) Festivals & Events ------------------------ ### Taipei Restaurant Week: NT$1,200 sets at 150+ restaurants 2026臺北餐廳週 Taipei Restaurant Week「設計風味 設計台北」 1–30 September 2026 · NT$1,200 and NT$2,600 set menus NT$1,200 set menus at more than 150 casual fine dining restaurants across the city. The Ukai Taipei (a summer teppanyaki afternoon tea set), Prime One at Taipei Garden Hotel (weekday-lunch Australian wagyu ribeye set), boon (modern Korean), and Transit by Marais (creative European). NT$2,600 "Taipei city image" menus at 19 higher-end restaurants, each paired with one of four AGI graphic designers who set a colour or concept the chef interprets. Examples: L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon Taipei (two Michelin stars) working in grey and blue with black sesame and soy; Aleisha' (Mediterranean) building a menu around "Taipei sunlight"; ÉCRU (French). [ via Flavornews.com.tw ](https://restaurant-week.flavornews.com.tw/en/) ### Beef Noodle Festival final: 30 shops, NT$200,000 prize 2026臺北國際牛肉麵節「King of Taiwan 臺灣牛肉麵王 全臺爭霸戰」 9–11 October 2026 · Free entry, bowls paid per stall 112 shops entered regional heats and 30 finalists go through to the three-day final at the Pavilion Walkway Plaza, Huashan Park. There is a first-ever cash prize pool of NT$200,000 for gold medallists, awarded at the final. Market entry is free; bowls are paid per stall. [ via 臺北市政府 (Chinese) ](https://www.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=F0DDAF49B89E9413&s=CE5152830D4742C7) [ ← September 7, 2026 ](https://taiwantable.com/news/weekly/2026-09-07) [ All editions ](https://taiwantable.com/news/weekly) [ September 21, 2026 → ](https://taiwantable.com/news/weekly/2026-09-21)