Niao Shao Izakaya - Shipai

Japanese izakaya near Shipai MRT specializing in charcoal-grilled skewers and salmon fried rice. The salmon fried rice uses a whole grilled salmon turned into floss, and the salt-grilled chicken thighs come without added sauces. Hand-rolled chicken balls mix thigh, breast, and cartilage for texture contrast and pair with raw egg yolk for dipping. The menu includes yakitori, grain-fed beef skewers, and Japanese stir-fried udon alongside draft beer and sake like Echigo red ale. Décor features samurai and warrior motifs with materials shipped from Japan. Part of a local chain with the original location in Beitou. Open 6 PM to midnight daily.