Ben's Guide to Taipei and Taiwan

台北市大安區信義路三段 122 號 / Taipei City, Daan District, Xinyi Rd, Sec. 3, No. 122. This is between AIT and Jianguo Rd. on the same side as AIT. It is also near Daan Park. 台北市信義區松壽路 16 號 2 樓 Taipei City, Xinyi District, Songshou Rd. No. 16, 2F. This is located in the food court of the theater complex (Formerly Warner Village) . 美麗華店 台北市中山區敬業三路 20 號 B1. This is in the food court of the Miramar . There is one on Dunhua S. Rd. Sec. 2 at the South-west corner of the Heping Rd. intersection. See the complete list of BKs in Chinese only See the complete list of BKs put through a machine translation

All Hypermarkets such as Carrefour and RT Mart have a grocery section. In general these are the best balance between convenience and finding what you want. Wellcome Supermarkets are found throughout Taipei, and will have certain staples but the selection is not impressive. The exception is the branch at the Miramar in Neihu. This branch has more imports and a better selection in general. There are some specialty grocery stores. Most well known is Jason's Market with a branch in the basement of the Taipei 101 shopping center. They have another branch in Tianmu in the basement of Dayeh Takashimaya Dept. Store, Zhongcheng Rd., Sec. 2, No. 55 忠誠路二 段 55 號 . They have probably the best selection of hard to find western food items. Needless to say, some of their products are expensive. They also have a decent selection of wine and beer . There is a small specialty grocery store in Zhonghe. Another specialty grocery store is the City Super located on Dunhua S. Rd. near the Fareas...

One of Taiwan's international chains for western comfort food. You know what to expect, but that's the idea. The official site for Taiwan (in Chinese only) They have several locations in Taipei county as well as locations in Taichung (Taizhong) and Hsinchu (Xinzhu). Taipei City Branches: Dunhua Branch Dunhua N. Rd, No. 150 台北市敦化北路 150 號 營業時間：週日至週四 11:30 ～ 24:00 (Sunday through Thursday) 週五至週六 11:30 ～ 01:00 (Friday and Saturday) See Map Zhongxiao Branch Zhongxiao E. Rd. Sec. 4, Lane 49, No. 2 台北市忠孝東路四段 49 巷 2 號 營業時間：週日至週四 11:30 ～ 24:00 (Sunday through Thursday) 週五至週六 11:30 ～ 01:00 (Friday and Saturday) World Trade Branch Keelung (Jileng) Rd, Sec. 2, No. 7 台北市基隆路二段 7 號 open from 11:30 until 24:00 daily Chung Ching Branch 台北市重慶南路一段 94 號 open from 11:30 until 23:30 daily Ximen Branch 台北市武昌街二段 72 號 2 樓 open from 11:30 until 24:00 daily Miramar Branch 台北市敬業三路22號2樓 (美麗華百樂園購物中心2F) open from 11:00 until 24:00 daily Yong Chun Branch Zhongxiao E. Rd. Sec. 5, No. 297, 2F 台北...

The Miramar (美麗華 Měi L ì Hu ā ) is most notable for it's Ferris Wheel. Besides all of the shopping attractions the Miramar has regular movies, Imax, and Imax 3D movies . Movie and Ferris Wheel combos are available. There is a Wellcome Supermarket in the basement which has a better selection than most, it has offerings similar to what can be found in Wellcome's premium supermarket chain, Jason's . The food court has many different options. For casual western dining there is a Le blé d'or Brewery Restaurant and a TGIFriday's . Located North of the the river from central Taipei in Neihu District. No. 20, Jingye 3rd Rd./ 敬業三路20號 / J ì ng Y è Sān Lù, 20 hào Links: Official Website Tourism Bureau Taipei Site Seeing Index

If you are having trouble finding beer with any flavor this may be the place for you. They have 3 different varieties, lager, wheat, and dark. The food is ok but nothing special and a little bit expensive by Taipei standards. They have dart boards (at least in the Xinyi location). Dart Boards are coin operated electronic boards using plastic tipped darts. The service is friendly despite the fact that the servers have their dignity stripped away and replaced with a German lederhosen style uniform. official website: www.lebledor.com.tw Multiple locations in Taipei and Taiwan. The Xinyi District location is located in the basement of the building that holds the new Eslite bookstore. It is walking distance to the Taipei City Hall MRT Station and Taipei 101 . The Xinyi location has Happy Hour on weekdays from 3:30-5:30 PM featuring half price mugs of beer (up to one liter sizes). Address: Songgao Rd, No. 11, B1 / 松高路11號 B1 / Sōnggāo Lù 11 hào B1 The Neihu location is at the Miramar sho...