Ben's Guide to Taipei and Taiwan

The Asiaworld Plaza is on the north-east corner of Dunhua N. Rd. and Nanjing E. Rd. (敦化北路南京東路口). Shops include IKEA Le blé d'or Brewery / Restaurant The Outback Steak House Located nearby: Dan Ryan's Chicago Grill The Shannon Silver Spoon Thai Restaurant Municipal Stadium Nanjing East Road MRT Station

IKEA B&Q Hardware Stores Costco Warehouse Stores Shopping Malls: Asiaworld Plaza Breeze Center The Living Mall The Miramar T aipei 101 Hypermarkets: Carrefour & RT Mart Computers & Home Appliances Grocery Stores & Supermarkets

Yakiniku House is a Japanese barbeque. It is very good as long as you don't mind cooking for yourself on the charcoal grill that is brought to your table. There is a ventilation fan over each table so it is not smokey. You can get assorted thin sliced meats or seafood. The seating is split between ordinary tables and sections where you remove your shoes and sit on the floor, but there is a sunken area to put your feet if you don't like sitting cross legged. The salmon rice soup is very good. Service is good too. Located on the 11th floor of the living mall. The Living Mall Main Taipei Restaurants Page

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

BREEZE CENTER 復興南路1段39號,市民大道口 Fùxīng Nán Lù Shìmín Dàdào at the intersection of Civic Boulevard (Shiming Dadao) and Fuxing South Road No. 39, Sec. 1, Fuxing S. Rd., Taipei 台北市復興南路一段39號 Take MRT to Zhongxiao Fuxing Station, then walk 10-min or take Breeze shuttle bus to Breeze Center. http://www.breezecenter.com.tw/ Bellini Tokyo Italian Cafe: This is expensive relative to the quality of the food, which I didn't care for. The food seemed to be Asianed up a bit to suit local tastes so I hope they like it, but I won't be back. They have other branches in Taipei as well.

Living Mall Bade Road, Sec. 4, No. 138, on the North-west corner of Civic Blvd. (Shiming Dadao) 台北市105松山區八德路四段138號 Official Website in English: http://web01.livingmall.com.tw/about.asp?pgid=en0101 map with bus routes: http://web01.livingmall.com.tw/about.asp?pgid=en0109 Restaurant List: http://web01.livingmall.com.tw/about.asp?pgid=en0105 Yakiniku House This is a Japanese barbeque. It is very good as long as you don't mind cooking for yourself. 11 F Bird Taipei Very good Thai restaurant. 11F Lawry's The Prime Rib 12 F, Lawry's is good but it is over priced and over rated. Coyote This is a mediocre nightclub featuring mediocre live music that no one dances to. They do have their own group of dancers that give a performance later in the evening. Cinemark Theater : http://www.cinemark.com.tw/cmspecial.asp Most of the movies shown are English with Chinese subtitles. Their website is in Chine...

Cafe Grazie is a reasonably priced Italian restaurant with reasonalby good food. They have a group special which is ideal for four people. Everyone can choose one entree, 2 appetizers, and either desert or 2 glasses of beer. Total cost is $1430. The branch I went to is located at Linsen N. Road, Sec. 2, No. 247 inside of the Shin Shin Dept. Store. 林森北路, 2 段 , 247 號 Línsēn Běi Lù, èr duàn, 247 hào. This is within walking distance of the Zhongshan MRT.

Formerly Warner Village there is a theater in the heart of the Xinyi District and in the shadow of Taipei 101. It is a good, modern, comfortable theater, but often has long lines and crowded theaters. I advise going to one of the other theaters as the theater quality is the same but the crowds are not as bad. No. 18, Songshou Road, Taipei Online Tickets in Chinese: http://www.vscinemas.com.tw/index.asp Xinyi District Office, Taipei City: http://english.taipei.gov.tw/xinyi/index.jsp?recordid=802 Living Mall Bade Road, Sec. 4, No. 138, on the North-west corner of Civic Blvd. (Shiming Dadao) 台北市105松山區八德路四段138號 Official Website in English: http://web01.livingmall.com.tw/about.asp?pgid=en0101 map with bus routes: http://web01.livingmall.com.tw/about.asp?pgid=en0109 The Cinemark Theater has a Chinese only website: http://www.cinemark.com.tw/cmspecial.asp Breezecenter Taipei City, Fuxing South Road, Sec. 1, No. 39 on the North-east corner of Civic Blvd. (Shiming Dadao) 台北市復興南路一段39號 The ti...

Taipei 101 and the Surrounding Area For a brief moment in time this is the world’s tallest building . Taipei 101 houses a large upscale shopping mall . Besides the observatory , highlights include the Page One bookstore on the fifth floor. It has one of Taipei’s largest selection of books in English. There is a large food court in the basement which has something for everyone, if you can find a seat. Nearby is a Theater (Formerly Warner Village). This is a large multiplex theater and shopping complex. There are also many other shops and department stores including New York New York, which features a replica of the Statue of Liberty. This is Taipei’s most pedestrian friendly area and doesn’t seem to fit in with the rest of the city. There are several blocks of pedestrian thoroughfares, and it is one of the few places where scooters and vendors are kept off the sidewalks. This may be because this area is trying to present an upscale image or maybe it’s because it’s next door to Taipei Ci...