Restaurants

La Petite Cuisine has ticks in all the right boxes in regard to picking a top restaurant -- a chef well-versed in classic French cuisine, fine wines, impeccable service and elegant surroundings. The menu regales gastronomes with dishes that include smoked escalope of chicken with grilled persimmon salad and warm salad of pan-fried foie gras with fricassee of mushroom and raspberry vinegar.

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Without having to travel thousands of miles, you can now enjoy great South African cuisine at the corner of Taipei's XinYi and GuangFu South roads. This brand-new restaurant features comfortable surroundings and an African jungle decor theme. Known as the "Europe of Africa" and the "Rainbow Country", South Africa has an early colonial history with influences from the East, West and Africa, all helping to shape the dining and drinking culture there. Consequently, there is a kaleidoscope of flavors to be experienced, as a glimpse of the menu indicates.

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This beef noodle restaurant became a much talked-about eatery this year when its owner Tony Wang was invited on various TV talk shows to comment on its success. Tony's art of culinary prowess lures gourmet lovers into paying what many think is an outrageously high price for a bowl of beef noodle soup. The soup may cost around NT$120 at an average noodle restaurant, whereas Tony charges as much as NT$3,000 or more for a bowl of top-grade soup.

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