2018 Asia’s 50 Best Bars list has Taipei-based Indulge Experimental Bistro at 2nd spot while TCRC in Tainan (south of Taichung) comes in 25th place. It comes as no surprise that Taiwan is blossoming into a favourite destination for food and drinks in the next few years. We are talking about secret and less-known bars inside a beef noodle shop, behind the walls of a luxury fashion boutique and places that transform from day to night.Ĭhef Lanshu Chen’s noodle house is the secret doorway into Goût Bar, one of the newest hidden bars in Taichung. This year itself, a number of hidden bars are also making headlines with the introduction of the trending ‘space-within-a-space’ concept in the city. In the past two years, the bar scene in Taichung has grown from having just a handful of bistros and pubs to being home to some of Taiwan’s most intriguing drinking spots.
Taichung is also home to the biggest night market in Taiwan, the Feng Jia Night Market. Local specialities are also aplenty with various street-front shops and stalls selling Taiwanese beef noodles, pancakes, dumplings and milk teas dotting the city. The dining scene in Taichung is well-decorated with Taiwan’s first fine dining restaurant Le Mout spearheaded by 2014 Asia’s Best Female Chef, Lanshu Chen. In fact, a 2013 survey showed that most Taiwanese prefer Taichung to its capital Taipei as the most livable city in the country.ĭubbed as Taiwan’s cultural centre, Taichung plays host to some of Asia’s biggest attractions in arts and culture including the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts (the largest in Asia) Rainbow Village, a repurposed army settlement preserved by a local nonagenarian and the Taichung Metropolitan Opera House designed by Pritzker Prize winner and architect, Toyo Ito. Located in central Taiwan, the underrated city of Taichung has always been revered by locals as the best destination for culture, food and nature.
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