Rice dishes · West Central
Ai Zai Cheng Shrimp Rice
矮仔成蝦仁飯
Photo: rheins, CC BY 3.0Representative photo of Tainan shrimp rice, not taken at this shop.
Founded in 1922 by a cook trained in a Japanese-era restaurant, this Haian Road shop is the century-old name behind Tainan-style shrimp rice.
What to order
Photo: ChingHua Chung, CC BY 2.0蝦仁飯
Shrimp rice
Fire shrimp are stir-fried with spring onion, then the rice is tossed in plenty of stock to soak up the flavour, a method based on Japanese takikomi rice. TVBS says the dish has been on a state banquet menu.
About this dish →Sights nearby
林百貨Hayashi Department Store
A five-storey department store from 1932, Tainan's first building with a lift, topped by a rooftop shrine. It trades as a department store again, with cafés and exhibitions on local crafts.
臺灣府城大南門Great South Gate
One of the few surviving gates of the old walled city, in a small park of banyans a short walk from the Confucius Temple.
臺南故事影像館（原鄭成功祖廟）Former Zheng Family Shrine (Tainan Story Image Museum)
A small Zheng family shrine to Koxinga beside Hayashi Department Store, now also a photo museum of the city.
Nearby places to eat
集品蝦仁飯Ji Pin Shrimp Rice
The other big shrimp-rice name on the same stretch of Haian Road. It also serves shrimp rolls and bowl rice cake, and Korean TV fame has lengthened the queues.
下大道蘭米糕Hsia Ta Tao Lan Migao
Small neighbourhood shop, making migao since 1961. Slow-cooked pork sauce, fish floss and a fish ball go on the sticky rice. Have a bowl of sishen soup alongside.
阿明豬心冬粉（保安路）A Ming Zhu Xing (Baoan Road)
An evening-only Baoan Road favourite for glass-noodle soup with gently cooked pork heart and other offal. Expect a queue before the 5 pm opening, and bring cash.