Sit-down restaurants · West Central
Hsin Hsin Restaurant (A-Tu Shi)
欣欣餐廳
Photo: g0v.tw 零時政府, CC BY 2.0Representative photo of Taiwanese banquet (bando), not taken at this shop.
Old-school Taiwanese banquet restaurant of nearly fifty years. Chef A-Tu, now close to eighty, still cooks classics like the family's crab-meat balls for round tables.
What to order
南煎肝
Nan jian gan (fried pork liver)
Pork liver marinated with five-spice and flashed over a fierce flame for about a minute. It needs a practised hand to stay tender, and the chef often cooks it himself.
About this dish →粉腸蟳丸
Crab balls
The family's own crab balls, a dish the restaurant always keeps on. They also appear on the sausage and cold-cut platter.
About this dish →五柳居
Five-willow fish
Fish fried crisp outside and soft inside, under a sweet and sour sauce seasoned with sugar and vinegar, not ketchup. The five colours of shredded vegetables stand for five generations under one roof.
About this dish →玉帶魚捲
Jade belt fish rolls
Fresh fish fillets rolled around fish paste, then steamed with egg or added to soup. A labour-intensive old-style Taiwanese dish.
About this dish →Sights nearby
赤崁樓Chihkan Tower (Fort Provintia)
Two Qing-era pavilions sitting on the base of Fort Provintia, the Dutch fort on the mainland. It is the obvious starting point for the old town.
祀典武廟Official Martial Temple
Stepped gable walls along Yongfu Road mark this temple to Guan Yu, a short walk from Chihkan Tower.
祀典大天后宮Grand Matsu Temple
Next to the Official Martial Temple, this Mazu temple occupies the former residence of the Ming prince Zhu Shugui.
Nearby places to eat
落成米糕Lo Cheng Migao
Sticky rice migao topped with braised pork, fish floss and peanuts, often paired with a sishen herbal soup.
福泰飯桌第三代Fu Tai Table Third Generation
A Tainan 'fan zhuo' canteen: braised pork rice with small home-style side dishes and a meatball soup.
阿美飯店Amei
Old-school restaurant cooking traditional Tainan banquet dishes, such as a thick vegetable broth topped with crispy fried shrimp. Some dishes must be pre-ordered.