Rice dishes · West Central
Ji Pin Shrimp Rice
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Photo: ChingHua Chung, CC BY 2.0Representative photo of Tainan shrimp rice, not taken at this shop.
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.
What to order
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Shrimp rice
Fire shrimp stir-fried with sugar, soy sauce and spring onion, then the sauce and bonito stock are cooked into the rice so it ends up moist and soft, close to a risotto. Order it half and half with shredded pork if you want both.
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.
神農街Shennong Street
A narrow lane of old shophouses now filled with small arts and craft businesses, a few minutes' walk from the Guohua Street food stalls.
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
阿文米粿A Wen Rice Cake
Pan-fried slices of house-made steamed rice cake. Have it with a runny fried egg and the shop's chilli sauce.
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.
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.