Sit-down restaurants · West Central
Zhu Xin Ju
筑馨居
MICHELIN Guide Taiwan · Bib Gourmand 2022–2025
Selected as a Bib Gourmand in 2022–2025; not in the 2026 selection.
Photo: Michael Cannon, CC BY-SA 2.0Representative photo of Taiwanese banquet (bando), not taken at this shop.
Set-menu restaurant in a restored red-brick house from around 1846. The meal is seven traditional Taiwanese banquet dishes and a soup. Book ahead and choose your price tier.
What to order
Photo: Sin-siōng, CC BY-SA 4.0醬瓜蔭虱目魚肚
Milkfish belly with pickled cucumber
A whole milkfish belly cooked with Taiwanese pickled cucumber, salty and rich enough to eat with a lot of rice. The Michelin inspectors name it as the dish that shows the kitchen's focus on local ingredients.
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Photo: bryan... from Taipei, Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0東坡肉
Dongpo pork
Slow-braised pork belly that diners describe as melting in the mouth. It is one of the old-style dishes the kitchen is known for, and is also sold for takeaway if you book.
About this dish →Sights nearby
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.
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.
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.
Nearby places to eat
鳳姐鴨肉飯Feng Jie Duck Rice
Formerly at the Ximen roundabout, this shop serves duck-fat rice with sliced fresh duck and bamboo shoots, plus a limited daily batch of duck-leg rice.
阿星鹹粥A Hsing Congee
Tainan-style savoury congee with milkfish, fish skin and baby oysters, served since 1965.
黃家蝦捲Huang Chia Shrimp Roll
Shrimp-and-cabbage rolls fried to order in a light, crisp starch batter.