A creative Chinese restaurant in the famous hot spring area of Yangmingshan
Yang Ming Spring
Enjoy seasonal ingredients with a menu that changes with the seasons
Yangming Chun Tien is located in the mountains of Yangmingshan, a famous hot spring resort in Taipei City. Set in a garden of over 5,200 square meters, this restaurant serves vegetarian dishes made with plenty of seasonal ingredients from Taipei while gazing at the mountain scenery.
A simple yet sophisticated space
Tasting the colorful menu, which was created with a philosophical view of "eating," will leave you feeling as though your body and mind have been purified. If you're someone who can't be satisfied at ordinary organic restaurants and want a "soul-filling experience," then this is the restaurant for you.
| Yang Ming Spring | ||
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| Opening times | ： | Lunch 11:30-14:30 / Afternoon tea 14:30-17:30 / Dinner 17:30-21:00 |
| address | ： | No. 119-1, Jingshan Road, Shilin District, Taipei City |
All-you-can-eat organic vegetables from Taipei. A delicious hotpot that's popular even in summer.
Yuansheng Garden
A buffet style where you can eat as much of your favorite food as you like
In Taipei, it's common to go out to eat hot pot with friends and family, even in the summer, let alone in the winter. Among the hot pot restaurants you'll find all over the city, Yuansheng Garden is unique because it offers all-you-can-eat organic vegetables grown in Taipei. They offer a wide selection of rare vegetables and medicinal herbs, such as ba shen (ba ginseng) and suizenjina (red phoenix cabbage), that you won't find in Japan.
Lots of rare vegetables and medicinal herbs!
The interior is bright and green.
Local gourmet food is also served buffet style, so be sure to try it along with your hot pot. The colorful vegetables and dishes laid out on the table are so varied that you'll have a hard time deciding what to order! This is a hot pot restaurant that vegetable lovers definitely can't miss.
| Yuansheng Garden | ||
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| Opening times | ： | Lunch 11:30-15:00 / Dinner 17:30-22:00 |
| address | ： | 2F, No. 67, Sec. 1, Minquan E. Rd., Zhongshan Dist., Taipei City |
| Web | ： | http://www.yuan86.com.tw/zh/news.htm |
Healthy bento boxes made with fresh and safe ingredients
EAT EAT BENTO
The exterior looks like a cafe
If the weather is nice during your trip to Taipei, why not buy a delicious bento box and have a picnic in the park? The owner himself heads to the market at 3am to buy only the freshest and safest ingredients to make these special bento boxes, limited to 80 boxes per day. Not only is the quality of the vegetables, meat, and fish a matter of course, but the owner's attention to detail even extends to the seasonings. The owner boasts that he does not use any food additives or chemical seasonings when making his bento boxes, and one bite will fill your mouth with a nostalgic, simple flavor.
For under 500 yen, you can fill your stomach with the taste of Taipei's home-cooked food at the "Chichi Bento" eat-in space, so we also recommend sitting down and enjoying your meal inside the restaurant.
Special bento box with oven-baked chicken
A hearty grilled saury bento
| EAT EAT BENTO | ||
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| Opening times | ： | 12:00～20:00 |
| address | ： | 1F, No. 70, Leiye Street, Daan District, Taipei City |
| SNS | ： | https://www.facebook.com/eebtyeah/ |
A restaurant recommended for vegetarians. The exquisite menu attracts many repeat customers.
Herban Kitchen & Bar
Look for the green entrance
"Avenzantin" is not just a vegetarian restaurant. It takes pride in its vegetarianism and upholds the ideal of solving health and environmental problems and achieving animal protection by reducing the amount of meat eaten. It is a restaurant where you can feel the owner's passion through the food.
A very popular tomato sauce pasta dish. It's so filling you wouldn't believe it's made with vegetables.
Organic wine and beer also available.
What sets this restaurant apart is its unique and inventive dishes from around the world, including Thailand, the Middle East, and Greece, all made with organic ingredients sourced in Taipei. The dishes on the menu at "Erbon Restaurant" are so filling that you won't even notice there's no meat. After leaving the restaurant, you'll remember, "Oh, come to think of it, I didn't eat meat." This is such a restaurant that even many people who normally eat meat find themselves becoming repeat customers.
| Herban Kitchen & Bar | ||
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| Opening times | ： | Monday to Friday 12:00 to 23:00 / Saturday and Sunday 11:00 to 23:00 |
| address | ： | No. 27, Lane 101, Sec. 4, Zhongxiao E. Rd., Daan Dist., Taipei City |
| SNS | ： | https://www.facebook.com/herban.taipei/ |
The four restaurants introduced here are all committed to protecting the beautiful natural environment and the health of its people. In Taipei, where food awareness has risen dramatically in recent years, these restaurants offer more than just delicious food.
Another attraction of the tropical city of Taipei is that it is home to many vegetables and fruits that are not often found in Japan. Enjoy the delicious organic food that is unique to Taipei.
Yoko Kishimoto
Born in Hyogo and raised in Kyoto, she is a freelance editor and writer. After working at a publishing company and teaching Chinese medicine, she moved to Taipei through a series of connections and coincidences and ended up working as a freelancer. She spends her days exploring Taipei's interesting spots and discovering its wonderful and eccentric people.
*Some content was updated on September 20, 2019.
The contents published are accurate at the time of publication and are subject to change.
