Go here for: a nice lunch, dinner or even afternoon tea
Order this: soup dumplings, black garlic chicken soup, scallion pancake, mochi stuffed dates
Amount of time to spend: more of a formal meal, so at least an hour
When to come: if you can, at 2:30 for afternoon tea, but great for lunch and dinner too
Getting here: Taipei has locations easy to reach by MRT (ie: SOGO Fuxing, via the Zhongxiao Fuxing station). They list parking options on the website for the various locations for those driving.
Other things to note:
- Some of the locations have private rooms for dining with small groups.
- Reservations are highly recommended, especially on the weekends and for large groups.
- They offer both curated set menus and a la carte dishes.
- On weekdays from 2:30-4:30pm, they have AYCE afternoon tea for 500NT (~$16), which features a lot of their dim sum dishes and dumplings. Limited to 50 people per day, so best to call ahead.