Location: Hsinchu, Taipei (Five Restaurants)
Travel note excerpt: Hsinchu, Taipei—Five Restaurants (Kafka, Constellation Teahouse, Fangtian Curry, Dan Ryan's, Zhuangji Simple Meal). Written on 2004/10/26. Honestly, I think you could eat at Taipei's restaurants for a lifetime and still not finish them all—there are just too many. This trip, I tried a few more, but I doubt it's even one ten-thousandth of the total :P. I originally wanted to visit the places sagaf recommended, but without addresses or phone numbers, I had no idea where they were @@. So, let me briefly list the places I ate at these past few days: 1. Kafka: No. 204, Science Park Road, Hsinchu (Longshan Community), (03)6663200. Located on a quiet street by Longshan Community; turning in and around the corner is where I'll be living in the future @@. The ambiance is decent, with main dishes ranging from 240–280 TWD. Common options include red wine beef stew, Hungarian hamburger steak, and dishes using chicken legs or pork chops. I recall they also have baked pasta and spaghetti. Personally, I found the food average—nothing particularly standout—but the service is good, and the place is quite elegant, making it a nice spo…