10 Best Restaurants in Tainan

MAOFUN is located at the intersection of Fudong Street and Qingdong Street in Tainan. Rebuilt from an old house, it retains the classic beauty of the original building, while at the same time adding modern design elements and decorative details. The unique space has helped the restaurant win two interior design competitions. As for the food, the restaurant has won a one-star rating in the A.A. Taste Awards, attracting many new diners to come and have a taste. MAOFUN focuses on eating a healthy and safe diet. In addition to carefully selecting local natural ingredients, it chooses high-quality frozen meat to ensure an enjoyable dining experience. The sauce used here is not the shacha sauce familiar to the Taiwanese, but a refreshing spring onion and pomelo sauce made from grapefruit vinegar, grated radish, bonito and spring onions. This unique sauce brings out unexpected flavours in the food it's served with, whether it's beef short ribs with tantalising marbling, chewy Matsusaka pork or tender free-range chicken.

Noah's Ark Yakitori is located on Linsen North Road in Tainan, next to Chang Jung Senior High School. The restaurant's appearance resembles that of a Japanese-style izakaya with a slightly industrial feel, creating a laid-back atmosphere where you can relax and chat with friends. The owner advertises the use of high-quality fresh ingredients and Japanese binchotan, which is less smoky than other charcoal. The meals prepared here are therefore delicious and healthy. The must-try dish recommended by the owner is liver pate saury. The saury is prepared with exquisite knife skills, so there's no need to worry about fish bones. The grilled liver pate takes this dish to the next level. The Mentaiko dish highly recommended by netizens is delicious, especially with a bottle of dark beer. Once you take your first mouthful you won't want to stop eating. Exquisite ingredients and cooking inevitably mean high costs. However, while the food may be a little expensive here, the fact that the restaurant is always crowded with diners is testament to its quality. This restaurant is a great choice for night owls who are obsessed with meat and like to have a few drinks. It's also an ideal venue for you and your friends to enjoy a fun get-together.

Corner Steak House is located in a secluded alley near National Cheng Kung University. Its exterior is bright white and orange, and the interior is elegantly decorated in a European style. It specialises in Parisian and California-style steak and lobster dishes. The main dishes are grilled California-style using hot lava rocks to completely lock in the juiciness and flavour of the meat and seafood. The starters and desserts are inspired by classic French cuisine. You can therefore enjoy the best of both worlds ‒ the generosity of American cooking and the elegance of French food ‒ prepared using fresh local ingredients carefully selected by the owner of the restaurant. Corner Steak House has a wine cellar larger than that of any other Western-style restaurant in Tainan, and attentive service provided by professional sommeliers. Everything here is designed to ensure your satisfaction. Professors at National Cheng Kung University bring important guests here for the top-quality rib-eye steak that melts in the mouth and the chewy Canadian wild lobster, all beautifully prepared thanks to the owner's attention to detail.

Located in front of Tainan Railway Station, Jade Buffet Restaurant is a convenient choice for travellers. The Jade Room is the oldest European-style buffet in Tainan, and has been the first choice among local people for holding birthday parties and gatherings for decades. Many dishes are prepared to order and delivered to the table, guaranteeing that they are both fresh and delicious. The restaurant prepares tasty steaks, which are a staple of European buffets, along with Japanese cuisine and dim sum. There's also a huge variety of seafood. In the busy seafood area you'll find steamed whole fish, along with freshly grilled oysters, scallops and other premium seafood. This buffet is a haven for seafood lovers. At certain times it also offers dishes prepared using the sous vide method, which are well worth going out of your way for. There are promotional activities during festivals and people who come here on their birthday will receive a special discount. New dishes are frequently added to the menu, making this restaurant a place that local people can keep coming back to without ever getting bored.

A Yu Fresh Beef Shabu Shabu is located in Rende district, Tainan. It has a long-standing reputation as one of the best beef soup restaurants in the area. It's a popular restaurant recommended by many netizens and famous for its long queues. There were once 20 Ferraris parked outside the restaurant while their owners were eating inside. Its signature dish is fresh beef, which you select yourself. The professional chefs then carefully prepare different cuts of the meat, so that you can enjoy a variety of textures and flavours. You cook the beef yourself in a Japanese-style hot pot. To get maximum flavour from the fresh and tender beef, the owner recommends cooking it for 5 seconds and eating it when the meat is still pink. The soup contains lots of vegetables and is sweet and tasty. If you run out of ingredients, you can help yourself to more from a fridge. The all-you-can-eat minced beef rice that used to be available has now been replaced by minced pork rice, but you can still eat as much as you want. If you're a fan of beef, this restaurant is a must-visit.

Fu Sheng Hao Restaurant is located in Yongle Market in Tainan. It's been known for its excellent food for more than 70 years and the queues here are always long. It's one of the most popular restaurants in Tainan. The restaurant has two branches. The one in Guohua Street serves takeaway, while the other on Minzu Road is a dine-in restaurant. The restaurant serves just two dishes: savoury rice pudding and thick fish soup. Unlike the plain white rice pudding sold on the market, this version has a host of other ingredients added, including meat, mushrooms and shrimp. The fragrant minced meat paired with the restaurant's own soy sauce produces a dish that isn't too salty and with a hint of sweetness, just like most snacks in Tainan. The delicate flavour and chewy texture of this pudding is addictive, and it's no wonder that both locals and foreign tourists become regular customers once they've tried it. If you like bold flavours, you can add some of the restaurant's special garlic sauce or chilli sauce.

ROBIN's Grill & Teppan Silks Place is located on the first floor of Silks Place Tainan. The steak house and teppanyaki areas are cleverly separated by a wine cabinet, but share the same salad bar. The exquisite salad buffet offers a wide selection of dishes, making you wish that you had more than one stomach so that you can try all of them at once. The attentive teppanyaki chef will decide when to serve dishes according to the pace at which diners are eating, so you can enjoy fresh and delicious dishes as soon as they are cooked. The rich lobster soup with minced lobster meat is a gorgeous prelude. There's even premium Kumamoto Wagyu, which has been certified as top-quality beef in Japan. Once you've experienced the flavour imparted by its amazing marbling, you'll likely never want to eat anything else again. There are also a few gourmet treats that are typically hard to come by, such as mangalica pork, which does not need to be served well done. You can get freshly made chocolate fondant that oozes fragrant chocolate sauce, and a luxurious gold leaf éclair made using cocoa beans from several countries. There's plenty of choice here for dessert lovers.

Isabati is located on Dongqiao 1st Road, Yongkang District, Tainan. The restaurant is housed in an impressive European-style building with a tastefully styled interior. Customer parking is provided. The Japanese chief chef ITABASHI (Japanese pinyin is ITABASI, which gives the name of the restaurant when reversed) insists on top-quality, fresh ingredients in order to introduce his favourite Italian cuisine to Tainan, his wife's hometown. The menu consists mainly of steaks and classic Italian dishes such as risotto and pizza. You can also order premium Boston lobster in advance. Considering that some Taiwanese may not be accustomed to eating risotto, traditional rice is also available as an option. An attentive waiter will ask about the diners' preferences in advance. The restaurant has also invited several internationally renowned Michelin chefs to serve as guest chefs. In addition to generating excitement, this also makes guests feel special and justifies the premium prices. It also proves that in Tainan, which is famous for its traditional snacks, you can also eat Italian food that's worth coming back for again and again.

Wang Shi Fish Skin is located in Anping District, Tainan, next to a well-known beef soup restaurant. As soon as the restaurant opens at 4 am, the air is filled with the aroma of food. There's ample seating and it's easy to find parking nearby. This restaurant is highly recommended by the locals for its delicious food and reasonable prices. Many people like to come here for breakfast. Wang Shi Fish Skin started from milkfish farming. Unsurprisingly, the restaurant's most famous dish is the signature milkfish skin soup. There are also other dishes made using different types of fish, such as bass or grouper. A variety of dishes are carefully prepared using different parts of the fish, including heads, intestines ‒ much loved by locals and netizens ‒ skin and belly. There's also a wide choice of side dishes. Fish bones have been carefully removed. Diners love the fresh, sweet flavour of the fish and soup. The minced pork rice recommended by diners is rich, but not greasy, and a must-eat delicacy in Anping District, Tainan. This is an excellent restaurant for anyone wishing to retain their youthful looks, as the fish skin is a valuable source of collagen.