Taiwan is a true food lover's paradise. Exquisite Chinese cuisines and a wide variety of international foods delight hungry visitors.

Restaurants, cafes, fast food outlets and snack stalls selling local specialties are conveniently located in larger cities. International food courts are found in all major department stores.

Taipei offers the finest Chinese cuisine in the world. There are reasonably priced restaurants on almost every street where tourists can have excellent meals. For true gourmets major hotels have superior Chinese restaurants. As well, there are sophisticated independent restaurants that serve regional Chinese cuisines where visitors dine in style.

Budget travellers haven't been forgotten. There are numerous fast food outlets, countless snack centres - generally located in the basements of department stores - and stalls at night markets where inexpensive meals are available in a lively environment.

As a major tourist destination and a international business centre, Taipei also has restaurants offering European and American cuisines as well as non Chinese Asian fare like Indian, Indonesian, Korean and Japanese.