Seaside

Eastern Taiwan & Taroko National Park


Choose from four beautifully presented sticky-rice meal sets that come artistically arranged on wooden plank-plates with well-chosen garnish dishes. The standouts are the scrumptious peeled baby tomatoes steeped in honey-lemon-plum liquor.

There's an interesting range of Taiwan Head fruit ales, and the young owners are delightful. It's the last house as you drive north through Gongguan before the vista of the triple rock suddenly appears.


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