Piccolo Polpo Bistro

Top choice in Kenting National Park


Charming restaurant with an open kitchen and a decidedly young vibe. Food is loose Italian with French and/or Asian leanings, but the cooking is on point. Think seared ahi tuna with pineapple, duck confit, seafood risotto, and of course, the namesake octopus which is chargrilled and served on a bed of greens. Prices are higher for Kenting but justifiably so.


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Nearby Kenting National Park attractions

1. Kenting Forest Recreation Area

3.48 MILES

Once an undersea coral reef, this forest area is now a quirky landscape of limestone caves, narrow canyons and cliff walls strangled with the roots of…

2. Sheding Nature Park

3.79 MILES

This well-protected expanse of scrubby hills and open grasslands is a favourite with picnickers, hiking families and ecotourists. A pathway runs through…

3. Jialeshui

6.99 MILES

The admission fee buys you a half-hour tour-bus ride (and back) along a 2.5km-long stretch of coral coastline, as the driver explains to you the monikers…

4. Tomb of Ryukyuan Sailors

7.4 MILES

This historical site is a collective tomb of 54 sailors from Ryuku (today’s Okinawa), killed by indigenous Paiwan in 1871. The incident, which occurred at…

5. Eluanbi Lighthouse

7.58 MILES

Kenting's best-known landmark – a still-functioning lighthouse built in the 1880s – is at Eluanbi Cape, the southernmost end of Taiwan's Central Mountain…

6. Taiwan's Southernmost Point

7.99 MILES

Just so you can say you've been to Taiwan's southernmost point, there's a stone marker showing exactly that. It's about 1.2km southeast of Eluanbi Park…

7. Shimen Historical Battlefield

10.03 MILES

This historic battlefield site is worth the steep 45-minute ascent more for its excellent views than for its historical remains. These include a memorial…

8. Shuangliou Forest Recreation Area

17.56 MILES

The park offers an easy day hike with two trails to some gorgeous waterfalls and wooded hills. The 1500-hectare park is a monsoon forest that was…