Around Kaohsiung.
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NEW VIEWS: Restaurants
Updates, New Venues, Deletions,
Corrections and Expanded details
refer to listings published in
Around Kaohsiung. A Community Guide.
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refer to contributions offered since publication
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Dates indicate when items were added to this page
EGYPTIAN 1/99; 8/99 "A Taste of Ginza in Kaohsiung" 6/99
ITALIAN1/99 LA PALETTE 7/99
WEI LEI FU (Japanese) 1/99 THE SPICE SHOP 8/99
"Paper Pot Dining Hits the Spot" 1/99 THAI RESTAURANT 8/99
SIMONE  DE BEAUVOIS 1/99 CURRY LITO 9/99
SUBWAY 1/99, 7/99 MILK KING 9/99
VEGETARIAN 2/99 MO JAVA 10/99
SEA WORLD 4/99 BAGEL SHOP 11/99
"Dreams Come True at Children Are Us Bakery" 4/99 HOLA 11/99
"Where President Lee 
Dines" 4/99
SMART JUICE 11/99
"Pizza Attack"  5/99 MUDDY WATERS 11/99
SMOKEY JOE'S 6/99 BEAUTY & THE BEAST 11/99
"Stick to Your Ribs Meals" 6/99 BIG BLUE12/99
SAWA 6/99 GRAND FORMOSA RESTAURANT OUTLETS  2/00
MARY & PORSA 6/99 KONA'S 2/00
SHIPBOARD HARBOR RESTAURANT 3/00

Just Recommended!
Egyptian Restaurant
#182 Wufu 2nd Road.  Hsin Hsing District
Telephone: 215-9738
The proprietor is Muslim, so you can savor
an authentic taste of the Middle East.
Portions are small so you'll want
order several dishes, like "Tappas".
New Venue!
#688 Kai Shuen 4th Rd., Chien Chen District
     Tel: 811-5257
    Now located in the Treasure Island shopping center
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Just Recommended!
Wei Li Fu He Shi Restaurant
Japanese country-style "Paper Pot Cooking"
#66 Shangshin Street.  Lingya District
Telephone:  224-3707; 224-9618
Off Chungcheng 2nd Road and behind Mamamia's Restaurant
Car lot on same street for safe parking.
All fresh ingredients     Artfully presented
Set meals for lunch and dinner.
Individual burners and "paper pots" for tableside cooking.
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Japanese Kaminabe ("Paper Pot Cooking") Hits the Spot
A restaurant review by Beth Fowler
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Correction!
Subway Sandwich Shop
Please add the Mandarin below to
your copy of Around Kaohsiung.
Published Chinese address is incorrect.

New!
Subway Sandwich Shop
#226 Chungshan 1st Road
Telephone: 235-3075
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Italian Restaurant
Simone de Beauvois
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Expanded Information!
Vegetarian Restaurants
Vegetarian restaurants are everywhere in Kaohsiung!
They range from open-air counters with street side tables
to formal dining rooms with set menus.
Meat, fish and foul are not offered, and only natural ingredients are used.
Add these vegetarian restaurants to your copy of Around Kaohsiung.

Jen Dow Vegetarian
     #338 Boai 1st Rd.
     Tel: 323-6500

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Just Recommended!
Sea World Restaurant
13F-2 No. 29 Ying Hsiung St.
Ling Ya District
Tel/fax: 726-2154
Sea World Restaurant, Where President Lee Dines
A restaurant review by Beth Fowler
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Just Recommended!
Mary & Porsa
#25 Chungcheng 2nd Road, Lane 56
Telephone: 223-6081
On a quiet lane behind the Japanese school.
Popular with teachers and parents.
Patio dining.
Good food and great service.
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Smokey Joe's Rib House & Tex-Mex Restaurant
#208 Chunghsiao 1st Road, Kaohsiung
281-6123, 281-6138
Cuisine: Tex-Mex, Chinese
Hours:  Meals served from 11 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. Closes at 2 a.m.
Reservations: Recommended on weekend evenings.
Stick to your Ribs Meals
A restaurant review by Beth Fowler
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Just Recommended!
Sawa Japanese Restaurant
#36 Xue Yuan Street (near Sandou 2nd Road)
Tel: (07) 330-0988
Hours:  Noon to 2:00 pm, 6:00 to 9:30 pm, closed Sundays
Menu: Japanese, Chinese and English
Reservations: Recommended
A Taste of Ginza in Kaohsiung
A restaurant review by Beth Fowler
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Just Recommended!
The Spice Shop II
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La Palette
#67 Chungcheng 2nd Road.  Lingya District
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Just Recommended!
Curry Lito World
Linchuen St., #38 Alley,  Lingya
Tel: 725-5870
Located near Culture Center.
Alley is located close by to Hang Ten store.
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Thai Restaurant
 #229 Chenkung 1st Rd.  Lingya
Tel: 251-5187
           A little Thai place that just opened.
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Just Recommended!
Milk King
Papaya milk is King, here
Tasty mixes of other fruit blends
You'll find western style breakfast and sprout sandwiches, too.
Locations too numerous to mention
(Just look for the "happy cow")
FACTOID:
Locals travel all the way from 
Taipei just to visit Milk King!
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Mo Java
 #12 Gunyuan 2nd Road, Yencheng District
Telephone:  521-0412
Close to Love River and the Harbor
Good views and upstairs party room for up to 20 persons.
Alex, the chef,  is a young man from New Zealand.
Look for a restaurant review in the March issue of "New Views"
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Smart Juice
 Smoothie & Espresso Bar
#25 Chungshan 1st Road   Hsin Hsing District
(07) 216-0767
9a.m. ~ 10 p.m. Daily
Look for a restaurant review in the January issue of "New Views"
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Muddy Waters
 #12 Gunyuan 2nd Road, Yencheng District
Close to Love River and the Harbor area, one would imagine that the name comes
from conditions after a heavy rain.  However, "Muddy Waters" means that great coffee is served.
Deli sandwiches and smoothies are available, too.  The real advantage is that you fill out the order slip
(written in Mandarin and English) to get exactly what you want.  There's no room for confusion here.
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Beauty & the Beast
#200 Chungshan 1st Road
Telephone: 236-4639
The real attraction here....
an assortment of wild animals that kids will enjoy!
The place "heats up" during late hours drawing the Night Market crowd.
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Bagels
 #33 Linshen 1st Road
Telephone:  201-5556
At the corner of Linshen and Wufu 2nd Roads
Serving bagels, cold cut sandwiches, salads, doughnuts and daily specials.
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Just Recommended!
Hola
#578 Heti Road  Sanmin District
Telephone is 343-3045
Everything you'd expect in Spanish cuisine!
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Big Blue
#12 Hotung Road.  Chien Chin District
Telephone:  221-3227
Look for the place with a "unique roof" along Love River.  That's BIG BLUE
serving Mexican, European, Pastas, Chinese food, and exotic dishes.
If you're in for some adventure, try their deep fried cricket, black ant, bamboo worm, wild
mouse, fried spicy "sugar cane" bee and more...
Or you can choose that good old comfort food from
back home like roasted chicken mousse, taquitos, spare ribs, tacos, etc.
They've got 2 "book" menus.  One for the food and one for the drinks.
By the way, they  brew their own beer.
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KONA'S
377 Dafeng 2nd Road    Sanmin District
Tel: 387-9342
Hours: 12-11.  Closed Mondays.
Move over Hello Kitty......

..and meet "KONA", a Scottish Bent Ear Cat, 
family friend & mascot
A SMALL restaurant, operated by David (American) and Amanda (Taiwanese) with a LARGE menu and LOTS of Aloha spirit (that means "love" in Hawaii). 
Hearth-baked pizza, BBQ, Mexican, Pasta, Sandwiches, Tropical Cake and "Killer" chocolate chip cookies. 
Customers keep coming back for more since the portions are generous and the cost is reasonable. And, it's convenient to several bushiban schools (but then again what isn't in Kaohsiung?) Kona's hosts Pizza Specials 
on Wednesdays from 6:00 to 10:00.  ($249). 
Guaranteed not to be the typical pizza found in Kaohsiung. 
(BBQ pizza, Mexican, Veggie with Pesto sauce 
and Grilled chicken with Feta Cheese) 
Kona's is proud of their barbecues....favorite fare not just in Taiwan, but Hawaii, too.  David shares his tips with 
Around Kaohsiung for an unbeatable barbecue. He uses
acacia wood (keavi in Hawaiian) or guava wood for fuel…
it's a "secret" from the islands. He's experimenting with Sugar Cane shavings....now that sounds inviting!

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New!
GRAND FORMOSA KAOHSIUNG
RESTAURNAT OUTLETS
Tuntex Sky Tower
Tel: 566-8000
Call and ask for the restaurant of your choice
All of the hotel's restaurants are now open where you can sample a wonderful world of  tastes.
Brasserie (International Buffet), Eurasia (Teppanyaki), Flaming Charcoal (Mediterranean Grill),
Formosa Garden (Dim Sum and regional Chinese Cuisine),Napa Valley (Fusion Cuisine),
Piazza Fontana (Italian), Union Square (Eclectic), Yanagigawa (Japanese)
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