🥦 Kaohsiung Sanmin ▫️ Inside Sanmin Market
🥦 A popular vegetarian self-service takeaway favored by residents
This vegetarian self-service restaurant located inside Sanmin Market often attracts many people who come to pray, specifically to take out food. 🙏🏻 It has been operating for a relatively long time compared to other snack stalls or restaurants and is quite favored by the surrounding residents.
Although the shop is located in the market, the environment is very clean. The variety of dishes is quite rich, but there is no fixed menu; the selections are based directly on the ingredients available that day. The colorful array of dishes is enticing. 🤤
In addition to the various common vegetables, 🥬 there are also fried items and soups for customers to choose from. Each selection is uniformly priced at 50 NT dollars. 💰 While the price is a bit high, it is fixed and cannot be reduced. However, this time, the boss was particularly generous, allowing me to choose three items for 100 NT dollars, which is quite thoughtful. 👍🏻
Although sometimes after eating lightly, the dishes here might taste a little oily or a bit salty, overall the flavor is still within an acceptable range. For office workers looking to incorporate fiber into their daily diet, this place remains a good option. After all, it's simple and convenient. ~ I will probably visit once or twice a month in the future. ✨
❤️ This is a new vegetarian restaurant that opened at the end of August, featuring a shop run by Master Chen from Daxi. However, the quality of the staff still needs improvement...
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Overall evaluation: 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑
📍 Although this place is located on Boai Street in the Shulin Night Market, there are many seats available for dining (about 30-40 people), and it also provides a restroom for dine-in, as well as a waiting area for takeout.
🚗 It is suggested to park at the Yongqi parking lot at the entrance of the Shulin Night Market (20 NT dollars per hour). It might take about 7-8 minutes (approximately 600 meters) to walk there.
🏍️ I saw many scooters parked outside the shop temporarily, but I'm not sure if it's legal.
💬 This restaurant uses an online QR code for ordering, but after ordering, there is no option for online payment; customers must pay in cash at the register.
The interior decor is simple, effectively managing the recycling area, dining area, and utensils section, which avoids a messy feeling. Customers are expected to recycle their utensils themselves, but it's still noticeable that some patrons do not recycle.
Outside the restaurant, there is a waiting area for takeout customers, ensuring that it doesn't create a chaotic feeling outside the shop.
However, it took us a full 20 minutes from ordering to picking up our food (thankfully, we had the receipt as proof..). I was a bit surprised—is this really a reasonable serving speed? When asking the staff, they seemed unclear about how to respond to this situation; it was somewhat baffling at the moment. I would suggest that the restaurant address the sequence of serving food to avoid customers waiting too long after ordering.
Food quality: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Service quality: 🌕🌑🌑🌑🌑
Restaurant atmosphere: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Value for money: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
📍 No. 119, Boai Street, Shulin District, New Taipei City
☎️ 02 2686 9800
⏰ 10:30-14:00, 17:00-20:00
💰 No service charge
🚇 Located near Shulin Train Station, about a 5-minute walk away.
For detailed food reviews, please continue to read below ❤️
📍Beitou District, Taipei City (near Shihpai MRT Station)
A pure vegan breakfast shop that sells whatever the boss and employees eat! 🥬🌱
A small shop by the street that only sells breakfast before 11:30.
In addition to pan-fried dumplings, there are various types of vegetable egg pancakes, and they use a flour batter for the pancakes. I will definitely want to try it next time I'm near!
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Order items
🥟 Cabbage Pan-Fried Dumplings ($45) for a portion of six:
The main ingredient is carefully selected, using sweet high mountain cabbage.
This time I took it to go, and even after a while, I could still feel the crispy texture of the dumpling skin.
What surprised me most was the filling; in addition to cabbage, there was also carrot.
The texture of the cabbage was crunchy, and you could really taste the rich sweetness of the cabbage, which tasted quite different from regular cabbage.
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Notes:
🔸 Cash only💰
🔸 The boss prepares the food quickly, and they seem to have the dumplings pre-packaged for takeout. As soon as I placed my order, the boss handed it to me and asked if I wanted extra sauce or chili packets.
Taipei Neihu - A very local vegan restaurant that offers rice and vegetable bento as well as options for hot pot, noodles, dumplings, and more. You can choose five-grain rice at no extra charge!
📍 Vegetarian Fragrant Vegetable Rice NT$85
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You can choose five types of vegetables, and the rice is five-grain rice. The portion size is just right, neither too much nor too little; if I eat like this every day, I might lose some weight! The tofu served is a generous piece! The stir-fried greens are okay, but I think the cabbage portion is a bit small. The stir-fried wood ear mushrooms with king oyster mushrooms are quite good!
▶️ Environment
🔹 Four tables for four people (three of the four-person tables have hot pot stoves), and two tables for two (one of which has a hot pot stove)
🔹 The decor has a very religious vibe (vegan, millennia, ethereal~~~) and there is a lot of clutter
🔹 Spicy pickled vegetables are available for self-service
🔹 Cutlery is self-service (please note that it’s in the same area as the recycling collection to avoid taking used ones)
🔹 The place has a bit of a pleasant aroma, filled with a Buddhist essence~
▶️ Friendly Reminder
🔹 Order first and check out
🔹 Cash only
🔹 After dining, please return the cutlery to the recycling area
▶️ Overall Evaluation
🔹 The lady who serves the vegetables feels a bit unfriendly and somewhat cool! There is a glass partition in between, so it’s advisable to speak up when ordering; I'm afraid she might not hear. The utensils and tables feel a bit sticky, and the food is acceptable, but the indoor environment is not as comfortable. They didn't have air conditioning that day, and it was a bit stuffy, so I would recommend taking the bento for takeout!
Thank you, Fooday🥳, for inspiring me to try more different cuisines🍽
🚩Location🧭
Located at the intersection of Yongxing Street and Zhongxing Road in Guoxing Township, Nantou County, right on the streets of Guoxing.
🪑About the overall atmosphere🎡
It's a small shop covered with iron sheets at a triangular window. Although there's a glass door separating the cooking area, the dining area inside doesn't have the air conditioning on. There are some vegetarian ingredients for sale inside.
💰About the pricing💰
I wanted to have breakfast on this day and thought vegetarian places usually sell fried noodles, so I came to check it out and they indeed had it. The price of 30 NT$ is considered average.
🍴About the meal☕
The fried noodles come in a generous portion, almost filling a whole lunch box, topped with some vegetarian stir-fry and chives. The noodles themselves have a nice chew to them, but there's a bit too little sauce, making them feel a bit dry. It might also be that the lack of sauce makes them taste quite bland and not salty enough; however, I still think that having a bit more sauce would make them taste better.
🤨Conclusion♥
Next time I have the chance to come back, I will tell the owner to add more sauce; if the texture improves, this could become a must-have breakfast for me whenever I pass by.
The old house vegetarian restaurant on the north side of Lake Kawaguchi serves meals in the form of a Japanese-style double-decker bento, which can be changed if you need five spices. Use QR codes to order and pay without worrying about the language.
The Japanese vegetarian double-decker bento is ¥3500. The seasoning is very soft Japanese home-style taste, and it also comes with an English version of the dish introduction. You can feel the natural sweetness of Japanese vegetables themselves, highly recommended!
Yamanashi Prefecture is a famous wine producing area in Japan. I ordered a wine vinegar sparkling drink from a nearby famous winery and 15% apple juice. It was sour and sweet, very suitable for summer~
The space retains the original Japanese traditional style. There are not many seats and it is quite spacious and comfortable. It is very comfortable to sit in the corridor when the weather is good! Even in summer there is a bit of cool breeze.
The items in the souvenir shop are super cute, so be careful not to lose your mind 😂
Taipei Zhongshan Junior High School - Bafang Yunji is a premium vegetarian version. It already has many branches all over the country. It is easy to enjoy affordable pasta dishes.
📍Big Wonton Noodles with Fresh Vegetables NT$85
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There is coriander in the soup, so those who don't like it should be careful 😆 There are four wontons, and the fillings are mushrooms and green vegetables. The filling itself is full of flavor. I think the wonton skin is a bit thicker. The noodles are average and tasteless, a little chewy but not too soft. Sprinkled with seaweed and minced celery, the soup is very refreshing and not too burdensome to drink.
▶️ Environment
🔹The seats inside are large, but they are easily full during peak meal times
🔹The decoration style is very elegant and quite fashionable
🔹There is a sauce section, all of which are vegetarian.
🔹Self-pickup of tableware
▶️ Thoughtful reminder
🔹 If you are using it inside, it is recommended to find a seat first and put a sign saying "Already occupied" to reserve a seat.
🔹 You can order and pay directly with the machine, which supports various payments (credit card, LINE Pay) and can also swipe vehicles.
🔹 If you don’t want to operate the machine, you can also order food from the counter staff.
🔹 After you have checked out and paid, you can sit down directly and wait for your order to be called (there is a big screen)
🔹 Please recycle the tableware after finishing the meal.
▶️ Overall evaluation
🔹 It’s my first time to try Fangzhen Vegetarian Food🌱I didn’t expect it to be good. The food is light and healthy. If you usually need to eat vegetarian food, this restaurant is really a good choice, and the price is not too expensive.
It is only open from 10 am to 2 pm from Monday to Friday. It is not open on holidays and is not open on weekday evenings. So if you want to eat, you have to take the time to eat it.
The store has air conditioning and electric fans, but it was really hot at noon.
Restrooms are provided in the store.
They sell side dishes for $30 each.
There are also many people dining during lunch time. (Only open at noon)
This time I ordered braised soup ramen for $95.
In such a hot weather, sometimes I want to eat something with a stronger taste. The braised soup is fragrant and delicious, and the noodles are wide and cooked to a moderate softness, because I don't like to eat noodles that are too mushy. The ingredients inside are cabbage enoki mushrooms and some vegetarian ingredients.
From a quick observation, many of the customers in the store order braised soup ramen.
I would like to try their rice next time.
"environment"
This newly opened vegetarian restaurant is located near the Science Museum. The atmosphere in the store is like returning home. There is no particularly gorgeous decoration, but it gives people a warm feeling. The seats are mainly square tables, but there are ordinary wooden ones. The chairs and sofas are very comfortable and comfortable to sit on. In addition, there are some healthy foods sold at the door. If you like, you can pay to take them away~
"food"
The store is a vegetarian restaurant, so it mainly serves vegetables or nuts. This time we tasted two meals that are very suitable for summer:
Italian cold noodles 💰280: The ingredients are cauliflower 🥦, tomatoes 🍅 and bell peppers. The main course is vegetarian tuna 🐟, but it tastes no different from ordinary canned tuna. It doesn’t smell fishy but makes it more distinct. The noodle 🍜 is It is a wide-faced dish. When it is first served, a few ice cubes are placed to keep it chilled. It is very suitable for enjoying in this hot summer ~
Fruit oatmeal💰280: I can only describe the ingredients as rich. The upper layer is full of fruits, including dragon fruit, kiwi fruit🥝, blueberry🫐 and banana🍌. The lower layer has oats, oatmeal, chia seeds, raisins and sugar-free soy milk. , very suitable for people who want to lose weight or are working out. It has high nutritional content and is full of dietary fiber. It is super satisfying to eat the whole bowl. It also comes with a small bowl of nuts for chatting while eating ~
Limited set meal 💰109: You can order a new drink and dessert 🍮. The drinks this time are all passion fruit series, which is very refreshing and refreshing. If you like to eat pearls, I highly recommend ordering it. It won’t be too inconsistent when paired with it. It tastes delicious. The dessert is green tea jelly in the shape of a bear. It is sweet and smooth and delicious~
"parking"
There are many 🛵motorcycle parking spaces in front of the store. If they are full, there are many motorcycle parking areas opposite. 🚗The car section is very good. Opposite is the parking lot of the Science Museum. You can reach the store entrance in less than two minutes' walk. Weekdays 💰40/ hr~
Thanks Fooday🥳 for making me want to try more different foods🍽
🚩Geographical location🧭
A store with triangular windows located at the intersection of Meicun Road Section 2 and Sanmin West Road, South District, Taichung City
🪑About the overall atmosphere🎡
It occupies a large area and there are about 6-8 car parking spaces outside the store. The air-conditioning inside the store is open. When you walk in, there will be a smell of stinky tofu. There are also some vegetarian products sold next to the door.
💰The part about price💰
I didn’t expect that vegetarian food is really not cheap! Fast food (lunch box) $135, steamed stinky tofu $110, total 245
🍴About the meal☕
For fast food, you can choose one red label (main dish) + three green labels (side dishes), which comes with a bowl of seaweed soup and white rice; the meals are very, very small, the amaranth is tender, the luffa scrambled eggs are average, and the eggplant is not too bad but not too much. The oil and bitter melon are cooked well and not too hard. The stinky tofu is said to be steamed and looks like braised, but it's really smelly. I don’t quite understand the difference between vegetarian stinky tofu and meat-based stinky tofu, but I still prefer the meat-based stinky tofu with crispy skin, which is a classic! This is a matter of opinion.
🤨Conclusion♥
There is always a long queue during meal time. I tried it but was disappointed. The food is very expensive! The taste is mediocre, I probably won’t come back again