Eat Recommendations
Late-night ramen, market kushikatsu, century-old shops — eating is the fastest way to travel.
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Illustrative Peng Xiao Xian Snack Shop, located in Douliu City, Yunlin County, specializes in Chinese snacks combining local ingredients, with traditional flavors infused with innovative elements, popular for family and friends gatherings. Using high-quality ingredients with traditional cooking methods, it maintains a 4.6-star rating and attracts queue-waiting diners. While specific hours and prices are not published, meals are mid-priced and suitable for all ages.
Illustrative Yueji Sukiyaki is a Pingtung-area all-you-can-eat sukiyaki and hotpot restaurant that focuses on freshly sliced whole cuts of meat, surf-and-turf platters, and a generous cooked-and-fried food bar. Prices run from about one hundred to five hundred NT dollars across several tiers, with seating for around 100 minutes per dining session, making it a popular choice for families, students, and group gatherings. The restaurant operates two branches: the Pingtung Station 2F branch and the main Donggang branch at 73 Yanhai Road. Plans include classic sukiyaki, surf-and-turf all-you-can-eat, and premium all-you-can-eat, with a 10 percent service charge; children 121 to 140 centimeters pay 250 NT dollars. Reviews highlight the high value, unlimited meat supply, and a strong vegetable selection, which has made it a must-stop among Pingtung's all-you-can-eat options.
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Illustrative →Senbao Hot Pot Buffet
Sen Bao Hot Pot Buffet at No. 495, Sec. 2, Nuzhong Road, Yilan City, offers high-CP-value self-service hot pot. The all-you-can-eat plan starts from NT$350 (no service charge), with a wide variety of ingredients including beef, pork, chicken, seafood, assorted vegetables and multiple soup bases (original, milk, kimchi), plus a low NT$50 children's price. Customers pick from more than 40 ingredients themselves and can also order premium cuts like marbled lamb and scallops. The shop runs promos like free white shrimp for social-media check-ins, perfect for diners who want to satisfy a wide range of hot pot cravings in one meal.
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Illustrative →Yuechuan Hotel
The Rolling Western Restaurant on the 3rd floor of Yilan's Yue Chuan Hotel serves a Chinese and Western buffet. Breakfast runs 07:00-10:00 (until 10:30 on holidays), lunch 11:30-14:00, and dinner 17:30-21:00. The spread covers more than a hundred dishes, including roast duck, steak, beef soup, Japanese sashimi, seafood, Italian and Taiwanese fare, with free-flowing red and white wine plus sake. A solid pick for families, parents with kids and travelers booking a one-night, two-meal package, combining dining with the hotel's leisure facilities.
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Illustrative →Star Garden Restaurant
Star Garden Restaurant sits inside the Kamaranz Hotel in Jiaosi, Yilan, and runs a Chinese, Western and Japanese buffet built around a surf-and-turf all-you-can-eat concept. The lineup highlights fresh local seafood, live steamed crabs, roast steak and sashimi, served on a six-compartment plate for a sense of occasion, with unlimited canned drinks, freshly baked bread and desserts. Brunch runs 11:30-14:00 (last order 13:30), with two dinner seatings at 17:00-19:00 and 19:10-21:10. Prices start at NT$580; affordable and well-loved by both hotel guests and outside visitors, it is one of Jiaosi's best-value buffet picks.
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Illustrative →Royal Garden Restaurant
Royal Garden Restaurant in Jiaosi, Yilan is a family-friendly buffet spot famous for Cantonese-style crispy roast chicken as its signature dish. The dining room is roomy with a large free car park, and the decor is playfully childlike, complete with a mini horse to greet guests and a small petting zoo, making it a natural fit for family and group gatherings. Menu prices range from about NT$2,500 to NT$6,600 and cover roast chicken, roast duck, baby cuttlefish rice-noodle soup, Yilan specialties and more. No service charge is added, so guests can relax into a comfortable, satisfying meal.
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Illustrative →Ju Hokkaido Hot Pot Yilan Xinyue
Ju Hokkaido Hot Pot (now renamed Ju Japanese Hot Pot) is on the 4th floor of Luna Plaza in Yilan City, serving a Japanese-style hot pot buffet with a Hokkaido flavor profile. Part of the Wang Steak Group's brands, the restaurant focuses on a generous self-service bar of soup bases, meats and vegetables, ideal for gatherings and family meals. The average spend is about NT$600 per person, and advance phone reservations are recommended (03-932-9838).
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Illustrative →Lumi Lumi Hot Pot
Lumi Lumi Hot Pot is a highly rated all-you-can-eat spot at No. 223, Wuhar 5th Road, Dongshan Township, Yilan, offering four soup bases (tonkotsu, milk, mala and kelp) and a wide selection of meats, including Prime beef, New Zealand lamb, hand-cut crispy pork neck, plum pork, pork belly and boneless chicken leg, plus seafood platters and a vegetarian pot. The vegetable bar stocks rarer picks like algae fern, yam, purple sweet potato, bitter melon, water spinach and bell peppers, kept colorful and constantly replenished. The sauce station is equally complete, with shacha, sesame and dedicated vegetarian sauces. Hours are 11:30-15:00 and 17:00-21:00, with an average spend of about NT$800 and a NT$150 charge for children under 90 cm. A 5.0 Google rating across more than 2,500 reviews makes it a favorite with travelers and locals alike, well-suited for family dinners and gatherings with friends.
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