ChiayiEat Recommendations

Xi-yue Restaurant Chiayi Branch at No. 369 Xing-ye West Road, Chiayi West District, focuses on Hong Kong-style buffet and Cantonese cuisine. The dining room is spacious and accommodates multiple parties, with weekday, holiday, elder, and child pricing tiers - kindergarten-age kids and seniors over 75 enter free with a paying guest. The first 10 guests during opening enjoy a sugar-free throat-lozenge gift. Dishes rotate daily, blending dim sum with Taiwanese classics - good for family dinners or friend gatherings.

Ke-rou Stone Pot Chiayi (Xing-jia 2nd-generation branch) at No. 504 Xing-ye West Road, Chiayi West District, is a hotpot shop built around a self-serve all-you-can-eat bar. Nearly a hundred ingredients include vegetables, hotpot items, rice and noodles, sauces, slushies, and ice cream for guests to mix and match. Set meals start at NT$398, average spend around NT$511, with a NT$30 per-table cleaning fee added. Hours run from noon to 2 a.m., great for late-night gatherings. The space is roomy with convenient parking, popular with locals and tourists alike.