Gastro Monkey // 美食家

I found my go-to breakfast spot in Kaohsiung! 興隆居 is actually a local favorite and is known for their soup buns. I am a huge fan of meat buns in the morning when I am in Taiwan, so I was definitely interested in trying some soup buns. It's located pretty close to the City Council KMRT station. It's also right next to another bigger breakfast place. I haven't given that place a try, but I have seen a good amount of people eating there, and wonder if it's just people who don't feel like waiting in line for  興隆.  There are two lines. One is for if you want the soup buns, and one for their general breakfast items. Sometimes both lines are incredibly long, and sometimes it's just one line that is long. I always go for the soup bun line. Don't worry, if you get the soup buns, you can still get the regular breakfast items. You just can't get the soup buns if you only wait in the regular breakfast line. If you can't read Chinese, the regular line is on ...

This past trip out to Taiwan, I had the most amazing congee ever. I am not usually a seafood for breakfast type of person, but there are two exceptions: unidon in Otaru, and this amazing congee in Tainan. Each bowl (depending on your order) is filled with all sorts of goodies like milkfish (fresh, fried, and whole), local sweet Tainan oysters, and goes great with a side order of oily sticks. The contrast of the fried fish and oily sticks against the clean fish broth, rice, and non-fried milkfish is fantastic. I thought I was going to struggle to eat the entire bowl but I had no trouble at all. I am actually sad that I am not eating it right now, but it does give me resolve to visit Tainan again the next time I am in Taiwan! Please note - like many places in Taiwan, this place is cash only. Chock full of fish and oysters! One more for the cheap seats in the back! Address: No. 728, Section 1, Ximen Rd,  West Central District Tainan City, Taiwan 700