As you read this entry please keep in mind three things: 讀這篇文章時,請記住三件事情 :
1. I do not now, nor have I ever lived in Kaohsiung - though I do visit often. 我不住高雄 . 雖然我常常去高雄 , 可是沒有在那裡住過 .
2. Kaohsiung is a HUGE city. There is always another new restaurant there. Unless you're talking about something exotic like Mexican food, it's unlikely that anyone has eaten at all the restaurants serving a particular type of food in Kaohsiung. 高雄是一個超級大的城市 , 總是有新的餐廳 出現. 除了像最特別的墨西哥料理之外 , 應該沒有人吃遍高雄的某種餐廳 .
3. Like anyone, I tend to eat some kinds of food more than others. If you ask me about hamburgers I'm on solid ground, but if you ask me about Turkish food I'm not a good source of information. 我跟大家一樣有偏愛的料理 . 如果你問我漢堡, 這我知道 , 如果是討論土耳其料理, 那我就不清楚了 .
With all of that said, on to the restaurants of Kaohsiung! 三件事講完了 , 開始討論高雄的餐廳 !
1. Hamburgers 漢堡
For the longest time T.G.I. Friday's was my fallback restaurant in Kaohsiung. This isn't because I love it so much, just that it's a comfortable place to sit and the Dream Mall location is very convenient for me. I think their food is incredibly average and very overpriced, but if you're trapped in Dream Mall - as I often am - it's a good place to enjoy a burger and a couple beers. 我已經去高雄的星期五美式餐廳很多次了 . 不是因為我多喜歡那家餐廳 , 是因為坐在裡面很舒服 , 而且夢時代的位置對我來說很方便 . 我覺得他們的料理還好 , 也很貴 , 如果你跟我一樣偶爾困在夢時代, 可以去那邊吃漢堡和喝兩杯啤酒 .
Further north, near the FE 21 department store, is a restaurant called Lovss. I think their food is terrible, and I don't know how that place stays open. I had a burger there once, got really ill afterward, and haven't been back since. 往北 , 靠近大遠百有樂漢堡 . 我覺得他們的料理很難吃 , 不知道他們怎麼維持的 . 我吃了他們的漢堡後拉肚子 , 所以沒有再回去過 .
Someone once recommended Webberger to me, but my daughters ate there and said it wasn't good. If they don't like it I know I won't either. 有人推薦我Webburger , 可是我兩個女兒吃過後 , 都說不好吃 . 如果她們兩個都不喜歡, 我知道我也不會喜歡 .
The Arkansas Diner is near the Aodzedi MRT stop. It's very popular, and I like their food, but I've had issues with the service. The foreign guy who runs it seems nice, but I've had puzzling interactions with some of the other people working there. 凹子底捷運站附近有阿肯瑟美式餐廳 . 這家餐廳很受歡迎 , 我也覺得料理不錯 , 可是服務很差 . 那邊的外籍老闆很親切 , 只是我覺得那邊有的工作人員怪怪的 .
Closer to the Athletic Stadium stop are Foster Hewitt's 2, The Lighthouse and Legends. I've had burgers at all three, and I'd be at pains to say which one is better. Part of my trouble is that I was drunk when I had the Lighthouse burger. I ate at Legends (across from Smokey Joe's) for the first time recently, and the burger I had there was very good. 加楓二 , 傳奇漢堡跟燈塔美式酒館比較靠近巨蛋站 . 我吃過這兩家餐廳的漢堡 , 但不知道哪一家比較好吃 . 部分的原因是我在燈塔吃漢堡的時候已經喝醉了 . 我上禮拜第一次去傳奇漢堡吃飯 . 他們的漢堡很好吃 .
Perhaps northernmost of all is Burger King, inside the Xinzuoying Shin Kong Mitsukoshi. I realize that what I taste in Burger King burgers is the product of chemicals, but this doesn't stop me from wanting them. 最北邊的大概是新左營新光三越裡的漢堡王 . 我知道漢堡王的漢堡滋味來自於化學的成就 , 只是我有時候還是想吃 .*
Typing "American restaurant" (美式餐廳) reveals other options. There's a cluster of American restaurants in central Kaohsiung, between the MRT orange line and the 85 Skytower, and another cluster near the Athletic Stadium. 在Google地圖輸入美式餐廳的時候, 其他餐廳也會出現 . 有一些位在高雄捷運橘線 和 85大樓中間 , 還有一些在巨蛋附近 .
2. Pizza 披薩
Pizza Rock is... OK. Like T.G.I. Friday's, it can be a nice place to sit down and enjoy a beer with your meal. There are several Kaohsiung locations, but I've only been to the one near the Athletic Stadium. I could eat two of their large pizzas with little effort. Pizza Rock還好 . 它跟星期五美式餐廳一樣適合坐下來一邊吃飯一邊喝啤酒 . 高雄有幾家Pizza Rock , 我只有去過巨蛋附近的 . 我可以一次吃他們的兩個大披薩沒問題 .
I've only had pizza in two other places: 1) Yangcheng Italian Restaurant near the Sanduo Sogo and 2) Foster Hewitt's. I remember the duck pizza at Yangcheng being both surprisingly good and surprisingly expensive. The pizza at Foster Hewitt's was also good, but not nearly as expensive. 我只吃過另外兩家的披薩 , 三多太平洋附近的洋城義大利餐廳跟加楓二的 . 我記得洋城的鴨肉披薩好吃又貴 , 加楓二的披薩也好吃 , 而且比較便宜 .
Oh, and I forgot the pizza at Cafe Grazie. Don't bother. 啊 ! 我忘了義式屋古拉爵的披薩 . 浪費錢 !
3. Japanese Food 日式料理
The best Japanese food I've had in Kaohsiung was at this restaurant, near the Ikea. Aside from that I've had a lot of forgettable Japanese food in department stores. For a while this restaurant, in Taroko Park, was good. Is it still good? Is it still there? 我在高雄吃過最好吃的日本餐廳是這家 , 靠近Ikea . 除了那家之外 , 我吃過很多在百貨公司裡不怎麼樣的日本料理 . 有一陣子這家在大魯閣裡的日本餐廳不錯 . 還是一樣好吃嗎 ? 還營業嗎 ?
4. Indian Food 印度料理
I got really, really ill the last time I ate at Maharaja, the big Indian restaurant on Jungshan Road. They've since moved to another location near the Athletic Stadium. Rawat Indian Kitchen, near the 85 Skytower, is alright. 我上次吃了中山路上的瑪哈印度餐廳後拉肚子 . 他們之後搬到巨蛋附近 . 85大樓附近的拉瓦特印度廚房的料理還好 .
For those unused to eating Indian food in Taiwan, be aware that opinions vary widely. A Western person will eat at an Indian restaurant, think it's amazing, and be greeted by looks of disgust from the Taiwanese people in his/her party. Likewise a Taiwanese person will rave about an Indian place, while a Western (or at least non-Taiwanese) person will visit the same place and think it's terrible. 不習慣在台灣吃印度料理的人要知道 , 印度料理的評價不一 . 西方來的客人覺得某家印度餐廳很好吃 , 卻發現與他同行的台灣朋友都覺得很噁心 , 相反的可能是台灣人喜歡某家印度餐廳 , 而國外的客人都不喜歡 .
5. Mexican Food 墨西哥料理
Opinions on local Mexican restaurants vary even more widely than those on Indian restaurants. There are many, many people in Taiwan who have NEVER eaten Mexican food. 對墨西哥餐廳的評價甚至比對印度餐廳的更不同 . 很多台灣人從來沒有吃過墨西哥料理 .
My opinion? If you're looking for Mexican food in Taiwan set the bar low. This way you won't be disappointed. Occasionally you'll be surprised (I once had awesome Chilean food in Taipei - not Mexican but close), but more often than not it'll be Mexican by way of whatever canned goods they were able to obtain. 我的意見呢 ? 如果你在台灣找墨西哥料理, 標準不要設得太高 . 這樣子你才不會失望 . 有時候會發現驚喜 (我有一次在台北吃到好吃的智利料理) , 只是大部分的墨西哥料理來自罐頭 .
The main Mexican place in Kaohsiung seems to be Don Burrito. I've had it; it's OK. Across from their location near the 85 Skytower there's another Mexican restaurant, Mi Casita, which is also OK. I think Don Burrito is a more comfortable place to sit. 高雄最受歡迎的墨西哥餐廳好像是登布利多 . 我有吃過 , 覺得還好 . 在他們的對面, 85大樓附近, 還有另外一家墨西哥餐廳叫米卡希達 , 一樣還好 . 我覺得坐在登布利多裡面比較舒服 .
I've also been to this restaurant near the Yanchengpu MRT stop. I didn't think it was very good. 我也去過鹽埕埔站附近這家餐廳 . 我不是很喜歡他們的料理 .
7. Hong Kong/Cantonese Style Food 港式料理
This restaurant, near the Formosa Boulevard MRT stop, is now one of my favorites. Awesome food, but you have to make a reservation. You'll probably walk up to it and be put off by its exterior, but give it a try. 美麗島站附近的這家餐廳是我最喜歡的餐廳之一 . 他們的料理很好吃, 可是一定要訂位子 . 你走到它門前可能會因為它的外表不想進去 . 但值得試試.
8. Bars 酒吧
Don't ask me about Brickyard. I walked in there once, didn't like the vibe, and walked right back out. It could be that I'm just too old for that place, but age doesn't seem to stop a couple other foreigners I know. I gravitate toward places with less noise. 不要問我紅磚地窖好不好玩 . 我走進去過一次 , 覺得不適合我後就離開了 . 可能是我的年紀太大了, 可是我還有兩位年紀相仿的朋友喜歡那個地方 . 我比較喜歡可以放鬆的酒吧 .
My new favorite place to have a beer is BeerTalk, an ENORMOUS bar in the Pier 2 Art Center. Be warned, however, that they only sell Belgian beer, and none of this Belgian beer is cheap. 現在我最喜歡的酒吧是駁二藝術特區的BeerTalk . 注意, 他們賣的都是比利時啤酒 , 不便宜 .
Other bars? Almost of all the American restaurants double as bars. Entering "bars" (酒吧) into Google Maps reveals a cluster of places, all south of the MRT orange line and north of the FE 21. 其他酒吧呢 ? 大部分的美式餐廳也兼酒吧 . 在Google地圖輸入酒吧會看到一堆酒吧餐廳在捷運橘線和大遠百附近 .
9. Coffee 咖啡
There's no end of places to have coffee in Kaohsiung, so I'll just mention the two places I visit most often. 高雄的咖啡廳超多 , 所以我只提自己最常去的那兩家就好了 .
If you're in the Sanduo Shopping District the Starbucks across from Sogo can be a good place to find a seat. I don't know why, but when all the other coffee places in that area are full that place always seems to have an extra table. Part of the reason might be the other Starbucks, inside the FE 21. 如果在三多商圈的話 , 太平洋百貨對面的星巴克常常有位子坐 . 我不知道為什麼 , 通常附近的咖啡廳都坐滿時, 那家星巴克還有位子 . 大概是大遠百裡面還有一家星巴克 .
I also like Goodman Coffee on Jungshan Road. Their coffee is NOT amazing, but it's right across from Central Park and there's plenty of outside seating. If it's not too hot it's a fun place to sit and watch people. The staff there have always seemed very friendly to me. 我也喜歡中山路上的古德曼研磨咖啡 . 他們的咖啡不是最好喝的 , 可是位置在中央公園對面 , 還有很多室外的座位 . 天氣比較涼快的時候坐在那裏看 "人景" 不錯 . 服務人員也很親切 .
10. Thai Food 泰式料理
I 've never had good Thai food in Kaohsiung. Maybe I just have bad luck? The last time I had Thai food was in the FE 21. It was really bad, and also not cheap. If you know of a good Thai restaurant in Kaohsiung let me know. 我沒有在高雄吃過美味的泰國料理 . 我的運氣不好嗎 ? 上次去大遠百的泰國餐廳吃飯, 又貴又難吃 . 你知道高雄哪家泰國餐廳好吃嗎 ? 請告訴我 , 我改天去試看看 .
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*This is place is so new at the time of writing that it's not even on Google Maps yet. The link is to the department store where you'll find it. There are also other Burger Kings in Kaohsiung.
NOTE 1: Vietnamese food? Korean food? I'll be visiting this topic again.
NOTE 2: For further reading, check out the Kaohsiung Burger Wars and Kaohsiung Eateries threads on Forumosa. That site can be hit or miss, but those threads are solid sources of information.
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