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Simmer House

小燉食室

MICHELIN Guide Taiwan 2026 · Bib Gourmand

Also selected in 2024–2025.

Simmer House (小燉食室)Photo: Alpha, CC BY-SA 2.0

Representative photo of Double-boiled soup, not taken at this shop.

Slow double-boiled soups, served as set meals in a modern soup kitchen. Try the chicken soup with clams and peeled chillies, with pork-floss-topped rice.

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小燉食室

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Useful phrases

  • 請給我這個This one, please
  • 這個兩份Two of these, please
  • 內用To eat here
  • 外帶To take away
  • 不要辣Not spicy, please
  • 不要香菜No coriander, please
  • 我吃素I'm vegetarian
  • 多少錢？How much is it?

What to order

Chicken soup with peeled chillies and clamsPhoto: Suzuki1314 at Chinese Wikipedia, Public domain

剝皮辣椒蛤蠣雞湯

Chicken soup with peeled chillies and clams

Boneless free-range chicken leg, Gangshan peeled chillies, Yunlin clams and vegetables simmered together, sweet with a mild heat. It comes as a set with sides and rice blended from Koshihikari and Tainan No. 16.

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