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COMPASS MAGAZINE, Septmeber 2003

THE NAKED CAFÉ 225, Tatun 10th Street, 1F

Despite its name, this café is not a nudist hangout. According to the owner, the "naked" label reflects the self-made, no-outside-help nature of her café. Indeed, this pleasant, little open-air place is a personal labor of love, with everything from the salad dressings to the tables—constructed from wooden wine and liquor crates—made from scratch by hand. There is seating for about 20 inside and under a shaded patio that looks out the road and the owner's potted herbs. Classic rock often plays on the stereo and a TV shows sports and other programs. Food and drink here is priced very low. A favorite is the Classic Beef or Vegetable Lasagna (NT$100/NT$120 with fries). Other dishes include Chicken Foccacia, several pasta dishes like Lemon Wine Chicken and Pesto Cream, Spanish Seafood Risotto (NT$120), and Hungarian Beef Goulash (NT$120). Order any of these and get a choice of free drink, soup or salad. Beers and other drinks like Tiger, Heineken, Corona, Smirnoff Ice, Two Dogs Lemon Vodka, and the house white and red wines are all only NT$80 each. Coffees, sodas and teas are even cheaper. Heading south on Tatun Road, turn right onto Tatun 10th Street a block past Carrefour and the café's a 100 meters down on the left, on the corner with Ta Ying Street.