Gulu Gulu Aborigine Restaurant (04) 2378-3128 2, Lane 13, WuQuan (WuChuan) West 4th Street Hours: 9 am-1 am (lunch/: 11 am-2 pm, dinner: 5-9 pm)

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    Gulu Gulu is housed in a quaint-looking cottage along the WuQuan Parkway, about 100 meters from the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts' main entrance. Its cute shuttered windows, cloth-covered tables and rattan chairs mix with bamboo and driftwood decor. The restaurant is committed to promoting the food, drink and culture of all 12 Taiwan Aborigine tribes, plus Aborigine culture from around the world. Owner Jang Kn Jang hails from the Paiwan tribe, the chef is a Bunung Aborigine and the restaurant designer is Amis. A variety of local and global aboriginal music plays and the owner himself does live music from 9 p.m. on. Aborigine art and handicrafts are exhibited and sold and regular cultural activities are planned. A mix of traditional aboriginal dishes ranges from the Mountain Village Barbecued Mountain Chicken, to the High-Mountain Fresh Fish (NT$380). Order one of the popular Aborigine millet wine drinks and you'll also get a cultural lesson about its background and how to drink it. For example, the Va-Va Yo-Yo is a Paiwan wedding drink. Most unique is the Na Lu Wun drink, for a dozen people drinking out of 12 traditional, connected wooden cups. By reservation, multi-course, NT$1,200 meal sets, like the Hunter's Meal, are also educational cultural experiences. Other drinks include various coffees and teas (NT$120), juices, beers, and some unique millet-wine coffees and frappes. --By Douglas Habecker, translated by Jean Huang