Japanese-Style Canaan Garden 377, DaDun Road (04) 2473-3455 Hours: 11 am-3 pm, 5-11 pm; 11 am-11 pm holidays Credit cards not accepted.

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By Jay Wang Translated by Cara Steenstra

According to the female owner of this place, the name Canaan Garden comes from the book of Exodus in the Bible, where Canaan is described as a land of milk and honey. The story of this small hot pot restaurant's success is a bit like the story of the Exodus as well, with a difficult start but a happy ending. In the beginning, there were less than eight customers per day. Now, however, the place is packed every night and reservations are a must. This is the result of the owner's hard work. The small single-person hot pot is certainly delicious and all-you-can-eat with over 80 different ingredients to choose from. A seemingly endless supply of fresh Australian beef, mutton and chicken as well as shrimp, fish, shellfish, clams, vegetables and homemade minced squid are available. Lunch is NT$250, and dinner and holiday meals are NT$299. There are all-you-can-drink Cokes and other bottled soft drinks in the fridge, and diners can enjoy a coffee or green bean soup after their meal together with one of their homemade desserts. The hot pots here may not look all that spectacular, but hot pot connoisseurs will know the difference when the food arrives.