Beef rice with scallion flavor for just 119 NT$ ! This dish is only available at lunchtime at Nangang Izakaya.

Reporter Hua Shaofu / Taipei Report

Located in Nangang, Juan Di Izakaya has been open for three years and sees many office workers during meal times. Unlike typical izakayas, this shop focuses on lunch and dinner services. Thanks to its proximity to the office district near Nangang Science Park, there are fewer late-night customers, allowing it to successfully carve out its own blue ocean strategy. In addition to skewer platters, the shop also offers a rare pork kushiyaki teppanyaki dish that’s not commonly found elsewhere.

▲Pork kushiyaki teppanyaki is marinated in sweet miso. (Photo / Reporter Hua Shaofu)

Pork kushiyaki teppanyaki – NT$150
The chef marinates pork belly in sweet miso. Compared to the saltier miso commonly found in other shops, this version has a unique flavor. Many may not know what teppanyaki is—essentially, it’s a cooking method similar to okonomiyaki, but usually used for seafood. This shop applies it to pork instead.

▲The meat in the skewer platter is tender and juicy. (Photo / Reporter Hua Shaofu)

Skewer platter – NT$199
Includes beef skewers, chicken skewers, vegetable skewers, and rolled skewers. The texture is fragrant, tender, and juicy. The owner says the rolled skewers vary depending on daily ingredients, and could include tomato-bacon rolls, pork-onion rolls, or beef-onion rolls.

▲Juan Di’s Japanese-style omelet is topped with the shop’s special sauce. (Photo / Reporter Hua Shaofu)

Juan Di Japanese omelet – NT$120
The shop’s Japanese omelet is quite unique. After cooking the omelet, it’s sprinkled with bonito flakes and drizzled with the shop’s special sauce, adding more layers of flavor—it’s a signature secret dish.

▲Grilled rice balls come in four flavors. (Photo / Reporter Hua Shaofu)

Grilled rice ball (lobster flavor) – NT$60
There are four flavors in total, including lobster, salmon, mentaiko, and unagi teriyaki. The lobster sauce is wrapped inside the rice ball before grilling, creating a crispy outside and soft inside effect.

▲Scallion beef N＜comes in two sizes; add NT$50 for a larger portion. (Photo / Reporter Hua Shaofu)

Scallion beef N – NT$119 / NT$169
Available in two sizes; add NT$50 for a larger portion. Most scallion beef dishes are grilled over charcoal, but this one is stir-fried with a special barbecue sauce, resulting in a richer, more flavorful taste that pairs perfectly with rice. However, this dish is only available at lunchtime.

Juan Di Izakaya
Address: No. 8, Lane 32, Sanzhong Road, Nangang District, Taipei City
Phone: 02-2783-2022
Business hours: 11:30–14:00, 17:00–23:00, closed on Sundays

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