Shang Japanese Hot Pot Restaurant 19-3, Hankou Road, section 2 Tel: (04) 2314-4674 Hours: 11 a.m.-2 p.m., 5 p.m.-2 a.m.

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Hot pot restaurants can perhaps be considered the Taiwanese equivalent of American diners--cozy and friendly with down-to-earth, filling food.  This latest addition in the booming hot pot market provides all that with a slight Japanese twist.  Diners sitting along the U-shaped counter can order from a variety of choices for their main hot pot ingredient, including beef, chicken, mutton and seafood.  Prices for these range from about NT$150 to NT$380 and include the other usual side dishes, such as 'glass' noodles, tofu, mushrooms, cabbage and other vegetables, which may also be ordered individually for about NT$40.  Drinks are cheap with NT$20 Cokes and NT$60 Heineken beer.  Shang is located just meters from the three-way intersection of Chinghai Road and Hankou Road, sections one and two.