THAI BU HSIANG HUA RESTAURANT *196, WenXin Road, section 3; (04) 2317-0799 *Hours: 11 am-2 pm, 5-9 pm

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This new Thai restaurant is both cozy and classy, with seating for about 50 and warm, exotic decor that includes a variety of Thai wood carvings, lots of elephants, wooden tables and other nice touches. The management stresses that the food here is pure, authentic Thai, without the Burmese, Vietnamese and other outside influences found at many local Thai eateries. The extensive menu offers a good variety of reasonably-priced, tasty dishes representing all major regions of Thailand, and served with imported Thai white rice. These include favorites like the "Som Tum" green papaya salad (NT$150) from northeastern Thailand; the "Gai Hor Baitey" deep-fried marinated chicken pieces in Thai spices, wrapped in pandan leaves (NT$220); and the spicy Thai shrimp cakes with garlic and coriander in green curry paste. Other good choices include the"Yum Nur Yang" grilled beef salad (NT$180), the "Tom Yum" spicy and sour chicken or prawn soups, and the chicken, beef or shrimp with eggplant and sweet basil in green curry paste with coconut cream (NT$180). Diners can specify how spicy they want their food. To cool off, there is also Thai Singha Beer (NT$80), coconut milk and, during warmer months, Thai-Style Milk Tea (NT$60). --By Douglas Habecker, translated by Jean Huang