A: In recent years, all-you-can-eat buffet restaurants have become the highest growing dining sector. What are some of the best buffets in Taipei?
B: In my opinion, No. 10 to No. 7 are: Renaissance Taipei Shihlin Hotel’s Shihlin Kitchen, Denwell Group’s Feng Food, Grand Mayfull Hotel Taipei’s Palette and Shin Yeh Group’s Nagomi.
A: The all-you-can-eat Japanese Wagyu beef at Shihlin Kitchen is superb.
Photo: Renaissance Taipei Shihlin Hotel 照片：萬麗酒店
B: No. 6 to No. 3 are the “Big Four:” Sheraton Grand Taipei Hotel’s Kitchen 12, Grand Hyatt Taipei’s The Cafe, Regent Taipei’s Brasserie and Le Meridien Taipei’s Discovery Kitchen.
A: Wow, all four are run by five-star hotels.
A: 近年來，吃到飽餐廳是成長最高的餐飲業別。台北市最強的吃到飽都有哪些啊？
B: 我心目中的第10名到第7名是︰萬麗酒店「士林廚房」、典華集團「豐Food」、美福大飯店「彩匯自助餐廳」、欣葉集團「Nagomi」。
A: 「士林廚房」日本和牛吃到飽超讚！
B: 第6名到第3名則是四大天王︰喜來登大飯店「十二廚」、君悅酒店「凱菲屋」、晶華酒店「栢麗廳」、寒舍艾美酒店「探索廚房」。
A: 這四家不愧是五星級酒店經營的餐廳。
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
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