A: Seeing as the 2025 Michelin Guide extended to New Taipei City and Hsinchu City and County, it’s hard to believe that none of the restaurants won a Michelin star.
B: Some fine establishments — like Hsinchu’s A Cut steakhouse — surely deserve the honor.
A: Michelin-starred restaurants have good quality food, but some of them are so pricey.
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B: I once had barbeque pork at a starred restaurant that set me back NT$4,800. That’s even higher than my weekly food budget.
A: No wonder several of them have closed down recently, as high prices and the tariff war are scaring off customers.
A: 2025《米其林指南》首度將新北、新竹縣市納入評選，真不敢相信他們竟然全部「摃龜」！
B: 有些好餐廳－－像新竹市的A Cut牛排館－－也值得摘星。
A: 星級餐廳雖然品質好，但是其中有些真是貴鬆鬆。
B: 我在某家星級餐廳點了一份叉燒肉就要4,800元，比我一週伙食費還貴。
A: 客人都要被高價位和關稅戰嚇跑了，難怪最近有好幾家星級餐廳歇業啦。
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
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