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）
★ Bilingual Story is a fictionalized account. 雙語故事部分內容純屬虛構。 Kevin leaned over the bubbling pot. “Hey. . . are you okay? You’ve barely touched your food.” Zoey blinked. Her face was red — not from blushing, but from the “mala” spice and the heat of the room. Her blond hair clumped to her face like strands of fine spaghetti. Her carefully applied makeup now streaked. “This isn’t what I expected,” she said softly, forcing a smile. All around them, Kevin’s friends were laughing, shouting, and tossing ingredients into the broth. The air smelled of chili oil and garlic.
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