IS Tea Restaurant ﹙Sung-Jiang branch﹚ 竹里館松江店—禪風茶趣
Hours / 營業時間
10:00 am – 10:00 pm ﹙Meal available from 11:30 am – 9:00 pm﹚
10:00 am – 10:00 pm ﹙餐點服務 11:30 am – 9:00 pm﹚
2F No.182 Sung-Jiang Road Taipei ﹙next to Gala Hotel﹚
台北市松江路182號2樓 ﹙慶泰飯店旁﹚
02-2567-8977
Credit Cards Accepted / 10% Service Charge 可刷卡 / 一成服務費
www.istea.com.tw
IS Tea Restaurant—Topnotch Tea Restaurant Offering only the Finest Tea
Years ago IS tea restaurant owner, Mr. Huang Hao-Ran had the chance to taste some of the finest tea as a college student. Ever since then he fell in love with Taiwanese tea and began his lifelong passion for tea culture. After graduation he started his own company and worked day and night. Furthermore he became addicted to drinking. The more money he made the worse his health deteriorated. The turning point was his decision to give up alcohol for tea. Soon after that he began studying tea culture in Taiwan and vowed to learn all there is to know about tea drinking. For almost 30 years Mr. Huang not only explored tea plantations but also was steeped into tea-making. He would like to promote Taiwanese tea culture to every corner on the island and eventually introduce tea, Taiwan’s best kept secret to the world.
IS tea restaurant has two locations-Sherwood and Sung-Jiang branches. The former was established in 1996 and it’s where Mr. Huang toasts fresh tealeaves into different flavors. Since most people in Taiwan prefer to have food while sipping tea Mr. Huang recruited chefs from various five star hotels and now Sung-Jiang branch introduces superb Chinese cuisines. Best yet is the tea cuisine, meaning that tea leaves are an important ingredient in the dishes. Many are bias toward tea cuisine because it’s usually bitter or tastes like blech. “Our tea cuisine is so delicious that it moves you to tears!” Mr. Huang said proudly. Gongbao tenderloin﹙NT480﹚is slightly spicy and the beef is awfully tender! Sauteed shrimps with Long-Jing tea﹙NT420﹚ is made of fresh shrimps and expensive Long-Jing tea that’s valued at NT6,000 per kilogram. Pork ribs cooked in Yun-Nan black tea﹙NT520﹚is a time consuming dish. It has to be boiled, cured, stewed and grilled. As you take the first bite you will want to keep it to yourself. Diced chicken cooked in black tea﹙NT320﹚is a stir-fry of chicken thighs and the meat is juicy! Skewers of fried mushrooms﹙NT320﹚is crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. It will make meat lovers fall in love with vegetarian tea cuisine!
After visiting IS tea restaurant many confess to finally sample the beauty of Taiwanese tea culture. Only the finest tea can be served and it is an eye opening experience. While sipping tea the aroma will take you by surprise and the tea is always crystal clear. Be sure to ask for hot water refill when your tea is down to the last 1/5 in the cup. You can do that five or six times and the tea will be as tasty as the first time! Desserts﹙NT90﹚and tea are complementary treats when you spend an afternoon catching up with friends at IS tea restaurant. Eastern beauty, Ali Mountain Gin-Shuen, Dong-King Oo-Long, High Mountain and deluxe house tea are some of the best known flavors. You can drink it before, during or after a meal. IS tea restaurant is a great place for tea drinking, tea cuisine and the best representative of tea culture in Taiwan! Next time when you have friends visiting from abroad, be sure to take them to IS tea restaurant to experience the full spectrum of Taiwanese tea and the best tea that Taiwan has to offer.
竹里館—不懂的茶不賣，只賣喜歡的茶之餐廳茶藝館
在一個偶然的機會接觸到上好的茶葉，竹里館館主黃浩然自學生時代就與台灣茶葉文化結下不解之緣。剛出社會時，因為工作的關係日夜顛倒、應酬喝酒而賠上了健康，從此開始喝茶，把台灣茶葉當成一門學問研究。將近三十年來，黃館主不但深入台灣茶葉生態，並鑽研茶葉的製作烘焙，希望將本土茶葉文化推廣到台灣的每一個角落，進而向全世界介紹台灣茶葉之真善美！
竹里館目前有兩個據點—西華店和松江店，前者歷史最悠久，同時也是黃館主烘焙毛茶的製茶所；鑒於大多消費者喜歡美食配好茶，松江店推出五星級飯店主廚水準的精緻料理。最受好評的茶葉料理破除大家過去對於以茶入菜的偏見，黃館主最引以為驕的是：「好吃到讓人感動！」宮保菲力﹙480元﹚的牛肉非常鮮嫩，帶點辣味適合下飯！龍井蝦仁﹙420元﹚以現剝鮮蝦和一斤3,000元的龍井茶葉快炒而成，滇紅子排﹙520元﹚經過滷、燻、煮、烤等繁複程序，咬一口之後就迫不及待想把整盤佔為己有，紅茶雞丁﹙320元﹚採用雞腿肉，快火熱炒後肉質甜美！紅茶玉串﹙320元﹚將洋菇水份壓乾再油炸，外酥內軟，是道絕佳的素食茶葉料理。
很多客人在竹里館喝茶之後才真正體驗到台灣茶藝之美，而這裡的茶湯清澈，不苦不澀，剩五分之一時，再加熱水，可以回沖五至六次，每回都一樣甘甜！喝茶搭配宮廷點心﹙90元﹚和朋友聊天更是享受！好茶講究色香味韻，竹里館的東方美人茶、阿里山金萱茶、凍頂烏龍茶、高山茶和私藏茶都是黃館主從茶區買回毛茶後加以烘焙，空腹喝也不傷胃。竹里館不但適合喝茶吃飯，更讓大家對於台灣茶葉與眾不同的認知；下次有外籍友人來訪，不妨一同來體驗本土茶葉文化，見識到台灣寶島的好茶！
