The major place for the EFL elite to meet (at least on weekends) is the Western Cowboy Pub (Chung Cheng Road, #46. Phone - (08) 732-4454). They're open 24 hours, but keep in mind that they serve mostly noodles and rice, not the hamburgers and fries you might expect. For that you can head for the nearest McDonald's (Pingtung has many).
One more 24 hour place to hang out is Dzwei Ai Tea House (Nan Chang Street, #16. Phone - (08) 732-0413). They also serve noodle and rice dishes along with some snacks and tea. They are located next to the Cheng Huang Temple and across from an Internet cafe.
Coffee Tea Restaurant (Min Sheng Road, #290, 2F. Phone - (07) 201-5556) is a pretty fancy restaurant serving a wide range of dishes, as well as caffeinated beverages. Might be a nice place for a date.
Another elegant spot is Impressionism Coffee Restaurant (Chong Cheng Road, #50 Phone - (08) 733-2291). They have a professional waitstaff and quite a lot of food to choose from, including seafood spaghetti.
If you are in need of some nutritious veggies, point your motorcyle towards Shanghai Vegetarian Restaurant (Chung Ching Road, #60. Phone - (08) 732-2360). They have a delicious meat-free buffet.
Ready to croon some golden oldies? Then visit Holiday KTV (Chung Cheng Road, #34. Phone - (08) 732-8088) OR (Feng Chia Road, #11. Phone - (08) 733-4383). They've got a menu of songs in Chinese, Taiwanese, Japanese, and English. Also, plenty of snacks and beverages.
If movies are more your thing, then you can go to one of Tainan's major theaters. Guo Bao Theater (Min Chuan Road, #5-3. Phone (08) 732-9933) usually has films in English, while Guang Hua Theater (Min Sheng Road, #248. Phone - (08) 733-2173) has mostly Chinese films, with an occasional movie in English.
However, if these two theaters lack what you are looking for, don't despair. There's always MTV, where you can watch a video on a big screen in your own private room. The MTV branch in Pingtung (Chung Cheng Road, #50, 2F. Phone - (08) 733-6909) has lots of Hollywood movies from the past and present.
CMC (Min Chuan Road, #43. Phone - (08) 732-2380) sells CDs, VCDs, and DVDs, as does Power of Music (Chung Shan Road, #6. Phone - (08) 734-1422).
Watson's (Min Sheng Road, #301) carries shampoo, vitamins, makeup, chocolate, toys, deodorant, bug spray, and a number of other important things.
Yi Mei Bakery (Min Dzu Road, #171. Phone - (08) 733-7905) has scrumptious bread, cakes and cookies, as well as fine fruit juice and milk. Isabelle (Min Dzu Road, #217. Phone - (08) 765-6280) has incredible cakes and cookies.
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