Ahzu Old Store, Seafood restaurant in Bitou Village, Taiwan.
Ahzu Old Store is a seafood restaurant in Bitou Village, near Bitou Cape on the northeastern coast of Taiwan. Large tanks at the entrance hold live fish and shellfish from local waters, and guests choose directly from them before sitting down to eat.
The place started in 1986 as a small food stall on Dihua Street before moving to its current spot near Bitou Cape. That move turned it from a street operation into a permanent restaurant close to the fishing harbor.
The owner's wife goes to Bitou Fishing Harbor every morning to pick up the day's catch, keeping the restaurant closely tied to the local fishing community. What arrives at the table reflects what the boats brought in that same day.
The restaurant is open every day, including extended hours, so arrival timing is flexible. It is worth allowing a few extra minutes at the entrance tanks, since choosing your seafood is part of the visit itself.
The restaurant sits right at Bitou Cape, one of the northernmost tips of Taiwan, where the Pacific Ocean meets the Taiwan Strait. This location means the seafood in the tanks comes from waters where two very different currents cross each other.
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