Taipei's food section holds 2 curated guides, both at the 12-entry shortlist cap. The restaurants guide carries 12 verified entries. The cafes guide holds another 12. Neither ran short during our Taipei research, and neither functions as a supplement to the other. Our research surfaced enough verified options in both sit-down dining and cafes to fill each list to its maximum, so the section lands with 2 parallel resources rather than a single guide and an afterthought.
Start with the restaurants guide if your Taipei trip centers on dinners and seated meals. The cafes guide tends to be the better entry point if your Taipei days lean toward lighter stops and morning sessions. Twelve entries in each. Both carry enough verified options to anchor several days of eating across Taipei without repeating a pick. The 2 guides cover separate ground, and reading both before a Taipei trip likely gives the most complete picture of what the section offers.
August in Taipei averages 33 C with 19 rain days, and September drops to 32 C with 15, so expect heat and frequent rain to shape how you use both food guides.