About the studio
What started as two locals taking friends through the back alleys we grew up eating in became our lifelong passion. Now, we’re pulling back the curtain on Chiayi’s best-kept culinary secrets—one hidden lane and unforgettable bite at a time. Come taste the real story.
Chiayi is not a big city, and that is the point. You can eat your way across it in a morning — turkey rice on Wenhua Road, fish ball soup from a stall that opens at six, peanut tofu pudding behind the temple. None of it has an English menu, and none of it needs one. What it needs is someone to walk you in and tell you what you’re looking at.
We grew up here. We know which turkey rice stall the queue actually forms for at 7 am, and which one is coasting on its reputation. We know the vendor who has been ladling the same pudding since 1987, and we know to go before the temple crowd arrives. That knowledge isn’t on a review site — it’s the kind of thing you only get from eating somewhere your whole life.
Organized tourism flattens a place into a checklist. We do the opposite. A tour with us is small, unhurried, and built around the food we’d feed a friend who flew in to visit.
Who you'll meet
Small studio, no scripts. You'll be walking with one of these three — all Chiayi locals, all happy to keep talking long after the last dish.
Guide - Chiayi Native - 27 years
Hung loves connecting with people from different cultures. Passionate about food, travel, and local experiences, she enjoys helping visitors discover the authentic side of Chiayi. Together with Joyce, she's excited to share the hidden gems, delicious local eats, and unique stories that make Chiayi feel like home.
eatwalkchiayi@gmail.comFoodie · Chiayi native · 27 years
Meet Joyce Born and raised in Chiayi, Joyce knows all the city's hidden gems. Energetic and friendly, she loves meeting people from around the world and sharing the authentic flavors, culture, and stories of her hometown. Join her to experience Chiayi like a local!
eatwalkchiayi@gmail.comHow we run a tour
We eat where locals eat.
Not the places with English menus and a queue of tour buses. The stall your grandmother would send you to.
Small groups, or it isn't a tour.
We cap every walk small enough that you can hear the vendor, ask a question, and go back for seconds. No flags, no headsets.
The guide is a local, full stop.
Everyone leading a tour grew up eating in Chiayi. We don't hire readers of scripts — we hire people who already know the answer.
We tell you why, not just what.
A bowl of turkey rice has a hundred years of railway history in it. We'd rather you leave knowing the story than just the photo.
Come eat with us
Seven+ dishes, and a guide who actually grew up here. That's the whole pitch.
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