Nazizi Grilled Fish

Review

Nazizi Grilled Fish on Heping Road in Hualien City serves an Indigenous-style set menu and has become one of the city's most popular choices for a shared meal. Supertaste included it in its 2026 Hualien picks, and other local food lists single out its salt-grilled fish and bottomless braised pork rice. Service is warm, and diners mention the owner sometimes dancing to entertain guests.

There is no menu. With three or more people it costs NT$350 each, and with two it is NT$400 each, for roughly six dishes and a soup. The signature is a whole salt-crusted tilapia grilled until the skin is fragrant and crisp and the flesh tender and juicy. It comes with braised pork rice flavoured with maqaw, the Indigenous mountain pepper with a lemony aroma, and refills are free. Other dishes change with the season and local produce, and a house-made dessert usually ends the meal.

Reviewers widely praise the fresh ingredients and very generous portions, saying a full table of Indigenous-style food at this price is excellent value; the grilled fish is mentioned in almost every review. The most common caution is that portions are huge, so two people often leave food behind. Because there is no menu you cannot choose dishes, so mention any dietary restrictions in advance. Overall opinion is remarkably consistent.

It opens 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5:30 to 9 p.m., closing on Tuesdays. Many diners say it is full almost every day, so phone ahead to book; walk-ins may well find no seats. It is on Heping Road in the city, not far from Hualien Station or Dongdamen Night Market, with street parking or paid car parks nearby.

It suits groups of friends or families, and the more people, the better the value. It also suits travellers who want to discover Indigenous food culture without spending much. Give your party size and restrictions when booking, eat the fish while it is hot, save room for rice refills, and do not miss the dessert.