cafe Taipei, TW
CAPYBARA HOUSE
A capybara-themed hotpot restaurant in Taipei where you eat first and feed the capybaras afterwards. Opened late 2025, and there is nothing else like it in this directory.
Plan your visit
- Type
- cafe
- Hours
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Reservation required. We could not confirm the street address, hours or pricing from source, which is why this is marked unverified — treat it as a lead worth checking rather than a plan.
- Cost
- Not confirmed. It is a hotpot restaurant, so expect to be paying for a meal rather than a session fee.
- Best time
- Autumn to spring — hotpot in a Taipei summer is a decision
- Booking
- Reservation required
Unconfirmed We could not fully confirm the details here. Treat everything as a lead and check the official site before you go.
Hotpot, then capybaras. In that order, which is the correct order.
The format is the novelty
Taiwan has roughly fifteen venues where you can meet a capybara, and this is the only one built around a full sit-down meal. It opened in September 2025 as a capybara-themed hotpot restaurant — cartoon capybaras through the interior — with feeding the real animals happening after you have eaten.
Nothing else in this directory works that way. The Texas bistro sells you a meal and an encounter as one ticket; this sells you dinner and treats the capybaras as what happens next.
What we could not pin down
We have no confirmed street address, no hours and no prices. What is consistent across Taiwanese coverage is the concept, the September 2025 opening and the reservation requirement.
That is enough to tell you the place exists and what shape it is, and not enough to plan an evening around. Check before you book anything else in Taipei on the strength of it.
If you want the sure thing instead
Capybara Knight in Tucheng is twenty minutes out on the MRT blue line, well documented, NT$200-400, and rated across 1,301 reviews. It is the safe Taipei-area choice.
Capybara House is the interesting one. Those are not the same thing.
Good to know
- Marked unverified. The concept and the opening date are consistent across sources; the address, hours and prices are not.
- It is a restaurant with a meal, not a session cafe. Feeding follows eating.
- Reservation required.
- Capybara Knight in Tucheng is the better-documented Taipei-area option if you need certainty.
Published on September 2, 2026 By Grumpy Capy
FAQ
Is Capybara House really a hotpot restaurant?
Yes. It opened in September 2025 as a capybara-themed hotpot place, with the chance to feed real capybaras after the meal.
Where exactly is it?
Taipei, but we could not confirm a street address from source. That is why this entry is marked unverified.
What is the alternative in Taipei?
Capybara Knight in Tucheng — MRT blue line, NT$200-400, and 1,301 reviews behind it.
Details change – always confirm hours, prices, and booking on the official site before you travel. Animal encounters are subject to each venue's welfare rules.
