9 chinese rooms worth the trip across Taiwan, editor-ranked. All cuisines in Taiwan.
Din Tai Fung Xinyi ★ 4.7 · Taipei
daan · No. 194, Section 2, Xinyi Road, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
Din Tai Fung's Xinyi Road original is the xiaolongbao counter that turned a 1958 cooking-oil shop into a global chain. Bib Gourmand; queues from 11:00 sharp.
Tip: Take the queue ticket on arrival and shop the Yongkang Street strip while you wait; cards and mobile pay accepted.
Din Tai Fung Xinyi ★ 4.7 · Taipei
daan · No. 194, Section 2, Xinyi Road, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
Din Tai Fung's Xinyi Road original counter in Taipei is the xiaolongbao queue that turned a 1958 oil shop into a global chain. Bib Gourmand listed.
Tip: Take the queue ticket on arrival and shop Yongkang Street while you wait.
Ya Ge ★ 4.6 · Taipei
songshan · 3F, Mandarin Oriental Taipei, No. 158, Dunhua North Road, Songshan District, Taipei City 105
Ya Ge sits inside the Mandarin Oriental Taipei and was a long-term Michelin star holder. Hangzhou-leaning modern Chinese, two-course Peking duck the marquee.
Tip: Reserve through the Mandarin Oriental website; service charge 10 percent on the bill.
Kao Chi ★ 4.4 · Taipei
daan · No. 1, Yongkang Street, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
Kao Chi opened in 1949 and is Yongkang Street's second xiaolongbao counter in Taipei, often shorter than Din Tai Fung's queue. Bib Gourmand listed.
Tip: Open 09:30 to 14:30 and 16:30 to 21:00 daily. Walk-ins; phone reservations only for groups of six plus.
Kao Chi ★ 4.4 · Taipei
daan · No. 167, Section 1, Xinsheng South Road, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
Kao Chi opened in 1949 and relocated to Xinsheng South Road in Taipei, two-minute walk from Dongmen MRT, Shanghainese xiaolongbao and sheng jian bao.
Tip: Two minutes from Dongmen MRT exit 7. Open daily 09:30 to 22:30; queues quieter than Din Tai Fung.
Rong Rong Yuan ★ 4.3 · Taipei
zhongzheng · No. 26, Section 1, Hangzhou South Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100
Rong Rong Yuan is the 1949-wave Sichuan-Hunan counter that fills its dining room every Taipei lunch. Bib Gourmand, mapo tofu the canonical Taipei version.
Tip: Open 11:30 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 21:00 daily. Walk-ins only; turnover is fast.
Rong Rong Yuan ★ 4.3 · Taipei
zhongzheng · No. 26, Section 1, Hangzhou South Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100
Rong Rong Yuan is Taipei's 1949-wave Sichuan-Hunan counter that fills its dining room every lunch. Bib Gourmand, mapo tofu the canonical version.
Tip: Open 11:30 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 21:00 daily. Walk-ins only.
Ming Jiang Jiang Zhe Jia Yuan ★ 4.2 · Taipei
zhongshan · No. 60, Section 2, Zhongshan North Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
Ming Jiang is a long-running Jiangsu-Zhejiang kitchen serving Shanghai-style home cooking, lion's-head meatballs and cold drunken chicken among the staples.
Tip: Open 11:30 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 21:00 daily. Phone reservations; service charge added.
Ming Jiang Jiang Zhe Jia Yuan ★ 4.2 · Taipei
zhongshan · No. 60, Section 2, Zhongshan North Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
Ming Jiang is a Jiangsu-Zhejiang kitchen in Taipei serving Shanghai-style home cooking, lion's-head meatballs and cold drunken chicken among the staples.
Tip: Open 11:30 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 21:00. Phone reservations.