22 taiwanese restaurants worth the trip across Taiwan, editor-ranked. All cuisines in Taiwan.
Mountain and Sea House ★ 4.8 · Taipei
zhongzheng · No. 94, Section 2, Ren'ai Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100
Mountain and Sea House in Taipei revives 1930s Taiwanese banquet cuisine in a restored heritage mansion. One Michelin star and a wine list with depth.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Lunch and dinner sittings only.
Tairroir ★ 4.8 · Taipei
6F, No. 299, Section 4, Le Qun 3rd Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
Tairroir holds two Michelin stars for chef Kai Ho's French-Taiwanese tasting menu, fusing bistronomy technique with native bamboo and pomelo.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Reservations open online via the restaurant's own platform; lunch is easier.
Mountain and Sea House ★ 4.7 · Taipei
zhongzheng · No. 94, Section 2, Ren'ai Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100
Mountain and Sea House revives 1930s Taiwanese banquet cooking inside a restored Ren'ai Road heritage mansion. One Michelin star plus a deep wine list.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Lunch and dinner sittings only; weekday lunches are the easier seat.
Yong Kang Beef Noodle ★ 4.7 · Taipei
daan · No. 17, Lane 31, Section 2, Jinshan South Road, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
Yong Kang Beef Noodle has been pulling beef and braising shank since 1963 on a two-floor counter at Lane 31 in Da'an. Bib Gourmand listed, half-tendon bowl.
Tip: Open 11:00-15:30 and 16:30-21:00 daily. Cash and mobile pay; share the table at peak.
Lin Dong Fang Beef Noodle ★ 4.7 · Taipei
songshan · No. 322, Section 2, Bade Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
Lin Dong Fang's clear-broth beef noodle counter on Bade Road runs 11:00-03:00 Mon to Sat to catch every shift. Bib Gourmand listed since 2018.
Tip: Open Mon to Sat 11:00-03:00, closed Sundays. Cash only at the counter.
Mountain and Sea House ★ 4.7 · Taipei
No. 94, Section 2, Ren'ai Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100
Mountain and Sea House in Taipei holds one Michelin star and revives 1930s Taiwanese banquet cuisine in a restored heritage mansion on Ren'ai Road.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Lunch and dinner sittings only; weekday lunches are easier.
Yong Kang Beef Noodle ★ 4.6 · Taipei
daan · No. 17, Lane 31, Section 2, Jinshan South Road, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
Yong Kang Beef Noodle has been pulling beef and braising shank since 1963. The two-floor Lane 31 counter is Bib Gourmand and the canonical visitor bowl.
Tip: Open 11:00-15:30 and 16:30-21:00 daily. Cash and mobile pay; share the table at peak.
Lao Shan Dong Homemade Noodles ★ 4.6 · Taipei
wanhua · B1, Wan Nian Building, No. 70 Xining South Road, Wanhua District, Taipei City 108
Lao Shan Dong in Taipei has been hand-pulling ribbon noodles since 1949 from the Wan Nian basement in Ximending. Bib Gourmand, ten-herb beef broth.
Tip: Open 10:30-21:30 daily. Cash only; basement food-court entry.
Lin Dong Fang Beef Noodle ★ 4.5 · Taipei
songshan · No. 322, Section 2, Bade Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
Lin Dong Fang's clear-broth bowl is many Taipei locals' default beef noodle, running 11:00-03:00 across every shift. Bib Gourmand listed since 2018.
Tip: Open Mon to Sat 11:00-03:00, closed Sundays. Cash only at the counter; queue runs fast.
Lao Shan Dong Homemade Noodles ★ 4.5 · Taipei
wanhua · B1, Wan Nian Building, No. 70 Xining South Road, Wanhua District, Taipei City 108
Lao Shan Dong has been hand-pulling ribbon noodles since 1949 from the Wan Nian Building basement in Ximending. Bib Gourmand, ten-herb beef broth.
Tip: Open 10:30-21:30 daily. Cash only; the entrance is via the building's basement food court.
Ming Fu ★ 4.5 · Taipei
zhongshan · No. 137, Section 1, Zhongshan North Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
Ming Fu runs Bib Gourmand Taiwanese seafood from a wood-panel room behind Zhongshan MRT. Banquet-style sharing tables, a wine list with Burgundy depth.
Tip: Open 11:30-14:00 and 17:30-22:00 daily. Reserve by phone for the back room.
Ming Fu ★ 4.5 · Taipei
zhongshan · No. 137, Section 1, Zhongshan North Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
Ming Fu runs Bib Gourmand Taiwanese seafood from a wood-panel room in Taipei. Banquet-style sharing tables and a wine list with Burgundy depth.
Tip: Open 11:30-14:00 and 17:30-22:00. Reserve by phone.
Fujin Tree Taiwanese Cuisine and Champagne ★ 4.5 · Taipei
No. 167, Section 4, Nanjing East Road, Songshan District, Taipei City 105
Fujin Tree pairs modern Taiwanese cooking with a deep Champagne list, holding one Michelin star in Songshan's Fujin Street neighbourhood near Nanjing E. Rd.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Reservations open online via the restaurant's site.
Du Hsiao Yueh ★ 4.4 · Taipei
daan · No. 9-1, Yongkang Street, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
Du Hsiao Yueh transplants the 1895 Tainan dan zai bowl onto Yongkang Street. Tiny porcelain bowls of shrimp-and-pork noodle, garlic and coriander.
Tip: Open 11:30-21:30 daily. Order at the counter; the bowl arrives in two minutes.
Shin Yeh Shuanglian ★ 4.4 · Taipei
zhongshan · No. 34-1, Section 2, Shuangcheng Street, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
Shin Yeh opened 1977 and writes the menu for textbook Taiwanese home cooking. Bib Gourmand, sweet-potato congee on every table, round-table family portions.
Tip: Open 11:00-21:30 daily. Reservations by phone; weekday lunch is easiest. Service charge added.
Marshal Zen Garden ★ 4.4 · Taipei
beitou · No. 34, Youya Road, Beitou District, Taipei City 112
Marshal Zen Garden restored a Japanese-era Beitou inn into a heritage Taiwanese dining room above the Tamsui river bend. Hot-spring bath plus a banquet menu.
Tip: Open 12:00-14:00 and 18:00-21:00 daily. Reserve through the operator's site; pickups from Xinbeitou MRT.
Du Hsiao Yueh ★ 4.4 · Taipei
daan · No. 9-1, Yongkang Street, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
Du Hsiao Yueh transplants the 1895 Tainan dan zai bowl onto Yongkang Street in Taipei. Tiny porcelain bowls of shrimp-and-pork noodles, garlic and coriander.
Tip: Open 11:30-21:30 daily. Order at the counter.
Shin Yeh Shuanglian ★ 4.4 · Taipei
zhongshan · No. 34-1, Section 2, Shuangcheng Street, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
Shin Yeh in Taipei opened 1977 and writes the menu for textbook Taiwanese home cooking. Bib Gourmand, round-table portions, congee on every table.
Tip: Open 11:00-21:30 daily. Phone reservations. Service charge added.
Ay-Chung Flour-Rice Noodle ★ 4.3 · Taipei
wanhua · No. 8-1, Emei Street, Wanhua District, Taipei City 108
Ay-Chung's standing-counter mianxian in Ximending has been ladling oyster-and-pork thin-rice-noodle soup since 1975. Eaten kerbside, two bowls deep.
Tip: Open Mon to Thu 10:00-22:30, Fri to Sun 10:00-23:00. Cash only.
Din Wang Mazu Stewed Pork Rice ★ 4.3 · Taipei
songshan · No. 31, Section 4, Civic Boulevard, Songshan District, Taipei City 105
Din Wang Mazu in Taipei runs late-night lu rou fan, the canonical bowl of fat-glossy braised pork mince over rice. Bib Gourmand, open until 03:00.
Tip: Open 11:00-03:00 daily. Cash and mobile pay; quick turnover.
Liu Shan Dong Beef Noodles ★ 4.2 · Taipei
zhongzheng · No. 14, Kaifeng Street, Section 1, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100
Liu Shan Dong has served Shandong-lineage beef noodle since 1949 from a tiny Kaifeng Street counter near Taipei Main. Bib Gourmand, clear-broth tendon bowl.
Tip: Open 08:00-19:30, closed Sundays. Cash only.
Yong He Soya Milk King ★ 4.1 · Taipei
daan · No. 102, Section 2, Fuxing South Road, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
Yong He Soya Milk King in Da'an is Taipei's most famous of the 24-hour soy-milk breakfast counters. Salty soy milk, fried youtiao, egg pancake rolls.
Tip: Open 24 hours daily. Cash and mobile pay; queues short before 07:00.