Wu Pao Chun Taipei is a bakery in Xinyi, Taipei.
Editorially verified June 5, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Champion breads sell out by mid-afternoon; arrive by 14:00 for full selection.
Address: B2F, Eslite Spectrum Songyan, No. 11, Songgao Road, Xinyi District, Taipei City 110
Chia Te Bakery has been baking pineapple cakes since 1975, winning the 2006 Taipei Pineapple Cake Festival's top prize and shipping global ever since.
Tip: Queue runs about 30 minutes. Pre-fill the order sheet in line. Cash and card.
Worth the queue: Original pineapple cake and cranberry pineapple cake
SunnyHills' Minsheng Park flagship greets every visitor with a complimentary pineapple cake and a cup of oolong tea, baked from Tu Feng native pineapple.
Tip: Free tasting on arrival. Open daily; pack the gift box at the counter for export-ready boxing.
Worth the queue: Tu Feng pineapple cake
Nozomi is the vegetarian bakery downstairs from Yang Shin Vegetarian, run by the same group. Egg-free milk bread, vegan croissants and pineapple cakes.
Tip: Open 09:00-21:30 daily. Cash and card; busy at lunch with Yang Shin overflow.
Worth the queue: Egg-free milk bread
Kuo Yuan Ye in Shilin has been baking Chinese traditional pastries and mooncakes since 1867. Five generations on, the brand runs the Shilin museum flagship.
Tip: Open daily 09:30-21:30. The museum upstairs explains the four-generation pastry tradition.
Worth the queue: Lemon and red bean mooncake
Yu Jan Shin in Taipei runs the salted-egg-yolk crisp cookie that lines Taipei airport gift counters, a Taichung brand with a Songshan flagship.
Tip: Open daily 10:00-20:00. Boxed gift packs travel well; salted-egg-crisp is the marquee item.
Worth the queue: Salted egg crisp
85C in Taipei is the local chain that exports Sea Salt Coffee globally. Taipei Main Station flagship runs hot bread schedules from 06:30 daily.
Tip: Sea Salt Coffee is the marquee; pair with garlic-pork floss bun for breakfast.
Worth the queue: Sea Salt Coffee and milk-bread loaf
