BrunchTaiwanese breakfast counter$$NT$35 to NT$120daan24 hours dailyWalk-in only
Yong He Soya Milk King in Da'an in Taipei is the 24-hour soy-milk breakfast counter most travelers default to, hot soy milk and youtiao around the clock.
Order: Hot salty soy milk, youtiao, egg pancake roll.
Tip: Open 24 hours daily. Cash and mobile pay.
BrunchVegan Western brunch$$NT$250 to NT$400zhongzhengDaily 09:00-21:00Walk-in only
Ooh Cha Cha near Guting MRT in Taipei is the 100 percent vegan all-day brunch cafe, smoothie bowls, plant-based burgers and gluten-free baked goods.
Order: Acai bowl with house granola and a plant-based burger.
Tip: Open 09:00-21:00 daily. Walk-in only; no reservations Weekends fill by noon.
BrunchAll-day Western breakfast$$NT$280 to NT$420songshanDaily 11:00-14:00 (brunch)Walk-in
Bake Code in Songshan in Taipei runs an all-day brunch counter alongside its bakery and tap-room, eggs benedict and sourdough avocado toasts.
Order: Eggs benedict with the house sourdough.
Tip: Brunch service 11:00-14:00 daily. Walk-in counter.
BrunchVegetarian Italian brunch$$NT$320 to NT$480songshanDaily 11:30-14:30 (brunch)Walk-in
MiaCucina in Songshan runs a vegetarian Italian all-day brunch menu, salads, pastas, mushroom pizzas, vegan and gluten-free options, multiple city branches.
Order: Mushroom pizza and a green smoothie.
Tip: Walk-in. English menu.
BrunchSashimi brunch and chirashi$$NT$300 to NT$1,500zhongshanDaily 06:00-24:00Walk-in
Addiction Aquatic Development in Zhongshan opens at 06:00 for retail with a chirashi-don deli that doubles as Taipei's most respected sashimi brunch counter.
Order: Chirashi rice bowl from the deli plus a glass of sake.
Tip: Sushi bar 11:00 onwards; retail counter from 06:00.
BrunchSpecialty coffee and pastry$$NT$220 to NT$380zhongzhengDaily 10:00-17:00Walk-in
Simple Kaffa Flagship in Zhongzheng in Taipei opens at 10:00 with light pastry brunch, ranked world's best coffee shop by Big 7 Travel in 2019.
Order: Matcha Swiss roll and a Berg Wu signature espresso.
Tip: Open daily 10:00-17:00. Queue from 10:00 on weekends Weekends fill by noon.