Eat well in Taipei for under €15 a plate: the locals'-budget edition.
Eat well in Taipei for under €15 a plate: the places locals on a budget actually use.
Ay-Chung in Ximending has been ladling out oyster-and-pork thin-rice-noodle soup since 1975 for under NT$80 a bowl. Standing-counter, two bowls deep.
Try: Oyster and pork mianxian
Tip: Cash only. Open until 23:00 Fri to Sun.
Yong He Soya Milk King in Da'an in Taipei runs 24-hour breakfast counters in Taipei, salty soy milk and youtiao under NT$80 for a full sit-down meal.
Try: Salty soy milk and youtiao
Tip: Open 24 hours. Cash and mobile pay.
Jin Feng on Roosevelt Road is Taipei's canonical lu rou fan counter near CKS Memorial Hall MRT, NT$40 for a small bowl, NT$90 for the deluxe.
Try: Lu rou fan and tea egg
Tip: Open 08:00 to 01:00 daily. Cash only. Add a tea egg and pickled greens.
Fuhang Soy Milk in Taipei is the queue breakfast counter near Shandao Temple MRT, freshly ground soy milk, sesame shaobing, youtiao. Bib Gourmand.
Try: Soy milk with youtiao
Tip: Closed Mondays. Cash only; queue from 06:00 weekends.
Lan Jia near Gongguan MRT in Da'an is the canonical Taipei gua bao counter, five-spice pork belly in steamed lotus-leaf bun, NT$60 each, Bib Gourmand listed.
Try: Gua bao
Tip: Closed Mondays. Cash only.
Fuzhou Shihzu at Raohe Night Market bakes pepper-pork buns on the inner walls of a charcoal clay oven, NT$70 each. Michelin Bib Gourmand listed every year.
Try: Pepper bun
Tip: Cash only. Queue 20 minutes from 17:30. Closed Mondays.
Yuan Huan Bian at Ningxia in Taipei has been frying oyster omelettes since 1965 for under NT$100, Tainan-coast oysters and sweet house sauce.
Try: O a jian oyster omelette
Tip: Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Liu Yu Zai at Ningxia Night Market deep-fries taro balls stuffed with pork floss and salted egg yolk for NT$60 to NT$80. Bib Gourmand listed since 2018.
Try: Taro balls
Tip: Cash only. Queue from 18:00.
Shijia Baobao at Linjiang Night Market runs the gua bao Taiwanese hamburger, NT$50 a bun, fatty pork belly with pickled mustard greens and peanut powder.
Try: Gua bao
Tip: Cash only. Order extra peanut powder.
Fang Chia at Ningxia Night Market runs the canonical ji rou fan in Taipei, NT$50 a bowl of shredded chicken on rice with house soy sauce. Bib Gourmand listed.
Try: Shredded chicken rice
Tip: Cash only. Add bamboo soup as a side.
Yong Kang Beef Noodle in Da'an has been NT$240 to NT$300 a bowl since 1963 for the canonical Taiwan tourist beef noodle near Yongkang Street. Bib Gourmand.
Try: Beef noodle soup
Tip: Open 11:00 to 15:30 and 16:30 to 21:00. Cash and mobile pay.
Hot Star at Shilin Night Market in Taipei serves the dinner-plate-sized fried chicken cutlet for NT$90, easily shared between two travelers.
Try: Fried chicken cutlet
Tip: Cash only.
Din Wang Mazu in Taipei runs late-night lu rou fan, NT$50 small bowl, NT$100 the deluxe. Open until 03:00 for shift workers and late diners.
Try: Lu rou fan
Tip: Open 11:00 to 03:00 daily. Cash and mobile pay.
Liu Shan Dong has been serving Shandong-style clear-broth beef noodle since 1949 from Kaifeng Street near Taipei Main, NT$200 to NT$280. Bib Gourmand listed.
Try: Beef noodle
Tip: Open 08:00 to 19:30, closed Sundays. Cash only.