Brunch$zhongzhengTue-Sun 05:30-12:30
Fuhang Soy Milk in Taipei is the queue breakfast counter near Shandao Temple MRT, freshly ground soy milk, sesame shaobing, youtiao. Bib Gourmand.
Try: Soy milk with youtiao
Tip: Closed Mondays. Cash only; queue from 06:00 weekends Cash is faster than card.
Taiwanese$zhongzhengTue-Sun 11:00-00:00
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$60 each, Bib Gourmand listed.
Try: Gua bao
Tip: Closed Mondays. Cash only.
Taiwanese$songshanDaily 16:00-00:00
Fuzhou Shihzu at Raohe Night Market bakes pepper-pork buns on the inner walls of a charcoal clay oven, NT$70 each. Michelin Bib Gourmand listed every year.
Try: Pepper bun
Tip: Cash only. Queue 20 minutes from 17:30. Closed Mondays Cash is faster than card.
Taiwanese$datongDaily 12:00-14:30, 16:30-00:30
Yuan Huan Bian at Ningxia in Taipei has been frying oyster omelettes since 1965 for under NT$100, Tainan-coast oysters and sweet house sauce.
Try: O a jian oyster omelette
Tip: Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Taiwanese$datongMon-Sat 17:00-01:00, Sun 17:00-00:00
Liu Yu Zai at Ningxia Night Market deep-fries taro balls stuffed with pork floss and salted egg yolk for NT$60 to NT$80. Bib Gourmand listed since 2018.
Try: Taro balls
Tip: Cash only. Queue from 18:00.
Taiwanese$tonghua
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.