Lan Jia Gua Bao is a taiwanese budget eat in Zhongzheng, Taipei.
Editorially verified June 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Cash only.
Address: No. 3, Lane 8, Section 3, Roosevelt Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100
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.
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 11:00-15:30 and 16:30-21:00. Cash and mobile pay Cash is faster than card.
