Addiction Aquatic Development in Taipei is a fish-market food complex with a standing sushi bar, oyster bar, and the city's best chirashi don to go.
Signature dishes: Standing sushi bar, Chirashi don
Must order: Standing-bar omakase or a chirashi rice bowl from the deli.
Tip: Open 06:00 to 24:00 daily; sushi bar 11:00 to 22:00.
Address: No. 18, Alley 2, Lane 410, Minzu East Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
Din Wang Mazu in Taipei runs late-night lu rou fan, the canonical bowl of fat-glossy braised pork mince over rice. Bib Gourmand, open until 03:00.
Signature: Lu rou fan, Pork knuckle
Order: Lu rou fan with a soft-boiled egg and a side of pickled greens.
Tip: Open 11:00 to 03:00 daily. Cash and mobile pay; quick turnover.
Mountain and Sea House in Taipei revives 1930s Taiwanese banquet cuisine in a restored heritage mansion. One Michelin star and a wine list with depth.
Signature: Honey-glazed pork lard rice
Order: Honey-glazed pork lard rice and the seasonal banquet tasting.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Lunch and dinner sittings only.
Liu Shan Dong has served Shandong-lineage beef noodle since 1949 from a tiny Kaifeng Street counter near Taipei Main. Bib Gourmand, clear-broth tendon bowl.
Signature: Beef noodle, Beef tendon
Order: Clear-broth beef-tendon bowl with hand-cut noodles.
Tip: Open 08:00 to 19:30, closed Sundays. Cash only.
Smoothie House on Yongkang Street in Taipei runs the queue mango snowflake ice in summer, mango ice cream over xue hua bing with condensed milk.
Signature: Mango snowflake ice, Strawberry shaved ice
Order: Mango snowflake ice with mango ice cream and condensed milk.
Tip: Open 10:30 to 22:00 daily. Walk-in; mango season runs May to October.
Yong Kang Beef Noodle has been pulling beef and braising shank since 1963 on a two-floor counter at Lane 31 in Da'an. Bib Gourmand listed, half-tendon bowl.
Signature: Beef noodle soup, Tendon beef, Pickled greens
Order: Half-tendon, half-brisket bowl with hand-cut noodles.
Tip: Open 11:00 to 15:30 and 16:30 to 21:00 daily. Cash and mobile pay; share the table at peak.
Lin Dong Fang's clear-broth beef noodle counter on Bade Road runs 11:00 to 03:00 Mon to Sat to catch every shift. Bib Gourmand listed since 2018.
Signature: Clear-broth beef noodle, Beef tendon
Order: Beef-tendon clear-broth bowl with extra brisket.
Tip: Open Mon to Sat 11:00 to 03:00, closed Sundays. Cash only at the counter.
