Kao Chi is a shanghai xiaolongbao restaurant in Daan, Taipei.
Kao Chi opened in 1949 and relocated to Xinsheng South Road in Taipei, two-minute walk from Dongmen MRT, Shanghainese xiaolongbao and sheng jian bao.
Signature dishes: Xiaolongbao, Sheng jian bao, Drunken chicken
Must order: Xiaolongbao, pan-fried sheng jian bao and cold drunken chicken.
Tip: Two minutes from Dongmen MRT exit 7. Open daily 09:30 to 22:30; queues quieter than Din Tai Fung.
Address: No. 167, Section 1, Xinsheng South Road, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
Du Hsiao Yueh transplants the 1895 Tainan dan zai bowl onto Yongkang Street in Taipei. Tiny porcelain bowls of shrimp-and-pork noodles, garlic and coriander.
Signature: Dan zai noodle, Shrimp roll, Braised pork rice
Order: Dan zai noodle bowl, shrimp roll, braised pork rice.
Tip: Open 11:30 to 21:30 daily. Order at the counter.
Din Tai Fung's Xinyi Road original counter in Taipei is the xiaolongbao queue that turned a 1958 oil shop into a global chain. Bib Gourmand listed.
Signature: Xiaolongbao, Niu rou mian, Cucumber starter
Order: Ten-pleat pork xiaolongbao, niu rou mian, cucumber starter.
Tip: Take the queue ticket on arrival and shop Yongkang Street while you wait.
Du Hsiao Yueh transplants the 1895 Tainan dan zai bowl onto Yongkang Street in Taipei. Tiny porcelain bowls of shrimp-and-pork noodles, garlic and coriander.
Signature: Dan zai noodle, Shrimp roll, Braised pork rice
Order: Dan zai noodle bowl, shrimp roll, braised pork rice.
Tip: Open 11:30 to 21:30 daily. Order at the counter.
Shin Yeh in Taipei opened 1977 and writes the menu for textbook Taiwanese home cooking. Bib Gourmand, round-table portions, congee on every table.
Signature: Three-cup chicken, Sweet potato congee
Order: Three-cup chicken, sweet-potato congee, stewed pork rice.
Tip: Open 11:00 to 21:30 daily. Phone reservations. Service charge added.
Hangzhou Xiao Long Tang Bao is the off-Yongkang xiaolongbao counter for Taipei locals near CKS Memorial Hall MRT. Bib Gourmand, crab-roe xiaolongbao.
Signature: Crab-roe xiaolongbao, Sheng jian bao
Order: Crab-roe xiaolongbao, pan-fried sheng jian bao.
Tip: Open 10:30 to 21:00 daily. Walk-in only; weekday queues shorter.
Din Tai Fung's Xinyi Road original counter in Taipei is the xiaolongbao queue that turned a 1958 oil shop into a global chain. Bib Gourmand listed.
Signature: Xiaolongbao, Niu rou mian, Cucumber starter
Order: Ten-pleat pork xiaolongbao, niu rou mian, cucumber starter.
Tip: Take the queue ticket on arrival and shop Yongkang Street while you wait.
Rong Rong Yuan is Taipei's 1949-wave Sichuan-Hunan counter that fills its dining room every lunch. Bib Gourmand, mapo tofu the canonical version.
Signature: Mapo tofu, Dan dan noodles
Order: Mapo tofu, dry-fried green beans, dan dan noodles.
Tip: Open 11:30 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 21:00 daily. Walk-ins only.
Yang Shin opened 2013 as Taipei's first vegetarian dim-sum tea house. An all-meat-free Cantonese menu beside Songjiang Nanjing MRT, three sittings daily.
Signature: Vegetarian xiaolongbao, Truffle dumpling
Order: Vegetarian xiaolongbao and the truffle dumpling.
Tip: Open 11:30 to 14:30, 14:30 to 16:30 and 17:30 to 21:30. Reserve via Klook.
