Qing Tian 76 is a japanese heritage dining restaurant in Daan, Taipei.
Qing Tian 76 turns a 1931 Japanese-era Qingtian Street professor's house into a Showa dining room, tatami floors intact, set lunch and small kaiseki sittings.
Signature dishes: Tatami set lunch, Seasonal sashimi
Must order: Tatami-room set lunch with wagashi and matcha.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Phone reservation required.
Address: No. 6, Lane 76, Qingtian Street, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
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.
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: Standing sushi bar, Chirashi don
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.
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.
