Smoothie House is a shaved ice dessert restaurant in Daan, Taipei.
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 dishes: Mango snowflake ice, Strawberry shaved ice
Must 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.
Address: No. 15, Yongkang Street, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
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.
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: Xiaolongbao, Sheng jian bao, Drunken chicken
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.
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.
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.
Lao Shan Dong in Taipei has been hand-pulling ribbon noodles since 1949 from the Wan Nian basement in Ximending. Bib Gourmand, ten-herb beef broth.
Signature: Hand-pulled ribbon noodle, Ten-herb beef broth
Order: Hand-pulled ribbon-noodle beef bowl with tendon.
Tip: Open 10:30 to 21:30 daily. Cash only; basement food-court entry.
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: Xiaolongbao, Sheng jian bao, Drunken chicken
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.
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.
