11 editor picks in Taipei.
11 brunch places in Taipei we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Taipei | Brunch across every city.
Brunch in Taipei spans two worlds: the traditional Taiwanese breakfast of hot soy milk and youtiao, and the Western all-day cafe plate. Fuhang Soy Milk in Zhongzheng and Yong He Soya Milk King in Da'an hold up the old-school morning ritual, with Fuhang's queue near Shandao Temple a fixture. On the contemporary side, Simple Kaffa in Zhongzheng and Fika Fika in Zhongshan bring third-wave coffee and lighter pastry brunches into the mix.
Yong He Soya Milk King in Da'an is Taipei's 24-hour soy-milk breakfast counter, where shift workers and late finishers meet for hot soy milk and youtiao.
OrderSoy milk and youtiao
TipOpen 24 hours daily. Cash and mobile pay.
Yong He Soya Milk King in Da'an in Taipei runs 24-hour breakfast counters in Taipei, salty soy milk and youtiao under NT$80 for a full sit-down meal.
OrderSalty soy milk and youtiao
TipOpen 24 hours. Cash and mobile pay.
Fuhang Soy Milk in Taipei is the queue breakfast counter near Shandao Temple MRT, freshly ground soy milk, sesame shaobing, youtiao. Bib Gourmand.
OrderSoy milk with youtiao
TipClosed Mondays. Cash only; queue from 06:00 weekends Cash is faster than card.
Fuhang Soy Milk is the queue Taiwanese breakfast counter near Shandao Temple in Taipei. Fresh-ground soy milk, youtiao, sesame shaobing. Bib Gourmand listed.
OrderSalty soy milk with youtiao soaked in, plus a sesame shaobing.
TipClosed Mondays. Cash only; queue from 06:00 weekends Weekends fill by noon.
Yong He Soya Milk King in Da'an in Taipei is the 24-hour soy-milk breakfast counter most travelers default to, hot soy milk and youtiao around the clock.
OrderHot salty soy milk, youtiao, egg pancake roll.
TipOpen 24 hours daily. Cash and mobile pay.
Ooh Cha Cha near Guting MRT in Taipei is the 100 percent vegan all-day brunch cafe, smoothie bowls, plant-based burgers and gluten-free baked goods.
OrderAcai bowl with house granola and a plant-based burger.
TipOpen 09:00-21:00 daily. Walk-in only; no reservations Weekends fill by noon.
Bake Code in Songshan in Taipei runs an all-day brunch counter alongside its bakery and tap-room, eggs benedict and sourdough avocado toasts.
OrderEggs benedict with the house sourdough.
TipBrunch service 11:00-14:00 daily. Walk-in counter.
MiaCucina in Songshan runs a vegetarian Italian all-day brunch menu, salads, pastas, mushroom pizzas, vegan and gluten-free options, multiple city branches.
OrderMushroom pizza and a green smoothie.
TipWalk-in. English menu.
Addiction Aquatic Development in Zhongshan opens at 06:00 for retail with a chirashi-don deli that doubles as Taipei's most respected sashimi brunch counter.
OrderChirashi rice bowl from the deli plus a glass of sake.
TipSushi bar 11:00 onwards; retail counter from 06:00.
Simple Kaffa Flagship in Zhongzheng in Taipei opens at 10:00 with light pastry brunch, ranked world's best coffee shop by Big 7 Travel in 2019.
OrderMatcha Swiss roll and a Berg Wu signature espresso.
TipOpen daily 10:00-17:00. Queue from 10:00 on weekends Weekends fill by noon.
Fika Fika Cafe in Zhongshan in Taipei runs the Nordic-third-wave brunch model in Taiwan, cinnamon buns and flat whites, third-wave roastery on site.
OrderCinnamon bun and a flat white with the Nordic-roast espresso.
TipOpen 10:00-21:30 daily. Weekday mornings are quietest Weekends fill by noon.
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