14 chinese places in Taipei we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Taipei | Chinese across every city.
Taipei's Chinese kitchens map the regional cooking that arrived with mid-century migration, from Jiangzhe dumplings to northern beef noodles. Din Tai Fung in Da'an built a global name on xiaolongbao, and Kao Chi nearby keeps the Shanghainese-style soup-dumpling craft alive. For the northern strand, Liu Shan Dong in Zhongzheng serves the hand-pulled beef noodles that define that lineage in Taipei.
Din Tai Fung Xinyi ★ 4.7
daan · No. 194, Section 2, Xinyi Road, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
Din Tai Fung's Xinyi Road original is the xiaolongbao counter that turned a 1958 cooking-oil shop into a global chain. Bib Gourmand; queues from 11:00 sharp.
Kao Chi ★ 4.4
daan · No. 1, Yongkang Street, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
Kao Chi opened in 1949 and is Yongkang Street's second xiaolongbao counter in Taipei, often shorter than Din Tai Fung's queue. Bib Gourmand listed.
Ya Ge ★ 4.6
songshan · 3F, Mandarin Oriental Taipei, No. 158, Dunhua North Road, Songshan District, Taipei City 105
Ya Ge sits inside the Mandarin Oriental Taipei and was a long-term Michelin star holder. Hangzhou-leaning modern Chinese, two-course Peking duck the marquee.
Rong Rong Yuan ★ 4.3
zhongzheng · No. 26, Section 1, Hangzhou South Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100
Rong Rong Yuan is the 1949-wave Sichuan-Hunan counter that fills its dining room every Taipei lunch. Bib Gourmand, mapo tofu the canonical Taipei version.
Kao Chi ★ 4.5
daan · No. 1, Yongkang Street, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
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.
Hangzhou Xiao Long Tang Bao ★ 4.3
zhongzheng · No. 19, Hangzhou South Road, Section 2, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100
Hangzhou Xiao Long Tang Bao is the off-Yongkang xiaolongbao counter for Taipei locals near CKS Memorial Hall MRT. Bib Gourmand, crab-roe xiaolongbao.
Din Tai Fung Xinyi ★ 4.8
daan · No. 194, Section 2, Xinyi Road, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
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.
Rong Rong Yuan ★ 4.2
zhongzheng · No. 26, Section 1, Hangzhou South Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100
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.
Ya Ge ★ 4.6
3F, Mandarin Oriental Taipei, No. 158, Dunhua North Road, Songshan District, Taipei City 105
Ya Ge at the Mandarin Oriental Taipei holds one Michelin star for modern Chinese, the Peking duck served in two courses and a Hangzhou-leaning lunch dim sum.
The Guest House ★ 4.5
1F, Sherwood Taipei, No. 111, Section 3, Minsheng East Road, Songshan District, Taipei City 105
The Guest House at the Sherwood Taipei holds one Michelin star for refined Sichuan-leaning Chinese cooking. Mapo tofu, smoked tea duck and seafood courses.
Liu Shan Dong Beef Noodles ★ 4.6
zhongzheng · No. 14, Kaifeng Street, Section 1, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100
Liu Shan Dong Beef Noodles: 1949 Shandong-lineage beef noodle counter on Kaifeng Street near Taipei Main, tiny street-level room locals defend.
Halal Chinese Beef Noodles Da'an ★ 4.4
daan · No. 1, Alley 7, Lane 137, Yanji Street, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
Halal Chinese Beef Noodles Da'an is a 60-year halal beef-noodle counter tucked in an alley off yanji street, northern-style dumplings and lazy-susan dining.
Kao Chi ★ 4.2
daan · No. 1, Yongkang Street, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
Kao Chi on Yongkang St in Da'an is the 1949 xiaolongbao counter that runs the shorter queue alternative to Din Tai Fung two doors down the street.
Ay-Chung Flour-Rice Noodle ★ 4.5
wanhua · No. 8-1, Emei Street, Wanhua District, Taipei City 108
Ay-Chung in Ximending has been ladling out oyster-and-pork thin-rice-noodle soup since 1975 for under NT$80 a bowl. Standing-counter, two bowls deep.