40 editor picks in Taipei.
40 taiwanese places in Taipei we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Taipei | Taiwanese across every city.
Taiwanese cooking is the heart of the city's food identity, from refined banquet kitchens to beef-noodle counters and night-market stalls. Yong Kang Beef Noodle in Da'an and Lin Dong Fang in Songshan are two of the most cited bowls of the city's signature soup, while Mountain and Sea House in Zhongzheng serves a more formal take on Taiwanese banquet cooking. Du Hsiao Yueh in Da'an, home of danzai noodles, threads the line between street snack and sit-down tradition.
Mountain and Sea House revives 1930s Taiwanese banquet cooking inside a restored Ren'ai Road heritage mansion. One Michelin star plus a deep wine list.
OrderHoney-glazed pork lard rice and the seasonal banquet tasting; reserve the suckling pig 48 hours ahead.
TipClosed Mondays. Lunch and dinner sittings only; weekday lunches are the easier seat.
Yong Kang Beef Noodle has been pulling beef and braising shank since 1963. The two-floor Lane 31 counter is Bib Gourmand and the canonical visitor bowl.
OrderHalf-tendon, half-brisket bowl with hand-cut noodles and a side of mustard greens.
TipOpen 11:00-15:30 and 16:30-21:00 daily. Cash and mobile pay; share the table at peak.
Lin Dong Fang's clear-broth bowl is many Taipei locals' default beef noodle, running 11:00-03:00 across every shift. Bib Gourmand listed since 2018.
OrderBeef-tendon clear-broth bowl with extra spoon-tender brisket; pickles on the table are free.
TipOpen Mon to Sat 11:00-03:00, closed Sundays. Cash only at the counter; queue runs fast.
Lao Shan Dong has been hand-pulling ribbon noodles since 1949 from the Wan Nian Building basement in Ximending. Bib Gourmand, ten-herb beef broth.
OrderHand-pulled ribbon-noodle beef bowl; add tendon and pickled greens.
TipOpen 10:30-21:30 daily. Cash only; the entrance is via the building's basement food court.
Du Hsiao Yueh transplants the 1895 Tainan dan zai bowl onto Yongkang Street. Tiny porcelain bowls of shrimp-and-pork noodle, garlic and coriander.
OrderDan zai noodle bowl with a side of shrimp roll and braised pork rice.
TipOpen 11:30-21:30 daily. Order at the counter; the bowl arrives in two minutes.
Shin Yeh opened 1977 and writes the menu for textbook Taiwanese home cooking. Bib Gourmand, sweet-potato congee on every table, round-table family portions.
OrderThree-cup chicken, sweet-potato congee and a plate of stewed pork rice.
TipOpen 11:00-21:30 daily. Reservations by phone; weekday lunch is easiest. Service charge added.
Ming Fu runs Bib Gourmand Taiwanese seafood from a wood-panel room behind Zhongshan MRT. Banquet-style sharing tables, a wine list with Burgundy depth.
OrderSteamed grouper of the day, bottarga fried rice, and a plate of cold drunken chicken.
TipOpen 11:30-14:00 and 17:30-22:00 daily. Reserve by phone for the back room.
Marshal Zen Garden restored a Japanese-era Beitou inn into a heritage Taiwanese dining room above the Tamsui river bend. Hot-spring bath plus a banquet menu.
OrderSet-menu Taiwanese banquet finishing with sesame-oil chicken and the hot-pot rice course.
TipOpen 12:00-14:00 and 18:00-21:00 daily. Reserve through the operator's site; pickups from Xinbeitou MRT.
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.
OrderHalf-tendon, half-brisket bowl with hand-cut noodles.
TipOpen 11:00-15:30 and 16:30-21:00 daily. Cash and mobile pay; share the table at peak.
Lin Dong Fang's clear-broth beef noodle counter on Bade Road runs 11:00-03:00 Mon to Sat to catch every shift. Bib Gourmand listed since 2018.
OrderBeef-tendon clear-broth bowl with extra brisket.
TipOpen Mon to Sat 11:00-03:00, 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.
OrderHand-pulled ribbon-noodle beef bowl with tendon.
TipOpen 10:30-21:30 daily. Cash only; basement food-court entry.
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.
OrderDan zai noodle bowl, shrimp roll, braised pork rice.
TipOpen 11:30-21:30 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.
OrderThree-cup chicken, sweet-potato congee, stewed pork rice.
TipOpen 11:00-21:30 daily. Phone reservations. Service charge added.
Yong He Soya Milk King in Da'an is Taipei's most famous of the 24-hour soy-milk breakfast counters. Salty soy milk, fried youtiao, egg pancake rolls.
OrderSalty soy milk with youtiao dunked in, plus a sesame shaobing.
TipOpen 24 hours daily. Cash and mobile pay; queues short before 07:00.
Ay-Chung's standing-counter mianxian in Ximending has been ladling oyster-and-pork thin-rice-noodle soup since 1975. Eaten kerbside, two bowls deep.
OrderLarge bowl with extra chilli sauce and black vinegar.
TipOpen Mon to Thu 10:00-22:30, Fri to Sun 10:00-23:00. Cash only.
Ming Fu runs Bib Gourmand Taiwanese seafood from a wood-panel room in Taipei. Banquet-style sharing tables and a wine list with Burgundy depth.
OrderSteamed grouper of the day, bottarga fried rice.
TipOpen 11:30-14:00 and 17:30-22:00. Reserve by phone.
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.
OrderHoney-glazed pork lard rice and the seasonal banquet tasting.
TipClosed 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.
OrderClear-broth beef-tendon bowl with hand-cut noodles.
TipOpen 08:00-19:30, closed Sundays. Cash only.
Mountain and Sea House in Taipei holds one Michelin star and revives 1930s Taiwanese banquet cuisine in a restored heritage mansion on Ren'ai Road.
OrderHoney-glazed pork lard rice, the suckling pig (pre-ordered).
TipClosed Mondays. Lunch and dinner sittings only; weekday lunches are easier.
Tairroir holds two Michelin stars for chef Kai Ho's French-Taiwanese tasting menu, fusing bistronomy technique with native bamboo and pomelo.
OrderThe chef's seven-course tasting with wine pairing.
TipClosed Mondays. Reservations open online via the restaurant's own platform; lunch is easier.
Fujin Tree pairs modern Taiwanese cooking with a deep Champagne list, holding one Michelin star in Songshan's Fujin Street neighbourhood near Nanjing E. Rd.
OrderThe seasonal Taiwanese tasting paired with grower Champagne.
TipClosed Mondays. Reservations open online via the restaurant's site.
Lin Dong Fang in Taipei runs the city's most reliable post-midnight beef noodle on Bade Road, open until 03:00 every night except Sundays. Bib Gourmand.
OrderClear-broth beef noodle
TipOpen 11:00-03:00 Mon to Sat, closed Sundays. Cash only Kitchen close differs from bar close.
Shilin Night Market runs stall service until midnight every night, Taipei's biggest late-night canteen with 500-plus stalls of stinky tofu and fried cutlets.
OrderNight-market eats and stinky tofu
TipMRT Jiantan Station; expect crowds until close on weekends Kitchen close differs from bar close.
Raohe Night Market in Songshan in Taipei runs until midnight every night, including the Bib Gourmand Fuzhou Shihzu pepper-bun stall at the market entrance.
OrderPepper buns and pork rib soup
TipMRT Songshan.
Ningxia Night Market runs until 01:00 daily, Taipei's latest-close major night market with five Bib Gourmand stalls including Liu Yu Zai and Yuan Huan Bian.
OrderOyster omelette and taro balls
TipMRT Shuanglian, Exit 1.
Tonghua-Linjiang Night Market runs until 01:00 with about 200 Da'an stalls, including Bib Gourmand stinky tofu (Tien Hsiang) and iced tangyuan (Yu Pin Yuan).
OrderStinky tofu and tangyuan
TipMRT Xinyi Anhe, Exit 1.
Lao Shan Dong in Ximending runs late through the Wan Nian basement food court in Taipei, hand-pulled ribbon-noodle beef bowls until 21:30 daily. Bib Gourmand.
OrderBeef noodle and dumplings
TipOpen 10:30-21:30 daily. Cash only.
Ay-Chung Flour-Rice Noodle on Emei St in Ximending is the 1975 standing-counter mianxian stall drawing second-bowl regulars from the pedestrian streets.
TipCash only. Pile on chilli and black vinegar from the condiment table.
Yu Pin Yuan Iced and Hot Tangyuan is a linjiang street stall pushing bib gourmand-listed iced sesame-syrup tangyuan, eaten standing on a back-alley counter.
TipCash only. The iced version is the summer order.
Shin Yeh Shuanglian is round-table taiwanese banquet cooking in zhongshan since 1977, the family-table standard locals book for new-year reunion meals.
TipPhone reservations. Service charge added.
Mountain and Sea House on Ren'ai Rd is the restored Japanese-era mansion in Taipei reviving 1930s Taiwanese banquet cuisine for a quiet local crowd.
TipClosed Mondays. Reserve through the operator's site.
Jin Feng on Roosevelt Road is Taipei's canonical lu rou fan counter near CKS Memorial Hall MRT, NT$40 for a small bowl, NT$90 for the deluxe.
OrderLu rou fan and tea egg
TipOpen 08:00-01:00 daily. Cash only. Add a tea egg and pickled greens.
Lan Jia near Gongguan MRT in Da'an is the canonical Taipei gua bao counter, five-spice pork belly in steamed lotus-leaf bun, NT$60 each, Bib Gourmand listed.
OrderGua bao
TipClosed Mondays. Cash only.
Fuzhou Shihzu at Raohe Night Market bakes pepper-pork buns on the inner walls of a charcoal clay oven, NT$70 each. Michelin Bib Gourmand listed every year.
OrderPepper bun
TipCash only. Queue 20 minutes from 17:30. Closed Mondays Cash is faster than card.
Yuan Huan Bian at Ningxia in Taipei has been frying oyster omelettes since 1965 for under NT$100, Tainan-coast oysters and sweet house sauce.
OrderO a jian oyster omelette
TipClosed Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Liu Yu Zai at Ningxia Night Market deep-fries taro balls stuffed with pork floss and salted egg yolk for NT$60 to NT$80. Bib Gourmand listed since 2018.
OrderTaro balls
TipCash only. Queue from 18:00.
Shijia Baobao at Linjiang Night Market runs the gua bao Taiwanese hamburger, NT$50 a bun, fatty pork belly with pickled mustard greens and peanut powder.
OrderGua bao
TipCash only. Order extra peanut powder.
Fang Chia at Ningxia Night Market runs the canonical ji rou fan in Taipei, NT$50 a bowl of shredded chicken on rice with house soy sauce. Bib Gourmand listed.
OrderShredded chicken rice
TipCash only. Add bamboo soup as a side.
Yong Kang Beef Noodle in Da'an has been NT$240 to NT$300 a bowl since 1963 for the canonical Taiwan tourist beef noodle near Yongkang Street. Bib Gourmand.
OrderBeef noodle soup
TipOpen 11:00-15:30 and 16:30-21:00. Cash and mobile pay Cash is faster than card.
Liu Shan Dong has been serving Shandong-style clear-broth beef noodle since 1949 from Kaifeng Street near Taipei Main, NT$200 to NT$280. Bib Gourmand listed.
OrderBeef noodle
TipOpen 08:00-19:30, closed Sundays. Cash only.
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