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 ★ 4.7
zhongzheng · No. 94, Section 2, Ren'ai Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100
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.
Yong Kang Beef Noodle ★ 4.6
daan · No. 17, Lane 31, Section 2, Jinshan South Road, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
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.
Lin Dong Fang Beef Noodle ★ 4.5
songshan · No. 322, Section 2, Bade Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
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.
Lao Shan Dong Homemade Noodles ★ 4.5
wanhua · B1, Wan Nian Building, No. 70 Xining South Road, Wanhua District, Taipei City 108
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.
Du Hsiao Yueh ★ 4.4
daan · No. 9-1, Yongkang Street, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
Du Hsiao Yueh transplants the 1895 Tainan dan zai bowl onto Yongkang Street. Tiny porcelain bowls of shrimp-and-pork noodle, garlic and coriander.
Shin Yeh Shuanglian ★ 4.4
zhongshan · No. 34-1, Section 2, Shuangcheng Street, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
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.
Ming Fu ★ 4.5
zhongshan · No. 137, Section 1, Zhongshan North Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
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.
Marshal Zen Garden ★ 4.4
beitou · No. 34, Youya Road, Beitou District, Taipei City 112
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.
Yong Kang Beef Noodle ★ 4.7
daan · No. 17, Lane 31, Section 2, Jinshan South Road, 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.
Lin Dong Fang Beef Noodle ★ 4.7
songshan · No. 322, Section 2, Bade Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
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.
Lao Shan Dong Homemade Noodles ★ 4.6
wanhua · B1, Wan Nian Building, No. 70 Xining South Road, Wanhua District, Taipei City 108
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.
Du Hsiao Yueh ★ 4.4
daan · No. 9-1, Yongkang Street, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
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.
Shin Yeh Shuanglian ★ 4.4
zhongshan · No. 34-1, Section 2, Shuangcheng Street, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
Shin Yeh in Taipei opened 1977 and writes the menu for textbook Taiwanese home cooking. Bib Gourmand, round-table portions, congee on every table.
Yong He Soya Milk King ★ 4.1
daan · No. 102, Section 2, Fuxing South Road, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
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.
Ay-Chung Flour-Rice Noodle ★ 4.3
wanhua · No. 8-1, Emei Street, Wanhua District, Taipei City 108
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.
Ming Fu ★ 4.5
zhongshan · No. 137, Section 1, Zhongshan North Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
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.
Mountain and Sea House ★ 4.8
zhongzheng · No. 94, Section 2, Ren'ai Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100
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.
Liu Shan Dong Beef Noodles ★ 4.2
zhongzheng · No. 14, Kaifeng Street, Section 1, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100
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.
Mountain and Sea House ★ 4.7
No. 94, Section 2, Ren'ai Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100
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.
Tairroir ★ 4.8
6F, No. 299, Section 4, Le Qun 3rd Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
Tairroir holds two Michelin stars for chef Kai Ho's French-Taiwanese tasting menu, fusing bistronomy technique with native bamboo and pomelo.
Fujin Tree Taiwanese Cuisine and Champagne ★ 4.5
No. 167, Section 4, Nanjing East Road, Songshan District, Taipei City 105
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.
Lin Dong Fang Beef Noodle ★ 4.7
songshan · No. 322, Section 2, Bade Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
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.
Shilin Night Market Late Close ★ 4.2
shilin · No. 101, Jihe Road, Shilin District, Taipei City 111
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.
Raohe Night Market Late ★ 4.5
songshan · Raohe Street, Songshan District, Taipei City 105
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.
Ningxia Night Market Late ★ 4.4
datong · Ningxia Road, Datong District, Taipei City 103
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.
Tonghua Linjiang Night Market Late ★ 4.0
tonghua · Linjiang Street, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
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).
Lao Shan Dong Late ★ 4.4
wanhua · B1, Wan Nian Building, No. 70 Xining South Road, Wanhua District, Taipei City 108
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.
Ay-Chung Flour-Rice Noodle ★ 4.5
wanhua · No. 8-1, Emei Street, Wanhua District, Taipei City 108
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.
Yu Pin Yuan Iced and Hot Tangyuan ★ 4.1
tonghua · Stall, Linjiang Street Night Market, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
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.
Shin Yeh Shuanglian ★ 4.3
zhongshan · No. 34-1, Section 2, Shuangcheng Street, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
Shin Yeh Shuanglian is round-table taiwanese banquet cooking in zhongshan since 1977, the family-table standard locals book for new-year reunion meals.
Mountain and Sea House ★ 4.8
zhongzheng · No. 94, Section 2, Ren'ai Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100
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.
Jin Feng Lu Rou Fan ★ 4.6
zhongzheng · No. 10, Section 1, Roosevelt Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100
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.
Lan Jia Gua Bao ★ 4.4
zhongzheng · No. 3, Lane 8, Section 3, Roosevelt Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100
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.
Fuzhou Shihzu Baked Pepper Bun ★ 4.7
songshan · No. 249, Raohe Street, Songshan District, Taipei City 105
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.
Yuan Huan Bian Oyster Omelette ★ 4.4
datong · No. 46, Ningxia Road, Datong District, Taipei City 103
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.
Liu Yu Zai ★ 4.7
datong · Stall, Ningxia Road Night Market, Datong District, Taipei City 103
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.
Shijia Baobao ★ 4.0
tonghua · Stall, Linjiang Street Night Market, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
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.
Fang Chia Chicken Rice ★ 4.1
datong · Stall, Ningxia Road Night Market, Datong District, Taipei City 103
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.
Yong Kang Beef Noodle ★ 4.6
daan · No. 17, Lane 31, Section 2, Jinshan South Road, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
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.
Liu Shan Dong Beef Noodles ★ 4.2
zhongzheng · No. 14, Kaifeng Street, Section 1, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100
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.