Mianto ★ 4.5
Mianto in Da'an is a Western-leaning vegan boutique restaurant by chef Michelle, plant-based pastas, salads and brunch plates plus a deep dessert program.
Tip: Open Tue to Sun 11:00 to 21:00, closed Mondays. Reservations by Facebook DM.
Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, halal and kosher options across Taipei. including where to go and what to order.
Vegan in Taipei
Ooh Cha Cha ★ 4.4
Ooh Cha Cha near Guting MRT is a 100 percent vegan cafe by two Californian expat founders, smoothie bowls, plant-based burgers and gluten-free baked goods.
Tip: Open 09:00 to 21:00 daily. Walk-in; takeaway dominates the rush.
Plants ★ 4.3
Plants in the Gongguan area of Zhongzheng is a 100 percent vegan and raw cafe in Taipei, smoothie bowls, raw cakes, gluten-free desserts, brunch and salads.
Tip: Open Tue to Sun 11:00 to 21:00, closed Mondays. Cash and card.
Loving Hut Heping ★ 4.0
Loving Hut Heping is the Da'an branch of the global vegan chain, Taiwanese rice and noodle dishes for under NT$200, cafeteria service, English menu.
Tip: Open daily 11:30 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 20:30. Cash and card accepted.
Vege Creek ★ 4.3
Vege Creek near Zhongxiao Dunhua MRT is a vegan noodle-bowl counter, customers pick vegetables off the wall in plastic baskets, served in house broth.
Tip: Open 11:30 to 21:30 daily. Cash and mobile pay; busy at lunch.
Twelve Baskets Veggie ★ 4.1
Twelve Baskets is a Da'an vegan restaurant in Taipei with Taiwanese plant-based dishes, mock-meat stir-fries and rice bowls in the Christian tradition.
Tip: Open 11:30 to 21:00 daily. Cash and mobile pay.
Aaama Vegan Hut ★ 4.0
Aaama Vegan Hut is a 100 percent vegan cafe in Da'an, focused on plant-based brunch, smoothies, salads and casual rice-noodle meals near Zhongxiao Fuxing MRT.
Tip: Open Tue to Sun 11:00 to 21:00, closed Mondays. Cash only.
MiaCucina ★ 4.2
MiaCucina in Songshan is a vegetarian Italian restaurant in Taipei with vegan options, salads, pastas and plant-based mains, multiple city branches.
Tip: Open daily 11:30 to 21:30. Multiple Taipei locations; English menu.
Vegetarian in Taipei
Yang Shin Vegetarian ★ 4.5
Yang Shin in Zhongshan in Taipei is the city's first vegetarian dim-sum tea house, opened 2013 with all-meat-free Cantonese dim sum, head chef Chan Sheng-lin.
Tip: Reserve through Klook for weekends. Three sittings daily.
Minder Vegetarian ★ 4.0
Minder Vegetarian is a Buddhist vegetarian chain with a Bade Road flagship near Zhongxiao Xinsheng MRT, all-you-can-eat buffet with hot and cold stations.
Tip: Open daily 11:30 to 14:00 and 17:30 to 21:00. Buffet price NT$650.
Fu Hsiang Vegetarian ★ 3.9
Fu Hsiang Vegetarian in Da'an is a long-running Buddhist-style vegetarian restaurant in Taipei, mock-meat stir-fries, bento boxes, set-meal lunches.
Tip: Open daily 11:00 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 20:30. Cash only.
True Veggie Paradise ★ 3.8
True Veggie Paradise in Songshan is a Taiwanese vegetarian buffet, Buddhist-leaning lacto-vegetarian, with steam tables of mock-meat and vegetable dishes.
Tip: Open 11:00 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 20:30 daily. Pay by weight.
Hoshina ★ 4.4
Hoshina in Zhongshan in Taipei is a fully vegetarian Japanese udon counter, hand-cut noodles in dashi, vegan menu marked, modern serene room.
Tip: Lunch sets sell out by 13:00; cold-curry udon is the summer favourite.
Gluten Free
Halal in Taipei
Halal Chinese Beef Noodles Da'an ★ 4.4
Halal Chinese Beef Noodles in Da'an is a halal-certified beef-noodle counter, communal round tables, Northern-style steamed dumplings. Bib Gourmand listed.
Tip: Open 11:00 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 20:30, closed Mondays. Cash only.
Cathay Tirana Halal ★ 4.0
Cathay Tirana Halal near the Taipei Grand Mosque serves Albanian-Turkish halal, doner kebabs, lamb biryani, pita. Chinese Muslim Association certified.
Tip: Open daily 11:00 to 22:00, closed Fridays 12:30 to 14:00 for prayer.
Kosher
Dietary in Taipei, FAQ
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TableJourney's Taipei dietary chapter covers vegan, vegetarian, halal venues, each editor-picked with what to order and how to ask.