Where to eat in Taipei after midnight, and the classic 2am move.
Where to eat in Taipei after midnight. kitchens that keep going, post-bar staples and the classic 2am move.
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.
Try: Clear-broth beef noodle
Tip: Open 11:00-03:00 Mon to Sat, closed Sundays. Cash only Kitchen close differs from bar close.
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.
Try: Soy milk and youtiao
Tip: Open 24 hours daily. Cash and mobile pay.
Addiction Aquatic Development in Zhongshan keeps its standing-sushi bar pouring sake and serving chirashi until 02:00 Fri and Sat, 24:00 other nights.
Try: Standing-bar sushi and chirashi
Tip: Sushi bar 11:00-22:00 weekdays, 11:00-02:00 weekends 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.
Try: Night-market eats and stinky tofu
Tip: MRT 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.
Try: Pepper buns and pork rib soup
Tip: MRT 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.
Try: Oyster omelette and taro balls
Tip: MRT 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).
Try: Stinky tofu and tangyuan
Tip: MRT Xinyi Anhe, Exit 1.
Indulge in Da'an keeps its cocktail bar open until 02:00 with Aki Wang's tea-infused Asia's 50 Best Bars builds. Late-night kitchen menu continues.
Try: Tea-infused cocktails and Taiwanese small plates
Tip: Closed Mondays. Counter walk-ins; tables by reservation Kitchen close differs from bar close.
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.
Try: Beef noodle and dumplings
Tip: Open 10:30-21:30 daily. Cash only.