Taiwanese$$wanhuaUntil 21:30Cash only
Lao Shan Dong in Ximending runs late through the Wan Nian basement food court in Taipei, hand-pulled ribbon-noodle beef bowls until 21:30 daily. Bib Gourmand.
Try: Beef noodle and dumplings
Tip: Open 10:30-21:30 daily. Cash only.
Taiwanese$$songshanMon to Sat 11:00-03:00, closed SunUntil 03:00Cash only
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.
Brunch$$daanDaily 24 hoursUntil Open 24 hours
Yong He Soya Milk King in Da'an is Taipei's 24-hour soy-milk breakfast counter, where shift workers and late finishers meet for hot soy milk and youtiao.
Try: Soy milk and youtiao
Tip: Open 24 hours daily. Cash and mobile pay.
Japanese sushi$$zhongshanDaily 07:00-22:00Until 02:00 Fri and Sat, 24:00 other nights
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.
Taiwanese$$shilinUntil 24:00Cash only
Shilin Night Market runs stall service until midnight every night, Taipei's biggest late-night canteen with 500-plus stalls of stinky tofu and fried cutlets.
Try: Night-market eats and stinky tofu
Tip: MRT Jiantan Station; expect crowds until close on weekends Kitchen close differs from bar close.
Taiwanese$$songshanUntil 24:00Cash only
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.