songshanUntil 03:00
Din Wang Mazu in Taipei runs late-night lu rou fan, the canonical bowl of fatty braised pork mince. Bib Gourmand listed, open until 03:00 for shift workers.
Try: Lu rou fan and pork knuckle
Tip: Open 11:00 to 03:00 daily. Cash and mobile pay.
songshanUntil 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 to 03:00 Mon to Sat, closed Sundays. Cash only.
daanUntil 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.
zhongshanUntil 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 to 22:00 weekdays, 11:00 to 02:00 weekends.
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.
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, Exit 1 or 5.