13 mid-range rooms in Taipei, editor-picked. the comfortable everyday-good rooms in Taipei — no surprise on the bill, real cooking. All Taipei food.
Din Tai Fung Xinyi ★ 4.7
daan · No. 194, Section 2, Xinyi Road, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
Din Tai Fung's Xinyi Road original is the xiaolongbao counter that turned a 1958 cooking-oil shop into a global chain. Bib Gourmand; queues from 11:00 sharp.
Tip: Take the queue ticket on arrival and shop the Yongkang Street strip while you wait; cards and mobile pay accepted.
Din Tai Fung Xinyi ★ 4.7
daan · No. 194, Section 2, Xinyi Road, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
Din Tai Fung's Xinyi Road original counter in Taipei is the xiaolongbao queue that turned a 1958 oil shop into a global chain. Bib Gourmand listed.
Tip: Take the queue ticket on arrival and shop Yongkang Street while you wait.
Yang Shin Vegetarian ★ 4.5
zhongshan · 2F, No. 128, Songjiang Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
Yang Shin opened 2013 as Taipei's first vegetarian dim-sum tea house. An all-meat-free Cantonese menu beside Songjiang Nanjing MRT, three sittings daily.
Tip: Open 11:30 to 14:30, 14:30 to 16:30 and 17:30 to 21:30 daily. Reserve through Klook for weekends.
Yang Shin Vegetarian ★ 4.5
zhongshan · 2F, No. 128, Songjiang Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
Yang Shin opened 2013 as Taipei's first vegetarian dim-sum tea house. An all-meat-free Cantonese menu beside Songjiang Nanjing MRT, three sittings daily.
Tip: Open 11:30 to 14:30, 14:30 to 16:30 and 17:30 to 21:30. Reserve via Klook.
Kao Chi ★ 4.4
daan · No. 1, Yongkang Street, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
Kao Chi opened in 1949 and is Yongkang Street's second xiaolongbao counter in Taipei, often shorter than Din Tai Fung's queue. Bib Gourmand listed.
Tip: Open 09:30 to 14:30 and 16:30 to 21:00 daily. Walk-ins; phone reservations only for groups of six plus.
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.
Tip: Open 11:00 to 21:30 daily. Reservations by phone; weekday lunch is easiest. Service charge added.
Kao Chi ★ 4.4
daan · No. 1, Yongkang Street, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
Kao Chi opened in 1949 and runs Yongkang Street's second xiaolongbao counter in Taipei, shorter than Din Tai Fung's queue. Bib Gourmand listed.
Tip: Open 09:30 to 14:30 and 16:30 to 21:00 daily. Walk-ins; phone reservations for six plus.
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.
Tip: Open 11:00 to 21:30 daily. Phone reservations. Service charge added.
Hangzhou Xiao Long Tang Bao ★ 4.4
zhongzheng · No. 19, Hangzhou South Road, Section 2, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100
Hangzhou Xiao Long Tang Bao is the off-Yongkang xiaolongbao counter for Taipei locals near CKS Memorial Hall MRT. Bib Gourmand, crab-roe xiaolongbao.
Tip: Open 10:30 to 21:00 daily. Walk-in only; weekday queues shorter.
Rong Rong Yuan ★ 4.3
zhongzheng · No. 26, Section 1, Hangzhou South Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100
Rong Rong Yuan is the 1949-wave Sichuan-Hunan counter that fills its dining room every Taipei lunch. Bib Gourmand, mapo tofu the canonical Taipei version.
Tip: Open 11:30 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 21:00 daily. Walk-ins only; turnover is fast.
Rong Rong Yuan ★ 4.3
zhongzheng · No. 26, Section 1, Hangzhou South Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100
Rong Rong Yuan is Taipei's 1949-wave Sichuan-Hunan counter that fills its dining room every lunch. Bib Gourmand, mapo tofu the canonical version.
Tip: Open 11:30 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 21:00 daily. Walk-ins only.
Ming Jiang Jiang Zhe Jia Yuan ★ 4.2
zhongshan · No. 60, Section 2, Zhongshan North Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
Ming Jiang is a long-running Jiangsu-Zhejiang kitchen serving Shanghai-style home cooking, lion's-head meatballs and cold drunken chicken among the staples.
Tip: Open 11:30 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 21:00 daily. Phone reservations; service charge added.
Ming Jiang Jiang Zhe Jia Yuan ★ 4.2
zhongshan · No. 60, Section 2, Zhongshan North Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
Ming Jiang is a Jiangsu-Zhejiang kitchen in Taipei serving Shanghai-style home cooking, lion's-head meatballs and cold drunken chicken among the staples.
Tip: Open 11:30 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 21:00. Phone reservations.