Taipei: Street Food & Hidden Eats Night Market Food Tour
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40 mid-range places in Taipei, editor-picked. the comfortable everyday-good restaurants in Taipei, with real cooking and no surprise on the bill. All Taipei food.
Din Tai Fung Xinyi ★ 4.8
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.
Simple Kaffa Flagship ★ 4.8
zhongzheng · No. 27, Section 2, Zhongxiao East Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100
Simple Kaffa is the home cafe and roastery of Berg Wu, 2016 World Barista Champion. Beans from competition lots, Geisha and Alishan among the standards.
Tip: Bean retail on site. Sola at 88F Taipei 101 is the second-cafe spot.
Indulge Experimental Bistro Late ★ 4.8
daan · No. 11, Lane 219, Section 1, Fuxing South Road, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
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.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Counter walk-ins; tables by reservation Kitchen close differs from bar close.
Mountain and Sea House ★ 4.8
zhongzheng · No. 94, Section 2, Ren'ai Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100
Mountain and Sea House on Ren'ai Rd is the restored Japanese-era mansion in Taipei reviving 1930s Taiwanese banquet cuisine for a quiet local crowd.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Reserve through the operator's site.
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.
Lin Dong Fang Beef Noodle ★ 4.7
songshan · No. 322, Section 2, Bade Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
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.
Tip: Open 11:00-03:00 Mon to Sat, closed Sundays. Cash only Kitchen close differs from bar close.
Wisteria Tea House ★ 4.7
daan · No. 1, Lane 16, Section 3, Xinsheng South Road, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
Wisteria Tea House is a 1920s japanese timber house turned into taiwan's pro-democracy gathering place and now serves aged oolong from the cellar.
Tip: Open 10:00-22:00, closed Mondays. Reservation by phone; two-hour minimum.
Simple Kaffa Flagship Brunch ★ 4.7
zhongzheng · No. 27, Section 2, Zhongxiao East Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100
Simple Kaffa Flagship in Zhongzheng in Taipei opens at 10:00 with light pastry brunch, ranked world's best coffee shop by Big 7 Travel in 2019.
Tip: Open daily 10:00-17:00. Queue from 10:00 on weekends Weekends fill by noon.
Yang Shin Vegetarian ★ 4.6
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 11:30-14:30, 14:30-16:30 and 17:30-21:30. Reserve via Klook.
Fika Fika Cafe ★ 4.6
zhongshan · No. 33, Yitong Street, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
Fika Fika is the Yitong Street third-wave roaster, founded 2013 by Nordic Roaster Champion James Chen, the first non-Nordic winner of the title.
Tip: Open 10:00-21:30 daily. Retail beans available; the dark roast travels well.
Addiction Aquatic Development ★ 4.6
zhongshan · No. 18, Alley 2, Lane 410, Minzu East Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
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.
Tip: Sushi bar 11:00-22:00 weekdays, 11:00-02:00 weekends Kitchen close differs from bar close.
Liu Shan Dong Beef Noodles ★ 4.6
zhongzheng · No. 14, Kaifeng Street, Section 1, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100
Liu Shan Dong Beef Noodles: 1949 Shandong-lineage beef noodle counter on Kaifeng Street near Taipei Main, tiny street-level room locals defend.
Tip: Open 08:00-19:30, closed Sundays. Cash only.
Fuhang Soy Milk ★ 4.6
zhongzheng · 2F, No. 108, Section 1, Zhongxiao East Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100
Fuhang Soy Milk is the queue Taiwanese breakfast counter near Shandao Temple in Taipei. Fresh-ground soy milk, youtiao, sesame shaobing. Bib Gourmand listed.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Cash only; queue from 06:00 weekends Weekends fill by noon.
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 11:30-14:30, 14:30-16:30 and 17:30-21:30 daily. Reserve through Klook for weekends.
Kao Chi ★ 4.5
daan · No. 1, Yongkang Street, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
Kao Chi opened in 1949 and relocated to Xinsheng South Road in Taipei, two-minute walk from Dongmen MRT, Shanghainese xiaolongbao and sheng jian bao.
Tip: Two minutes from Dongmen MRT exit 7. Open daily 09:30-22:30; queues quieter than Din Tai Fung.
Rufous Coffee ★ 4.5
daan · No. 333, Section 2, Fuxing South Road, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
Rufous Coffee runs the city's most respected siphon-coffee counter and roastery, a dark wood-panelled Da'an room with house-roasted beans for retail.
Tip: Open daily 13:30-23:00. Cash only; no laptops on weekends Beans available to take home.
Raohe Night Market Late ★ 4.5
songshan · Raohe Street, Songshan District, Taipei City 105
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.
Tip: MRT Songshan.
Ay-Chung Flour-Rice Noodle ★ 4.5
wanhua · No. 8-1, Emei Street, Wanhua District, Taipei City 108
Ay-Chung Flour-Rice Noodle on Emei St in Ximending is the 1975 standing-counter mianxian stall drawing second-bowl regulars from the pedestrian streets.
Tip: Cash only. Pile on chilli and black vinegar from the condiment table.
Addiction Aquatic Development ★ 4.5
zhongshan · No. 18, Alley 2, Lane 410, Minzu East Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
Addiction Aquatic Development in Zhongshan opens at 06:00 for retail with a chirashi-don deli that doubles as Taipei's most respected sashimi brunch counter.
Tip: Sushi bar 11:00 onwards; retail counter from 06:00.
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 09:30-14:30 and 16:30-21:00 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 11:00-21:30 daily. Reservations by phone; weekday lunch is easiest. Service charge added.
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 11:00-21:30 daily. Phone reservations. Service charge added.
Mountain Kids Coffee Roasters ★ 4.4
zhongzheng · No. 126, Section 1, Zhongxiao West Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100
Mountain Kids roasts in-house beside Beimen gate in Taipei's Zhongzheng, pouring hand drip and espresso from its own single-origin lots in a corner room.
Tip: The counter seats a handful and fills with laptops mid-morning; the North Gate view is the reason to take a window stool.
Ningxia Night Market Late ★ 4.4
datong · Ningxia Road, Datong District, Taipei City 103
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.
Tip: MRT Shuanglian, Exit 1.
Lao Shan Dong Late ★ 4.4
wanhua · B1, Wan Nian Building, No. 70 Xining South Road, Wanhua District, Taipei City 108
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.
Tip: Open 10:30-21:30 daily. Cash only.
Halal Chinese Beef Noodles Da'an ★ 4.4
daan · No. 1, Alley 7, Lane 137, Yanji Street, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
Halal Chinese Beef Noodles Da'an is a 60-year halal beef-noodle counter tucked in an alley off yanji street, northern-style dumplings and lazy-susan dining.
Tip: Open 11:00-14:00 and 17:00-20:30, closed Mondays. Cash only.
Ooh Cha Cha ★ 4.4
zhongzheng · No. 207, Section 2, Nanchang Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100
Ooh Cha Cha near Guting MRT in Taipei is the 100 percent vegan all-day brunch cafe, smoothie bowls, plant-based burgers and gluten-free baked goods.
Tip: Open 09:00-21:00 daily. Walk-in only; no reservations Weekends fill by noon.
Fika Fika Cafe Brunch ★ 4.4
zhongshan · No. 33, Yitong Street, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
Fika Fika Cafe in Zhongshan in Taipei runs the Nordic-third-wave brunch model in Taiwan, cinnamon buns and flat whites, third-wave roastery on site.
Tip: Open 10:00-21:30 daily. Weekday mornings are quietest Weekends fill by noon.
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 11:30-14:00 and 17:00-21:00 daily. Walk-ins only; turnover is fast.
Hangzhou Xiao Long Tang Bao ★ 4.3
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 10:30-21:00 daily. Walk-in only; weekday queues shorter.
Instil Coffee ★ 4.3
songshan · No. 14, Lane 553, Section 4, Zhongxiao East Road, Songshan District, Taipei City 105
Instil Coffee in Songshan is a specialty roaster-cafe in Taipei with rotating single-origins, slow filter brews, and a clean modern roastery bar setup.
Tip: Closed Tuesdays. Mobile pay accepted; small bench seating Beans available to take home.
CAMA Coffee Roasters ★ 4.3
xinyi · No. 133, Guangfu South Road, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
CAMA in Da'an in Taipei is the flagship roastery, brutalist concrete design by the %ARABICA studio, in-house roasting and a full filter and espresso bar.
Tip: Open daily 09:00-21:00. Cuppings on Saturdays; reserve ahead.
Zhang Men Brewing Yongkang ★ 4.3
daan · No. 10, Lane 4, Yongkang Street, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
Zhang Men Brewing's Yongkang Street taproom pours 24 taps of Taiwanese craft beer including IPAs, sours and seasonal lagers, with food-grade snack plates.
Tip: Open daily 15:00-24:00. Walk-in; small front bar and a back beer garden.
Taihu Brewing ★ 4.3
zhongshan · No. 14, Lane 25, Section 1, Zhongshan North Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
Taihu Brewing's Zhongshan taproom pours 16 of its own taps, the city's first dedicated craft-beer brand, founded 2014, with native-ingredient recipes.
Tip: Open daily 16:00-24:00. Walk-in; kitchen runs Taiwanese bar plates.
Shin Yeh Shuanglian ★ 4.3
zhongshan · No. 34-1, Section 2, Shuangcheng Street, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
Shin Yeh Shuanglian is round-table taiwanese banquet cooking in zhongshan since 1977, the family-table standard locals book for new-year reunion meals.
Tip: Phone reservations. Service charge added.
Yong He Soya Milk King ★ 4.3
daan · No. 102, Section 2, Fuxing South Road, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
Yong He Soya Milk King in Da'an in Taipei is the 24-hour soy-milk breakfast counter most travelers default to, hot soy milk and youtiao around the clock.
Tip: Open 24 hours daily. Cash and mobile pay.
Rong Rong Yuan ★ 4.2
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 11:30-14:00 and 17:00-21:00 daily. Walk-ins only Walk-ins usually OK.
Zhang Men Brewing Songgao ★ 4.2
xinyi · 4F, Breeze Songgao, No. 16, Songgao Road, Xinyi District, Taipei City 110
Zhang Men Brewing's Songgao taproom in Xinyi sits inside Breeze Mall with 24 rotating Taiwanese craft taps and a full kitchen of Taiwanese-leaning bar food.
Tip: Mall hours apply. Reservations by phone for groups of six plus.
Jim and Dad's Brewing Company ★ 4.2
datong · No. 4, Section 2, Yanping North Road, Datong District, Taipei City 103
Jim and Dad's near Dihua Street is the Taipei outpost of the Yilan-based American-style brewery, pouring house IPAs and seasonal stouts on a Datong patio.
Tip: Closed Tuesdays. Walk-in counter; food trucks rotate on the patio.
23 Brewing ★ 4.2
daan · No. 332, Section 2, Fuxing South Road, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
23 Brewing in Da'an is the local-leaning Taipei brewery, native-ingredient brews using Taiwan winter melon sugar, pomelo and oolong tea, weekly rotating taps.
Tip: Closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Walk-in; tap list rotates weekly.
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