Taipei: Street Food & Hidden Eats Night Market Food Tour
Taste 10+ iconic dishes on our guided food tour through Shida Night Market, Taipei University, and Yongkang Street. From pork buns to bubble tea, discover Taiwan’s fla...
13 editor picks in Taipei.
13 restaurants in Taipei, editor-picked for restaurants open monday. Open on monday, the day most kitchens go dark. All restaurants in Taipei.
daan · No. 194, Section 2, Xinyi Road, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
Hours: Mon to Fri 10:00-21:00, Sat and Sun 09:00-21:00
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.
zhongzheng · No. 94, Section 2, Ren'ai Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100
Hours: Daily 11:30-14:30, 17:30-22:00
Mountain and Sea House revives 1930s Taiwanese banquet cooking inside a restored Ren'ai Road heritage mansion. One Michelin star plus a deep wine list.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Lunch and dinner sittings only; weekday lunches are the easier seat.
songshan · No. 11, Lane 165, Dunhua North Road, Songshan District, Taipei City 105
Hours: Daily 12:00-14:30, 18:00-22:00
T+T holds one Michelin star for a contemporary tasting menu rotating every three to four months. The name reads tapas-tasting; the cooking reads pan-Asian.
Tip: Closed Sundays. Reservations open six weeks ahead by phone; weekday dinner is the easier seat.
daan · No. 17, Lane 31, Section 2, Jinshan South Road, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
Hours: Daily 11:00-15:30, 16:30-21:00
Yong Kang Beef Noodle has been pulling beef and braising shank since 1963. The two-floor Lane 31 counter is Bib Gourmand and the canonical visitor bowl.
Tip: Open 11:00-15:30 and 16:30-21:00 daily. Cash and mobile pay; share the table at peak.
songshan · 3F, Mandarin Oriental Taipei, No. 158, Dunhua North Road, Songshan District, Taipei City 105
Hours: Mon to Fri 12:00-14:30, Sat and Sun 11:30-14:30, Daily 18:00-22:00
Ya Ge sits inside the Mandarin Oriental Taipei and was a long-term Michelin star holder. Hangzhou-leaning modern Chinese, two-course Peking duck the marquee.
Tip: Reserve through the Mandarin Oriental website; service charge 10 percent on the bill.
songshan · No. 322, Section 2, Bade Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
Hours: Mon to Sat 11:00-03:00, closed Sun
Lin Dong Fang's clear-broth bowl is many Taipei locals' default beef noodle, running 11:00-03:00 across every shift. Bib Gourmand listed since 2018.
Tip: Open Mon to Sat 11:00-03:00, closed Sundays. Cash only at the counter; queue runs fast.
zhongshan · 2F, No. 128, Songjiang Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
Hours: Daily 11:30-14:30, 17:30-21:30
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.
wanhua · B1, Wan Nian Building, No. 70 Xining South Road, Wanhua District, Taipei City 108
Hours: Daily 10:30-21:30
Lao Shan Dong has been hand-pulling ribbon noodles since 1949 from the Wan Nian Building basement in Ximending. Bib Gourmand, ten-herb beef broth.
Tip: Open 10:30-21:30 daily. Cash only; the entrance is via the building's basement food court.
zhongshan · No. 137, Section 1, Zhongshan North Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
Hours: Daily 12:00-14:30, 18:00-21:30
Ming Fu runs Bib Gourmand Taiwanese seafood from a wood-panel room behind Zhongshan MRT. Banquet-style sharing tables, a wine list with Burgundy depth.
Tip: Open 11:30-14:00 and 17:30-22:00 daily. Reserve by phone for the back room.
zhongshan · No. 18, Alley 2, Lane 410, Minzu East Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
Hours: Daily 07:00-22:00
Addiction Aquatic Development is a fish-market food complex in Zhongshan with a standing sushi bar, oyster bar, hot-pot room, and an excellent chirashi deli.
Tip: Open 06:00-24:00 daily for retail; sushi bar 11:00-22:00. Closes 02:00 Fridays and Saturdays.
zhongshan · No. 34-1, Section 2, Shuangcheng Street, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
Hours: Daily 11:00-21:30
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.
daan · No. 12, Lane 173, Section 1, Dunhua South Road, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
Hours: Mon and Wed and Thu 18:00-02:00, Fri and Sat 17:30-03:00, Sun 17:30-24:00, closed Tue
Longtail pairs a serious cocktail bar with an Asian-fusion bistro menu in a long Da'an room. Bartender-chef collaboration, small plates for shared dining.
Tip: Open 18:00-02:00 Mon to Sat, closed Sundays. Reservations via the website; counter seats are walk-in only.
beitou · No. 34, Youya Road, Beitou District, Taipei City 112
Hours: Daily 10:00-21:00
Marshal Zen Garden restored a Japanese-era Beitou inn into a heritage Taiwanese dining room above the Tamsui river bend. Hot-spring bath plus a banquet menu.
Tip: Open 12:00-14:00 and 18:00-21:00 daily. Reserve through the operator's site; pickups from Xinbeitou MRT.
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