Lan Jia Gua Bao is a street-food stop in Zhongzheng, Taipei.
Lan Jia near Gongguan MRT is the canonical Taipei gua bao counter, lotus-leaf steamed bun with five-spice pork belly, mustard greens and peanut powder.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Cash only; queue runs 15 minutes at lunch.
Address: No. 3, Lane 8, Section 3, Roosevelt Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100
Fuhang Soy Milk in Taipei is the breakfast queue near Shandao Temple MRT, freshly ground soy milk with youtiao and sesame shaobing. Bib Gourmand listed.
Try: Soy milk with youtiao breakfast
Tip: Closed Mondays. Queue from 06:00 weekends; arrive by 09:00 weekdays.
Fuhang Soy Milk in Taipei is the breakfast queue near Shandao Temple MRT, freshly ground soy milk with youtiao and sesame shaobing. Bib Gourmand listed.
Try: Soy milk with youtiao breakfast
Tip: Closed Mondays. Queue from 06:00 weekends; arrive by 09:00 weekdays.
Yong He Soya Milk King in Da'an in Taipei is the 24-hour breakfast counter that most locals default to, salty soy milk and youtiao at every shift change.
Try: Hot soy milk and youtiao
Tip: Open 24 hours. Order at the counter; pick up in the dining hall.
Yi Chang at Shilin Night Market runs the yan su ji counter, salty crispy chicken pieces deep-fried with basil leaves and seasoned with chilli powder.
Try: Yan su ji salty crispy chicken
Tip: Open 16:00 to 24:00 daily. Cash only; small order is two-person sized.
Liu Ji at Ningxia Night Market in Taipei runs a Bib Gourmand-listed lu rou fan counter, glossy braised pork mince over rice with a pickled cucumber slice.
Try: Lu rou fan
Tip: Open 17:00 to 24:00 daily. Cash only; small portions for grazing the market.
Fuzhou Shihzu at Raohe Night Market bakes pepper-pork buns on the inner walls of a charcoal clay oven at the market entrance. Michelin Bib Gourmand listed.
Try: Hu jiao bing pepper bun
Tip: Queue 20 minutes from 17:30. Cash only at the window.
Liu Yu Zai at Ningxia Night Market deep-fries taro balls stuffed with pork floss and pickled duck egg yolk. Bib Gourmand listed every year since 2018.
Try: Deep-fried taro balls
Tip: Open 17:30 to 24:00 daily. Cash only; queue forms by 18:00.
