Shijia Baobao is a street-food stop in Tonghua, Taipei.
Shijia Baobao at Linjiang Street Night Market runs the gua bao Taiwanese hamburger, fatty pork belly in steamed bao with mustard greens and peanut powder.
Tip: Order extra peanut powder; the queue is short before 19:00.
Address: Stall, Linjiang Street Night Market, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
Jin Feng on Roosevelt Road is the canonical lu rou fan counter near CKS Memorial Hall MRT. Fatty braised pork mince over rice; Bib Gourmand listed.
Try: Lu rou fan braised pork rice
Tip: Cash only. Add a soft-boiled tea egg and braised tofu side.
Fang Chia at Ningxia Night Market in Taipei runs the chicken-rice stall (ji rou fan), poached chicken pulled from the bone over rice with house soy sauce.
Try: Shredded chicken rice
Tip: Open 17:00 to 23:30. Order with a side of bamboo soup and pickled vegetables.
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.
Try: Gua bao
Tip: Closed Mondays. Cash only; queue runs 15 minutes at lunch.
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.
