Yuan Huan Bian Oyster Omelette is a street-food stop in Datong, Taipei.
Editorially verified June 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Cash only; storefront on Ningxia Road.
Address: No. 46, Ningxia Road, Datong District, Taipei City 103
Ay-Chung in Ximending has been ladling oyster-and-pork thin-rice-noodle soup since 1975 at a standing kerbside counter. Two bowls deep, eaten on the curb.
Try: Oyster and pork intestine mianxian
Tip: Take a large bowl with extra chilli sauce and black vinegar from the condiment table.
Hot Star at the Jihe Road entrance to Shilin Night Market is the dinner-plate-sized fried chicken cutlet stall. Crisp, juicy, seasoned with house spice blend.
Try: Da ji pai fried chicken cutlet
Tip: Open 16:30-24:00 daily. Cash only; cutlets are face-sized, easily shared.
Tien Hsiang at Tonghua-Linjiang Night Market serves Bib Gourmand-listed deep-fried stinky tofu with pickled cabbage. A locals' bowl on the south Da'an strip.
Try: Deep-fried stinky tofu
Tip: Open 18:00-01:00 daily. Cash only; eaten with chopsticks at the standing counter.
Yu Pin Yuan at Linjiang Night Market in Taipei runs Bib Gourmand-listed iced and hot tangyuan, glutinous rice balls in sesame syrup or sweet ginger soup.
Try: Glutinous rice ball tangyuan with sesame
Tip: Open 18:00-01:00 daily. Cash only; the iced version is the summer order.
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.
Try: Gua bao Taiwanese hamburger
Tip: Order extra peanut powder; the queue is short before 19:00 Cash typically expected.
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 Cash typically expected.
