Taipei · Taiwan
The Taipei food cheat sheet
One page from Chef Amazing · November 2026
The dish to eat
Thick wheat noodles in a deep red-braised beef broth with chunks of tender shank, pickled mustard greens and scallion.
Best at Lin Dong Fang Beef Noodles, Bade Road, Zhongshan. Get: Half-tendon, half-beef noodles, spiced up with their chili butter
Five places, and what to order
- Addiction Aquatic Developmentmarket stall · ZhongshanGet: Takeaway sashimi or sushi packs, or seafood from the tanks cooked at the restaurant opposite
- Raohe Street Night Market (hu jiao bing stall)street food · SongshanGet: Hu jiao bing, peppery pork buns
- Ah Chung Mee Soastreet food · XimendingGet: Mee soa, thin noodles in rich pork-intestine broth with vinegar and garlic
- Hang Zhou Xiao Long Baofor xiaolongbao · ZhongzhengGet: Pork xiaolongbao with ginger
- Yuan Huan Bian Oyster Omelettefor oyster omelette · Ningxia Night MarketGet: O-a-jian oyster omelette
The market
Market district. Dried goods, tea, traditional pastries
The line worth it
Fu Hang Dou JiangZhongzheng
Get: Thick-crust shaobing with egg and a sweet soy milk
Expect: 30 to 60 min in the morning. Beat it: Go before 6:30am, or after 11am.
In season this November
Fresh persimmon
How it works here
Tip: No tipping; some restaurants add 10%.
Book: Night markets and noodle shops are walk-in; book only fine dining.
When locals eat: Breakfast shops are a must (go before 10am); night markets after 6pm.