Taipei: what to eat and where

The city's signature dishes and the best places for each.

12 places in Taipei · by Chef Amazing · updated October 20, 2026
Photo: Kritzolina, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

1. 1

   Yi Jia Zi

   Wanhua

   Order: Braised pork rice

   79 Kangding Road, Wanhua District, Taipei 108 · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
2. 2

   MoonMoonFood

   Zhongzheng

   Order: Braised pork rice with herbal chicken stew

   6-2 Qingdao East Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
3. 3

   Wang's Broth

   Huaxi Street Night Market

   Order: Braised pork and mushroom rice

   Stall 153, 17-4 Huaxi Street, Wanhua District, Taipei · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
4. 4

   Dian Shui Lou

   Central Taipei

   Order: 9-fold crab roe xiaolongbao

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5. 5

   Lin Dong Fang

   Zhongshan

   Order: Beef noodles with tendon, dried tofu side

   Critics: 69% liked it, from 5 reviews (2015 to 2019). Gone quiet: nothing new written in three years. Read Michelin Guide 2019, Michelin Guide 2018, ETtoday 2019, CNN Travel 2015.

   The crowd: 4.2 of 5 on Tripadvisor (581 ratings).

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6. 6

   Lan Jia Gua Bao

   Gongguan

   Get: Gua bao with a mix of lean and fatty pork

   Order: Half-fat half-lean gua bao, corn soup

   Also on these lists: Breakfast and sandwiches in Taipei, Long lines in Taipei.

   No. 3, Alley 8, Lane 316, Section 3, Roosevelt Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
7. 7

   Mingyue Tang Bao

   Zhongshan

   Order: Pork xiaolongbao

   No. 320, Linsen North Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
8. 8

   Fu Hong Beef Noodles

   Ximending

   Order: Beef noodles, wide or thin

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9. 9

   Hang Zhou Xiao Long Bao

   Shanghainese dumplings · Zhongzheng

   Order: Pork xiaolongbao with ginger

   No. 19, Hangzhou South Road, Section 2, Zhongzheng District, Taipei · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
10. 10

    Halal Chinese Beef Noodles

    Zhongxiao Xinsheng / Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall

    Order: Red-braised or stewed beef noodles

    1, Alley 7, Lane 137, Yanji Street, Da'an District, Taipei, 106, Taiwan · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
11. 11

    Lao Shan Dong Beef Noodles

    Ximending

    Order: Red-braised beef noodles

    B1 Room 15, No. 70, Xining South Road, Wanhua District, Taipei City, 108, Taiwan (Wan Nian Building basement) · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
12. 12

    Liu Shan Dong Beef Noodles

    Taipei Main Station

    Order: Stewed or red-braised beef noodles

    No. 2, Lane 14, Section 1, Kaifeng Street, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, 100 · Map · Add to Chef Amazing