Must-see restaurants in Northern Taiwan

  • Daxi Fishing Harbour

    Northern Taiwan

    By buying at source in this two-storey food court beside Daxi's fishing fleet, you can gorge on everything from grilled oysters (生蠔; shēngháo) to sea…

  • Duanchunzhen Beef Noodles

    Northern Taiwan

    Though some distance from downtown, the Chungking-style beef noodles (重慶牛肉麵; Chóngqìng niúròu miàn) here are a worthwhile pilgrimage for committed foodies…

  • Keelung Miaokou night market

    Miaokou Night Market

    Northern Taiwan

    One of the most famous night markets in Taiwan, Miaokou's moreish mouthfuls are the main reason to find yourself in the rainy port city of Keelung, unless…

  • Kakahong

    Northern Taiwan

    This cool cafe is the centrepiece of 'Happy Together', a creative community of surfers who operate businesses here to support their wave-chasing lifestyle…

  • Temple Duck Rice

    Northern Taiwan

    This clean and efficient little shop close to City God Temple serves tantalising Taiwan-style roasted duck shredded on a bed of rice (鴨肉飯; yāròu fàn)…

  • Good Eats Cafe

    Northern Taiwan

    English-speaking owner Pinyu presides over this cute cafe-restaurant with furniture hewn together by a local artist and funky hanging bottle lighting…

  • Pu Yan Chili Hunter

    Northern Taiwan

    Taro, peanut, green mango and many more ice-cream flavours have been blended with the region's chillis at this modern store just up from Nanao train…

  • Go Go Box

    Northern Taiwan

    Graze on burgers, burritos and barista coffee from this food truck 3km east up the road from Cihu. The truck is parked in a kitsch roadside space evoking…

  • Taiya Popo

    Northern Taiwan

    This long-running restaurant on the tourist street, just past the Atayal Museum, serves some excellent if obscure indigenous dishes, such as bird's nest…

  • Abo Onion Pancake

    Northern Taiwan

    The onion-and-fried-egg pancakes (蔥油餅; cōngyóubǐng) sold from this truck on the right as you exit Toucheng train station are a local institution – crisp,…

  • Hoe Hoe Kyaw Restaurant

    Northern Taiwan

    One of many fantastic Burmese restaurants near Huaxin St in the western suburb of Zhonghe. This is the first shop on a left-hand alley about 400m down…

  • Fulong Biandang

    Northern Taiwan

    Several shops all sell the same bento boxes outside Fulong train station. Choose from the standard Fulong bento (福隆便當; Fúlóng biàndāng) with pork, egg,…

  • Jingtong Chongde Vegetarian

    Jingtong

    Trains rumble right past the open door of this eatery run by a sweet old couple, a short stroll up the tracks from the station. Choose from vegetarian…