Must-see restaurants in Taipei

  • Jolly Brewery & Restaurant

    Songshan

    Jolly, one of Taipei's few remaining brewpubs, does a roaring business nightly. High-quality Thai food (good selection of salads and curries) paired with…

  • Gongming Street

    Taipei

    This popular market street by the MRT has stacks of stalls and shops selling local snacks such as a-gei (fried tofu stuffed with noodles), grilled squid,…

  • Green Hornet Cafe

    Taipei

    This Canadian-run pub and restaurant (the Moosehead beer on the menu is a dead giveaway) is popular with expats and serves decent Tex Mex, pastas and kids…

  • Kunming Islamic Restaurant

    Songshan

    This halal restaurant serves some of the best, if not the best, Indian with Burmese undertones in town. Try their tandoori chicken. This is a Muslim…

  • Zhen Siwei

    Ximending & Wanhua

    Lane 25, Kangding Rd is packed with Sichuan restaurants, and this one, at the head of the lane, has the craziest queues at peak mealtimes. This place with…

  • Vegetarian Kitchen

    Shilin

    This friendly family-run vegetarian restaurant serves fresh and pretty tasty trays of meatless goodness – either rice, noodles or cheesy pasta with…

  • Plum Blossom Room

    Songshan

    Taipei restaurants rarely do dim sum well, with the exception of this classy 2nd-floor place in the Brother Hotel. It's loud and jovial, in the usual dim…

  • Bellavita Gourmet Food Hall

    Xinyi

    In the basement of Taipei's most opulent European-styled mall, this gourmet food hall offers an oyster bar and patisserie, in addition to Japanese,…

  • Zhi Xiang

    Xinyi

    This all-night sesame-cold-noodle place is no frills but filling for pocket-money prices. Also serves stewed meats, miso soup and rice and meat dishes. No…

  • Ay-Chung Flour Rice Noodle

    Ximending & Wanhua

    You can spot this place by the huge lines of people outside. The slurpalicious, salty noodles are very appealing on a cool Taipei evening.

  • Laopai Wenhua A-gei

    Taipei

    Tamsui's best a-gei (阿給, ã gěi) is in this old shop just before the beginning of Zhenli St.

  • Wuxing Street

    Xinyi

    In the shadow of Taipei 101 is this eating strip that arose to satisfy the tastes of families at nearby military Village 44. It's looking a bit worse for…

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