Ah Hui Milkfish 📍 Kaoshiung 阿惠虱目魚米粉 • 高雄大立市场 ☏ +886 7241 0578

阿惠虱目魚米粉 📍#279號, Rende St, Qianjin District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan 801 🚅 5 minute walk from Central Park station ☏ +886 7241 0578 ⏰ 5am - 11am (Monday off)

One of the objectives I set for myself for my recent trip to Kaohsuing was to come back with a good appreciation of milkfish in Taiwanese food culture.

Ruh Cafe No.2 📍 Coffee in Kaohsiung 路人咖啡2號店 ☎+886 7241 6321

 Ruh Cafe No.2 路人咖啡2號店 📍 801, Taiwan, Kaohsiung City, Qianjin District, 大同二路46號 🚅 5 minute walk from Cianjin 前金 station ☎ +886 7241 6321 ⏰ 8am - 6pm (Sun off)

Modern cafes are everywhere in Taiwan. Taiwanese love chilling in cafes with friends, their devices (phones, etc), and even books.

Taipei PÀNG TACO Menu & Review • Pàng Taqueria • Authentic Handmade Corn Tortilla with Taiwan Fillings 胖 塔可利亞

Pàng Taqueria Pang Taco 胖塔可 | 106, Taiwan, Taipei City, Da’an District, Wenchang St, 181號一樓    🚅 10 minute walk from Xinyi Anhe station ⏰ 12 noon to 9pm (Monday off)

Our hotel was near Linjiang Night Market, so we walked there twice 🤭 We passed Pang Taco and so gave it a try.

It's a very interesting and delicious fusion of a Mexican staple with Taiwanese flavours like braised pork intestine. 

Worth a try though it is actually slightly premium priced.

Daqiaotou Tube Rice in Datong Taipei 大橋頭老牌筒仔米糕(大同) ☎ +88 62 2594 4685

大橋頭米糕 Daqiaotou Tube Rice | No. 41號, Section 3, Yanping N Rd, Datong District, Taipei City, Taiwan 103 🚅 10 minute walk from Daqiaotou 大橋頭 station ☎ +88 62 2594 4685 ⏰ 7am - 4pm (Tues off)

Roaming around the Datong area of Taipei, we stumbled upon 大橋頭老牌筒仔米糕 serving steamed "tube rice" with braised pork and soup with fishball, pork blood, oysters, etc. When traveling, I like to experience local staples and so decided to give this little shop a try.

Taipei Grandma's Eel • Fuzhou Fried Eel in Herbal Soup • Minquan West MRT Station 娥嬷炖鰻 • 大同區 • 原昌吉紅燒鰻 ☏ +886 2 2592 7085

Grandma's Eel 娥嬷炖鰻 • 原昌吉紅燒鰻 | No. 51號, Changji St, Datong District, Taipei City, Taiwan 103 🚅 5 minute walk from Minquan West station ☏ +88 62 2592 7085 ⏰ 9:30 am - 11:30 pm

One of my bucket list items for my recent Taipei trip was to try a Chinese style eel dish. I mean I have tasted Japanese style eel or unagi many times before and was curious to experience something different.

Hao Kung Tao Chin Chi Yuan Golden Chicken Shanghai Dim Sum in Da'an Taipei 好公道金雞園點心 ☏ +88 62 2341 6980

Hao Kung Tao Chin Chi Yuan (Da'an) 好公道金雞園 | No. 28-1, Yongkang St, Da’an District, Taipei City, Taiwan 106 🚅 10 minute walk from Dongmen station ☏ +88 62 2341 6980 ⏰ 9 am - 2 pm | 5pm - 8:30 pm (Weds off)

This is a place I would go back to when I am in Taipei again. The menu is wide ranging with all the quintessential Taiwanese dishes present. Prices are reasonable. We ordered only a few things and enjoyed everything.

Shi Lai Yun Zhuan 食來運轉 Top Chicken Chop & Taipei Youth Favourites @ Shilin Night Market ☏ +886 22 880 4931

Shi Lai Yun Zhuan 食來運轉  | 1/F, No. 31, Xiaodong St, Shilin District, Taipei City, Taiwan 111 🚅 Ten minutes walk from JianTan station ☏ +886 22 880 4931 ⏰ 10 am - 2 pm | 4pm - 8 pm

This wasn't on our Shilin Night Market eat-list. Yeah, we planned an eat-list so that we don't miss anything and to ration our stomach space. We didn't have 食來運轉 in mind.

Yong Kang Beef Noodle Standard Bearer of Top Taiwanese Food Icon 永康牛肉麺館 ☏ +886 22 351 1051

Yongkang Beef Noodles 永康牛肉麵 | No. 17號, Lane 31, Section 2, Jinshan S Rd, Da’an District, Taipei City, Taiwan 106 🚅 10 minute walk from Dongmen station (Red & Orange Lines) ☏ +886 22 351 1051 ⏰ 11am - 8:30pm

Missed the obligatory Yong Kang Beef Noodle stop a couple of past visits to Taipei because the queue was just too long and we simply ran out of time 😅

This time, I was determined to taste it before leaving Taipei, rain or shine 💪

Taiwan Zhuang Yuan Gao ● Scholar Steamed Rice Cake 狀元糕

While at Shilin night market 士林夜市 in Taipei, we stumbled upon a stall serving Zhuang Yuan Gao or scholar rice cake 狀元糕. They were small snowy white cup size cakes with options of crushed peanut, sesame seed, and brown sugar fillings.

Climbing Elephant Hill Xiangshan Hiking Trail of Taipei on my 65th Birthday 🎈台北象山 🐘

Been to Taipei a few times and always wanted to get that obligatory panoramic Taipei city skyline shot - finally did it on my 65th birthday 🎂 😄

Monga 200 Liuzhou Snail Noodles Luosifen @ Longshan Temple in Taipei 艋舺200柳州螺螄粉 ☏ +886 22 306 1636

艋舺200柳州螺螄粉 Monga 200 Liuzhou Snail Rice Noodles | No. 175, Guangzhou St, Wanhua District, Taipei City, Taiwan 108 🚅 Longshan Temple station (Blue Line) ☏ +886 22 306 1636  ⏰  11am - 9pm

Heard a lot about Liuzhou snail noodles before coming to Taipei - China's infamously smelly noodles. We have not been to Liuzhou nor China's Guangxi province before, so we were eager to try the popular Liuzhou snail noodles restaurant near Longshan Temple.

Nanping Goose in Taipei 台北南平鹅肉 ☏ +886 22 711 2006

南平鵝肉延吉店 Nanping Goose Meat | No. 157號, Yanji St, Da’an District, Taipei City, Taiwan 106    🚅  Zhongxiao Dunhua station ☏ +886 22 711 2006 ⏰ 10am - 9pm

Nanping Goose Meat 南平鹅肉 was our last lunch before setting off for the airport (flying back to Singapore). Chose Nanping Goose 南平鹅肉 because we didn't want to wander too far from our hotel before catching our flight.

Chen Ji Intestine & Big Oyster Mee Sua near Longshan Temple 陳記腸蚵專業麵線 ☏ +886 22 304 1979

陳記腸蚵專業麵線 Chen Ji Intestine & Oyster Mee Sua | No. 166, Section 3 Heping West Road, Wanhua District, Taipei ☏ +886 22 304 1979 🚅 Longshan Temple station Exit 2 ⏰ 6:30am - 7:30pm

First time back in Taipei since Covid 19, we are rediscovering our love for the Taiwanese icon, oyster mee sua. 陳記腸蚵專業麵線 near Longshan Temple is our favourite for this trip (we visited three: Ay Chung, Ou Zai and this Chen Ji).

Ou Zai Mee Sua • Taipei Street Side Oyster Noodle Sold Out in 2 - 3 Hours 歐仔麵線

歐仔麵線 | No. 302號, Section 1, Xiyuan Rd, Wanhua District, Taipei City, Taiwan 108 🚅 Longshan Temple station (Blue Line) ⏰ 8:30am - sold out (usually before 12 noon)

We landed in Taipei at 6am, took the airport train and MRT to our hotel, put down our bags, and came straight for 歐仔麵線 Ou Zai Mee Sua near Longshan Temple MRT station (it is also near Wanhua railway station). We wanted to start by joining locals for breakfast 😁

Guide to 10 Top Food Places at Longshan Temple Station Blue Line Taipei 龍山寺 美食

One good thing about Taipei is almost everywhere is connected by the subway / metro system (known as MRT). So, exploring Taipei is easy. Just check into an hotel near to any MRT station and go everywhere by subway.

I am exploring Taipei by MRT stations - getting off the stations and discover good places to eat, see, do and buy things on foot.

Guest House @ Sheraton Hotel 🥢 One of Taipei's Best Chinese Restaurants 請客樓(台北喜來登大飯店)

Guest House clinched the Two Michelin Star award in the inaugural Taipei Michelin Guide in 2018. Guest House located on level 17 of Sheraton Grand Taipei Hotel serve an eclectic range of Chinese cuisines from spicy Szechuan to savoury-sweet Suzhou and Hangzhou. Many classic dishes are given a contemporary twist by 30 year veteran head chef Lin Chiu Wei 林菊偉. Innovative cuisine, lovingly prepared, served in elegant (not opulent) ambiance make Guest House a preferred choice of government and business dignitaries for hosting guests.

Restaurant name: Guest House 請客樓(台北喜來登大飯店)

Address: 100, Taiwan, Taipei City, Zhongzheng District, Section 1, Zhongxiao East Road, No. 12, Level 17 ( Sheraton Grand Taipei Hotel)

Nearest MRT station: NTU Hospital

Tel: +8862 2321 1818

Hours: Lunch 11:30am - 2:30pm | Dinner 6:00pm - 9:30pm

Tai Ke Meat Congee in Taichung. It's Like Visiting Taiwan Grandma's Hometown Kitchen 台客燒肉粥

Tai Ke Meat Congee 台客燒肉粥 is a nice little eatery serving homely Taiwanese comfort food centred on their signature porridge with fried pork eaten with small plate side dishes.

Restaurant name: Tai Ke Meat Congee 台客燒肉粥

Address: No. 722-1, Section 2, Wuquan West Road, Nantun District, Taichung City, Taiwan 408

Tel: +886 4 2389 0880

Hours: 11:30am - 1:00am

Yi Jia Zi Famous Taiwanese Burger & Stewed Pork over Rice 一甲子餐飲 ☏ +886 2 2311 5241

Yijiazi 一甲子餐飲  | #79, Kangding Road, Wanhua District, Taipei City, Taiwan 108 🚅 10 minutes walk from Longshan Temple station ☏ +886 2 2311 5241 ⏰ 9:00am - 7:00pm (Sun off)

✍ 27 Jun 2025. The legendary Yi Jia Zi food stall was high on our hit list and we descended on it the morning we arrived in Taipei 😄

Fu Juang Yuan King of Stewed Pork Trotter & Knuckle in Taichung 富狀元豬腳

One of Taichung City's top tradition braised pork trotter and knuckle shops with long queues every day. The trotters and knuckles are slow stewed with soy sauce, spices, ginger, onion, chili pepper etc., without any medicinal herbs.

Restaurant name: Fu Juang Yuan Pig Trotter 富狀元豬腳

Address: No. 203, Section 1, Meicun Road, West District, Taichung City, Taiwan 403

Tel: +886 4 2301 3588

Hours: 11:00am - 8:30pm (Monday off)

Fu Kuei Ting Smoked & Herbal Goose & Duck Soup in Taichung City 富貴亭飲食店

Over eighty year old restaurant in Taichung City famed for their herbal goose soup and smoked goose. They also have the same dishes made with duck. Full house every morning with loyal multigenerational fans.

Restaurant name: Fu Kuei Ting 富貴亭飲食店 

Address: No. 31, Lane 18, Section 2, Sanmin Road, Central District, Taichung City, Taiwan 400

Tel: +886 422 273 001

Hours: 11:00am - 9:00pm (Sunday off)