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The 7 Best Restaurants in Taiwan
All 7 restaurants our route editors picked in Taiwan, across 4 destinations, gathered in one list. Expect tables and food stops, spread across 4 destinations.
Our curated picks
7 restaurants in Taiwan, grouped by destination. Destinations with the most picks come first; this is not a ranking.
Hualien and Taroko 2 picks
Dongdamen Night Market
Hualien and Taroko · On our Taipei, Jiufen & Taroko route
Large night market with an Indigenous food section serving grilled meats and millet wine.
Tip: Look for the Aboriginal street section for local dishes.
Photo: joe fatchow · Google
Gongzheng Baozi
Hualien and Taroko · On our Taipei, Jiufen & Taroko route
Round-the-clock steamed bun shop famous for small pork buns and dumplings.
Tip: Good for a cheap breakfast before Taroko.
Photo: Ringo Lin · Google
Tainan 2 picks
Du Hsiao Yueh
Tainan · On our Taipei, Jiufen & Taroko route
The 1895 original of danzai noodles, small bowls topped with shrimp and pork sauce.
Tip: Order a bowl and move on; snack-sized portions are the point.
Photo: 度小月擔仔麵 台南老店 · Google
Tainan Beef Soup
Tainan · On our Taipei, Jiufen & Taroko route
Thin slices of raw local beef cooked by hot broth poured over, a Tainan breakfast staple.
Tip: Go early; many shops sell out by late morning.
Photo: 六千泓佐牛肉湯 · Google
Taipei 2 picks
Din Tai Fung Xinyi
Taipei · On our Taipei, Jiufen & Taroko route
The original location of the soup dumpling chain, still known for precise xiaolongbao.
Tip: Take a number early; wait times can top an hour.
Photo: 神秘客 · Google
Raohe Street Night Market
Taipei · On our Taipei, Jiufen & Taroko route
Compact night market known for black-pepper buns baked in clay ovens.
Tip: Start at the Ciyou Temple gate for the pepper bun queue.
Photo: Fauzty · CC BY-SA 4.0
Jiufen and Pingxi 1 pick
A-Gan Yi Taro Balls
Jiufen and Pingxi · On our Taipei, Jiufen & Taroko route
Hillside shop serving chewy taro and sweet potato balls in shaved ice or warm soup.
Tip: Grab a window seat for valley views.
Photo: 阿柑姨芋圓 · Google
How we picked these
Every entry is a stop on at least one of TripsCircle's hand-curated routes, chosen by our route editors, who wrote the reason to go shown with each place. These are our curated picks, not a scored ranking: we haven't rated or reviewed them against each other. The list is grouped by destination, and within each destination places that appear on more routes come first.
Prices ($ to $$$$) and visit lengths are rough guides from our route notes, not quotes. Check opening hours before you go.
About this list
How did you choose the restaurants in Taiwan?
Each one is a stop on a TripsCircle route that our editors built by hand, and each comes with a written reason to go. This page shows all 7 of them. They are curated picks, not a ranked score.
Which part of Taiwan has the most restaurants on this list?
Hualien and Taroko, Tainan and Taipei lead with 2 each; the other picks are spread across 1 more destination.
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Destinations on this list
- Hualien and Taroko 2 on this list
- Tainan 2 on this list
- Taipei 2 on this list
- Jiufen and Pingxi 1 on this list
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