Dishwalking in Taichung
The Second Market and sweet afternoon soups
76 shops listed
By district
吳留手串燒居酒屋 勤美店
Selected for 500 Bowls 2023.
馨苑
Michelin Bib Gourmand.
品嘉茶餐廳 北屯店
Selected for 500 Bowls 2026.
臺中肉員
Selected for 500 Bowls 2025.
川辛拌味麵-大墩創始店
Selected for 500 Bowls 2024.
彭城堂台菜海鮮餐廳
Michelin Bib Gourmand.
鼎泰豐 台中店
Selected for 500 Bowls 2023.
天津苟不理湯包
Selected for 500 Bowls 2024. Signature: soup dumplings.
范記金之園草袋飯 總店
Selected for 500 Bowls 2024 · Michelin Bib Gourmand.
夜間部爌肉飯
Michelin Bib Gourmand.
汕頭泉成沙茶火鍋
Selected for 500 Bowls 2026.
老士官擀麵
Selected for 500 Bowls 2023 · Michelin Bib Gourmand.
阿斗伯冷凍芋
A traditional pushcart dessert stall on Chenggong Road — the signature frozen taro is soft and creamy, worth queuing for even late at night.
可口牛肉麵（必比登推介）
Michelin Bib Gourmand. Signature: beef noodles.
好菜
Michelin Bib Gourmand.
羅家古早味
Selected for 500 Bowls 2025 · Michelin Bib Gourmand.
上海未名麵點酸梅湯
Selected for 500 Bowls 2024 · Michelin Bib Gourmand.
滬舍餘味
Michelin Bib Gourmand.
廟東清水排骨麵店
Selected for 500 Bowls 2023–2024. Signature: Qingshui pork-rib noodles.
富貴亭飲食店
Selected for 500 Bowls 2025 · Michelin Bib Gourmand.
功夫上海手工魚丸
Selected for 500 Bowls 2024 · Michelin Bib Gourmand. Signature: fish balls.
東勢牛稼莊
Selected for 500 Bowls 2026 · Michelin Bib Gourmand.
阿坤麵
Michelin Bib Gourmand.
瑞全港式點心
Har gow with skin so thin it's translucent, shrimp rice noodle rolls steamed and wrapped to order — authentic Hong Kong dim sum tucked in a Zhongmei Street alley.
東沐。食在
Michelin Bib Gourmand.
醉月樓台灣菜
Michelin Bib Gourmand.
翰德正老牌蚵仔粥
An old oyster-congee stall at the Lequn Street market mouth — oysters and pork shreds simmered in one bowl, best with a meat roll and hong-shao pork platter.
日棧飯糰
Selected for 500 Bowls 2026. Signature: rice ball.
富鼎旺豬腳-東興店
Michelin Bib Gourmand. Signature: pork knuckle.
好小子擔仔麵
A dan-zai-noodle and lu-rou-fan shop on Dadun Road in Taichung — sesame-topped braised pork rivaling a Michelin restaurant, seats scarce at mealtimes.
不一樣饅頭
A hand-made shao-bing and mantou shop on Minsheng Road with firm fillings — the sesame shao-bing is thick and substantial.
鳳記鵝肉老店（沙鹿本店）
Michelin Bib Gourmand. Signature: goose.
大慈天然素食
A natural vegetarian eatery on Dongshan Road in Beitun — sesame-paste noodles with an herbal hotpot, borax-free and additive-free for peace of mind.
豐仁冰(創始店)
The original Fengren ice by Taichung Park — shaved ice drizzled with plum syrup, piled with red beans and a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
鹿行艸地冰店
Selected for 500 Bowls 2023. Signature: shaved ice.
台中藏阿胖烘焙麵包坊
Selected for 500 Bowls 2024.
馬岡豆花東興店
A chain douhua shop on Dongxing Road in Taichung's Nantun — douhua with soy-milk ice, and taro balls with grass jelly, are regulars' must-order combos.
春梅家
A home-style noodle house on Huiwen Road in Nantun — a clean-broth Vietnamese pork noodle, a hearty beef-noodle bowl, and a few cold sides.
阿鎮現榨果汁
A fresh-pressed juice shop since 1987 on Fuhou Street — the owner's hand doesn't hold back on carrots for the carrot-apple juice.
上海點心
An old Shanghai-dim-sum shop on Ziyou Road in Taichung's East District — fresh pork buns steamed and sold on the spot, with lines out to the arcade.
合作街大麵羹
Selected for 500 Bowls 2026.
精武路無名燒餅店
A no-name shao-bing shop with a dawn queue on Jingwu Road in the North District — fresh-baked sesame shao-bing stuffed with you-tiao and scallion egg, crisp and piping hot.
湖南味牛肉麵
Selected for 500 Bowls 2024–2025. Signature: beef noodles.
小辣椒越南麵包
A one-person Vietnamese bánh mì stall in the Third Market — a crisp-outside, soft-inside baguette packed with pork and cilantro, and be sure to add chili.
曙光居
Michelin Bib Gourmand.
惠中蔬食滴水坊
A Fo Guang Shan vegetarian restaurant inside Huizhong Temple — wok-fired stir-fried ban-tiao, a hearty hot-and-sour soup, and layered flaky pastries to finish.
三時茶房
Selected for 500 Bowls 2023. Signature: almond tofu.
非常香臭豆腐
A stinky-tofu-and-thickened-mian-xian specialist on Meicun Road in Taichung's South District — crispy fried stinky tofu with gooey mian-xian is the classic combo.
頂吉古早味火雞肉飯
A queued turkey-rice shop at a Sanmin Road corner — a runny fried egg over minced pork, and limited sliced-turkey rice that sells out if you dawdle.
金饌脆皮烤鴨
Selected for 500 Bowls 2026.
繡球麵店
Michelin Bib Gourmand.
順口香麥仔煎
Mai-a-jian griddled to order in the Third Market — savory cabbage and sweet peanut-sesame or red bean each have die-hard fans.
務本早點 燒餅油條
A shao-bing-and-you-tiao breakfast stall on Dongshan Road in Beitun — made-to-order shao-bing that doesn't shed its skin, expect a weekend line.
北港王鴨肉飯
A duck-rice specialist on Xitun Road in Taichung — duck rice with duck soup and hei-bai-qie, insiders reluctant to share for fear of the line.
雙江茶行
A tea house in a Minquan Road alley — pan-fried radish cake and hand-made dumplings with a lemon black tea, no time limit, take it slow.
無招牌自治街乾麵
A sign-less dry-noodle stall on Zizhi Street in Taichung's West District — minced-pork dry noodles with Tung Chuan chili sauce, a true Taichung breakfast.
裡小樓小料理
Michelin Bib Gourmand.
香之園水餃牛肉麵
A dumpling-and-beef-noodle shop founded in 1986 on Fuhou Street — plump dumplings with a flavorful dip, hearty on filling.
珍品小吃
Dry noodles drenched in Taichung's famous Dongchuan chili sauce, paired with a plate of braised tofu and meatballs — get there before noon or you'll be pulling a number to wait in line.
傳祥園素食麵館
A northern-Chinese vegetarian noodle house by Taichung City Hall — chewy knife-cut noodles and fried cat's-ear pasta, plus rice-friendly three-cup king oyster mushroom.
祥嘉義米糕
An old Chiayi-style mi-gao stall on Hezuo Street in Taichung's South District — distinct-grained mi-gao with minced pork, a free bonito soup to cut the richness.
柳川素食麵
A vegetarian noodle stall on Zhongshan Road that opens only at dusk — a braised-side platter with Tung Chuan chili sauce and black vinegar, packed every night.
紫壁栽手作食與茶
A hybrid snack shop in a Dacheng Street alley — thin-skin hand-made dumplings with spicy dried tofu, and all-you-can-drink old-time teas.
阿伯の羅家傳統豆花
A half-century-old stall in a South District alley — smooth hand-made douhua, the hot version served with ginger syrup.
游記潤餅
A run-bing stall on Lequn Street — thin-skinned, packed to overflowing, with grannies buying ten rolls at a time.
子梧桐手打烏龍麵／晚安拉麵
A hand-pulled udon shop in a West District alley carrying on Suo Ke's spirit — with a new evening-only soy-sauce ramen.
東海豆子芋圓
A taro-ball dessert shop in the Tunghai alleys — creamy, springy hand-made taro balls with grass jelly, red bean, and fresh milk, refreshing and not too sweet.
清蔬
A vegetarian restaurant on Dongxing Road in Xitun — cheese-pull pizza, and stone-pot bibimbap with seasonal vegetables.
紅樹脚香菇肉焿
A nearly-30-year shop on Zizhi Street in the West District's Fifth Market — one dish conquers all, selling only mushroom pork thick-soup.
廣味燒臘快餐店
Roast duck legs hang fresh in the glass case — ask for no sauce drizzle if you want it lighter.
自治街大腸麵線
A pig-intestine mian-xian stall on Zizhi Street founded in 2000 — plump oysters, and a wait for a dine-in seat.
第三市場豫台燒餅油條
A 60-year-old you-tiao stall hidden in the Third Market — fresh-fried you-tiao golden, crisp, and not greasy; come early or the shao-bing is gone.
星冶灶廚
Grilled chicken thigh sliced fresh to order, with ten self-serve home-style side dishes — a proper lunch at an affordable price.
進德炒麵
A fried-noodle stall on Jinde Road in Taichung's East District that opens before dawn — with a bowl of pig-bladder soup or pork-blood soup, a late-night combo.
富狀元豬腳（文心店）
Selected for 500 Bowls 2025 · Michelin Bib Gourmand. Signature: pork knuckle.
自強食作所
A hand-made scallion-pancake stall on Ziqiang Street in the East District — griddled to order with a crisp crust, plus thin-skinned, well-filled chive pockets.