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  3. Rank 89. Caizong Li

    Taiwanese

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  4. Rank 89. Cat House

    Chinese Noodle Shop

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  5. Rank 89. CHAN CHI

    Taiwanese

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  7. Rank 89. Chao Ming

    Taiwanese

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  8. Rank 89. Cheng Shi

    Taiwanese

    A noodle shop tucked down a winding lane, with the kind of plastic classroom chairs that suggest someone's grandmother is running things. The egg noodle soup comes in a clear kombu broth, veggie or clam, no fried toppings, no hot pot theatrics, just clean and simple in a way that draws long lunchtime queues. The Michelin Bib Gourmand is its only decoration. Noodle firmness is negotiable, which regulars have strong opinions about.

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  11. Rank 89. Ching Jiao

    Jiangzhe

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  16. Rank 89. Clavius

    Vegetarian Taiwanese

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  21. The original location of a chain that now circles the globe, this Taipei dumpling institution is where xiaolongbao became a religion. Chefs in white baseball caps work behind glass in full view, folding each pouch with a precision that borders on performance art. The tick-box menu covers wontons, sticky rice parcels, and more. The Michelin Guide awards it a Bib Gourmand, and the queue outside most hours tells you the rest.


  22. Rank 89. Don Moo

    Noodle Shop

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  23. Rank 89. Dongmen Rice Noodle Soup

    Chinese Noodle Shop

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  24. Rank 89. Eat to Fat

    Taiwanese

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    Address
    560, Section 1, Taiwan Boulevard, Central District, Taichung, Taichung 400, Taiwan · Taichung
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    Open now, until 2:30 PM

    Wednesday 11 AM–2:30 PM, 4:30 PM–7:30 PM

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  28. Rank 89. Fu Juang Yuan

    Taiwanese

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  29. Rank 89. Fu Kuei Ting

    Taiwanese Noodle Shop

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  32. Rank 89. Garden.V

    Zhejiang

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  38. Rank 89. House of Dawn

    Japanese Noodle Shop

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  41. Rank 89. Hsiu Ming

    Taiwanese

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  43. Rank 89. Hu Dong Beef

    Taiwanese

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  48. Rank 89. Hung Chin

    Seasonal Hakka

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  49. Rank 89. Ibu Kitchen

    Taiwanese

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  51. Rank 89. Jai Mi Ba

    Taiwanese

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  53. Rank 89. Jhen Pin

    Taiwanese

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  55. Rank 89. Jiu Tian Fu

    Taiwanese

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  58. Rank 89. Ke Kou Beef Noodles

    Chinese Noodle Shop

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  61. The lamb soup here comes five ways, each cut slow-cooked with Chinese angelica until the amber broth runs clean and faintly sweet. This is an old-school Chinese soup shop that's been around forever and recently moved into a brighter two-storey space. The braised pork sauce, simmered low from pork skin and fat, goes over both the rice and the noodles, making the choice between them harder than it should be. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand.

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  64. Rank 89. Li Xiao Lou

    Taiwanese

    A low-key Taiwanese home-cooking spot tucked down an alley, where a renovated old property has been fitted out with a Japanese-style wooden counter framing an open kitchen. The menu is short and the portions are small, the kind of place that quietly earns a Michelin Bib Gourmand without making a fuss about it. Stir-fried eel cooked in house-made goose fat is the dish regulars plan around: rich, bouncy, and sweet-sour enough to demand a bowl of rice alongside.

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  65. The braised pork knuckle here has been pulling in Kaohsiung locals for decades, lacquered in a spiced, herb-dark sauce that leaves a long peppery finish. It's a no-frills rice and noodle shop where the pork bone broth is quietly serious business, and even the pan-fried egg has regulars debating its merits. The Michelin Guide awarded it a Bib Gourmand, which feels about right for a place this stubbornly focused on doing a few things well.

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  73. Rank 89. Monsoon

    Vegetarian Hakka

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  74. Rank 89. Moon Pavilion

    Taiwanese

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  78. Fresh local beef arrives daily from Tainan and gets hand-cut in-house before it hits the pot, which tells you what you need to know about where NIU LAO DA's priorities lie. This is a shabu-shabu hotpot spot built on Tainan's beef soup tradition, with a bone-and-fruit broth that runs clean and lightly sweet. The stir-fried beef dishes hold their own too, and a self-service vegetable station keeps things informal. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand.

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    18 Zihciang 2nd Road, Cianjin District, Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan · Kaohsiung
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    Closes soon, 2 PM, in 53 min

    Wednesday 11:30 AM–2 PM, 4 PM–Midnight

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  79. Rank 89. No Name Lamb Soup

    Chinese Noodle Shop

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  80. Rank 89. No Name Noodles

    Shanghainese Noodle Shop

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  83. Rank 89. Open Smile

    Taiwanese

    Braised pork is the whole argument here, slow-cooked until it hits that sweet spot between tender and giving, served over rice or noodles at a bright little Taiwanese spot that earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand. The menu wanders into scallion chicken and Sichuan peppercorn oil for variety, and a house chilli sauce is there when you want more heat. It's casual, cheerful, and the kind of lunch that makes the afternoon feel manageable.

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  84. Rank 89. Pàng

    Taiwanese Mexican

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  86. Rank 89. Po Jen Tang

    Taiwanese

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  90. Rank 89. San Tung

    Chinese

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  91. Rank 89. Serenity (Zhongzheng)

    Vegetarian Sichuan

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  92. Rank 89. Shan Guo Tang

    Vegetarian Taiwanese

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  93. Rank 89. Shang Hao

    Chinese

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  95. Pan-fried buns are the whole point here, and the owner spent three years working from memory before he felt they were right. This small dim sum shop in Nantun turns out pork buns with a soupy, fatty-to-lean filling that got there the long way, plus veggie buns packed with bok choy, dried tofu, and mushroom. The steamed dumplings have a chewy, satisfying pull. A Michelin Bib Gourmand, and the kind of place that earns it quietly.

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  99. Rank 89. Simmer House

    Taiwanese

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