Eat
Where to eat in Kaohsiung
Every place here has been checked against at least one published source. Hours change often, especially for family-run stalls, so check before you go.
58 places · black pins are 2026 Bib Gourmand picks · the map opens on the city centre; zoom out for places further away
阿綿麻糬Street snacksYanchengA-Mian Mochi
Soft mochi, shaped by hand to order at a small Dagouding stand. Pick a fruit filling such as strawberry or mango, or stick with peanut.
LunchAfternoon
阿萬意麵NoodlesSanminA-Wan Yi Noodles
Since 1963 this evening noodle stall in Sanmin Market has kept the same short menu. The order is dry yi-mein noodles with a bowl of pork thick soup.
AfternoonDinner
Apis GrillSit-down restaurantsSanminApis Grill
A hidden alley grill house. Sit at the counter and watch meat, fish and vegetables cooked over longan-wood fire and charcoal. Book ahead and bring cash.
Bib Gourmand 2023–2024Dinner
北港蔡三代筒仔米糕Rice dishesYanchengBei Gang Tsai Rice Tube (Yancheng)
Tube-steamed sticky rice with braised pork and sweet sauce, from a riverside stall in Yancheng. Add a soy-braised egg and the steamed egg custard soup.
Bib Gourmand 2026LunchAfternoonDinner
柏弘肉燥Braised pork riceLingyaBo Home Braised Pork Rice
Open at night and running since 1969, this braised pork rice shop won Kaohsiung's 2020 braised-pork-rice contest. Have a bowl of the rice with a fish soup.
Bib Gourmand 2022–2023DinnerLate night
菜粽李Street snacksLingyaCaizong Li
This shop opens early and makes bamboo-leaf peanut rice dumplings fresh each day. Eat one plain first, then with sauce and peanut powder, and have miso soup alongside.
Bib Gourmand 2026BreakfastLunchAfternoon
昭明海產家庭料理SeafoodCianjinChao Ming
Homestyle plates come in three sizes at this family-run Taiwanese seafood restaurant. Go for the clams stir-fried with bean sprouts and the braised wild-caught fish.
Bib Gourmand 2026LunchDinner
正牌白糖粿Desserts & iceLingyaCheng Pai Sugar Rice Cake
Two brothers keep their mother's recipe going, frying sticks of glutinous rice dough to order and coating them in sugar as an afternoon snack.
AfternoonDinner
正宗鴨肉飯Rice dishesZuoyingCheng Tsung Duck Rice
A busy, no-frills Zuoying shop where the draw is sliced smoked duck over rice, with a small daily batch of hand-cut duck-leg rice for those who come early.
Bib Gourmand 2022–2025LunchAfternoonDinner
鄭家切仔麵NoodlesYanchengCheng's Noodles
An old Yancheng noodle shop, now run by the third generation, serving noodles or rice noodles in a rich pork-and-chicken broth with plates of sliced pork offal on the side.
Bib Gourmand 2022–2023BreakfastLunchAfternoon
清溪小吃部Street snacksSanminChing Hsi Snack Shop
An old-fashioned eatery on the Sanfeng Middle Street dried-goods strip, going for about seventy years, best known for savoury pork tangyuan soup and sticky rice.
LunchAfternoonDinner
春蘭割包Street snacksSinsingChun Lan Gua Bao
Gua bao, steamed buns stuffed with braised pork, pickled greens and peanut powder, sold from morning to lunch. Wash one down with a Job's tears milk.
Bib Gourmand 2026BreakfastLunch
前金肉燥飯Braised pork riceCianjinCianjin Braised Pork Rice
Braised pork rice comes topped with crunchy milkfish floss at this decades-old breakfast spot. Mix in a runny fried duck egg.
Bib Gourmand 2026BreakfastLunchAfternoon
橋仔頭黃家肉燥飯Braised pork riceCiaotouCiao Zai Tou Huang's Braised Pork Rice (Ciaotou)
Expect a queue at this Ciaotou family stall, which dices its braised pork by hand and serves it over rice. Add a bowl of pork thick soup or some offal on the side.
Bib Gourmand 2026BreakfastLunchAfternoon
大溝頂虱目魚米粉湯Milkfish & congeeYanchengDagouding Milkfish Rice Noodle Soup
Inside the Dagouding covered market, this roughly 60-year-old stall opens early in the morning. The order is milkfish belly-paste soup with thick rice noodles.
BreakfastLunch
貳哥食堂Sit-down restaurantsGushanErge Shih Tang
At this no-frills Gushan diner, the dish to order is Pacific saury slow-cooked in honey sauce until the bones go soft. Eat it with braised pork rice or lard rice.
Bib Gourmand 2026LunchDinner
古早味碳火芳德豬肉冬粉NoodlesSinsingFang De Charcoal Pork Glass Noodles
A long-running shop that still cooks over charcoal, ladling glass noodles in clear pork broth with heart, tongue and other cuts, and a 2025 500 Bowls winner.
LunchAfternoon
港園牛肉麵NoodlesYanchengGang Yuan Beef Noodles
Queues form at opening time at this no-frills Yancheng beef noodle hall. Get the beef noodles, dry-tossed or in soup, or the braised pork-trotter noodles.
LunchAfternoonDinner
阿婆彈珠汽水綜合茶Coffee & teaYanchengGrandma's Marble Soda Mixed Tea
This 50-plus-year-old drinks stand near Pier-2 sells one thing: mixed tea of winter melon tea, kumquat-plum tea and fizzy marble soda. Just order a cup.
LunchAfternoonDinner
海濱海產SeafoodCijinHaibin Seafood
This family seafood restaurant has been at Cijin's quieter Zhongzhou end for 30-plus years. Order the golden pumpkin rice noodles and a steamed fish of the day.
LunchDinner
哈瑪星黑旗魚丸大王Street snacksGushanHamasen Black Marlin Fish Ball King
This fish ball shop by Hamasen's Daitian Temple dates from the 1950s and makes its balls with local black marlin. Order the mixed fish ball soup.
LunchAfternoonDinner
哈瑪星呂汕頭麵NoodlesGushanHamasen Lu's Shantou Noodles
Shantou immigrants brought these noodles over, and the stand at the Daitian Temple plaza is 60-plus years old. Order the dry noodles tossed in lard and garlic.
BreakfastLunchAfternoon
哈瑪星碗粿枝Street snacksGushanHamasen Wa-Gui Zhi
Founded in 1951 and now in its fourth generation, this Hamasen breakfast shop serves one thing: wa-gui, a savoury steamed rice pudding eaten with a little sauce.
BreakfastLunch
合春圓仔（林園店）Desserts & iceLinyuanHe Chun Tangyuan (Linyuan)
A roughly seventy-year-old dessert shop in Linyuan's old town, now run by the third generation, known for chewy handmade tangyuan served over shaved ice.
LunchAfternoonDinnerLate night
黑乾溫州餛飩大王NoodlesYanchengHei Chien Wenzhou Wonton King
An evening wonton shop in Yancheng whose sign dates it to 1958, serving big pork wontons in soup or tossed in chilli oil.
DinnerLate night- 侯記鴨肉飯Rice dishesSanmin
Hou Chi Duck Rice
This popular duck shop slices its duck thick and lays it over rice with pickled radish. Pair it with the angelica herbal duck soup.
Bib Gourmand 2026LunchAfternoonDinner 
小堤咖啡Coffee & teaYanchengHsiao Ti Coffee
A 40-plus-year-old alley café often called Yancheng's oldest. Order a fresh-brewed black coffee and the toast topped with a soft egg and a dash of soy sauce.
BreakfastLunchAfternoon
新大港大腸香腸Street snacksSanminHsin Ta Kang Grilled Sausage
A third-generation grill stall, around sixty years old, selling charcoal-grilled pork sausage and sticky-rice sausage in the afternoon.
AfternoonDinner
興隆居BreakfastCianjinHsing Long Ju
Queues are long at this 60-plus-year-old breakfast institution, which opens before dawn. Order the big soup dumplings, a sesame flatbread with egg, and savoury soy milk.
Breakfast
秀明豬心冬粉NoodlesCishanHsiu Ming
Pork heart and other offal in clear soup with glass noodles is what people come to this Cishan old-town favourite for. The braised pork rice with a fried egg is the other order.
Bib Gourmand 2026BreakfastLunchAfternoon
湖東牛肉館Hot potHuneiHu Dong Beef
Same-day Tainan beef, swished in a bone-and-brisket broth, at a beef house in Hunei. Book ahead and pre-order the large beef platter.
Bib Gourmand 2026LunchDinner
黃家粉圓冰Desserts & iceCianjinHuang Family Tapioca Ice
A small bowl still costs about NT$10 at this neighbourhood ice shop near Sanfeng Temple. Order the brown-sugar tapioca shaved ice and the house pudding.
LunchAfternoonDinner
弘記肉燥飯舖Braised pork riceZuoyingHung Chi Rice Shop
Braised pork rice is what this casual rice shop near Kaohsiung Arena is known for. Top it with an over-easy egg, and add a seasonal vegetable plate and soup.
Bib Gourmand 2026LunchAfternoonDinner- 阿香的廚房Sit-down restaurantsMeinong
Ibu Kitchen
A countryside kitchen in Meinong that cooks with mountain produce. Order the crispy tofu topped with aged shiso plums, with a glass of plum juice.
Bib Gourmand 2026LunchDinner 
舊市羊肉（岡山）Hot potGangshanJoes (Gangshan)
Goat has been the speciality of this Gangshan shop since 1955. Order the herbal goat-bone hot pot and the goat stir-fried with bitter melon.
Bib Gourmand 2026LunchAfternoonDinner
高雄牛乳大王Coffee & teaCianjinKaohsiung Milk King
This 1960s Kaohsiung shop claims to have invented papaya milk. Order one, and add a thick French toast if you're there for breakfast or a late snack.
BreakfastLunchAfternoonDinnerLate night
寬來順早餐店BreakfastZuoyingKuan Lai Shun Breakfast
This Zuoying breakfast shop made its name on soy milk. Order a clay-oven sesame flatbread with egg and pickled greens, a pork bun and a salty soy milk.
Breakfast
老江紅茶牛奶Coffee & teaSinsingLao Chiang Black Tea Milk
A round-the-clock tea counter founded in 1953 near Formosa Boulevard, where the go-to order is a black tea milk with a toasted ham-and-egg sandwich.
BreakfastLunchAfternoonDinnerLate night
李家肉圓Street snacksFongshanLi Family Ba-wan (Fengshan)
A fifty-plus-year-old shop on Fengshan's 'meatball street' that steams small ba-wan by the handful from 5 a.m., eaten with fish-ball or pork-ball soup.
BreakfastLunchAfternoon
李家圓仔湯Desserts & iceYanchengLi Family Tangyuan Soup
Running since 1953 at the Yancheng market entrance, this sweet-soup stall is known for hand-cut square rice balls. Have them hot in red bean soup, or over shaved ice as the mixed ice.
LunchAfternoonDinner
良佳豬腳Rice dishesSanminLiang Chia Pig Knuckle
Herb-braised pork knuckle over rice is the speciality of this local eatery. Add the crisp bamboo shoots and a fried egg.
Bib Gourmand 2026LunchAfternoon
廖記米糕Rice dishesCiaotouLiao Chi Migao
Since 1955 this Ciaotou shop has steamed glutinous rice cake in small bowls. Get the migao topped with pork sauce, fish floss and pickled radish.
Bib Gourmand 2026Hours unconfirmed
廖家黑輪Street snacksSanminLiao Family Oden
This Sanmin Street market stall has grilled fish cake over charcoal since 1963. Order a mixed set of grilled oden, sausage and rice sausage.
LunchAfternoonDinner
賣塩順Sit-down restaurantsGushanMai Yen Shun
A retro-styled family restaurant near the Museum of Fine Arts, cooking old-school home-style Taiwanese dishes. Cash only. Order the three-cup fried chicken leg.
Bib Gourmand 2024–2025LunchDinner
米院子油飯Rice dishesSinsingMi Yuan Tzu Steamed Glutinous Rice
A small sticky-rice shop whose star is sesame-oil-and-ginger glutinous rice with boneless duck, best paired with the taro pork rib soup.
Bib Gourmand 2026LunchAfternoon
南豐魯肉飯Braised pork riceLingyaNan Feng Braised Pork Rice
Open from morning to near midnight, this 60-plus-year-old rice shop sits by the Ziqiang night market area. Order the braised pork rice with a lion's-head meatball and braised cabbage.
LunchAfternoonDinnerLate night
牛老大涮牛肉（自強二路）Hot potCianjinNIU LAO DA (Zihciang 2nd Road)
Open until midnight, this lively beef hot pot house serves hand-cut fresh Tainan beef for dipping in a light, sweet broth. Add a stir-fried beef plate.
Bib Gourmand 2026LunchDinnerLate night
老新台菜（九如二路）Sit-down restaurantsSanminOld New Taiwanese Cuisine (Jiuru 2nd Road)
Taiwanese banquet dishes near Kaohsiung Main Station, made for a group sharing one of the multi-course set menus. Call ahead to book.
Bib Gourmand 2022–2024LunchDinner
三代春捲Street snacksSinsingSan Dai Spring Rolls
A family stall by Formosa Boulevard station that has rolled Taiwanese spring rolls (run-bing style) for more than sixty years, with wrappers made in-house.
BreakfastLunchAfternoon
三輪的店Street snacksFongshanSan Lun De Dian (The Tricycle Shop)
Started in 1961 as a tricycle cart, this Fengshan lane shop serves charcoal-grilled sausage, sticky-rice sausage, oden and pork-bone soup, and was added to the MICHELIN Guide selection in 2024.
LunchAfternoonDinner
小燉食室Sit-down restaurantsCianjhenSimmer House
Slow double-boiled soups, served as set meals in a modern soup kitchen. Try the chicken soup with clams and peeled chillies, with pork-floss-topped rice.
Bib Gourmand 2026LunchDinner
仙香飲食店Sit-down restaurantsJiasianSyan Syang
A family restaurant in the hill town of Jiaxian, running since 1971. Its mountain-style dishes are built around local taro and bamboo shoots.
Bib Gourmand 2022–2023LunchDinner
泰元Sit-down restaurantsLingyaThai Yuan
Tangy, lightly spicy pad thai is the main draw at this compact Thai counter spot. Add a green papaya salad and a Thai iced coffee.
Bib Gourmand 2026LunchAfternoonDinner
吳記肉丸Street snacksCishanWu Chi Meatballs
This Cishan old-street stall is credited with starting the town's pan-fried meatballs over 50 years ago. The pork-and-scallion filling is steamed, then pan-fried in lard and served with sweet chilli sauce and coriander.
BreakfastLunchAfternoon
鴨肉珍Rice dishesYanchengYa Rou Zhen (Duck Zhen)
Yancheng's famous duck rice counter has been going since 1960. Order the duck rice (rice under minced pork sauce and sliced duck) and a plate of sliced duck on the side.
Bib Gourmand 2022LunchAfternoonDinner
楊寶寶蒸餃（朝明路）Street snacksNanzihYang Bao Bao (Chaoming Road)
This Nanzih dumpling shop opens late and steams pork or beef dumplings. Have them with a bowl of clear beef soup.
Bib Gourmand 2026LunchAfternoonDinnerLate night
尤家赤山粿Street snacksFongshanYu Family Chishan Rice Cakes
A Fengshan rice-cake family that has made steamed treats for about sixty years, from layered nine-layer cake to caozai guo and radish cake, sold in the morning until gone.
BreakfastLunch
永筵小館Sit-down restaurantsCianjinYung Yen
A tiny old-school eatery (formerly Yun Lai Fang) that cooks Chinese home dishes to order. Get the silky scrambled egg with shrimp.
Bib Gourmand 2026LunchDinner
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