Braised pork rice · Ciaotou
Ciao Zai Tou Huang's Braised Pork Rice (Ciaotou)
橋仔頭黃家肉燥飯
MICHELIN Guide Taiwan 2026 · Bib Gourmand
Also selected in 2022–2025.
Photo: bryan... from Taipei, Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0Representative photo of Braised pork rice, not taken at this shop.
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.
On the edge of the city but reachable by MRT. The day planner includes it when you tick "Go further by MRT".
What to order
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Braised pork rice
Pork shoulder and belly, roughly half fat and half lean, are diced by hand and braised until soft, then spooned over rice with coriander. The pork is bought fresh at the market each morning.
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Pork thick soup
Regulars order a bowl of this traditional pork thick soup with their rice and a plate of offal.
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Assorted sliced pork and offal
A plate of the day's cuts, such as intestine, liver, heart and tongue, prepared fresh daily and eaten with the rice.
About this dish →On the itinerary: Up the Red Line to Ciaotou and Gangshan
