Breakfast · Cianjin
Hsing Long Ju
興隆居
Photo: momo from Hong Kong, CC BY 2.0Representative photo of Soup dumplings (tangbao), not taken at this shop.
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.
What to order
湯包
Big soup dumplings
The shop's signature: large, bun-like dumplings filled with cabbage and minced pork and a lot of broth.
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Photo: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0燒餅加蛋
Sesame flatbread with egg
Flatbread that is crisp outside and soft inside, filled with scallion omelette. Other versions come with a fried dough stick or pickled cabbage.
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Photo: さえぼー, CC0鹹豆漿
Savoury soy milk
Smooth, slightly tangy and a little spicy, eaten with crisp fried dough sticks.
About this dish →On the itinerary: A Kaohsiung Breakfast Crawl
Sights nearby
三鳳宮Sanfeng Temple
A large temple to the child deity Nezha, a few minutes from the Sanmin Street market stalls.
美麗島站Formosa Boulevard Station
The MRT interchange under the Dome of Light, a 30-metre glass ceiling by the Italian artist Narcissus Quagliata.
高雄市立歷史博物館Kaohsiung Museum of History
The 1939 city hall by the Love River, now the city's history museum.
Nearby places to eat
昭明海產家庭料理Chao 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.
黃家粉圓冰Huang 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.
侯記鴨肉飯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.