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Day trip · Morning to mid-afternoon · about 6 hours · Best Tue–Sun

Up the Red Line to Ciaotou and Gangshan

Photo: bryan... from Taipei, Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0

Two Bib Gourmand rice shops face each other on one street in Ciaotou, five minutes from the MRT. Walk around the old sugar refinery, then ride to the end of the line for Gangshan's goat.

Getting there

Take the MRT Red Line north to Ciaotou Sugar Refinery (R22A), then continue to the end of the line at Gangshan (RK1). The goat restaurant is about 20 minutes on foot or a short taxi ride from RK1.

On the way

  • Ciaotou Sugar Refinery: Taiwan's first modern sugar refinery, opened in 1901, with free-to-walk grounds and old factory buildings.
  1. 1

    09:30 · Braised pork rice

    Ciao Zai Tou Huang's Braised Pork Rice (Ciaotou)橋仔頭黃家肉燥飯

    Keep it to a small bowl so you have room for the next stop.

    Tue–Sun 08:30–17:30; closed Mon (Michelin) / Tue–Sun 09:10–17:15; closed Mon (TVBS Supertaste)

  2. 2

    10:15 · Rice dishes

    Liao Chi Migao廖記米糕

    Just across the road. Days off are irregular, so call ahead if this stop matters.

    Hours unconfirmed

  3. 3

    13:00 · Hot pot

    Joes (Gangshan)舊市羊肉（岡山）

    Share the goat-bone hot pot and a stir-fried goat plate.

    Michelin lists Mon only 11:00–20:00 (other days shown closed, likely a data error) / TVBS Supertaste: daily 11:00–20:30, no closed day listed

Days are based on each shop's listed closing days. Buses to smaller towns can be infrequent, so check the timetable the day before. Check before you set off.