An independent food guide to Tainan, Taiwan
Eat your way through Taiwan's oldest city.
Beef soup at dawn, milkfish congee for breakfast, shaved ice at three. Here are 45 places worth the walk, and a planner to string them into a day.
府城
Fucheng, "the walled city", is the old name for Tainan.
- Places
- 45
- Bib Gourmand
- 30
- Routes
- 3
Ready-made days
Itineraries
Morning · about 4 hoursThe Early-Bird Breakfast Crawl
Tainan eats breakfast early and seriously. Start before dawn with beef soup, then work through milkfish congee and rice cakes before the shutters come down at lunch.
4 stops · Best Wed–SatAfternoon · about 5 hoursHalf a Day in the Old Town
A compact walk through the West Central district, mixing Bib Gourmand bowls with the snacks every local grew up on.
4 stops · Best Fri–Sat
Afternoon to evening · about 5 hoursAnping by the Harbour
Head west to the old harbour district for seafood, shrimp rolls and douhua, finishing with a late bowl of beef soup.
4 stops · Best Tue–SunStart here
Six bowls to know
西羅殿牛肉湯Hsi Lo Tien Beef Soup
Early-morning beef soup shop where thin slices of raw local beef are cooked by a hot beef-bone broth poured over them.
阿星鹹粥A Hsing Congee
Tainan-style savory congee with milkfish, fish skin and baby oysters, served since 1965.
小公園擔仔麵Small Park Danzai Noodles
Evening noodle stall serving small bowls of danzai noodles topped with shrimp and braised minced pork.
赤崁棺材板Chikan Coffin Bread
Credited as the originator of coffin bread: a fried toast box filled with a creamy seafood and chicken-liver stew.
同記安平豆花Tong Ji Anping Douhua
Well-known Anping tofu pudding shop using non-GMO soybeans, with toppings like pudding and beans.
葉家小卷米粉Yeh Jia Calamari Rice Noodle Soup
Clear, peppery soup of tender baby squid with thick rice noodles.