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Morning · about 4 hours · Best Wed–Sat

The Early-Bird Breakfast Crawl

Photo: Sinchen.Lin, CC BY 2.0

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.

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    06:00 · Beef soup

    Hsi Lo Tien Beef Soup西羅殿牛肉湯

    Fresh beef is delivered before sunrise; go early.

    Wed–Sun 04:30–13:00; closed Mon–Tue

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    07:30 · Milkfish & congee

    A Hsing Congee阿星鹹粥

    Milkfish congee is the Tainan breakfast classic.

    Tue–Sun 06:00–12:50; closed Mon

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    09:00 · Street snacks

    A Wen Rice Cake阿文米粿

    A light savoury rice cake to round things off.

    Daily 08:30–22:00

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    11:00 · Coffee & tea

    Shuang Chuan Black Tea雙全紅茶

    Cool down with an old-school black tea.

    Mon–Sat 11:00–18:00; closed Sun

Days are based on each shop's listed closing days. Check before you set off.