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Ankor Wat Snacks
CAMBODIAN $
(Wú Gē Kū Xiǎochī; 454-2 Changchun Rd; dishes NT$70-100; 11.30am-8.30pm Tue-Sun;
Nanjing E Rd)
In recent years, Taipei has started to get a number of tiny family-run restaur-
ants serving excellent ethnic cuisine at rock-bottom prices. Ankor Wat is one of these.
Try the
jiāo má jī
(fried chicken on shredded cabbage) or Cambodian curry with pho
noodles, rice noodles or French bread. There's a picture menu to help you decide.
To get here exit Nanjing MRT station and head up the back road (Qingcheng St) a
couple of blocks to Changchun Rd and turn left.
Lin Dong Sen Beef Noodles
NOODLES $
(Líndōngfāng Niúròu Miàn; 274 Bade Rd, Sec 2; small/large bowl NT$130/160; 11am-5am;
Nanjing E Road)
You can't miss this place for the open, streetside kitchen displaying vats of
roiling beef noodle broth. Nor should you as the
hóngshāo
-style (red spicy broth) beef
noodles here are renowned. Expect line-ups and to eat standing.
Liaoning Street Night Market
MARKET $
(Liáoníng Jiē Yèshì; Liaoning St; Nanjing E Rd)
Heading north from Chang'an E Rd is this
small but well-regarded night market. On the left, stalls serve traditional Taiwanese
dishes such as
gòngwán
(meatballs),
ô-á-chian
(oyster omelette) and
dànzǎi miàn
(tangy
noodles). On the right are classic quick-fry places serving all manner of salty dishes and
cheap mugs of Taiwan beer.
Matsu Noodles
NOODLES $
(Mǎzǔ Miàn Shíguǎn; 7 Liaoning St; noodles NT$35-55; 24hr; ; Nanjing E Rd)
Cheap, ex-
cellent bowls of sesame paste noodles (
májiàng miàn
) are served here literally any time
of the day or night.
Yangzhou Guan Tangbao
DUMPLINGS $
(Yángzhōu Guàn Tāngbāo; 284 Bade Rd, Sec 2; dumpling steamer NT$80-100; 11am-9pm Tue-
Sun; Nanjing E Rd)
An excellent value, family-run restaurant serving some of the city's
best
tāng bāo
, thick dumplings filled with a soupy broth in addition to meat and veggies.
A steamer holds eight dumplings. Pair up with some savoury lamb soup.