Food that locals eat in Yonghe District, New Taipei City. Selected 8 delicious food that everyone loves and that has to be queued up.

Reporter Huang Shiyuan/Reporting from Taipei

If you want to eat delicious food, you can’t go wrong by lining up with the locals! Yonghe District, New Taipei City, has the highest population density in Taiwan. In addition to being famous for Yonghe Soybean Milk, it also has a lot of delicious food. "ETNEWS News Cloud" has compiled 8 queuing delicacies that locals love to eat. If you have the opportunity to come to Yonghe, don't just look for Yonghe Soybean Milk!

▲Kui Sou’s assorted noodles. (Photo/Wisely)

Kamesou's Assorted Noodles
This is one of many noodle shops in Yonghe that has grown from snacks to large. It was originally opened near Yongan Market, but recently moved to Baoping Road. The business hours are only 4 hours, from 10 am to 2 pm, and there is always a queue during lunch time.

Address: No. 215, Baoping Road, Yonghe District, New Taipei City
Phone: 0921-356-862


▲Laohuang original beef noodles.

Laohuang original beef noodles
Laohuang Original Beef Noodles is located not far from Dingxi MRT Station. It is one of the old restaurants in Yonghe. There will always be a queue whenever it is meal time (no matter lunch or dinner). The items sold in this shop are very simple, only beef noodles. The types of noodles include homemade noodles, thin noodles, wide noodles and glass noodles. The large bowl is 130 yuan, the small bowl is 110 yuan, and the beef soup is 110 yuan. The business hours are from 11:20 am to 7:30 pm, which is considered a beef noodle shop that closes its stall very early.

Address: No. 10, Xinyi Road, Yonghe District, New Taipei City
Tel: 02-29242781


▲Nakata curry. (Picture/reproduced from Nakata Curry fan page)

Nakata Curry
It was originally on Yongping Road, but later moved to Xinyi Road near Dingxi MRT Station. The pork chops of the pork chop curry rice are surprisingly thick, and they are paired with a mellow and slightly spicy curry sauce. There is always a queue at meal time.

Address: No. 20, Xinyi Road, Yonghe District, New Taipei City
Phone: 0956 768 264

Guangdong Zhenglongcheng Roast Duck
Guangdong Zhenglongcheng Roast Duck is quite famous in the Yonghe area. Its signature dish is roast duck. However, in addition to the three treasure rice and barbecued pork rice on the menu of ordinary barbecue restaurants, the store also provides risotto, fried rice and noodles. The crowd here is much more for takeout than for dine-in. In addition to bento boxes, they also take roast duck home to eat!

Address: No. 101, Dehe Road, Yonghe District, New Taipei City
Tel: 02-2928-2593

Jinxian Shrimp Roll (Yonghe Branch)
Although Jinxian Shrimp Rolls are available in many places, this shop on Baoping Road is extremely popular. Although the queue is not as long as the Guangdong Zhenglongcheng Roast Duck, there are people queuing up at any time during dinner time. The popular bento boxes are pork ribs rice, chicken drumstick rice and shrimp roll rice. This chicken drumstick rice is marinated in marinade instead of fried in other restaurants. The lunch box price ranges from 75 to 85 yuan.

Address: No. 113, Baoping Road, Yonghe District, New Taipei City
Tel: 0935-012-166


▲The queue at Hong Kong Chan Kee Barbeque Fast Food during off-hours. (Photo/Photo by Huang Shiyuan)

Hong Kong Chan Kee BBQ Fast Food
Many barbecue restaurants are called Chen Kee. This restaurant is located near the Lehua Night Market, but it's really not that big. Whenever you go there during meal time, there will always be a long queue, especially during the rush hour in the evening, when the queue stretches all the way from the door to the alley next to it. The price range is 80 to 95 yuan.

Address: No. 34, Baoping Road, Yonghe District, New Taipei City
Tel: 02-2921-3803


▲Three fresh soups at Lehua Night Market.

three fresh soup
This is the first line of food in Yonghe Night Market. As soon as it opens, there will be a queue of people, no matter it is weekdays or holidays, it is the same all year round. The signature three fresh soup is a must-try, but some people also like to order the local fish soup, shrimp soup or squid soup.

Address: No. 145, Yongping Road, Yonghe District, New Taipei City

Yunnan mother-in-law
It is in the alley opposite the entrance of Yonghe Road section of Lehua Night Market. It is an old restaurant in Yonghe. Many Yonghe people have their dinner here. Especially in summer, the hot and sour taste of Yunnan cuisine can boost the appetite.

Address: No. 12, Daxin Street, Yonghe District, New Taipei City
Phone: 02 8921 4879


▲Guanji Pure Lemon Thai Green Papaya Salad has a long queue.

Guanji Pure Lemon Thai Green Papaya Salad
It is also located in Lehua Night Market, and you can see a long queue of people every time it is open.

Address: No. 1, Lane 180, Yongping Road, Yonghe District, New Taipei City