Da'an Beef Noodles
by Halal Chinese Beef Noodles (Da'an), Taipei, Taiwan
It was a chilly, rainy evening in Taipei, Taiwan, and I decided to stop by at Halal Chinese Beef Noodles in Da'an, Taipei for a bowl of the Michelin guide's top-rated beef noodle soup in the city.
The restaurant is small and very popular and can get extremely busy. I arrived just a bit after they opened their doors for the evening and was lucky to get a seat at a shared table before they got too crowded.
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| noodles with stewed beef in Taipei, Taiwan |
I started with an appetizer. I ordered a plate of steamed vegetables but was surprised by what arrived. The dish was made from a mountain of steamed bean sprouts, wood ear mushrooms, green onions, and tofu set on top of a bed of glass noodles and covered with a fluffy blanket of egg. It was good, just not what I had expected to get! To me, it felt more like a meal than a side dish.
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| stir-fried vegetables wrapped in egg |
The main course was rich and filling - a meaty broth loaded with huge, tender chunks of beef, green onion, and chewy wheat noodles. The restaurant uses only Halal-certified Taiwanese short ribs, shank and neck, and has been serving delicious noodles in Taipei for more than 60 years.
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| Halal Chinese Beef Noodles in Da'an, Taipei, Taiwan |
The noodles were served with a sort of flatbread made from noodle dough rolled out flat and fried on a griddle. I'm not entirely sure what to call it, but it tasted kind of like a roti or flaky naan.
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| noodle dough fried on a griddle |
It was really good! I don't know if I was supposed to dip it in the soup, but I did, and thought it went really well with it.
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| noodle dough flatbread |
Location
Halal Chinese Beef Noodles is located at No. 1號, Alley 7, Lane 137, Yanji St, Da’an District, Taipei City, Taiwan 106. The restaurant is only a short walk from MRT Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Station. The restaurant is open from 11:30 am until 2:00pm and from 5:00pm until 8:30pm. I recommend arriving as early as possible.
I arrived around 6:00pm and had to wait for about fifteen minutes. By the time I left, the queue was stretched down the street.
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| a long queue in front of Da'an Halal Chinese Beef Noodles restaurant in Taipei, Taiwan |
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