A-Po Fish Noodle

Name: A-Po Fish Noodle
Address: 連江縣北竿鄉塘岐村中山路168號, Matsu, 北竿鄉 Beigan Township, TW
Telephone: 0836-56539
Price range: NT$120–300

Not enough ratingsNT$120–300 / per personTaiwanese

11:00–19:00Matsu Beigan Township

Long-standingLocal favoriteBudget

VerdictBeigan's 40-year-old handmade fish noodle shop

A Tangqi village shop in Beigan that has sold fish noodles for over 40 years, with the second generation still making them by hand from sea fish and drying them in the sun. The mixed fish noodle soup has a clear broth and chewy noodles, fried fish noodles dusted with plum powder make a snack, and a chilled bowl of agar jelly with sweet potato dumplings rounds off the meal.

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A-Po Fish Noodle is on Zhongshan Road in Tangqi village, Beigan, close to Beigan Airport. It began as a breakfast stall and switched to fish noodles after passersby kept asking about the noodles the grandmother made. It has now sold them for over 40 years and is run by her son, Chen Shun-zhong. Matsu fish noodles are made by kneading the flesh of eel, croaker, hairtail and other sea fish into flour, rolling it out and sun-drying it, a laborious process once reserved for festivals, and this is the fish noodle shop most often recommended on Beigan.

The signature mixed fish noodle soup costs NT$120 and comes with fish noodles, fish balls, fish dumplings and cabbage. The noodles are springy with a faint fish aroma, and the broth is light and clean. The fried fish noodles are deep-fried and dusted with plum powder for a sweet-sour crunch; Supertaste lists them at NT$50, while one blogger recorded fried fish crisps at NT$40, so check on site. The dessert of agar jelly with sweet potato dumplings costs about NT$100, with sweet potato wrappers around a peanut-sugar filling served over chilled seaweed jelly, especially popular in summer.

Diners mostly praise the springy, never mushy noodles, tasty fish balls and dumplings, a refreshing dessert that is not too sweet, and a warm owner; one blogger even recalls being allowed to eat first and pay later after forgetting a wallet. Complaints are that the broth is too plain for some, the shop is small and its air conditioning struggles, there are queues and a small service window when busy, and the fried noodles can feel dry eaten alone.

Hours are roughly 11:00 to 13:30 daily, with an extra 17:00 to 19:00 dinner session Friday to Sunday; sources differ slightly, so check before you go. Being near the airport makes it handy before or after a flight, but leave enough time. Expect a line at mealtimes, so arriving near opening is best.

It suits travelers who want authentic Matsu fish noodles or only have one meal on Beigan. One person will be satisfied with the mixed noodle soup plus fried fish noodles, and two can share the agar jelly dessert. Foreign visitors mention set combinations at around NT$200 to NT$300 for trying several items at once.