A-You Noodle Shop

Review

A-You Noodle Shop is at No. 70, Sec. 1, Wanhe Road in Nantun, on the old street near Wanhe Temple. It has been serving noodles for more than fifty years and is one of the most frequently mentioned old noodle shops on Nantun Old Street. Supertaste included it both in its Nantun Old Street guide and in a roundup of Taichung's favorite long-running noodle shops, and a 2021 Nantun Old Street feature also listed it as a local bite worth trying.

The signature plain noodles cost NT$40 a bowl, the same price dry or in soup, and the standout is the generous ladle of minced pork sauce covering the noodles — simple, old-fashioned comfort food. The other star is the wonton soup, also NT$40. The wontons are wrapped in-house with a pork filling and described as fresh, plump and springy, seasoned just right without being salty; one writer called them the shop's true signature. A bowl of noodles plus a bowl of soup comes to under NT$100.

The reviews found so far are almost all positive, centering on the meat sauce portion and the handmade wontons. Public information is limited, though: other menu items, flavor details and criticism are rarely mentioned, and nothing is said about queues or daily limits. Anyone expecting refined flavors may find it just a simple homestyle bowl — which is exactly its style.

Reports say it opens at 7 a.m. and runs into the late afternoon, weekdays and weekends alike; another listing says it closes on Mondays, and opening time is given as either 7:00 or 7:30. Sources differ, so check before you go. Parking and payment aren't mentioned; Wanhe Temple, on the same road, has a parking lot nearby.

Ideal for anyone visiting Wanhe Temple or Nantun Old Street who wants a pocket-change breakfast or lunch. Order the dry noodles with a wonton soup: one bowl for the meat sauce, one for the broth and wontons — that captures what this shop is about.