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Bai Nian Sui Yue Creative Kitchen

Not enough ratingsNT$200–500 / per personTaiwanese
09:00–21:00Hsinchu County Hukou Township
Local favorite

VerdictHakka cooking in a Hukou red-brick house, with unlimited self-serve rice

A Hakka restaurant in a converted red-brick house on Hukou Old Street, filled with vintage furniture and steeped in nostalgia. Signatures include braised pork with bamboo shoots, jade preserved-egg custard and red-yeast duck; white or multigrain rice is self-serve and unlimited, and handwritten wooden boards suggest the day's dishes.

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Bai Nian Sui Yue Creative Kitchen is at No. 165 on Hukou Old Street, a street famous for its red-brick arcaded shophouses, and the restaurant occupies one of these converted red-brick houses. The building keeps traces of its history, with vintage furniture and ornaments inside, so stepping in feels like going back in time. Both Supertaste and NOWnews include it in their Hukou Old Street food picks.

The menu centres on classic Hakka dishes with a home-style touch. Reports mention braised pork with shredded bamboo shoots, jade preserved-egg custard, chilled fern shoots, red-yeast duck and free-range chicken, plus a house-made chilli sauce. Handwritten wooden boards suggest the day's dishes, and when dining in, white and multigrain rice is self-serve and unlimited, ideal for groups sharing several dishes with rice. Diners also recommend the salted egg yolk pumpkin.

Fans praise the special old-house atmosphere and authentic, rice-friendly dishes, with salted egg yolk dishes and braised pork standing out, plus a pet-friendly policy that suits families exploring the old street with dogs. Critics recall staff refusing to seat a small group at a four-person table even with many tables free, finding service unfriendly, and some feel prices are not especially cheap for a tourist-street restaurant.

There is no public fixed price list online, so check the menu on site. Online listings show it open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The old street gets crowded at mealtimes, so arrive early for weekend lunch. Lanes on Hukou Old Street are narrow, so park at a lot on the edge and walk in, combining the meal with sights such as the Catholic church and Sanyuan Temple.

Good for anyone wanting a proper sit-down Hakka meal while strolling Hukou Old Street, or for families bringing elders to enjoy an old-house setting. Two or three people can order the bamboo shoot pork, jade egg custard and red-yeast duck, plus chilled fern shoots or salted egg yolk pumpkin, with self-serve rice, at about NT$200 to NT$500 each.

Why go

  • Bamboo shoot pork and jade egg custard are signatures
  • White and multigrain rice are self-serve and unlimited
  • Salted egg yolk pumpkin is often recommended
  • Check the handwritten boards for today's dishes
  • Pet-friendly, good for strolling with dogs
  • Narrow lanes; park outside and walk in

What people say

Liked

  • The red-brick old house has a special atmosphere
  • Authentic Hakka dishes that go well with rice
  • Pet-friendly, with unlimited rice

Complaints

  • Some have met unfriendly service
  • Not especially cheap, being on a tourist street

Summarized from the common views of bloggers, media and diners; not direct quotes.

Videos

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Location

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