Bai Yu Lou Classic Taiwanese Cuisine

Review

Bai Yu Lou is on the 6th floor of Dream Mall in Qianzhen District. Its name comes from Bai Yu Lou, a famous banquet-style restaurant of early Taiwan, and the fourth generation has now opened this new location focused on classic Taiwanese dishes. It entered the MICHELIN Bib Gourmand list for the first time in 2025, when Supertaste flagged it as a new Kaohsiung entry, but it dropped off the 2026 Bib list; it remains open as usual.

The signatures follow the old banquet-house style: the three dishes Supertaste names are braised cabbage, garlic-sprout pork belly and old-style eight-treasure meatballs, all classics of the traditional Taiwanese banquet table with a nostalgic bent. Diners also mention the Buddha-jumps-over-the-wall soup and cold black fungus. On weekday lunchtimes there are limited solo set meals, and the set for two is recommended too, letting one or two people try dishes that normally need a full table.

Praise says the dishes taste authentic, portions match the prices, the business lunch set is good value and staff happily explain the menu; overseas visitors leave compliments as well. The sources offer few specific criticisms, but given its exit from the Bib list and its shopping-mall setting, some may find the atmosphere less like an old institution and prices higher than street food, and anyone expecting a vintage banquet-hall vibe may be disappointed.

It opens for lunch and dinner: roughly 11:30 to 15:00 and 17:30 to 21:00 on weekdays, opening half an hour earlier at weekends, with no fixed closing day. Being inside Dream Mall, it is easy to reach by light rail or by car using the mall's parking, which makes it handy on rainy days or with older relatives. The sources list no exact prices; call ahead to book for groups, and note the solo sets are weekday-only.

Good for anyone wanting a proper Taiwanese sit-down meal in Kaohsiung, or to introduce older family members or overseas friends to banquet-house cooking. One or two people can order a solo or two-person set at weekday lunch; a small group should get the three signatures, braised cabbage, garlic-sprout pork belly and eight-treasure meatballs, plus a soup such as Buddha-jumps-over-the-wall to cover the house style.