Chi Chia Chuang (Changchun Rd.)

Review

Chi Chia Chuang on Changchun Road, at No. 55 in Zhongshan District, is the brand's original Changchun Road restaurant, and media often describe it as a Taipei Taiwanese institution of around 50 years. The 2026 MICHELIN Guide lists it as a Bib Gourmand, noting that the owner started out as a chicken seller and uses five- to six-month-old hens that have not yet laid eggs, giving crisp skin and tender meat. A visit by NVIDIA founder Jensen Huang on a trip home also brought a wave of sightseers.

One signature is three-cup chicken, which MICHELIN says comes thickly coated in sauce and is often cooked with soft pig's blood rice cake. First-timers usually order the three-flavour chicken platter, which puts poached chicken, smoked chicken and black-boned chicken on one plate. Crispy chicken rolls and a sweet, clear chicken soup are common companions, and in winter some diners come especially for the sesame oil chicken pot; one blogger notes the rice wine is strong, so drivers should be careful. A handmade egg pudding often closes the meal, and its caramel aroma is many people's lasting memory.

Praise focuses on the tender chicken, consistently good chicken rolls and soup, friendly service and quick dishes, with small portions still enough to share. Critics say the smoked chicken tastes too smoky, wine-steamed dishes are ordinary, some stir-fried greens are oily, and that the food does not always match the Bib Gourmand fame; popular items sometimes sell out.

MICHELIN and map listings give daily hours of 11:30 to 21:30, while a blogger lists 11:00 to 22:00; sources differ, so check before you go. Expect roughly NT$500 to NT$1,000 per person; one blogger's group of five averaged about NT$1,000 each. Cards are accepted and valet parking is available, or you can park at the Linsen Park underground garage about five minutes away on foot; Zhongshan MRT station is within walking distance. Reservations are by phone.

It suits family meals, introducing foreign friends to Taiwanese food, or small office gatherings. Two or three people can order the three-flavour or three-cup chicken with chicken rolls, a vegetable and a chicken soup; larger groups can add the sesame oil chicken pot or seafood stir-fries. Weekend dinners and holidays are busy, so book early and ask which chicken varieties are available that day when ordering.