Shan Guo Tang

Review

Shan Guo Tang is on the ground floor of No. 188 Zhuangjing South Road in Zhubei, in a newer residential area. It was opened in 2020 by the vegetarian-focused Good Deeds dining group and was named a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand in both 2025 and 2026, one of the few vegetarian restaurants in Hsinchu County to make the list. The space is bright and roomy with Japanese-style natural wood and a relaxed mood, with room for family gatherings, and MICHELIN marks it as family-friendly.

The kitchen focuses on seasonal produce and uses Taiwanese, Sichuan and Jiangnan techniques, quite unlike the typical vegetarian restaurant. MICHELIN and several reports recommend the four-season green beans with pickled cucumber, a stir-fry of green beans, pickled cucumber and plant-based meat that is crisp and savoury, usually eaten with burdock rice. The menu offers à la carte dishes, single and group set menus, and dim sum, and the lunch set lets you sample many textures and flavours at once.

Fans praise dishes that are fresh, not oily or salty and not reliant on tofu or processed mock meat, satisfying even meat lovers, with standout dim sum and attentive service, good for family meals. Critics mention waits of around ten minutes even at weekday lunch, prices higher than vegetarian buffets and small portions of the signature dish.

There is no public fixed price list online, so check the menu on site. According to MICHELIN, it opens Tuesday to Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., closed Mondays. Cards are accepted, and there is outdoor parking and wheelchair access; book ahead for weekends.

Good for vegetarians, families wanting light Chinese food, or anyone dining with elders. Two or three people can order the green beans with burdock rice plus one or two dim sum and a seasonal vegetable; for ease, choose a set menu, at about NT$300 to NT$700 each.