Traditional Taiwanese vegetarian cooking with some new creations by Chu Mama. No MSG. NOTE: Maybe closed/shut down, please call and inform HappyCow - thanks! Wheelchair accessible. Cash only. Inexpensive.

Serving Shojin Ryori Japanese vegetarian cuisine that had originated from zen temples and was popularized in the 13th century. Minimum 6 pax to a maximum 12 pax. See website for details. Reservations required. Cash only. Expensive.

Vegan bakery and cafe with multicultural offerings with bread from Europe, South Africa, and Asia. Opened Jan 2013. Fruit bread, nut bread, savory bread, burgers, coffee, tea, juice, pizza. Desserts include chocolate mousse, cakes, cupcakes and cookies. Near Kunyang MRT station, one-minute walk from exit 4. Cash only. Moderate.

Chinese name 愛家國際連鎖餐飲, address 106 台北市大安區光復南路280巷30號. Part of international chain of vegan restaurants opened by followers of Supreme Master Ching Hai, an advocate for vegetarian living. Serving food, coffee, non-alcoholic beverages, and more. Cash only. Inexpensive.

Chinese name 愛家國際連鎖餐飲, address 100 台北市中正區懷寧街44號. Part of international chain of vegan restaurants opened by followers of Supreme Master Ching Hai, an advocate for vegetarian living. Each location is individual family owned. Serves cooked food, coffee, non-alcoholic beverages, afternoon tea and cake. Prices around NT50 for each dish. Photo menu. 3 levels of seating. Inexpensive.

Name in Chinese 愛家國際連鎖餐飲, address 台北市忠孝東路3段6號. Part of international chain of vegan restaurants opened by followers of Supreme Master Ching Hai, an advocate for vegetarian living. Each location is individual family owned and operated. Serves food, coffee, non-alcoholic beverages, and more. Inexpensive.

Name in Chinese 愛家國際連鎖餐飲. Part of international chain of vegan restaurants inspired by Supreme Master Ching Hai, an advocate for veg living. Each location is individual family owned and operated. Serves all vegan food, non-alcoholic beverages, and vegan desserts. Inexpensive.

Name in Chinese 愛家國際連鎖餐飲. Part of international chain of vegan restaurants opened by followers of Supreme Master Ching Hai, an advocate for vegetarian living. Each location is individual family owned and operated. Serves food, coffee, non-alcoholic beverages, and more. Inexpensive.

Name in Chinese 愛家國際連鎖餐飲. Part of international chain of vegan restaurants inspired by Supreme Master Ching Hai, an advocate for veg living. Each location is individual family owned and operated. Serves all vegan food, non-alcoholic beverages, and vegan desserts. Inexpensive.

Part of a Chi Kung institute advocating a vegan diet. Offer small, healthy vegan set meals. Accepts credit cards. Moderate.

Chinese 梅門麗水食堂, address 台北市大安區麗水街38號. Vegetarian cafe located on the premises of the Meimen Arts & Ethics Academy, a chi-kung practicing organization. Enter from around Alley 123-128 of Sec. 1, Heping East Road. Nearest MRT is Guting. Accepts credit cards. Inexpensive.

Veggie restaurant close to Ximen station. Offers a small menu in English with some photos but very limited English spoken. Free wi-fi. Moderate.

A noodle stall that serves a variety of noodles, rice dishes, and soups. Ask to leave out MSG (no "wei-su"). No English spoken, but you can point to foods. Some seats available inside. Chinese address: 台北市中正區懷寧街72號之32. Note: Street numbers have changed from 6-5 to 72-32. Cash only. Inexpensive.

Veggie food and music cafe. Offers cuisine with international influences. Owner speaks English. Chinese address 台北市松山區民生東路四段75巷5-1號. Also see: vegantaiwan.blogspot.tw/2011/08/sophies-garden.html Moderate.

Opened August 2012. Vegan restaurant has large lunch and dinner buffets. Also offers 60NT and 80NT lunchboxes. Discount on take-out. Catering available. Owner is the chef. English spoken. Cash only. Inexpensive.

素食天地 is the restaurant name in Chinese, address 臺北市大安區和平東路一段182號. Taipei vegan restaurant. Typical Taiwanese vegetarian buffet that weighs food before you pay. Fried rice is available in the buffet, you can also purchase bowls of brown or white rice. A la carte meals start from 100 NT / buffet is by weight. Basic set up. Cash only. Inexpensive.

Established Dec 2012, this cafe offers a blend of East meets West with modern design concept striping the space down to the bare essentials and a long wooden communal table in the center of the dining area. Cash only. Inexpensive.

An American-style vegan fast food outlet in the trendy fashion district of Ximen Ding, a short walk or ride on the MRT from Taipei Main Station. Serves pizza, soup, and Mexican food. Many food items are made in-house by the owners. Name in Chinese 蔬食樂, address 台北市中華路196之一號. Inexpensive.

Many choices made to order vegetarian food as well as pay by weight buffet. Has Western style breakfast. Address in Chinese 台北市士林區大東路158號. Inexpensive.

Chinese name is 小心上癮, address 台北市松山區南京東路五段61之3號. Vegetarian restaurant serving Malaysian spicy hot pot. All-you-can-eat for around NT$400 per person. Moderate.

Vegetarian restaurant and cafe a block from Shida (NTNU) Mandarin Training Centre. Enter from Lane 141, Sec. 1, Heping East Road (just one street). Set in a house with a front patio. Offers a small menu which includes western dishes like pasta, pumpkin soup, organic bread, plus Taiwanse dishes like curry and stir fry. Set meals (NT300, 480) or a la carte (NT 200+/-). Items can be made vegan upon request. A specialty is their hand-made organic tofu dessert (豆花). Chinese name 青春之泉, address 台北市大安區青田街12巷23號‎. Also known as Spring Mediterranean. Moderate.

Large veggie buffet where you pay by weight. Japanese style seating. Wide selection which changes somewhat each day. Mostly Chinese and Taiwanese food. Maybe uses eggs so check. Inexpensive.

Offers hot pots with different types of broth, rice and noodle dishes, tofu stew, Western-style pasta, and appetizers. No eggs used, and most items are without dairy. The owner is Taiwanese Buddhist, so none of the five pungent is served in any dish (garlic, onion...). Name in Chinese 大惠素食, address 台北市士林區德行東路74巷3弄2號. Moderate.

Name in Chinese is 長春素食餐廳. Buddhist vegetarian restaurant, no garlic, onion, or scallion used in the food. Features a European style buffet with set menus available. Lunch buffet for around NT$450, afternoon tea from 2:30pm at around NT$300, and dinner around NT$550. Buffet features made-to-order noodle stations, a stir-fry section, hot soup, an extensive mostly ovo-vegetarian desserts, coffee, tea, ice cream, salads, noodles, and all the Taiwan buffet standards. Food labels are in Chinese. Can accommodate large groups. Accepts credit cards. Moderate.

Best mahjjang mien (sesame paste noodle). Mainly standard noodle and rice dishes. Very nice owner, say hello! Inexpensive.

Chinese name 豐味亭. Was non-veg and changed to all veg Sept 2011. Extensive vegetarian and vegan menu. Dishes include mock meat, noodles, sprouts, tofu, soups, stews, and more. Staff understand special diet requests and seeks to promote a vegan lifestyle. Cozy atmosphere with dark wood settings, soft chairs, light windows. Seats 30. Quick service, some English spoken. Has outdoor seating. Moderate.

Chinese name 新纖屋, address 台北市內湖區環山路一段9巷7號. A neighborhood cafe, suitable for large group gatherings. Offers set meals. The main dish choices are pizzas, pastas or fried rices with vegan options. Offers afternoon tea with healthy beverages. Very close to MRT Xihu station. Cash only. Moderate.

Franco-vegetarian food. A bit of a hole in the wall. Good coffee. Address in Chinese: 台北市大安區仁愛路4 段345 巷2 弄11. Moderate.

Chinese name 広香素食坊, address 台北市 北投區光明路132之8號隔壁. Buddhist restaurant, no onion or garlic. Wide range of dishes. Try the mapo tofu. A clear soup is served with all dishes. As of July 2013, plates cost NT70. Directions: From Xinbeitou station follow WenQuan Road past Yoshinoya, continue on road but cross to the left side where you pass by a few dental and medical clinics. Restaurant is on the second side street two shops down from the corner. Look for the big red and white vegetarian sign. Inexpensive.

Chinese name 穗科(台北忠孝店), address 台北市忠孝東路四段216巷27弄3號. A noodle house where the owner is student of a Japanese udon master. The menu is vegan friendly. Egg is used in the cold udon, and the menu specifies which items are lacto-veg and ovo-veg. Known for in-house-made udon noodle, both hot and cold. Also serves side dishes and desserts. Accepts credit cards. Moderate.

Chinese name is 穗科(復興店), address 台北市復興北路313巷32號1樓. A noodle house where the owner is student of a Japanese udon master. The menu is vegan friendly. Egg is used in the cold udon, and the menu specifies which items are lacto-veg and ovo-veg. Known for in-house-made udon noodle, both hot and cold. Also serves side dishes and desserts. Accepts credit cards. Moderate.

Hong Kong dim sum style vegetarian restaurant. Moderate.

Name in Chinese is 回留蔬食. Long-time operating teahouse and vegetarian food restaurant. Nice, traditional Taiwanese teahouse atmosphere with lots of decorative teapots and natural building materials. Fine green teas. Prices moderate for Taipei Da-an area, around NT280 for a bowl of sesame sauce noodle, NT480 for a set meal (soup, salad, main, dessert, tea). Little park with shady trees in front. Near Da-an park, YongKang park and YongKang night market. Has outdoor seating. Wheelchair accessible. Moderate.

Chinese name is 吉坊素食. Offers vegetarian versions of popular Taiwanese food, which includes luwei, bawan, beef-noodles, and other classics. Busy at lunchtime due to the cheap and tasty lunchboxes. Cash only. Inexpensive.

Vegetarian restaurant near Guandu Temple with mostly vegan menu with rice dishes, hot pots, Japanese-style curries, dim sum, noodles (soup or dry), teas. Only one dish with milk (pumpkin hot pot). No eggs or added MSG. Name in Chinese 集仁齋, address 北投區關渡知行路75-10號 Inexpensive.

Chinese address is 104台灣 台北市中山區民權東路二段116號1樓. Small, typical buffet by weight cafe. Also offers some made to order dishes. Located near Xingtian Temple and Xingtian temple MRT station. Inexpensive.

A trendy vegetarian Thai restaurant that gives a twist to traditional Chinese cuisine with Thai herbs. Thai cuisine and desserts, too. Menu is mostly vegan. Chinese name is 京品泰味, address 台北市中正區仁愛路二段7號. Accepts credit cards. Expensive.

Simple, small veggie restaurant offering mostly Taiwanese-Chinese food with a few Western dishes like spaghetti and pasta. A couple of the dishes contain dairy, so ask. Water and soup is free (self service) in front of the restaurant. No menu in English, and the staff speak very little English. Inexpensive.

Chinese name 卡帛素食義式廚房 address 台北市大安區復興南路二段308巷5號. Italian style coffee cafe, egg-less bakery, and restaurant. Offers a set menu which comes with soup, jelly or bread, main course, and black tea. Or order a la carte. Offers afternoon tea from 2pm. Sources baked goods from its own bakery shop that's on Nanjing East Road (listed on HappyCow), which does not use any egg and offers some dairy-free cakes as well. Wheelchair accessible. Moderate.

Name in Chinese is 京兆尹. Address in Chinese is 台北市大安區四維路18號. Ancient Chinese delicacy as enjoyed by emperors of the Qing dynasty ("palace cuisine"). Popular among visitors to Taiwan for its beautiful interior and food. Lots of desserts and boxed treats as well. Expensive.

Large, clean restaurant serving Taiwanese home-style fare accompanied by Buddhist music sometimes. Many dishes contain mock meat, and MSG is used. Complimentary tea. Menu has English and food photos. Staff speak some English. Address in Chinese is 台北民權東路2段29號. Moderate.

Chinese name 寬心園, address 台北市仁愛路四段345巷4弄51號. Several locations in Taiwan. Causal elegant modern Asian decor with large windows and clean-line design. Offers set meals. Moderate.

Address 新北市板橋區中山路一段158-1號. Was Free Mode but converted to Easy House. Several locations in Taiwan. Causal elegant modern Asian decor with large windows and clean-line design. Offers set meals. Moderate.

Chinese name 寬心園. Several locations in Taiwan. Located inside the NE019 mall. Casual atmosphere in an elegant, modern Asian setting. Healthy, light vegetarian cooking with vegan options. Has outdoor seating. Accepts credit cards. Moderate.

Chinese name 寬心園, address 台北市天母西路9號2樓. Several locations in Taiwan. Causal elegant modern Asian decor. Set meals. Healthy food including fragrant hotpots, salads, rice dishes, desserts and drinks. Moderate.