Citystar 24HR HK Style Restaurant
京星港式飲茶
I Recommend ☆☆☆☆
Taipei restaurant offering: Cantonese Food / Dim Sum / BBQ Pork / Beef Shanks / Roast Duck / Braised Chicken / Stir-Fry Dishes / Noodles / Soup / Rice / Seafood / Sweet & Sour Chicken / Tofu Dishes / Spicy Garlic Chicken Wings / Clay Pot Dishes / Vegetable Dishes / Dessert / Small Side Plates / Beer / Wine / Cocktails / Tea / Juice
Address:
No. 216, Dunhua S. Rd., Sec. 1, Da'an Dist., Taipei City 106
台北市大安區敦化南路一段216號
Phone: (02) 2741-2625
Hours: Open 24 Hours
Last Reviewed: 2 June 2019
Citystar is a Hong Kong-style restaurant that serves dim sum items as well as large Cantonese dishes for sharing. Almost all their locations are open 24 hours. It's one of the well-known dim sum restaurants in Taipei. It's a good place to visit if you want that authentic huge dining-room dim sum experience, where the dim sum carts never stop being rolled around between the never-ending round tables. The fact that it's open 24 hours a day is a big draw for some clientele.
I think the best dishes to order at Citystar are their meat dishes. After that, I'd say the variety of large dishes that are meant to be shared (well, everything is meant to be shared at a dim sum establishment) come in second. I wasn't that impressed with their actual small dim sum items, as they were pricey and the dishes I tried were better at Hong Kong 茶水攤 and Tim Ho Wan 添好運. The latter I've only eaten at their Hong Kong location, not in Taipei, so I don't have a review for them. (Their Hong Kong and Macau locations won a Michelin Star.) But Citystar is bigger than all those places I just listed, so if you want that huge dining-room dim sum experience ... (I already said this)
I'm not saying to avoid Citystar—hey, I've been there six times myself, and as you can see, I'm recommending it. They have some great items, but they also have many failed items—it's a hit-and-miss place. If you order the right stuff, you'll be very satisfied, and if you don't, you'll be quite unsatisfied. My advice is to stay away from their dim sum menu and focus on the larger plates to share, especially the meat dishes on the first page of the menu.
Vegetarian options: As you scroll through the menu, you'll notice that some type of meat is mixed into every dish, even the noodle, rice, and vegetable dishes. But there is one page in the menu labeled in English: Bamboo Shoots and Vegetables, that contains solely vegetarian dishes. It's the 2nd to last page in the large-dish menu before "Have a nice meal" in my photo section below, so take a gander at it to see if it's worth your visit. I only tried one dish from that page: Sweet and Sour Vegetarian Meat with Pineapple (NT$200). It was great. But typically, dim sum is not suitable for vegetarians.
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Address:
No. 166, Zhongxiao E. Rd., Sec. 4, Da'an Dist., Taipei City 106 台北市大安區忠孝東路四段166號 Phone: (02) 2777-1717 Hours: Open 24 Hours |
English & Chinese Menu
Credit Cards Accepted Deceptive 10% Service Charge Click on the link below for their Google Map page for the street view and/or other visitor's photos. Afterwards, you can click the dedicated back button on Google Maps to view the destination on a full-screened Google Map for directions. Citystar 24HR HK part 2 |
Address:
No. 216, Dunhua S. Rd., Sec. 1, Da'an Dist., Taipei City 106 台北市大安區敦化南路一段216號 Phone: (02) 2741-2625 Hours: Open 24 Hours |
English & Chinese Menu
Credit Cards Accepted Deceptive 10% Service Charge Click on the link below for their Google Map page for the street view and/or other visitor's photos. Afterwards, you can click the dedicated back button on Google Maps to view the destination on a full-screened Google Map for directions. Citystar 24HR HK part 1 |
Address:
No. 92, Nanjing E. Rd., Sec. 1, Zhongshan Dist., Taipei City 104 台北市中山區南京東路一段92號 Phone: (02) 2568-3378 Hours: Open 24 Hours |
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Deceptive 10% Service Charge Click on the link below for their Google Map page for the street view and/or other visitor's photos. Afterwards, you can click the dedicated back button on Google Maps to view the destination on a full-screened Google Map for directions. Citystar 24HR HK Restaurant |
Address:
No. 275, Nanjing E. Rd., Sec. 3, Songshan Dist., Taipei City 105 台北市松山區南京東路三段275號 Phone: (02) 2713-3877 Hours: 11am - Midnight Daily |
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Deceptive 10% Service Charge Click on the link below for their Google Map page for the street view and/or other visitor's photos. Afterwards, you can click the dedicated back button on Google Maps to view the destination on a full-screened Google Map for directions. Citystar HK Restaurant |
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