Nanjing Fuxing food | Yuanqi Cantonese Cheung Fun: broth-style cheung fun in Changchun Market, made with fresh-ground rice batter for a light meal
Beyond the office-building restaurants near Nanjing Fuxing, the market also hides plenty of small eats. Yuanqi Cantonese Cheung Fun sits on the first floor of Taipei’s Changchun Market. It focuses on Cantonese cheung fun, but unlike the common Hong Kong style served with soy sauce or dipping sauce, this shop turns it into a brothy bowl. Egg, minced meat and greens are added, then different main toppings are chosen by flavor. The result is a little like rice noodles or ban tiao while keeping the silky texture of cheung fun sheets—a less common style in Taiwan.
Location and transport
Yuanqi Cantonese Cheung Fun is on the first floor of Taipei Changchun Market. From Exit 1 of Nanjing Fuxing, it can be reached within about 10 minutes on foot.
The Changchun Market area has strong everyday neighborhood character, with market crowds by day and many offices and homes nearby. Compared with commercial restaurants right outside Nanjing Fuxing, this feels more like the market food locals stop by for a meal.
Interior and dining atmosphere
This is a simple market snack shop with the focus on food made to order. You can watch the cook spread the rice batter, add toppings and steam it into shape, with gentle rice and egg aromas coming through during the process.
It is not a restaurant for long conversations but somewhere to eat a straightforward meal. Because the cheung fun is freshly made, busy periods can mean a short wait, but that same made-to-order process gives it more freshness than pre-made versions.
Menu and ordering
The defining feature is fresh-ground rice batter. Basic ingredients usually include egg, minced meat and greens, with beef, pork or other toppings added according to the chosen flavor.
Unlike ordinary Hong Kong-style cheung fun, it is not simply covered in sauce. A refreshing broth turns the bowl into more of a main meal. For a first visit, Beef Cheung Fun is a good starting point: the portion is filling and shows the broth-style character clearly.
If you prefer stronger flavors, add seasoning to taste. If you normally eat lightly seasoned food, the original broth is already easy to drink.
Beef Cheung Fun
The Beef Cheung Fun portion is larger than expected and quite filling for market food. Many night-market cheung fun portions now start around a hundred dollars without necessarily being large; Yuanqi’s advantage is that one bowl includes broth, egg, greens and a main topping, making it feel like a complete meal.
The biggest distinction is the broth. At first it can look as if there is simply a lot of sauce, but it is not very salty when you drink it. The seasoning is light, refreshing and drinkable without feeling heavy.
The cheung fun sheets are nicely springy. With egg mixed in, the texture is a little like a softer, silkier egg pancake while still showing the fine feel of rice batter. The sheets are thin, without a raw floury impression or a thick sticky mouthfeel.
Greens and chopped scallions add freshness to the bowl. Rather than feeling like dim-sum cheung fun, the overall experience is closer to a lighter bowl of rice noodles or ban tiao.
The weaker point is the beef itself. It resembles hot-pot slices, runs slightly dry and does not have especially pronounced meat aroma. In the bowl as a whole, the beef is not the star; the sheets, egg fragrance and refreshing broth are more memorable.
Who it suits
Yuanqi Cantonese Cheung Fun suits anyone looking for food near Nanjing Fuxing, market snacks at Changchun Market, or cheung fun in Taipei. Its style differs from standard Hong Kong versions and is closer to a brothy rice-based main meal, good for someone wanting something refreshing yet filling.
It also suits people who enjoy the texture of rice noodles, ban tiao or egg pancakes. The sheets are thin and silky with egg and greens and do not feel overly oily. If you want something other than bento, noodles or rice for lunch, this bowl is a nice change.
If you expect classic Hong Kong cheung fun with soy sauce, delicate slippery sheets and dim-sum portions, this is a different direction. Yuanqi turns Cantonese cheung fun into a full bowl, and whether it works for you depends on personal taste.
Store information
Yuanqi Cantonese Cheung Fun
Address: 台北市長春市場一樓
Transport: within about 10 minutes on foot from Exit 1 of Nanjing Fuxing
Features: fresh-ground rice batter, broth cheung fun, multiple toppings
Recommended: Beef Cheung Fun
Afterword
The most interesting thing about Yuanqi is how it transforms the familiar idea of cheung fun into something closer to a main meal. Fresh-ground rice batter makes thin, springy sheets, while egg, greens and a refreshing broth keep the bowl lighter than expected yet filling enough.
This time the broth and rice sheets were the most memorable parts. The broth was not overly salty, the sheets were thin and smooth without flouriness, and the egg aroma made the bowl easy to eat. The beef was the weaker part, slightly dry, so anyone who cares strongly about meat quality might try another flavor next time.
If you are walking near Nanjing Fuxing or want a different lunch inside Changchun Market, Yuanqi Cantonese Cheung Fun is worth saving. Thinking of it as a refreshing bowl of rice noodles or ban tiao works better than approaching it with expectations of traditional Hong Kong dim-sum cheung fun.
