Street snacks · West Central
Pao Ko Oden
保哥黑輪
Photo: pelican from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0Representative photo of Taiwanese oden, not taken at this shop.
A bamboo-walled oden shop in a lane near the Confucius Temple. Tick your skewers on a slip, and add the shop's famous stir-fried instant noodles.
What to order
Photo: bryan... from Taipei, Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0炒泡麵
Stir-fried instant noodles
Braised-pork instant noodles boiled in a pork rib and radish broth, then stir-fried with plenty of extras and served with a runny half-cooked egg. It has become the shop's most popular dish.
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Photo: Akahito Yamabe, CC BY-SA 4.0黑輪
Oden
A plate of oden picked from the pot, eaten with the free radish-sweet broth. Tofu skin is a favourite.
About this dish →Sights nearby
臺南孔子廟Tainan Confucius Temple
Taiwan's first Confucian temple and school, a set of courtyards laid out with the school on the left and the temple on the right.
國立臺灣文學館（原臺南州廳）National Museum of Taiwan Literature
The former Tainan Prefecture Hall, a 1916 government building with a mansard roof, now a museum of Taiwanese writing.
臺南故事影像館（原鄭成功祖廟）Former Zheng Family Shrine (Tainan Story Image Museum)
A small Zheng family shrine to Koxinga beside Hayashi Department Store, now also a photo museum of the city.
Nearby places to eat
窄門咖啡館Narrow Door Café
Second-floor café open since 1991, reached through a famously narrow gap between two buildings.
永記虱目魚丸Yung Chi Milkfish Balls
A breakfast favourite: springy milkfish ball soup, with braised pork rice on the side.
莉莉水果店Lily Fruit Shop
Long-established fruit shop on Fuqian Road, credited with popularising fresh-squeezed juice in Tainan. It also serves fruit plates and ice.