🌟Find a seat first for dining in, then go to the counter to order.
🌟A great choice for late-night eats in Tainan.

"Xiao Du Yi Mian" has been in operation for over 70 years, located next to the Youai Market, open from the afternoon until midnight, serving dinner and late-night snacks!

The Xiao Du Yi Mian store is an old house, with dining space in the arcade and inside the shop, plus a roadside area that gives a sort of street food vibe. There’s no air conditioning, but since people eat here in the evening, it doesn’t get too hot, even in the summer.

I think the biggest downside of Xiao Du Yi Mian is the layout of the staff's workflow. If it's your first time coming here, don’t just stand in line; you should first find a seat, then go to the noodle cooking area to order. Remember to tell them your table number, as there are no menus and ordering is done verbally. Their workflow is also a bit confusing; when looking for the noodle chef, they might send you to someone else, and sometimes you can order... After ordering, you get side dishes, and the ordering and payment processes are separate, and when you’re checking out, they will ask you again what you ordered. The elderly staff will double-check the math on your bill!

The Xiao Du Yi Mian menu includes Yi Mian (noodles), You Mian (oil noodles), rice noodles, Guo Zai (rice cakes), and a few soup dishes, among which the bone and meat soup is a limited option, costing just 30—super cheap! The wonton soup is highly recommended.

Time to eat!
Yi Mian (small) 💰50

My favorite is the dry Yi Mian; it's traditional old-style Yi Mian made with lard for flavor, topped with meat sauce and some pork slices and cabbage. The Yi Mian is QQ (chewy) and salty and fragrant, just delightful.

Wonton soup 💰30
The wontons at Xiao Du Yi Mian have thin skins and are full of filling. They are the kind you want to buy and take home to cook.

Thoughts: The late-night hours are really recommended for this nostalgic Yi Mian.

If you prioritize food: The dry Yi Mian is excellent, and the wontons are great too.

If you prioritize the environment: It's an old house, dining in the arcade.

If you prioritize parking: Motorcycles can park in front; cars can park at the Youai Parking Lot.

If you prioritize toilets: None.

If you prioritize queueing: The speed is very fast, almost no waiting needed (for dining in, you stand at the ordering area!).

If you prioritize service: Chaotic. 😂

If you prioritize value for money: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 (simply discussing food and prices).

Xiao Du Pasta
The pasta I passed by while walking to have dinner in Tainan
It looked delicious, so I ordered it.
I had to find a seat first and then wait in line, but the wait was only about five minutes.
It's quite close to the hotel Tianxia Nanyu. If you stay at Tianxia Nanyu, you can come here for a late-night snack.
It turned out later that he was a restaurant that had been selected through 500 plates.
No wonder there are so many people

The pasta itself will have chopped cabbage and minced meat.
It tastes quite satisfying
It feels like you can have ingredients with different textures in every mouthful of noodles
And he was very sloppy, and he finished eating it in one go.
You can add a braised egg to go with it
In addition, they also have a braised food section where you can pick up some

However, I feel that it is difficult for this kind of snack bar to be astonishingly delicious.
So I only gave three stars
I think it’s a good choice if you happen to be nearby and can stop for two people to have a bowl of appetizers or if you want to continue after dinner.

You can go there by bike
If you are driving, you may have to park illegally a little bit.