Solo score 4 out of 5: Very comfortableMultiple sources agree · checked 2026-10
Hongbao Miners' Canteen
紅寶礦工食堂 · show this name to taxi drivers
An old-style canteen on Jingtong Old Street serving miner's rice sets topped with braised pork or a pork chop, and a 'railway bento' in a metal lunch box. Each set is a meal for one, which makes it one of the few places on the Pingxi Line where you can sit down and eat alone. It closes in mid-afternoon.
At a glance for one
Portions
Single portions
Hours
11:00–15:30 · Closed Tue
Some older guides list later closing or a Wednesday closure. Recent information agrees on 11:00-15:30, closed Tuesdays.
Booking
Not needed
Details can change. Check on site before you rely on hours, prices or payment.
How to order, step by step
- Walk from Jingtong Station along Jingtong Old Street to No. 58. It opens 11:00-15:30 and is closed on Tuesdays
- Order a miner's rice set with braised pork or a pork chop, or the railway bento in a metal box
- For something lighter, get the potato-starch sweet soup or an ice pop
- Pay in cash
- Come by about 14:30. It closes at 15:30 and there is no dinner service
What to order solo: A miner's rice set with braised pork is a full meal for one. If you've already eaten, a bowl of potato-starch sweet soup makes a good break. Check the posted price.
Best time to go alone: Weekday lunch between 11:00 and 13:00, before day-trippers arrive. It closes at 15:30, so make it lunch, not dinner.
Before you go
Four easy day trips into New Taipei by public transport, alone. Jiufen and Jinguashi, Shifen and the Pingxi Line, Tamsui and Bali, and the North Coast, with how to get there, what to eat on your own and when to head back.
Read: Day trips from Taipei on your own →Getting there
Getting there: Jingtong Station, the last stop on the Pingxi Line, then a short walk along Jingtong Old Street. Trains are infrequent, so check the timetable before you go back.
No. 58, Jingtong St., Pingxi Dist., New Taipei City
新北市平溪區菁桐街58號
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Sources & checks
Multiple sources agree · 2026-10
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