Overview

516 Ji Pai (516 雞排) is a small fried chicken cutlet stall hidden in a alley of Shilin Night Market in Taipei. Unlike many modern thick-battered chicken cutlets, its signature fried chicken cutlet (雞排) follows a more traditional Taiwanese style, using a relatively thin coating that fries up especially crisp. Besides chicken cutlets, the stall also offers other fried snacks, including sweet potato fries, French fries, king oyster mushrooms, and chicken nuggets.

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General Info

Name : 516 Ji Pai (516 雞排)

Location : LINK

Type : Stall

Price : NT $80 – NT $150 per person

• 10% service charge : No

Menu : 

Chinese (Traditional) : ✅

English : ✅

Japanese : ✅

Korean : ✅

Payment : 

Cash : ✅ 

Credit Card : ❌

Atmosphere : N/A

Cleanliness : ⭐⭐⭐

Dining Options : 

• Vegan : ❌
• Vegetarian : ❌
• Pescatarian : ❌

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How to Order

(1) When you arrive at the stall, the staff will give you a menu

(2) Simply tell the staff what you would like to order

(3) Pay as the food is handed to you

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Sean’s Review

The shop has a very chubby orange cat named Ji Pai, which means “chicken cutlet.”

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1st visit :

July 25th, 2026 : Ji Pai ()

Ji Pai (Fried Chicken Steak)

In recent years, rising chicken prices and higher rents have made it increasingly difficult for chicken cutlet stalls to survive. Traditional Taiwanese chicken cutlets like this have become surprisingly rare at night markets.

This stall specializes in the traditional thin-crust fried chicken cutlet (薄皮雞排). The chicken is coated with sweet potato starch, which creates a thin, crispy crust with a distinctive rough and grainy texture after frying. The meat is heavily seasoned with pepper along with a small amount of Chinese herbs. Once deep-fried, the combination gives the chicken a wonderfully fragrant aroma and a much stronger flavor than many modern-style chicken cutlets.