01 / ABOUT THE PLACE
About this place
Just outside the Yaesu North ticket gates of JR Tokyo Station, within the Yaekita Shokudo dining strip, WUMEI offers relaxed Taiwanese cooking built around familiar everyday street fare. Convenient for a quick meal during transit or after work, its setup of counter and table seating suits solo diners and small groups alike.
The menu is grounded in Taiwanese market and diner favorites. A signature order is mianxian, thin wheat noodles gently simmered in a bonito dashi broth, yielding a comforting, lightly thickened soup that soothes the stomach. Rice dishes provide equal comfort, including spice-scented lu rou fan with slow-braised sweet-savory pork, shredded chicken rice (ji rou fan), and delicate Taiwanese rice congee, letting you match your meal to your appetite.
For a full meal, weekday lunchtime combinations are convenient, including the Taiwan Feasting Lunch, Taiwan Dumpling Lunch, and customizable noodle or rice sets. Dumplings and small plates are also worth exploring. Highlights include WUMEI's signature boiled dumplings with distinct pink wrappers infused with Japanese plum, pan-fried soup dumplings that burst with hot broth, and spicy da ji pai fried chicken cutlets.
Come evening, a casual drink set pairs small dishes with beer or wine. For dessert, the stretchy almond tofu provides an amusing finish, pulling like Turkish dondurma ice cream for a unique, sweet lingering note.
