🥩 About Niu Rou You

Located just about 5 minutes from the Nanzhou Interchange of Freeway No. 3, the super popular **Fresh Beef Soup - Niu Rou You** is a necessary stop when traveling between Kenting and Kaohsiung. It's also a mandatory restaurant stop for Gavin (The Wandering Walls owner) whenever he goes to Kaohsiung for supply runs.

Tainan is undoubtedly the most famous place for fresh beef soup, and each establishment has its unique characteristics. However, Niu Rou You has created a flavor distinctly different from Tainan's, offering a **clear, sweet broth with a subtle hint of Chinese herbal flavor**. We sincerely recommend everyone to stop by and try it.

🚗 Niu Rou You Parking Information

Niu Rou You is about an hour's drive from Kenting. We suggest stopping by when driving or chartering a car to or from Kenting. The restaurant provides a free parking lot with about 20 spaces at the back. Due to its popularity, the place is crowded during meal times, so a spot isn't guaranteed. If the lot is full, you might need to circle the nearby alleys or wait a short while for a departing customer to free up a space.

The dedicated parking lot behind the restaurant for drivers.

🍴 Niu Rou You Environment

The dining environment is typical of Taiwanese local eateries, but it has a **large capacity**, easily accommodating over a hundred guests. It might still be full during peak hours, but a short wait usually secures a spot.

• Ordering Process: Head to the cashier to grab a menu $\rightarrow$ Find a table $\rightarrow$ Write down the table number and your order $\rightarrow$ Pay at the counter.
• Strong Advice: **DO NOT take away!** Unless you can consume it immediately. The beef slices in the takeaway soup quickly become tough and chewy due to the residual heat, greatly diminishing the taste.

📋 Niu Rou You Menu Reference

A wide variety of options, including soup and many stir-fried dishes.

🍜 Niu Rou You Dishes: Gavin's Favorites

The menu features nearly thirty items, utilizing various parts of the fresh beef for soups, stir-fries with sesame oil or ginger, and more. Following countless visits and tastings by Gavin, here are the dishes we order every time.

The clear, sweet beef soup with a hint of herbal aroma, featuring thicker beef slices.

⭐️ Beef Soup + White Rice (Must-Order!)

This is the **highly recommended** combination, popular even among locals.

• Dipping Sauce: Be sure to pair it with their unique dipping sauce — **ginger shreds mixed with sweet and chili sauce**.
• Beef Tip: Niu Rou You's beef slices are thicker; leaving them in the hot soup too long will make them tough. **Eat the beef quickly** once the soup arrives, or remove the slices temporarily.
• Gavin's Favorite Way: Pour the beef soup over the white rice to create **soup-soaked rice (湯泡飯)**. The rice absorbs the sweet freshness of the broth, making it incredibly delicious.
• Soup Refills: The **broth is free to refill**. Just take your bowl to the refill window, and the owner will quickly top you up. Note that since there are no beef slices left, the refill is just the pure original broth.
• Special Flavor: The beef soup is seasoned with **Taiwanese basil (九層塔)**. Those accustomed to Tainan-style soup might find this unusual, but it offers a uniquely delicious flavor.

Soup over Rice	Ginger Dip	Soup Refill Window
The comforting "soup-soaked rice" method.	The soulmate for the beef: ginger and sweet chili sauce.	Free refills of the original broth are available here.

Gavin's essential side dish: Stir-fried Pork Intestines with Ginger.

🍝 Beef Stir-Fried Noodles (牛肉炒麵)

Compared to the beef over rice (燴飯), we find the noodles more flavorful. It's yellow noodles stir-fried with beef and satay sauce, boasting great **wok hei (鑊氣)** and aroma.

💡 Note: This popular item often sells out; go early if you want to order it.

🥢 Stir-fried Pork Intestines with Ginger (薑絲炒大腸)

This dish is Gavin's absolute favorite because it’s **sour enough, the intestines are flavorful, and it has perfect wok hei**. You often won't find a better version even at dedicated stir-fry restaurants.

Other dishes can be ordered according to your preference. A special note: their stir-fried greens tend to be slightly oily.

✍️ Dining Experience Review

If you are very accustomed to the taste of Tainan beef soup, Niu Rou You might not be for you, as its flavor profile is significantly different and might take time to adjust to.

However, if you, like Gavin, love beef soup and enjoy trying new flavors, Niu Rou You is highly recommended. It’s a place that has successfully taken beef soup in a different, delicious direction. For anyone driving to or from Kenting via Freeway No. 3, you will pass by—so we recommend giving it a try!

📍 Niu Rou You Restaurant Information

Address: No. 66, Zhongzheng Rd., Xinpi Township, Pingtung County (Google Map)
Phone: 08-7973137
Reservations: No
Business Hours: 07:30 AM - 03:30 PM
Closing Days: No fixed closing day, announced on the Niu Rou You FB Fan Page
Parking: Free on-site parking lot with about 20 spaces

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