Night view of Zhou Jia on Gongzheng Street in Hualien, with towers of bamboo steamers, staff at work and an illuminated menu board

Restaurant · Hualien

Zhou Jia Steamed Dumplings and Xiaolongbao

Name: Zhou Jia Steamed Dumplings and Xiaolongbao
Address: No. 4-20, Gongzheng St., Hualien City, Hualien County, TW
Telephone: +886 3 835 0006
Price range: $

周家蒸餃小籠包

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Photo: Cho Hsun Lu · CC BY 3.0

The restaurant

About this place

A steamer shop on Gongzheng Street whose name states its specialties: steamed dumplings and xiaolongbao. SETN reported in 2022 that the shop had frozen its prices for nearly fifty years, finally raising a xiaolongbao from NT$5 to NT$6 in May 2022; on Facebook the owners said they were carrying on the way their father ran the shop. The county tourism site lists xiaolongbao among Hualien's local favorites, and the Hualien food guide on gofunit (updated October 2026) names the shop among Hualien's top ten, with hours of 10:00 to 02:00. It once ran around the clock; SETN says that was later dropped.

After the April 2024 earthquake the nearby Fukai Hotel tilted and had to be demolished, and Zhou Jia suspended business for a time because it was inside the control zone. For its current status, look at its Facebook page or contact the shop directly.

When the xiaolongbao arrive, look at whether the skin is thin and the soup plentiful: bite a small hole, sip the soup, then dip in ginger vinegar and mind the heat. Gongzheng Baozi used to be next door, but SETN reported in April 2024 that it has moved to Renai Street, so the two are no longer neighbors.

What to order

Signature dishes

What the place is known for, with typical prices for each dish.

Xiaolongbao (Soup Dumplings)
小籠包xiǎolóngbāo
- Umami
- Savory
- Porky
- +1 more
Typical price: NT$100–300 · per basket (about 6–10 pieces)

Price

Hualien · Hualien City Center

Address

No. 4-20, Gongzheng St., Hualien City, Hualien County

花蓮縣花蓮市公正街4-20號

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Opening hours

Weekly opening hours, Taiwan time
Day	Hours
Monday	10:00 to 02:00next day
Tuesday	10:00 to 02:00next day
Wednesday	10:00 to 02:00next day
Thursday	10:00 to 02:00next day
Friday	10:00 to 02:00next day
Saturday	10:00 to 02:00next day
Sunday	10:00 to 02:00next day

The gofunit guide (updated October 2026) gives 10:00 to 02:00. Open map data says 24 hours a day, but SETN reported that the shop long ago dropped round-the-clock service, so that is not used. Only one recent source gives hours, so check the Facebook page before you go.

Hours can change for holidays and seasons. Confirm before you go.

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Around the corner

Hualien City Center

Hualien's city center is built around Zhongshan, Zhonghua and Zhongzheng roads (the local ‘golden triangle’ shopping district), and it is about three kilometers from the station to the sea. Most of the eating is packed into this grid: Zhou Jia Steamed Dumplings on Gongzheng Street (the Gongzheng Baozi that used to be next door has moved to Renai Street, SETN reported in April 2024), Yexiang at 42 Xinyi Street, which sells only a bowl of wontons, and Zeng Ji mochi, with shops on Zhongshan, Zhongzheng and Zhonghua roads and in the station.

A ten-minute walk north on Fuxing Street, a lane holds the yellow cart for 'bomb' scallion pancake (102 Fuxing Street) and the older-brand blue cart (110 Lane, No. 2). Zhou Jia opens around 10:00 (gofunit, 2026), the yellow cart around 13:00 with a queue when busy, and Yexiang is a before-noon shop, so a day can run: dumplings and wontons in the morning, pancake in the afternoon, and the evening for Dongdamen Night Market.

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