296 Bedford Ave · Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Taiwanese Breakfast in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Egg & Soy serves Taiwanese breakfast favorites in Williamsburg, including fan tuan (飯糰), dan bing Taiwanese egg crepes (蛋餅), soy milk, turnip cake, breakfast sandwiches, and vegetarian options.
The menu, briefly
Taiwanese Breakfast Favorites
The dishes a Taiwanese breakfast shop is built on — now a few steps from the Bedford Ave L in Brooklyn.
Fantuan 飯糰
Fan Tuan · Taiwanese Sticky Rice Roll
A savory black/purple glutinous rice ball with pork floss, radish, and fried dough (youtiao). Option available to add egg and Taiwanese sausage.
Taiwanese Egg Crepe 蛋餅
Dan Bing · Taiwanese Egg Crepe
Traditional Taiwanese egg pancake served with a savory soy-based sauce. Comes with an egg.
Turnip Cake 蘿蔔糕
Taiwanese Radish Cake · 8 pieces
Traditional turnip cake with daikon, rice flour, mushroom, fried shallots, seared for a crisp finish and served warm with a classic soy-based sauce.
Soy Milk 豆漿
Taiwanese Soy Milk
Traditional Taiwanese soy milk with a creamy texture and gentle nutty flavor. Served hot or cold.
Veggie Crepe 素菜餅
Crepe made with shredded cabbage, carrots and mushrooms, served with a savory soy-based sauce.
A short introduction
What is Taiwanese breakfast?
In Taiwan, breakfast happens outside the house. Small shops open early, the griddle is already hot, and people order at the counter on the way to work or school. It is fast food in the best sense: cooked to order, eaten warm, usually with something to drink in the other hand.
The staples are simple and savory. Fan tuan (also spelled fantuan, 飯糰) is a sticky glutinous rice roll pressed around savory fillings and rolled tight, so it holds together in one hand. Dan bing (蛋餅) is a Taiwanese egg crepe: a soft, slightly chewy mochi-like crepe cooked together with egg, then rolled and sliced. Turnip cake (蘿蔔糕), sometimes called radish cake, is griddled until the edges go crisp. Almost all of it is washed down with soy milk (豆漿), served warm or cold, sweet or unsweetened.
What is fan tuan?
Fan tuan, or fantuan (飯糰) is a Taiwanese sticky rice roll commonly eaten for breakfast. Warm glutinous rice is pressed flat, layered with savory fillings, then rolled tight and wrapped so it can be eaten with one hand on the way to school or work.
What is dan bing?
Dan bing (蛋餅) is a Taiwanese egg crepe and one of the most popular breakfast dishes in Taiwan. A mochi-like crepe (offered thin and crispy or thick and chewy at Egg & Soy) is griddled together with egg, then rolled and sliced. Many people know it simply as an egg crepe.
Breakfast, lately
Neighborhood
What Brooklyn Is Saying
4.5 out of 5 from 74 Google reviews. These are real reviews left on Google by guests — quoted as written.
- ★★★★★
“I’ve been asking for a legit danbing place for years and there’s finally one in NYC!!! Whenever I visit Taiwan I would eat a cheese danbing every morning because I know I can’t get it back home. This place is the real deal they make the batter from scratch (none of the frozen skin BS) and it’s QQ on the inside and crisp in the outside 🤤”
— Annie Y
- ★★★★★
“The turnip cake wowed me!! I wasn't expecting that level of crispness and the crunch was so good. The dan bing was soooo good. Great dough, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. The black pepper noodles were so good too, especially paired with the fried chicken, such a great combo!”
— Lin Kang Ling
- ★★★★★
“Cool new Taiwanese breakfast spot! The freshly made Fan Tuan (rice roll) with egg was excellent, the turnip cake was perfectly crispy, and the egg crepe with Taiwanese sausage all brought me back to Taiwan. The real standout was the matcha soy milk, which was made with authentic soy milk. It’s such a genius combo, love it.”
— Shelley
- ★★★★★
“So happy we finally have a Taiwanese breakfast spot in the neighborhood! The staff was so friendly and the food tasted super authentic. My favorite was the chicken cutlet, which reminded me of rockstar chicken in Taiwan. Will definitely be back for brunch again!”
— Karen Lin
- ★★★★★
“So happy Taiwanese breakfast is so accessible now. The fantuan was huge and the turnip cake and chicken were perfectly crispy. Also loved the soy milk - it was the perfect level of sweetness. The donut was also good! Can’t wait to order from here again”
— I C