Pojok Joyo

Restaurant · New Taipei City, Taiwan

About Pojok Joyo

Bakso, the Indonesian beef meatball soup eaten as a street snack and light meal across the archipelago, is the entire reason Pojok Joyo exists. Chef Hanafi Putra opened the stall in the Yonghe district of New Taipei City in 2016 with a single-item menu, and the restaurant has since moved into a larger space on Zhongxing Street to keep up with demand, serving almost nothing but bowls of bakso to a steady stream of Indonesian workers, students, and increasingly curious Taiwanese diners drawn by online reviews.

The format is simple by design. Diners choose between a regular and a larger special portion, then pick a broth: an original version prized by regulars for its deep, savory beef flavor, or a spicy variant for those who want more heat. Each bowl comes with tender beef meatballs, and reviewers frequently praise the accompanying beef brisket and tripe as standout additions worth ordering alongside the base soup. Condiments are left to the diner's taste, with sambal, kecap manis (sweet soy sauce), and vinegar available on the table to adjust the balance of spice, sweetness, and sourness in each bowl.

Service is handled with what regular customers describe as warm, personal hospitality, often citing the restaurant's exchanges with owner Ko Usman as part of the appeal of eating there. The atmosphere stays casual and fast-moving, with most visits lasting around twenty minutes from order to finish, in keeping with bakso's role in Indonesia as a quick, satisfying meal rather than a leisurely sit-down dinner. The restaurant has built a strong following since its move to the larger location, reflected in several hundred Google reviews with an average rating in the high fours, a result that is notable given how narrow the menu is compared to most Indonesian restaurants in the city.

Pojok Joyo keeps shorter hours than many of its competitors in Taipei's wider restaurant scene, opening from mid-morning through mid-afternoon on weekdays and extending slightly later on weekends. Visitors recommend coming on a weekday rather than a weekend if avoiding a wait matters, since the stall's limited seating fills quickly once word spreads that a fresh batch of meatballs is ready.

Address

No. 88, Zhongxing St, Yonghe District, New Taipei City 234, New Taipei City, Taiwan

Opening hours

Monday Friday
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday Sunday
8:30 AM - 7:00 PM

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Category

Indonesian Restaurant in Taiwan

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