Formosa | Bushwick

Formosa is a Taiwanese restaurant in Bushwick, Brooklyn, built on dumpling recipes our dad have spent 25 years perfecting, starting in Taiwan. Beyond dumplings, we serve Taiwanese favorites like beef noodle soup, popcorn chicken, and lu rou fan (braised pork belly over rice). Expect a chill, homey space with plants, warm lighting, beer, and sake.

Formosa | Bushwick is one of the taiwanese restaurants listed in Brooklyn, New York. The business is registered at 144 Evergreen Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11206; use this page to check its hours, phone number and Google rating before you make the trip. Google also lists it under chinese noodle restaurant, dumpling restaurant, which is worth knowing if you are comparing several options in the area.

In cities with a Chinatown, weekend mornings bring dim sum carts or order sheets, and lines form early at the most popular spots in Brooklyn; walk-ins are standard and reservations are uncommon outside large banquet restaurants. Regional labels matter: Cantonese, Sichuan, Hunan, Shanghainese and Taiwanese kitchens cook very differently, so a restaurant's stated region is a better guide to the food than the word "Chinese" alone. Some smaller restaurants in New York are BYOB with no corkage fee; call ahead to confirm. A tip of 15-20% is customary for table service but not expected at counter-order takeout. Spice level, MSG and allergen questions are normal to ask before ordering, and most kitchens are happy to leave an ingredient out or tone down the heat if you mention it when ordering rather than after the food arrives.

The business lists hours on 2 days of the week. The most common schedule is 12–8:30 PM. As with most places, expect changes around holidays; the phone number below is the fastest way to confirm. You can reach Formosa | Bushwick at (347) 365-2539; calling is usually the quickest way to ask about availability, prices or directions. Its website is formosadumplings.com, where you may find menus, price lists or booking options.

On Google it holds a rating of 4.7 out of 5 from 263 reviews, which is a strong result for a taiwanese restaurant in Brooklyn and suggests consistent service.

Brooklyn is in New York, in the Northeast, where four distinct seasons shape local life: hot humid summers, snowy winters that can close businesses for a day, and a dense pattern of towns where walking, transit and street parking all matter. Traffic in Brooklyn peaks on weekday mornings and afternoons, so allow extra time then. Addresses read from the street number up to the city, state abbreviation and five-digit ZIP code; the map link on this page shows the exact spot.

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