Beef noodle soup at Ah-Ma’s Taiwanese Kitchen

A steaming bowl of beef noodle soup is the ultimate Taiwanese comfort food. Where better to find the genuine article than a place whose name means grandma in the mother tongue? At Ah-Ma’s, hunks of super-tender, slow-cooked flank steak; plump noodles; pickled mustard greens; and veggies simmer in a deep, full-bodied broth. If the soothing fragrance of star anise, peppercorns, and ginger doesn’t bowl you over, the meaty, tangy, and subtly sweet flavors swirling through the broth will. $13.