Gongguan Night Market
Markets

Go Bargain Hunting at Gongguan Night Market

The Gongguan area during the daytime has many shops and restaurants, and during the evening the night market adds loads of great food stalls and other stands selling an abundance of gifts, jewellery and clothes. […]

Tian Jin Onion Pancake
Eat

Delicious Snacks at Tian Jin Onion Pancake

Tian Jin Onion Pancake is a food stall that’s found on the famous Yongkang Street. They’re not actually onion pancakes though, as the translation is lost slightly here. There are scallion (similar to spring onions) […]

Shaved Ice Huaxi
Dessert Shops

Traditional Desserts at Shaved Ice Huaxi

Based within the Huaxi Night Market, this local shaved ice and fruit smoothie place is one of the oldest of its kind in Taiwan, established in 1920. Very popular with the locals, it made its […]

Snow Bro
Dessert Shops

Shaved Ice Heaven at Snow Bro

Snow Bro is a Taiwanese dessert place serving a variety of shaved ice dishes. I’m only aware of a couple of branches located in the Daan district but there could well be more. You can […]

Q Square
Shop

8 Shopping Malls with that ‘Wow’ Factor

Taipei isn’t short on shopping malls, with dozens spread across the city. In fact, the Xinyi Shopping District has the highest density of shopping malls in the world with 14. Three of the malls detailed […]

National Taiwan University
Buildings

Navigate the Campus at National Taiwan University

The National Taiwan University (NTU) is the largest and most prestigious University in Taiwan. It has a huge campus that’s open to the public to walk around. It was originally established by the Japanese while […]