Bars
Vibrant Outdoor Drinking at Ximending
Taipei doesn’t have many areas where you can eat of drink outside, probably due to the heat, rain and mosquitos, but if you do want to brave the elements and enjoy a drink in the […]
Month: June 2019
Areas
A Guide to Yongkang Street – The 4th Coolest Street in the World!
Yongkang Street is packed with cafes, gift shops and dessert places, and is home to the original branch of Din Tai Fung. […]
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. […]
Areas
Wander the Winding Alleys of Gongguan
Gongguan has many cheap shops and restaurants, and comes alive during the evening when the night market opens […]
Eat
Try a Delicious Bao at Lan Jia Traditional Taiwanese Snack
Found within the Gongguan Night Market, Lan Jia Traditional Taiwanese Snack serves gua bao – a soft bun filled with pork belly and other delights. The stand is extremely popular as these are arguably the […]
Eat
Queue for a Pearl Milk Drink at Chen Sanding Brown Sugar
Chen Sanding Brown Sugar is currently closed due to public health issues Located within the Gongguan Night Market, Chen Sanding Brown Sugar is a bubble tea stand, although it is better described as warm milk […]
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) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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! Finding food while shopping isn’t […]