Guidebook for Taipei

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Guidebook for Taipei

Food Scene

Has excellent salads & good vegetarian options too
9 localnici recomandă
KGB Kiwi Gourmet Burgers
5號 Lane 114, Shida Rd
9 localnici recomandă
Has excellent salads & good vegetarian options too
Mexican fast food
48 localnici recomandă
Macho Tacos
1號 Lane 93, Shida Rd
48 localnici recomandă
Mexican fast food
Indian restaurant nearby
6 localnici recomandă
Out Of India, Shida Branch
26 Lane 13, Pucheng St
6 localnici recomandă
Indian restaurant nearby
nearby
56 localnici recomandă
Find a place to sit Have a Seat
87-1號 Nanjing W Rd
56 localnici recomandă
nearby
Cool cafe with wifi
6 localnici recomandă
睡不著 Insomnia Cafe
8 Lane 60, Taishun St
6 localnici recomandă
Cool cafe with wifi
Amazing brunches, approx 350NT.
9 localnici recomandă
Salt Peanuts
197 Section 1, Dihua Street
9 localnici recomandă
Amazing brunches, approx 350NT.
An excellent, affordable Szechuan restaurant tucked away in an alley in Gongguan that has been in the same location, same owners, over 30 years. Go with many people to sample a lot of dishes.
Emei Szechuan Restaurant
10號 Alley 8, Lane 316, Section 3, Luosifu Rd
An excellent, affordable Szechuan restaurant tucked away in an alley in Gongguan that has been in the same location, same owners, over 30 years. Go with many people to sample a lot of dishes.
A great vegetarian cafeteria in same location, same owners, for over 30 years. Food is best from 11am-1pm or 4:30-6:30 pm.
Tathagata Vegetarian Paradise
3號 Lane 284, Section 3, Luosifu Rd
A great vegetarian cafeteria in same location, same owners, for over 30 years. Food is best from 11am-1pm or 4:30-6:30 pm.
Nice cafe with adjacent movie theater showing art house & foreign films.
The Spot Café
Nice cafe with adjacent movie theater showing art house & foreign films.

Everything Else

Excellent vegetarian restaurant, pricey by Taipei standards: 450NT prix fixe lunch, 650NT dinner, must make reservations on weekends.
6 localnici recomandă
Spring vegetarian restaurant (Daan Branch)
177號 Section 1, Heping E Rd
6 localnici recomandă
Excellent vegetarian restaurant, pricey by Taipei standards: 450NT prix fixe lunch, 650NT dinner, must make reservations on weekends.
A nice bridge to walk or bike across day or night. Bicycle rental at foot of bridge.
Yongfu Bridge
Yongfu Bridge
A nice bridge to walk or bike across day or night. Bicycle rental at foot of bridge.
This cyclist/pedestrian only bridge has spectacular space age lighting at night.
Yangguang Bridge
This cyclist/pedestrian only bridge has spectacular space age lighting at night.
A suspension bridge at the end of the Danshui-Xindian subway line, on the bike path system. There's a night market, restaurants, cafes & paddle boats for rent.
Bitan Bridge
Bitan Bridge
A suspension bridge at the end of the Danshui-Xindian subway line, on the bike path system. There's a night market, restaurants, cafes & paddle boats for rent.
比較有意思的新舊書。值得研究一下。社會科學多。Interesting new & used books, worth checking out. Mostly in Chinese. Social sciences.
泰順街24號
比較有意思的新舊書。值得研究一下。社會科學多。Interesting new & used books, worth checking out. Mostly in Chinese. Social sciences.
Interesting artsy but old Taiwan feel. Many cafes, some old houses to explore.
Wenzhou Street
Wenzhou Street
Interesting artsy but old Taiwan feel. Many cafes, some old houses to explore.
Popular (but a bit pricey) night market with cafes and restaurants
166 localnici recomandă
Yongkang Street
Yongkang Street
166 localnici recomandă
Popular (but a bit pricey) night market with cafes and restaurants
Taipei's "Central Park"
274 localnici recomandă
Parcul Forestier Daan
1號 Section 2, Xinsheng S Rd
274 localnici recomandă
Taipei's "Central Park"
DOT.dot.點點食堂
2號 Lane 13, Pucheng Street
Nearby.
A fascinating old section of town with wholesale Chinese medicine shops and a large fabric market (永樂市場) with some excellent tailors (ask me). The City God temple is there. Popular at Chinese New Year
148 localnici recomandă
Strada Dihua
Section 1, Dihua Street
148 localnici recomandă
A fascinating old section of town with wholesale Chinese medicine shops and a large fabric market (永樂市場) with some excellent tailors (ask me). The City God temple is there. Popular at Chinese New Year
Major landmark. Democracy Square. National Theater & Concert Hall on either side are beautiful inside.
479 localnici recomandă
Memorialul Național Chiang Kai-shek
21 Zhongshan S Rd
479 localnici recomandă
Major landmark. Democracy Square. National Theater & Concert Hall on either side are beautiful inside.
Traditional indoor vegetable, fruit & meat market with tailors and food stalls where you can eat well and CHEAP!
16 localnici recomandă
Piața Shuiyuan
92 Section 4, Roosevelt Rd
16 localnici recomandă
Traditional indoor vegetable, fruit & meat market with tailors and food stalls where you can eat well and CHEAP!
Big park with track for running, on bike paths, near a weekend morning vegetable market.
Parcul Sportiv Fuhe
7號 Alley 5, Lane 7, Fuhe Rd
Big park with track for running, on bike paths, near a weekend morning vegetable market.
A weekend only market not to be missed. Brilliant orchids, bougainvillea and bonzai. One end has a bustling jade market with beads from all over Asia. The other has a handicrafts market. Souvenirs!
42 localnici recomandă
Piața de flori Jian Guo de weekend
Section 1, Jianguo South Road
42 localnici recomandă
A weekend only market not to be missed. Brilliant orchids, bougainvillea and bonzai. One end has a bustling jade market with beads from all over Asia. The other has a handicrafts market. Souvenirs!
One of the most beautiful oldest temples in the city - spacious, classic Chinese courtyard. Main gods related to medicine & agriculture, but there are gods for every occasion. Near Confucius temple.
26 localnici recomandă
Bao'an Temple
26 localnici recomandă
One of the most beautiful oldest temples in the city - spacious, classic Chinese courtyard. Main gods related to medicine & agriculture, but there are gods for every occasion. Near Confucius temple.
This outdoor park provides the history of the infrastructure for providing piped water to the city in the form of the machinery used in different periods. Has swimming area for kids.
20 localnici recomandă
Muzeul Apei Potabile
1 Siyuan St
20 localnici recomandă
This outdoor park provides the history of the infrastructure for providing piped water to the city in the form of the machinery used in different periods. Has swimming area for kids.
Hakka are one of the ethnic groups in Taiwan. The center has a lovely park with lights and is situated at the entrance to the riverside bike paths.
16 localnici recomandă
Parcul Cultural Hakka din Taipei City
2號 Section 3, Tingzhou Rd
16 localnici recomandă
Hakka are one of the ethnic groups in Taiwan. The center has a lovely park with lights and is situated at the entrance to the riverside bike paths.

Shopping

Popular live music cafe & bar.
54 localnici recomandă
The Wall Music
200號 Section 4, Roosevelt Rd
54 localnici recomandă
Popular live music cafe & bar.

Drinks & Nightlife

Interesting live music, especially if you like jazz or have eclectic taste.
Sappho de base 莎芙Lounge Bar
500號 Linsen North Road
Interesting live music, especially if you like jazz or have eclectic taste.

Arts & Culture

Museum of Contemporary Art
121 localnici recomandă
Muzeul de Artă Contemporană, Taipei
39 Chang'an W Rd
121 localnici recomandă
Museum of Contemporary Art
Taipei Artists Village - live music and performances.
TAV Cafe藝術村餐坊
7號 Beiping E Rd
Taipei Artists Village - live music and performances.