Cafes

There are so many fantastic, quirky, interesting cafes in Taipei. For a full list of all the spots I’ve visited, check out Cafe and Cowork.

Here’s just a small selection of some of my absolute favorites though:

巢 nido

Silent cafe

Truffles Living

Very quirky

Middle Name

Modern and nice

Homey’s

Very local and chill

SWELL

Surf vibe

Food

In no particular order:

永和豆漿 (many locations)

Simple but good Taiwanese breakfast chain. Definitely try Dan-Bing (蛋餅) and soy milk :)

Happy Dumpling

Good dumplings, I believe they have several locations So many other great dumpling spots in Taipei though, so just search for something near by!

武鼎越豐

My absolute favorite Vietnamese food in Taipei. Great lunch spot!

林記台南無刺虱目魚粥台北總店

Tainan style milkfish porridge

Yong Kang Sliced Noodles

炸醬麵 (Zha Jiang Mian)

Ching Cheng Hainan Chicken Rice

The best chicken rice!

豐盛食堂

Good for groups, classic dishes, nice restaurant

川渝小吃坊

Sichuan food (spicy!)

Chun Shui Tang (many locations)

Inventor of bubble tea. Tieguanyin milk tea is fantastic. Radish cake, chili oil dumplings, kung fu noodles, all delicious!

Din Tai Fung (many locations)

Classic, have to try real Taiwanese DTF (XLB, spicy sour soup, fried rice, vegetables, etc…)

Wulao Hot Pot

Delicious spicy hot pot

Dragon Restaurant

Best duck in town!

Orange Shabu

Fantastic crab hot pot (pricey)

金獅樓

Delicious authentic style dim sum restaurant

Dong Yi Pork Chop Main Store

Classic restaurant, delicious pork chop

Fuhang Soy Milk

Famous soy milk / breakfast shop

玖伍牛肉麵

Good noodles, and fantastic braised food

騷豆花創始店

Delicious fruit and tofu dessert

Visit

Some cool spots to check out:

• Taipei 101
• Daan Park
• Xinyi Shopping District
• Dongmen Yongkang Street
• Zhongshan Area
• Hushan Creative Park
• Guang Hua Digital Plaza

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Also check out Eric’s restaurant list here