Readers Submitted Recommendations: Taiwan
I asked my followers on Instagram to share their favorite spots to eat, drink, and things see in Taiwan. After sorting through all the recommendations and adding Google Maps links to make planning easier, here is the full list! Thank you to everyone that submitted thier recommendation!
Imbibe
Cocktails in Taipei
Addiction Aquatic Development
sushi (cash only)
Wulao Hotpot
“you have to try the ice cream tofu”
RAW
Modern French Restaurant
NT$ 6,000 per person, 10 course meal
Din Tai Fung Xinyi Branch
Original Din Tai Fung
許義魚酥(味香魚丸店)
Famous deep-fried fish stick snacks
Kavalan Whisky Bar
”This bar in Taipei was cool”
Posino Taipei
”Very cool theme for a casino-style bar where you earn coins for each drink and play table games at the top of every hour”
Roahe Night Market
”get the black pepper buns!”
Smoothie House
Mango ice cream
Chia Te
”Pineapple cakes and green onion nougats. There’s a store front in Songshan or you buy on klook and pick up at airport to bring otw home” - @jennywhereyouat
Hanko 60
Very unique cocktail bar
全佳樂釣蝦場
”Indoor prawn fishing in the city, great place to relax with some beers. The owner shows you the ropes and cooks them up for you after.” - @alqmike
Raohe Night Market
”not as touristy as Shilin. Get the Pepper Pork Buns and try some stinky tofu - deep fried is my fave” - @alqmike
Huashan Creative Park
”cool art collective with great shopping, cafes, and restaurants. Really liked stopping in for a drink at Vinyl Decision, a record store and bar. They take requests” - @alqmike
Lao Shandon Homemade Noodles
”Great beef noodle soup and all their sides were exceptional - don’t sleep on the cucumber and 麻醬涼粉 (cold jelly noodles with sesame sauce). A cheap, delicious meal” - @alqmike
Tian Jin Onion Pancake
(NT$ 25-55 - green onion pancake)
Chen Gen Zhao Cha
(NT$ 60-75 - breakfast sandwiches, wraps)
甕窯雞 礁溪總店
Brick roasted chicken, a 1-2hr bus ride from Taipei, also stay overnight at a hot spring hotel.
Happy Dumpling DongFeng Restaurant
Eat ba-wanDumpling that looks like a steamed bun-shaped translucent dough
Eat ai-yu jelly
Eat Taiwanese shaved ice
Eat Beef Noodle soup
Eat Oyster pancake
Eat Ji Pai (Taiwanese Fried Chicken Steak)
Eat Liang mian (Cold Noodles)
Eat Lu Rou fan (Taiwanese Braised Pork Rice Bowl)
Drink Bubble Tea
Night Markets
Jioufen
Spirited Away town
Leofoo Village Theme Park
Safari park with zebras, rhinos, and giraffes outside your hotel room ~ $50 Uber ride to the resort from Taipei
Shifen Old Street
Launch lanterns from an old train track
Shifen Waterfall
A well-known cascade waterfall
Guang Hua Digital Plaza
Huge electronic store
Taipei 101
Popular Skyscraper in Taiwan
Around the Tamsui metro station
Northern most MRT station, shops and food near the water
Maokong Gondola
Ride the gondola and eat at one of the tea houses at the top
Xiaolongbao Cooking Class
City Bike Tour
Elephant Mountain Hike
Teapot Mountain Hike
Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
Celebrated memorial hall with history exhibits surrounded by a large park with fish ponds & gardens.
National Palace Museum
Bustling museum featuring one of the largest collections of Chinese art & artifacts in the world
Special thanks to everyone that submitted their recommendations!
@Alboogie7, @Namya123, @Ixfred, @leeenduh, @jackietester, @last_second_trips, @Tyson Dawson, @jennywhereyouat, @alqmike, @Andrew Liu @cashews12, @dennis_twd, Lam, @Mayyyerrs, @ajvaseem, @Doctoryen1, @Thynghearts
