Food Scene
Our favorite local coffee shop and a great space for taking your laptop and doing some work.
Louisa Coffee
32號 Guanqian E RdOur favorite local coffee shop and a great space for taking your laptop and doing some work.
綠玟素食
523號 Zhonggang RdLocal style vegetarian noodle shop. Great for eating cheap and well.
Vegan Steam Fried Bun Shop. This hole in the wall makes delicious Taiwanese steam fried buns filled with cabbage, bamboo, or mustard leaves. And at NT$12 each this is probably the cheapest meal you can buy in Taipei.
Very close to Taipei Main Station, a short MRT ride away.
Also open for breakfast, great to take these out on a long day-trip.
上頂皇家素食水煎包
13 Nanyang StVegan Steam Fried Bun Shop. This hole in the wall makes delicious Taiwanese steam fried buns filled with cabbage, bamboo, or mustard leaves. And at NT$12 each this is probably the cheapest meal you can buy in Taipei.
Very close to Taipei Main Station, a short MRT ride away.
Also open for breakfast, great to take these out on a long day-trip.
Notch Cafe is an excellent working space with coffee that is both good and affordable. Three levels tall and plenty of natural light.
Conveniently accessible near Taipei Main Station
Notch Front Station
6號 Xinyang StNotch Cafe is an excellent working space with coffee that is both good and affordable. Three levels tall and plenty of natural light.
Conveniently accessible near Taipei Main Station
One branch of Zhanlu Coffee Shop - easily the best hand poured and cold drip coffee in Taipei.
Access via MRT: Airport Line - Taipei Main Station & Main Station - Daan (red line)
Daan Zhanlu coffee shop
2-1號 Lane 161, Section 1, Xinsheng S RdOne branch of Zhanlu Coffee Shop - easily the best hand poured and cold drip coffee in Taipei.
Access via MRT: Airport Line - Taipei Main Station & Main Station - Daan (red line)
Sightseeing
When the weather is good this is a great spot to get a view of Taipei 101 from afar. Also near Xinzhuang Temple Night Market.
7 locals recommend
Crescent Bridge
環河道路When the weather is good this is a great spot to get a view of Taipei 101 from afar. Also near Xinzhuang Temple Night Market.
This temple and it's surrounding areas are steeped in history. With near by food and thieves market, as well as the notorious Snake Alley, there is plenty to see in this area.
294 locals recommend
Longshan Temple
211 Guangzhou StThis temple and it's surrounding areas are steeped in history. With near by food and thieves market, as well as the notorious Snake Alley, there is plenty to see in this area.
Dadocheng Wharf is a great place to go on a sunny afternoon and get a look around the river. Nearby, the Dadoacheng Neighbourhood is steeped in history and culture with Japanese colonial lanes becoming a hub of cute boutiques alongside traditional shops selling medicine, herbs, nuts, and crafts.
126 locals recommend
Twatutia
Dadocheng Wharf is a great place to go on a sunny afternoon and get a look around the river. Nearby, the Dadoacheng Neighbourhood is steeped in history and culture with Japanese colonial lanes becoming a hub of cute boutiques alongside traditional shops selling medicine, herbs, nuts, and crafts.
Getting Around
Station A3 (New Taipei Industrial Park) on the Taoyuan International Airport MRT Line .....
Express Service:
Airport ---> New Taipei Industrial Park ---> Taipei Main Station
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Commuter Service:
Airport -/several stops/--> New Taipei Industrial Park --> Sanchong --> Taipei Main Station
New Taipei Blvd. Siyuan Rd. Intersection station
Station A3 (New Taipei Industrial Park) on the Taoyuan International Airport MRT Line .....
Express Service:
Airport ---> New Taipei Industrial Park ---> Taipei Main Station
.....
Commuter Service:
Airport -/several stops/--> New Taipei Industrial Park --> Sanchong --> Taipei Main Station