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Taipei

Night markets and the friendliest megacity

🗓️ Best time: September–November💰 Budget · ~$65/day📍 Taiwan

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About Taipei

Taiwan's capital has some of Asia's best street food, hot springs at the city edge, and a culture famous for politeness and queuing.

⭐ Things to do in Taipei

Shilin Night MarketTaipei 101Beitou hot springsJiufen old streetElephant Mountain sunsetMaokong tea mountain gondolaXimending youth quarterDihua Street old shops

🍽️ Where to eat in Taipei

Real, top-rated restaurants — tap to see hours, reviews and menus.

Din Tai Fung

★ 4.4 (379) · Shanghainese · Dim Sum

Jin Feng Braised Pork Rice

★ 4.3 (159) · Taiwanese

Din Tai Fung

★ 4.6 (84) · Taiwanese · Shanghainese

Balle Balle Indian Restaurant & Bar

★ 4.6 (78) · Indian

Din Tai Fung

★ 4.7 (74) · Shanghainese · Dim Sum

Hot-Star Large Fried Chicken

★ 4.2 (52) · Chicken Shop · Chicken Shop

Shin Yeh

★ 4.3 (49) · Taiwanese

$$$

Gēn Creative

★ 4.5 (38) · American

Taïrroir

★ 4.4 (27) · French

Xiang Duck

★ 4.6 (27) · Chinese · Chinese

$$$

Trésors De La Mer

★ 4.7 (23) · Seafood · Seafood

$$$

Eatogether

★ 4.5 (21) · Buffets · Buffets

✈️ Know before you go

🚕 Getting around

MRT and YouBike bikes are excellent.

💡 Local tip

Get an EasyCard — works on MRT, buses, and convenience stores.

🛡️ Safety

Extremely safe.

🌙 Nightlife

Xinyi district clubs; Da'an for craft cocktails.

Taipei

About Taipei

⭐ Things to do in Taipei

🍽️ Where to eat in Taipei

✈️ Know before you go

🚕 Getting around

💡 Local tip

🛡️ Safety

🌙 Nightlife

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