Dining in Taipei means never wanting for choices. In this article, we’ll be visiting five restaurants in Taipei ranging from classic Chinese cuisine to hipster fusion to straight-up Taiwanese flavor. Enjoy!
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A Day in Historic Ximen
Ximen is one of those neighborhoods that almost every visitor to Taipei ventures into. The casual visitor’s first impression after ascending from the MRT is a sea of bright lights cascading into a large pedestrian shopping area packed with thousands of people out for an evening stroll, on their way to see a film, go shopping or have dinner.
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Literature Is Alive and Well in Taiwan!
Though it’s become fashionable to declare the death of print media, visitors to this year’s Taipei International Book Exhibition would probably disagree with the sentiment. According to Taiwan’s Ministry of Culture, 580,000 people attended the 2019 event, which ran from February twelfth through the seventeenth. It’s an impressive number, but not totally shocking. Taiwan is…
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Lantern Festivals, Rice Dumplings, and Other Taiwanese Traditions
Yuanxiao Jie, or Lantern Festival, commemorates the end of the Lunar New Year Holidays. The festival falls on the fifteenth day of the first month of the new year according to the lunar calendar, on the night of the full moon. On the night of Yuanxiao Jie, parades and festivals are held around Taiwan, and…
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Eight Taiwan Lantern Festivals (that aren’t the one you think)
In Chinese, Yuánxiāo jié means Lantern Festival, and while most visitors associate the term with the town of Pingxi (which has turned the annual event into a year-long cottage industry), in fact the festival is a specific happening meant to denote the end of the annual Lunar New Year’s festival.
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2019 Travel Tips: Experiencing Taiwan in the Year of the Pig
2019 is the year of the pig, we’ll be centering our recommended experiences for 2019 around the themes of abundance, indulgence, getting in touch with nature, and coming full circle.
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A Perfect Day in Taipei’s Xinyi District
Home to artist hangouts, tons of amazing restaurants, trendy clubs, luxury malls, Taipei 101, the Xinyi District is more than just the Commercial hub of Taipei. It’s also a spot worth spending at least a full day exploring on any visit to Taiwan.
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Five unique twists on Taiwanese hot pot
Hot pot is extremely popular in Taiwan, especially in the cooler months. It’s an interactive dining method comparable to Western fondue.
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Hot Springs, Spas and Spa Hotels Around Taiwan
Winter is the perfect time of the year to do a deep exploration of Taiwan’s hot springs. Here are a few of our favorite hot spring spots around Taiwan.
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Finding Local Flavor at Taipei’s Beer Cafes
I’ve lived in Taipei for twelve years, not as long as some scions of the expatriate community, but long enough to have sunk into a groove running comfortably between my apartment and a few favorite cafes and restaurants.
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