🇹🇼 Our 3rd Taipei Trip with a Friend ✈️
From Taiwanese street food and night markets to truly local, resident-recommended eateries, cozy rechao pubs, and photogenic spots for those once-in-a-lifetime shots—all in one go! 📸✨
Plus a packed outskirts tour to Yehliu + Shifen + Jiufen for a zero-fluff itinerary. 💨
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📍 Hotel: Star Ximen Hotel (星西門行旅 / Star Ximen Hotel)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/HFdYQMxpwMxuo...

📍 Fuhong Beef Noodles (富宏牛肉 / Fuhong Beef Noodles)
24-hour beef noodle favorite
https://maps.app.goo.gl/qnocgac4TjWnM...

📍 Yongkang Street (永康街 / Yongkang Street)
Charming alleys packed with cafés and eateries
https://maps.app.goo.gl/mCB1er2nianJA...

📍 Tianjin Scallion Pancake (天津蔥抓餅 / Tianjin Scallion Pancake)
Beloved cong zhua bing (Taiwanese scallion “crepe”) spot
https://maps.app.goo.gl/LDZXVAQdCAMo8...

📍 Smoothie House (思慕昔 / Smoothie House)
Famous for mango shaved ice
https://maps.app.goo.gl/xGefMNfW5hHzc...

📍 LAI HAO 來好
Cute keyrings & goodies shop on Yongkang Street
https://maps.app.goo.gl/1tsH6edFTNn1A...

📍 Ximending (西門町 / Ximending)
Taipei’s “Shibuya”—youth culture, shopping, and eats everywhere
https://maps.app.goo.gl/LKawNsUordcnN...

📍 Crispy Milk Donuts (一脆甜甜圈 / Crispy Milk Donuts)
Crispy outside, chewy inside—must-try milk donuts
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Jpx4orPRttpcX...

📍 YesJi Tour (FunTrip)
Departs 14:00. Ends later than other tours, so you can shoot photos in Jiufen after the crowds thin out.
Board at Ximen/Main Station & optional drop-off at a night market.
👉 https://triple.guide/tna/regions/f027...

📍 Yehliu Geopark (野柳地質公園 / Yehliu Geopark)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/vpa5HdAMfUtxK...

📍 Shifen Old Street (十分老街 / Shifen Old Street)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/VAUpDnsieHYnG...

📍 Shifen Black Pork Sausage (十分黑豬肉香腸 / Shifen Black Pork Sausage)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/inMMLudjghKeb...

📍 Jiufen Old Street (九份老街 / Jiufen Old Street)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/aomV8FZ5t6LEk...

📍 Feng Xiang Tofu (鳳香豆腐 / Feng Xiang Tofu)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/b4tZbDa77gM5Y...

📍 Raohe Street Night Market (饒河街觀光夜市 / Raohe Street Night Market)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/W15ZpS922WRRK...

📍 Ximending Red House (西門紅樓 / Ximending Red House)
A landmark built in 1908; now a cultural venue for performances, exhibitions & markets
https://maps.app.goo.gl/KrQGkyBo3MSjE...

📍 Daxi Harbor Rechao (大溪港熱炒 / Daxi Harbor Rechao)
Rechao = local Taiwanese stir-fry pub
https://maps.app.goo.gl/43TeN2ZK8cVp5...

📍 Ay-Chung Mian Xian (阿宗麵線 / Ay-Chung Mian Xian)
Famous intestine vermicelli in Ximending
https://maps.app.goo.gl/yEEC2k7sWwrat...

📍 Xing Fu Tang (幸福堂 / Xing Fu Tang)
Go-to brown sugar boba in Ximending
https://maps.app.goo.gl/voiFRzA6j893L...

📍 Kuang Nan Wholesale (光南大批發 / Kuang Nan Wholesale)
Large variety store that accepts iPASS (1F & 2F only; basement not supported)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/nVPQYSVSksUbt...

📍 Ximen Noodle (西門麵店 / Ximen Noodle)
Loved for pork knuckle rice in Ximending
https://maps.app.goo.gl/sayMJsMXCQ1zt...

📍 Beimen Post Office (北門郵局 / Beimen Post Office)
Built in 1930 (Japanese colonial era); once Taiwan’s postal & telecom hub
https://maps.app.goo.gl/LEAZcMkUtgY9X...

📍 Beimen = North Gate (北門 / Beimen = North Gate)
A gate of old Taipei City Wall, built in 1884 (Qing dynasty)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/s6zi3HTB7kgSD...

📍 Taipei Main Station (臺北車站 / Taipei Main Station)
Opened in 1901; hub for MRT, trains, HSR, bus terminal, and shopping
https://maps.app.goo.gl/b2uqJA3asmNeh...

📍 IPPUDO (一風堂微風台北車站店 / IPPUDO)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/K2aoanFXJki4A...

Timestamps
[00:00] Off to Taipei!
[00:50] From the airport to our hotel
[02:57] Fuhong Beef Noodles
[05:52] Tianjin Scallion Pancake
[06:48] Smoothie House (mango shaved ice)
[08:09] Yongkang Street knick-knack tour
[09:54] Crispy Milk Donuts
[10:46] YesJi Tour departs
[11:10] Yehliu Geopark
[12:46] Shifen
[16:19] Shifen black pork sausage
[17:58] Jiufen
[21:10] Jiufen lantern photo tips
[22:48] Raohe Street Night Market
[25:08] Ximending Red House
[25:52] Daxi Harbor Rechao
[28:16] Ay-Chung Mian Xian (intestine vermicelli)
[29:18] Xing Fu Tang (brown sugar boba)
[29:59] Kuang Nan Wholesale
[31:27] Ximen Noodle (pork knuckle rice)
[32:53] Beimen Post Office
[36:03] Convenience-store tea eggs
[36:53] IPPUDO ramen
[38:16] Taipei trip budget
[38:38] Epilogue

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