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Three More Craft Beer Spots in West Taipei

Aug 2026 · 7 min read

Three more craft beer spots in West Taipei, following up the first roundup: a café that pours craft beer from noon, Mikkeller's bar at the edge of Dihua Street, and a brand-new outdoor bar in Ximending. Also, the issue with beer flights in Taipei

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Journey Kaffe 覺旅咖啡 - Escaping the Humidity: Five Hours in a No-Time-Limit Cafe

Aug 2026 · Neihu, Taipei

Taipei's summer humidity sends everyone indoors, so I spent five hours at Journey Kaffe in Neihu: a no time-limit cafe with power outlets at every table and a kitchen where you can assemble your own pizza. I had the spicy tomato and chicken pasta, a chicken Caesar salad, brownie cheesecake, and a banana and berry smoothie, and walked out into a much cooler evening.

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Feng Qing Yang 丰清揚小吃店 - Din Tai Fung without the price tag

Aug 2026 · Beitou, Taipei

A local friend told me there's a place in Beitou run by an ex-Din Tai Fung chef, serving the same fried rice and chilli-oil wontons at half the price. They warned me about the queue. I walked in on a Monday afternoon and sat straight down.

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Grassland (草原風): Mongolian Hot Pot in Yongkang

Jul 2026 · Da'an, Taipei

Mongolian Barbecue was invented in Taipei by a man who wanted a catchy name. Grassland went the other way: the founders travelled to Mongolia before opening in 2006 to learn how to cook Mongolian-style. Two locations show they made the right choice.

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Sunway 三味食堂: The Salmon Nigiri Is Too Big, and I'd Still Go Back

Jul 2026 · Wanhua, Taipei

My local friend suggested Sunway, and I'd already had it bookmarked for the salmon nigiri everyone photographs. We both left a little deflated, the pieces are too big and awkward to eat, but does that make it a bad value?

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Chun Shui Tang Taipei Review: A Meal at the Teahouse That Claims It Invented Bubble Tea

Jul 2026 · Zhongzheng, Taipei

When my friends from Korea wanted one last Taiwanese meal before their flight, they took me somewhere I ended up going back to on my own: Chun Shui Tang, the teahouse that claims it invented bubble tea.

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Kahu Craft Beer Garden: Craft Beer at the Edge of the Beitou Jungle

Jul 2026 · Beitou, Taipei

Up the hill past where most Xinbeitou visitors turn around, a beer garden presses up against the Beitou jungle, pouring six taps from a tiny Tamsui brewery, along with crackery thin-crust pizza. Worth the climb.

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FuMu (父母): A Proper Western Breakfast in Taipei

Jun 2026 · Zhongshan, Taipei

Western breakfast in Taipei is not readily available on every city block, and a proper full English is rarer still: egg, bacon, sausage, grilled tomato, the works. Fumu (父母) is one of a short list that does it well.

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Simple Kaffa Sola: The Cafe on Taipei 101's 88th Floor

Jun 2026 · 5 min read

The view from the top of Taipei 101 costs NT$600. The view from the café one floor down costs about the price of a coffee. Here's how to find it.

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Laozi Hot Pot: Inside Taiwan's Love Affair with Hot Pot

Jun 2026 · Tamsui, New Taipei

Taiwanese love hot pot, and it comes at every price point. Laozi Hot Pot (荖子鍋) is the personal-pot chain hiding inside Carrefour stores across the north. I take a look at the make-your-own noodles, the broths, and all of the all-you-can-eat options.

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Huang Ji Braised Pork and Rice

Jun 2026 · Zhongshan, Taipei

There's almost always a crowd outside this Zhongshan braised pork rice shop near the Shuangcheng Street Night Market. The Lǔròu fàn - minced pork belly bowls and the shredded chicken rice are what you come for — fast, cheap, and the food locals actually eat.