September 7, 2026
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Table Notes rounds up the week's Taiwan food and travel news from Chinese- and English-language sources. Dates, prices, and promotions change quickly; check the linked source before planning around one.
The Taipei Dome mall completes its phased opening on September 22, Mid-Autumn rooftop barbecues return to the Grand Hotel, and the chain that claims to have invented bubble tea closes its first non-mall location in northern Taiwan.
This week in brief
News & Openings
Chun Shui Tang Guangnan store closes September 13 春水堂北區首家街邊店9/13歇業
Closes September 13
The Chun Shui Tang branch at Guangfu North Road and Nanjing East Road closes September 13 after 14 years. It opened in September 2012 as the chain's first non-mall, street-front location in northern Taiwan, serving the full menu of pearl milk tea, kung fu noodles, beef noodle soup and pan-fried radish cake. Chun Shui Tang is the Taichung chain that claims to have invented bubble tea in 1983.
Taipei Dome food hall opens with Asia's #7 sandwich counter 大巨蛋新商場「莫內花園」
Food hall opened August 22; full mall September 22 · Sandwiches NT$250, discounted to NT$200 through September 18
The B2 food hall at Far Eastern Garden City, the mall attached to the Taipei Dome, opened August 22 with roughly 80 brands across 3,000 ping. PUREBREAD Bakery has opened a co-branded counter with LBC, ranked #7 on Asia's 50 Best Sandwiches, selling five made-to-order American-style sandwiches with fries and a soda at NT$250, discounted to NT$200 through September 18. The full mall opens September 22; Japanese supermarket chain LOPIA opens in B2 in Q4.
Taiwan PASS rail version launches with 24,000 half-price units Taiwan PASS台鐵版9/1開賣
On sale from September 1; activate by December 31 · 24,000 units at NT$1,250 (50% off); 20,000 at NT$2,500 with NT$1,500 hotel voucher
Taiwan PASS rail version goes on sale September 1 at 10:00 with 24,000 units at NT$1,250, half the regular NT$2,500 price, and 20,000 full-price units bundled with a NT$1,500 weekday hotel voucher. Sales run through Klook, KKday, ibon, FamiTicket, Lion Travel, ezTravel and Trip.com through December 31 or while stocks last. Buyers must download the Taiwan PASS app and activate the serial by December 31, then redeem within 365 days of activation.
Deals & Promos
CoCo offers two drinks for NT$85 through September CoCo都可「開學消氣三件組」
Through September 30; September 9 buy-one-get-one · Two drinks NT$85; requires LINE official account and ordering app
CoCo lets customers pick any two of three drinks for NT$85 total through September 30, with up to six coupons per member. September 9 is a buy-one-get-one day on large jasmine milk green tea, saving NT$60. Coupons are distributed through CoCo's LINE official account and redeemed via the ordering platform; visitors without a Taiwan-registered LINE account and Chinese reading ability cannot claim them.
KFC launches red bean custard egg tart 肯德基「紅豆奶皇蛋撻」
September 8–October 19; pre-order through September 7 · Single NT$57; six-pack NT$285, pre-order NT$259; sampler NT$101
KFC Taiwan is selling red bean custard egg tarts through October 19, marketed as the egg-tart version of a salted-yolk mooncake. Single tart NT$57; six-pack NT$285; two-tart sampler pairing one original with one red bean custard at NT$101. Pre-order six-pack through September 7 at NT$259.
MOS Burger EasyCard cashback promotion 摩斯漢堡悠遊卡消費回饋
Through October 31 · NT$50 voucher per three orders of NT$50+; NT$50 bonus for new EasyWallet users
Paying at MOS Burger with an EasyCard or EasyWallet earns a NT$50 cashback voucher for every three orders of NT$50 or more through October 31. First-time EasyWallet users get an additional NT$50 voucher.
Sushiro marks 60 stores with rotating discounts 壽司郎60店慶優惠
September 7–18 · Salmon 3-for-2 NT$60 (Sep 7–11); tuna belly 2pc NT$50 (Sep 14); shrimp 3pc NT$60 (Sep 15–18)
Sushiro Taiwan runs rotating item-specific discounts through September 18. September 7–11: raw salmon three pieces for the price of two at NT$60. September 14: Mediterranean bluefin tuna belly two pieces at NT$50. September 15–18: fresh shrimp three pieces at NT$60. Each is limited in daily quantity and ends when sold out.
Festivals & Events
Grand Hotel rooftop barbecue returns for Mid-Autumn 圓山中秋高空開烤
September 25–26 · Adults from NT$2,580, house guests NT$2,380, children from NT$1,290
The Grand Hotel runs a two-night all-you-can-eat American surf-and-turf barbecue on September 25–26 on the 12th floor, including chargrilled snow crab, wagyu burgers, San Francisco-style abalone, Mexican grilled chicken skewers, Javanese satay pork ribs, Texas smoked brisket and squid skewers, with unlimited beer, soft drinks and Häagen-Dazs. Adults from NT$2,580, house guests NT$2,380, children from NT$1,290, with live band and raffle.
On the Calendar
Repeat-visitor lottery registration opens October 1 重遊獎勵10/1開放登錄
Registration opens October 1; applies to arrivals October 10–March 31, 2027 · NT$5,000 reward, NT$8,000 with companion; lottery, not entitlement; register 7–90 days before arrival
Registration for Taiwan's repeat-visitor incentive opens October 1 at 10:00 for arrivals between October 10 and March 31, 2027. A repeat visitor is any non-ROC passport holder who previously entered Taiwan on or after January 1, 2023. Registration must be completed online 7 to 90 days before arrival. The reward is a lottery: NT$5,000 in stored value for the winner, rising to NT$8,000 total when travelling with a companion.