General
It's not an exaggeration to say that all I did was eat a lot. Tainan is my favorite!
Food
- 油條 - Chinese fried dough
- 滷肉飯 - Taiwanese braised pork over rice
- 綿菓子 - Flower cotton candy is cool to watch
- 臭豆腐 - Stinky Tofu
- 花枝羹 (湯頭)
- 蔥油餅 - Scallion pancake especially with egg
- 豆花 - Tofu pudding
- 鹹酥雞 - Taiwanese fried chicken
- 五味鵝蛋 - Five spice goose eggs
- 仙草奶涷 - Grass jelly with condensed milk and ice
- 皮蛋燒 - Fried century eggs with different toppings
- 鹹豆漿 - Salty soy milk
- Crickets - I'm not adventurous enough for insects
珍珠奶茶 (Bubble tea)
鳳梨酥 (Pineapple Cake)
- 佳德 - Chia Te Bakery, Taipei branch
- 台北犁記 - Lee Chi, Taipei branch
- 微熱山丘 - Sunny Hills, Taipei branch
- 日出大地的乳酪蛋糕 - Dawn Cake, Taichung branch
Pastries
台北市 (Taipei)
Food
- 士林夜市 - Shilin Night Market
- 師大路夜市 - Shida Night Market
- 林東芳牛肉麵 - Lin Dong Fang Beef Noodles
- 鼎泰豐 - Din Tai Fung has branches all over
- THANH KY - Vietnamese restaurant
Things to do
- 象山 - Elephant mountain is the easiest hike out of the Four Beasts Mountain (四獸山) with a great night view of Taipei
- 國立國父紀念館 - Sun Yat Sun Memorial
- 台北101觀景台 - Taipei 101, tallest building around
- 陽明山國家公園 - Yangmingshan National Park have hot springs nearby
金瓜石 (Jinguashi)
- The stop after 九份 (Jioufen) is far less crowded and peaceful
- 本山五坑 - Benshan Fifth Tunnel
- 黃金博物館 - Gold Museum and Gold panning experience
- 礦工食堂 - Miners Canteen serves "Miner’s Lunch Box"
- 無耳茶壺山 - Teapot Mountain Trail
- Entrance is near the gold building but very few signage
- 金瓜石神社遺址 - Jinguashi Shrine
台中市 (Taichung)
- 彩虹眷村 - Rainbow Village, lots of graffiti painted by a veteran soldier
- 逢甲夜市 - Feng Chia Night Market... must be the biggest night market, it's massive
花蓮 (Hualien)
Food
- 老牌炸蛋蔥油餅 - Only opened midday and lines are long but move fast. You want the Scallion Pancake With Deep Fried Egg!
- 公正包子 - Gong Zheng Bun Store
- 大紅蕃薑母鴨旗艦總店 - Ginger duck hot pot
- 廟口紅茶 - Breakfast
- 阿嬤ㄟ古早味 - Breakfast
Things to do
- 慕谷慕魚
- Limited parking and requires a permit. Narrow driving area.
- Lagoon area is around 5km walk
- 龍澗冰廠 - Popsicles espeically the Taro flavor (芋頭冰)!
台11線 (Highway 11)
- East Coast National Scenic Area - Has a very informative website
- 七星潭 - Qixingtan Beach, North behind the Hualien Airport
- 牛山風景區 - Niushan (Cow Mountain) Beach
- 漫遊雲山水) - Huge park
- 花蓮鯉魚潭 - Liyu Lake
- 芭崎休息區 - Baqi Gazebbo
- 石梯坪 - Shitiping
太魯閣 (Taroko Gorge)
- Suggest renting a car. Public transit works too but the buses weren't always on time and there wasn't a whole lot of foot traffic.
- 九曲洞隧道 - Tunnel of Nine Turns
- 長春祠 - Eternal Spring Shrine
- 燕子口步道 - Swallow Grotto Trail with suspension bridge
- 砂卡礑步道 - Shakadang Trail
- 天祥遊憩區 - Tianxiang area with 祥德寺 (Hsiang-Te Temple)
臺南 (Tainan)
One of my top food places!
Food
- 延平市場 - Yanping Market
- Farmer's market with lots of food options
- 粿仔嬤 - Old shop serving 肉粿 (Meat cake)
- 花園夜市 - Flowers Night Market is probably the largest but crowded
- 大東夜市 - Dadong Night Market
Things to do
- Blue Print - Iconic street art
West Central District
- 吳園藝文中心 - Tainan Wu Garden
- 神農街 - Shennong street is preserved from the Qing dynasty
- 臺南孔廟 - Tainan Confucius Temple
- 赤崁樓 - Chihkan Tower
Excursions
- 正統鹿耳門聖母廟 - Luermen Temple
- 七股鹽山 - Qigu Salt Mountain and the 臺灣鹽博物館 (Salt Museum) next to it