Food destinations within easy reach of Taipei, worth the early start.
Food destinations within easy reach of Taipei, worth the train, the rental car or the early start.
Famous for Hot spring spas in Taipei's northernmost district, and Marshal Zen Garden on Youya Road
Beitou is Taipei's northernmost district, with one of the largest concentrations of hot springs and spas in the world; Marshal Zen Garden is on Youya Road.
Tamsui-Xinyi Line to Beitou station, then the Xinbeitou branch line to Xinbeitou, its terminal station
Famous for Taro balls, meatballs and mugwort rice cake on Old Street
Jiufen Old Street is a narrow hillside lane in a former gold mining town, lined with shops, teahouses and snacks such as taro balls and mugwort rice cake.
Bus 1062 from Zhongxiao Fuxing MRT, or a train to Ruifang station and then a bus
Famous for A Gei, fish ball soup and Granny's iron eggs
Tamsui Old Street has an inner lane of shops and a riverside walkway; the foods to try are A Gei, fish balls, fried fish crackers and Granny's iron eggs.
Tamsui-Xinyi Line to Tamsui station, the end of the line
Famous for Sky lanterns and the old streets of Shifen and Jingtong
Pingxi is a former coal-mining district on the Pingxi Line, with Shifen and Jingtong old streets; sky lanterns are released there at the Lantern Festival.
Taiwan Railway to Ruifang, then the Pingxi Line, a single-track branch line to Pingxi district
Famous for Fried stinky tofu, tofu ice cream and milky tofu pudding
Shenkeng bills itself as the hometown of tofu: its Old Street serves fried stinky tofu, tofu skewers, charcoal-grilled tofu ice cream and milky tofu pudding.
MRT to Muzha, then a bus such as 660, 666 or 819 to Shenkeng
Famous for Calla lilies and hydrangeas at Zhuzihu
Yangmingshan National Park covers the hills north of Taipei in Beitou and Shilin; the calla lilies at Zhuzihu bloom from January to May, hydrangeas from May.
Bus 260 from Taipei Main Station to Yangmingshan Bus Terminal, then a local bus to the flower fields
Famous for Charcoal-grilled wild boar, bamboo-tube rice and spring-cooked eggs
Wulai Old Street is an Atayal village lane of food stalls; try charcoal-grilled wild boar, rice cooked in bamboo tubes, spring-cooked eggs and litsea dishes.
MRT to Xindian station, then Xindian Bus 849 to the Wulai terminus
