====== Taipei ======

[[simon_space:taiwan|Taiwan Trip]]

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===== Day Trips =====

==== Museums ====

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[[https://www.npm.gov.tw/?l=2|National Palace Museum]]

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https://goo.gl/maps/e8B6AYARnYdqyCqAA

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Shung Ye Museum of Formosan Aboriginals (next door)

==== Maokong ====

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Maokong Gondola

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Maokong Teahouse

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https://goo.gl/maps/FTGRS6zw5HvtnVap7
==== Beitou Hot Springs ====

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[[https://www.nickkembel.com/beitou-hot-spring/|Beitou Hot Springs]]

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https://goo.gl/maps/ZLFseVD8zAw27zNG7
==== Elephant Mountain ====

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https://www.uponarriving.com/elephant-mountain-taipei/

METRO Taipei Main Station to Xiangshan 象山站 \\
Train: Tamsui-Xinyi Line (Red) \\
https://goo.gl/maps/vBxd5e6RYgDBTzHT9

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==== Dadaocheng and Dihua Street ====

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[[https://www.nickkembel.com/dadaocheng-dihua-street-walking-tour/|Dadaocheng and Dihua Street]]

NOTE: Quite close to Ningxia Night Market

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https://goo.gl/maps/mGqE4u8z8CB9HEG59

===== Night Markets =====

https://www.nickkembel.com/best-taipei-night-markets/

==== Raohe ====

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[[https://guide.michelin.com/en/article/travel/where-to-eat-at-raohe-night-market-taipei|Raohe night market]]

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https://goo.gl/maps/PVq9AzWLE5rdYwzt9

==== Nanjichang ====

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https://goo.gl/maps/YUm5VrYrW6HxHLey8
==== Ningxia ====

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NOTE: Quite close to Dihua Street

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https://goo.gl/maps/cbpSnAdfd2EeCtPa8

==== Tonghua or Linjiang Street ====

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https://goo.gl/maps/a3NqmFSJLYCHTkNA7

===== Tea =====

==== Eighty-Eightea Tea House ====

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https://goo.gl/maps/5cdgS6WYNgcKF5am9

===== Coffee =====

==== Simple Kaffa The Coffee One ====

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Note: very close to Yong Kang Street for beef noodles and soup dumplings.

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https://goo.gl/maps/4vSVDm9vCit7Ed3u8

==== SanFormosan Specialty Coffee ====

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Specializes in Taiwanese-grown coffee

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https://goo.gl/maps/aZitjikGh1eknZu16

==== Fika Fika Café ====

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https://goo.gl/maps/BLEn9NDxTLwDw6DJ9
==== Wilbeck Cafe ====

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NOTE: Very close to the hotel.

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https://goo.gl/maps/Sf5m5Nw4X3pRfLMKA
===== Food =====

Cherry-picked from https://www.nickkembel.com/taiwanese-street-food/

==== Black Pepper Buns (Hujiao Bing/胡椒餅) ====

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==== Beef Noodles (Niurou Mian/牛肉麵) ====

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Note: close to soup dumplings and Simple Kaffa.

Find them on [[https://www.nickkembel.com/yong-kang-street-taipei-food/ | Yong Kang Street]] \\
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https://goo.gl/maps/Kgk2S5V9tdEnsDRNA
==== Xiaolongbao (Soup Dumplings/小籠包) ====

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Note: close to beef noodles and Simple Kaffa.

Also on [[https://www.nickkembel.com/yong-kang-street-taipei-food/|Yong Kang Street]] \\
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https://goo.gl/maps/qxXHPUstSFh5vLYt9
==== Gua Bao (Taiwanese Hamburger/割包) ====

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==== Lu Rou Fan (Braised Pork Rice/滷肉飯) ====

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==== Da Jipai (Fried Chicken Fillet/大雞排) ====

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==== Green Onion Cakes (Cong Zhua Bing/蔥抓餅) ====

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==== Stewed Medicinal Pork Ribs (Yaodun Paigu/藥燉排骨) ====

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Get them at Roahe Market: Chen Dong Medicinal Ribs/陳董藥燉排骨
==== Zongzi (Sticky Rice Dumplings/粽子) ====

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==== Sticky Rice Tubes (Zhutong Fan/竹筒飯) ((Bamboo Rice)) ====

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==== Youfan (Oil Rice/油飯) ====

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Get it on [[https://www.nickkembel.com/dadaocheng-dihua-street-walking-tour/ | Dihua Street]]
==== Small Sausage in Large Sausage (Dachang Bao Xiaochang/大腸包小腸) ====

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==== Herbal Rice Cakes (Tshau-A-Gui/草仔粿) ====

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Get them in [[https://www.nickkembel.com/jiufen-old-street-taiwan/ | Jiufen]]
==== Shui Jian Bao (Pan-Fried Buns/水煎包) ====

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==== Grilled Mochi (Kao Moji/烤麻糬) ====

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==== Deep Fried King Trumpet Mushrooms (Zha Xingbaogu/炸杏鮑菇) ====

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==== Taiwanese Grilled Corn (Kao Yumi/烤玉米) ====

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==== Fantuan (Sticky Rice Rolls/飯糰) ====

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Get them at breakfast shops
==== Youtiao & Soy Milk (Youtiao Doujiang/油條豆漿) ====

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Get them at breakfast shops
==== Xiang Su Bing (Sweet Pan Cakes/香酥餅) ====

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Get them at breakfast shops
==== Aiyu Jelly (愛玉) and Frog’s Egg Drink (Qingwa Xiadan/青蛙下蛋) ====

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==== Red Turtle Cakes (Ang-ku-koe/紅龜粿) ====

Get the peanut one!

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==== Lei Cha (Hakka Pounded Tea/擂茶) ====

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==== Mochi (Rice Cakes/麻糬) ====

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===== References =====

  * https://www.nickkembel.com/things-to-do-in-taipei/
  * https://www.nickkembel.com/taiwanese-street-food/